The visit can be processed in number of ways - through performance, through oral and written presentations, through a small group or whole class activity. Objects embody meanings that can be interpreted in different ways. If the object is a historical artefact, its very survival speaks of its value, either emotional or monetary. Students can trace development over time by examining historical objects and comparing and contrasting them with their contemporary equivalents. If objects are art or craft products, students can utilise them as model and stimulus for their own activities.
Recycled materials speak of past uses and present utilisation.
As well as the visual arts, objects can be interpreted for drama and music improvisations. Objects provide resources for play-making and stimulate the imagination to utilise them in new environments and in new ways. Objects can stimulate experimentation with ways of writing for a variety of audiences. Writing outcomes may include report writing, instructional writing, drafted topics for further research, science fiction, poetry, story telling and oral reports. They may be the base for projects that involve hypotheses, investigation, research and presentation.