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1. Ask students to explore a museum exhibit or find images of museum exhibits online to decide what qualities make an exhibit both informative and engaging.
2. Distribute Handout 2.3 and review the Museum Exhibit Challenge with your students.
3. If your students are unfamiliar with definitions of primary and secondary sources, refer to Toolkit: Defining Primary and Secondary Sources - Learning Centre, Library and Archives Canada at www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/education/008-3010-e.html
4. Evaluation: Use Handout 2.4 as a formative checklist at different times during work on the project to evaluate student progress on their final product.
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