F.Rizna Sayed has created the project "Artifacts of Today, Voices Across Borders: Building Tomorrow's Museum" in Class2Class.org
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Artifacts of Today, Voices Across Borders: Building Tomorrow's Museum
What is this project about?
Students identify 3-5 everyday objects from their own lives that they believe future generations should understand about 2024, then share photos and stories with a partner class internationally, comparing what different cultures and communities chose...
- Age of Students
- 13-15 years
- Project Duration
- 4 weeks
- Starting Month
- October 2026
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to identify and describe everyday objects from their own culture that represent 2024, explaining why these artifacts matter to their community and future generations.
Students will be able to apply intercultural communication skills to compare and contrast cultural artifacts with international peers, demonstrating critical thinking about how different communities preserve and value their identities.
Skills to develop
Project Activities
Museum Mystery: What Will 2050 See in Us?
Students examine an everyday object without context and imagine what an archaeologist in 2050 might conclude about teenage life in 2024. Through think-pair-share, they list clues, make inferences, and discuss what objects reveal about culture and identity before selecting 3-5 meaningful artifacts from their own lives to share with the partner class.
Artifact Detective Exchange: Create, Share, and Interpret
Students research their selected objects and create evidence cards with photos, clues, and context without revealing full meaning. They upload these to the shared project space, then receive and interpret the partner class's cards by completing a curator response that predicts purpose, compares to their own culture, and asks one thoughtful question. Both classes exchange interpretations and questions asynchronously.
Correct, Evaluate, and Curate Together
Students read partner interpretations and prepare a response (video, audio, or slides) that confirms, corrects, or expands the meaning of each artifact. They then evaluate the partner class's objects using agreed criteria (represents teenage life, tells a cultural story, interests 2050, helps understanding) and justify which 3-5 artifacts deserve the final museum.
Museum Opening: Label, Build, Present, and Reflect
Students write final 80-100 word museum labels for the partner class's selected artifacts using verified information, assemble both classes' exhibits into one shared digital museum, and present their selections. They reflect on surprises, changed assumptions, and what they learned about teenage life across cultures.