Open-ended Inquiry: This historic photo of McMillan's Shell store in Estero, Florida–taken around 1930–is part of the Florida Center for Instructional Technology's (FCIT) historic photo's collection. Show this image to students and use the See-Think-Wonder Strategy below to engage your students in open-ended inquiry. See is all about the evidence that is in the photo. Think is about making inferences and interpretations about what you think is going on in the photo, based on what you see. Wonder is about asking questions to further inquiry about the image.
Directed Inquiry: Ask students: What goods do they sell in the shop? How do you think the owner gets the goods to sell in his shop? Now look at the photo of a more modern souvenir shop in Florida. Ask students: Would you shell out some money at Shell World? What do you think "shell out some money" means? "Shell out some money" is an idiom originating in the 1800's. It transfers the meaning of taking a seed or nut out of its shell into taking money out of a pocket or wallet. Now compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the shell souvenir shops then and now?
Now, here are some Florida Financial Literacy Standards-based Questions: Use the News Extension Activity
Search a newspaper for advertisements from souvenir or gift shops. Then, create your own advertisement for Shell World or McMillan's Shells. Comments are closed.
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