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1750-1939 Timeline Use this timeline for a chronology of significant events in American history.

A Gullah Tale The distinctive Gullah culture and language of the Georgia sea islands preserved many elements of African culture. Experience the inspiring lessons that Mama Nancy’s stories and tales of little John taught to children on the plantation.

1st-2nd, 4th-8th

Social Studies History

Build a Model T Grab a wrench and join in the fun as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Henry Ford’s Model T! Students will gain a new perspective about Henry Ford and the car that changed the world as they participate in an ambitious Henry Ford Museum project: to completely assemble an authentic Model T.

1st-2nd, 4th, 9th-12

Social Studies

C is for Citizenship Immerse your students in the vitality of life in a one-room schoolhouse. Miss Nardin or Mr. Chapman will guide them through a 19th-century civics lesson in Scotch Settlement School.

1st-4th, 6th-12th

Social Studies History Civics

Celebrate Black History! Minds on Freedom Henry Ford Museum hosts activities during Black History Month in February. Few, though, are quite so stirring as “Minds on Freedom”, a 30-minute interactive musical and dramatic program. America’s civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s is recounted in a rich tapestry of spoken word and music that celebrates the groups and individuals who had the courage and commitment to ask more from their nation.

1st-2nd, 4th-8th

Social Studies

Colonial Family and Community Here’s your chance to be a history detective. Your challenge? Investigate the daily lives of the Daggetts, a colonial family living in northeastern Connecticut. In this interactive module, you’ll be able to peek into Samuel Daggett’s account book to uncover clues about his family’s lives, just the way Greenfield Village historians did. The module contains more than a dozen video and audio clips offering vivid examples of colonial life in the 1700s.

2nd, 5th-7th

Social Studies U.S. History English Language Arts

Edison’s Light Fantastic Meet Thomas Edison and hear about his most “electrifying” invention! This live one-man show gives a glimpse into the inspiring life, work and mind of Thomas Edison.

2nd, 6th-7th, 9th-12

Social Studies History

Elijah: The Real McCoy Learn about the fascinating Elijah McCoy, whose inventions got trains into the station ahead of time. This 15-minute play takes your students on the stirring eight-decade journey that was McCoy’s life: how he overcame racial injustice and went on to register 57 patents, including the automatic lubricating cup, which revolutionized the industrial machine industry.

2nd, 4th, 6th-7th, 9

Social Studies History

Explore the Model T in Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village Tour the artifacts, exhibits and sites associated with the development of the Model T. The itineraries are rich with Model T-related stories that provide in-depth information and questions for teachers, group leaders and students.

2nd-4th, 6th-7th, 9t

Social Studies

Ford Rouge Factory PowerPoint Presentations Download these PowerPoint Presentations to teach and learn about the Ford Rouge Factory, its history and innovations.

3rd-12th

Social Studies U.S. History Geography Economics Science

Ford Rouge Factory Tour Visit this state-of-the-art manufacturing facility where students can see a theater presentation chronicling the history and future of auto manufacturing, take part in an awe-inspiring virtual experience will take them through the process of building a truck, see a vista of the 10-acre environmentally inspired "living roof" on top of the final assembly building, and have an unobstructed, bird's-eye view of how the Ford F-150 trucks are built.

3rd-12th

Social Studies U.S. History Geography Economics Science

Getting in on the Act I: The Model T Commemorative Coin Unit Plan (Elementary) Should Congress require the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury to mint Model T commemorative coins? That’s the question Congress is considering. And it’s the same one your students will examine as they learn about the structure and function of government, as well as the history and significance of the Model T and the assembly line.

1st-6th, 8th, 11th-1

Civics History English Language Arts

Getting in on the Act II: The Model T Commemorative Coin Unit Plan (High School) We challenge your high school students to consider the same question being faced by members of the U.S. Congress: Should Congress require the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury to mint Model T commemorative coins? The question isn’t as simple as it sounds. We ask students to become engaged by writing a persuasive letter regarding the proposed coin. But first they must become informed by considering the history and significance of the Model T and moving assembly line.

1st-6th, 8th, 11th-1

Civics History English Language Arts

Great American Museum Experience The ultimate field trip! The Great American Museum Experience is a two-day overnight adventure that includes admission to Henry Ford Museum, the Ford Rouge Factory Tour, and the IMAX Theatre or Greenfield Village (seasonal). There are meals, of course – prepared by The Henry Ford’s award-winning culinary staff – as well as accommodation in our Lovett Hall dormitories. And for after-hours fun, your students will produce their own 1940s-style radio show and get a crash course in the popular dances of the past.

