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Students analyze and interpret artifacts from the 1920s and explore the Great Migration. In this 1920s history lesson, students review background information about the Great Migration and use artifacts to study history of Chicago. Students work in groups to analyze an artifact kit and describe the physical qualities of the objects. Students predict who may have owned the object.

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artifacts, the great migration

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1920s artifacts, artifacts, great migration, social studies
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4th - 6th
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Social Studies & History
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