This September, we took a trip to Castillo de San Marcos National Monument! One of our two key lessons for this excursion was “Echoes of the Past.” 🔊 This lesson is especially effective when visiting a culturally significant site, like a national monument! ⭐️We began with a historic overview of the location. For this excursion, we were given a wonderful introduction by a park ranger! ⭐️This segued into a group discussion about soundscapes, present and past. Students considered questions like: 💡What sounds do you hear right now? Are these sounds unique to the time period? 💡What sounds from the past are missing today? 💡What did natives of this land hear prior-to and during the Industrial Revolution? ⭐️To further our understanding, we discussed intrinsic and extrinsic sounds! 👂 Intrinsic sounds: cultural, historic, and natural sounds that belong within the park experience 👂 Extrinsic sounds: sounds that do not form an essential part of the park experience Overall takeawa...