Discuss your class' vision of the future. Learners create materials for use in a time capsule. They write letters to explain their contribution and provide photos.  Afterwards, they use higher-level thinking skills to reflect on why they...

Fourth graders create a time capsule that is representative of their community. They explain why the chosen objects are representative of themselves or their community.

The corona virus pandemic is indeed a historic event. A time capsule activity permits young historians to document these days of social distancing, remote learning, and quarantine by collecting artifacts that capture what their lives are...

Imagine dumping out a milk can and finding letters from one of the darkest moments in history! Scholars use Holocaust Reading Passages and research to discover how people recorded and hid history during the events of World War II. They...

For this personal history worksheet, students complete a questionnaire to be included in a classroom time capsule which will show changes over a year's time. They draw a picture of themselves, tell about their favorite items, and what...

In this making a time capsule worksheet, middle schoolers collect a variety of family items to place in a container to be buried and then reopened in a year. Students write why what they chose to bury was important to them on the lines...

I love time capsules. After reviewing elements of pioneer life, your class will create a time capsule that would have belonged to a pioneer in the 1830s. Each person must write a description of each item they would have brought and why...

A time capsule probes scholars about their aspirations for the new year. Questions include what they wish to learn, try, and be when they grow up now that they are back to school. 

Time capsules are fun for any age, but a capsule for the new year is perfect for very young kids. With some help from a parent, they fill out their name and the date along with all their favorites. Learners also complete information like...

Twelfth graders use computers and the Internet to research a specified area, word processors to prepare an essay, a digital camera, a video camera gather visuals, and a scanner to add visuals to a PowerPoint presentation as they discover...

Middle schoolers look at different types of primary sources. They work with partners to analyze three popular culture primary sources. They write a paragraph telling whether they think it belongs in a time capsule. They will also...

Students explore personal characteristics of Jewish students in concentration camps and the ghetto and make a time capsule of events and photographs following survivors from the ghetto and concentration camps to freedom.

A great way to gain proficiency when learning a new language is to prepare an oral presentation.  In this foreign language lesson, pairs collaborate to develop a Time Capsule which they present to their class using their target language.  

What a great hands-on activity to encapsulate your learners' understanding of a historical period! After studying World War I, your young historians will imagine themselves to be a figure from the war and put together a time capsule of...

Students explore the geological time line. In this inquiry based lesson, students create a time capsule that represents a geological time period. The class will examine the time capsules to determine what time period each represents.

Class members create a PowerPoint presentation showing artifacts they would include in a time capsule. The artifacts and explanations reflect personal hobbies, grooming choices, school life, etc. A great way for class members to...

Students put items from their past that represent them into a time capsule. For this time capsule lesson plan, students discuss why each item represents who they are, and discuss how the future may be different.

Students explain how to build a picture of life so that, when asked to put together a time capsule, they do so. Groups decide what they put in their time capsule and present to the class.

Second graders leave clues from the past for students of the future by creating time capsules filled with artifacts from the year. These artifacts are buried along with others on school grounds somewhere. Students identify and analyze...

Students construct and bury a time capsule containing materials that reflect the cultures and traditions of their present-day community. They discuss the materials to be included in the capsule, gather them, create a paper mural, and...

Students develop hand/eye coordination and fine motor skills as they use scissors and other materials to make a time capsule. In this time capsule instructional activity, students use paper, scissors, glue, and other materials to develop...

In this time capsule worksheet, students follow the directions to make index cards and write draft ideas on paper about tips to think about when studying a particular unit. Students complete 3 sets of directions for the students of next...

Students create a "Time Capsule" which would include a few things that would be repeated at the end of the year to show growth and development. They include: a drawing of themselves, the alphabet and a writing sample written by the...