Learning with Museum Objects
Decorative Wood Panel
Museum name: Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, Ahmedabad
Encourage your students to investigate this intricately carved wood panel and think about the ways in which development of culture and access to natural resources intersect. This interactive worksheet with guiding questions and a short puzzle can be a great way to introduce interdisciplinary thinking among students.
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Ancient Astrolabe
Museum name: Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, Ahmedabad
Encourage your students to discover (and build!) the fantastic pre-digital era scientific instrument called astrolabe. This worksheet introduces your students to the astrolabe as they learn new concepts in geography, maths, and science.
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Mahishasura Fights Devi
Museum name: Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, Ahmedabad
Deep dive with your students into the world of miniature paintings and regional cultures with this ancient drawing of characters of Hindu religion. Utilize this highly interactive worksheet to help your students investigate and make meaning of this artwork using their imagination.
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Picked Portrait of Maharaja Pratap Singh
Museum name: Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, Ahmedabad
An especially great worksheet for art teachers! This worksheet introduces students to the art, style, and history of fresco painting in the Jaipur Royal family.
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Papier Machet Kalamdan
Museum name: Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, Ahmedabad
This worksheet introduces students to the traditional art and craft of ancient Kashmir. Prompts for exploration will allow students to build connections between royalty, development of religion, and sustainability.
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Decorative Beadwork
Museum name: Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, Ahmedabad
Use this highly interactive worksheet to introduce your students to the craft, craftpersons, and traditions of the Kutch region in Gujarat.
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Guyana Chaupad
Museum name: Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, Ahmedabad
Games and life lessons! This interactive worksheet will help your students to discover how morals and philosophies of Jainism were made accessible to common people in ancient times.
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Kalakacharya Katha
Museum name: Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, Ahmedabad
Students will get to investigate the image of this page from an ancient manuscript and understand how storytelling and art was used to share information about royalty, religion, and saints in ancient times.
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Ancient Stone Sculptures
Museum name: Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, Ahmedabad
This hands-on worksheet has been designed to help students explore and learn about the ancient stonework, religion, as well as material resources and geography.
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