Summary
The Fixies — tiny helpers who live inside our machines — reveal what a museum is and why we save important objects from the past. A quick full episode (about 6 minutes) from the how-things-work cartoon, easy to drop into a science or STEM warm-up.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
This episode shows what a museum is and why we save important objects from the past.
- What kinds of things do museums keep?
- Why is it important to save things from the past?
- What would you put in a museum about your class?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: museum, exhibit, history, past, protect.
Try it: Pick one object that tells a story about you and explain why a museum might want it.