Snapshot: UMIS Wax Museum

 Last week, the Upper Moreland Intermediate School () presented its annual 5^th-Grade Wax Museum.

According to Sandra Fedele, UMIS fifth-grade teacher, the Wax Museum teaches is an activity that puts that helps bring their history lessons to life.

“The 5th grade Wax Museum is a culminating activity for the fifth graders in the area of Social Studies,” Fedele said in a correspondence with Patch. “They learn about American History up to and including the American Revolution throughout the year.“

Fedele said that the UMIS teachers choose a topic that their classes studied, and the students then research a famous historical person or event from that topic.

Based on their research, the students paint scenery, create posters, brochures and other informational items. These projects help set the stage for what Fedele describes as a “Living History Museum,” as the students also dress up as their historical person and give presentations or speeches.

The Wax Museum, which was held May 9 and 10, invited the school community to walk through the UMIS halls, where the historical representations and accompanying student reenactors presented their research.

“The school and community come to share in this special day,” Fedele said. According to Fedele, each annual Wax Museum student exhibit comes with a topic. This year’s topics included:

• "Explorers"

• "The Salem Witch Trials"

• "The Battles of the Revolution"

• "The Thirteen Colonies"

• "Diversity During the Revolution"

• "The Road to the Revolution"

• "The American Revolution: A Time Line of Events"

• "Colonial Trade"

“The students enjoy this interactive way of learning about history and have fun in the process!” Fedele said.