Students will launch their colonial-life investigation by analyzing artifact evidence, testing regional hypotheses, experiencing safe period-inspired work routines, and developing questions that will guide their Colonial Life Museum exhibits.

Students will develop focused historical questions, gather traceable evidence from McGraw Hill Chapter 3 Lessons 3–5 and maps, compare colonial regions, and prepare an evidence-based research and artifact plan for the Colonial Life Museum.

Students will gather traceable evidence about the three colonial regions, investigate a period-inspired skill with a community artisan, and use their findings to build and improve initial components for a Colonial Trade and Daily Life Museum exhibit.

Students will analyze evidence from all three colonial regions, draw and qualify conclusions about geography, economy, beliefs, and daily life, and revise their Colonial Trade and Daily Life Museum exhibits through teacher and peer critique before the Showcase.

Students will finalize, rehearse, and present a Colonial Life Museum exhibit to families, other classes, and the community artisan partner. They will defend evidence-based conclusions about how geography, resources, economies, and beliefs shaped life across the three colonial regions, then reflect on their research and revisions.