Artifact Bag

Today I shared my artifact bag. I had three items in a bag. They were a pen, a tricorn hat, and a copy of the United States constitution. The "students" (read: My classmates) had to guess what the topic we were covering was based on the artifacts. I found the whole exercise to be lacking, personally. I don't know, maybe I just didn't do it well, but it felt pointless. I think there are better and more engaging ways to introduce a topic.