3rd-4th, 6th-7th

Social Studies

Henry’s Assembly Line What better way to learn about an assembly line than to work on one? In this hands-on, 20-minute program, your students will work together to assemble a miniature wooden Model T using the station and moving assembly line methods. This program is presented in a highly engaging gameshow format.

1th-2nd, 4th, 9th-12

Economics Social Studies

Heroes of the Sky Lesson Plans and Pilot Logs Downloadable lesson plans and student pilot logs help teachers meet science, social studies, and English language arts curriculum standards

4th-8th

Social Studies Science English Language Arts History

Heroes of the Sky Online Exhibit When your students enter Henry Ford Museum, the first thing they see is a sleek, silvery airplane hanging high above the Museum floor. That’s our 1939 DC-3, the centerpiece of “Heroes of the Sky,” an exhibit that explores the wild and wooly early days of flight.

1st-12th

Hike Through History Self-directed, one page exploration sheets that take students to selected artifacts or sites throughout Henry Ford Museum or Greenfield Village.

4th-8th

Social Studies

History Hunters Scavenger Hunts These are educationally relevant scavenger hunts that you and your students can participate in during your visit to The Henry Ford. They are self-directed and will help you focus your students’ attentions on the most important aspects of exhibits, sites and artifacts at Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village and Ford Rouge Factory Tour.

4th-8th

Social Studies Science English Language Arts Technology U.S. History

Home from Kitty Hawk It’s one thing to read about the thrill of the Wright brothers’ first flight. It’s quite another to have Wilbur and Orville tell you about it themselves. Three actors step into the roles of Orville, Wilbur and their sister, Katharine. From the porch of the Wright family home — now in Greenfield Village — they fascinate your students with the dramatic tale of their experiments, struggles and, finally, the triumph of their first flights on Dec. 17, 1903.

2nd, 6th-7th, 9th-12

Social Studies History

If I Had a Hammer Here’s a way to put core subjects like math and language arts to work in a downright entertaining way. “If I Had a Hammer” is a problem solver’s delight, as teams of students work together to construct an 8- by 11-foot house inside Henry Ford Museum. Cooperation is a must as students discover just how essential those subjects can be when they’re applied to a real-world challenge.

1st, 4th-7th, 12th

Math Social Studies English Language Arts

Living Under Enslavement: African Americans at the Hermitage Plantation Step inside the cramped quarters that an enslaved carpenter called home during the years he lived at Georgia’s Hermitage Plantation. Click from page to page and explore the artifacts that reveal the ways in which the people who lived here cared for their families, used their skills, preserved African traditions and resisted enslavement. Best of all, students can use this interactive module in the classroom or at home.

4th-8th

Social Studies U.S. History English Language Arts

Model T Road Trip Students follow a fictional family’s adventures as they shop for, buy, drive and plan a vacation in a brand-new Model T. The module explores how early 20th-century cars offered a new level of freedom with personal mobility and includes five lesson plans with selected primary sources.

1st-2nd, 4th, 6th-7t

Model T Road Trip Lesson Plans Find lesson plans that connect to the Model T Road Trip and help teachers meet social studies and English language arts curriculum standards and content expectations.

4th-8th

Social Studies English Language Arts U.S. History Geography

One-Room School Program There’s nothing students understand better than school. So treat them to a bit of educational time travel by stepping into the shoes of kids living in the 1800s. Reserve a day in the rustic Miller or McGuffey schoolhouse. No more white boards or projection screens. Instead, your class will use McGuffey readers. And you get into the picture, too, teaching lessons that were the basis of 19th-century education and drawing comparisons to the modern day

K-3rd

Social Studies

Photographer to the World In the days before television, Americans longed to see exotic sights. The photographers of the Detroit Publishing Company, founded in 1895, brought the world to everyone's living room. Learn about the DPC and see view of their photographs with this fantastic online exhibit.

Pic of the Month Each month, learn about a unique and interesting artifact from The Henry Ford's collection that a curator has chosen to showcase.

Tales from Huck Finn Meet Huckleberry Finn, one of Mark Twain’s most beloved characters, and hear about some of his memorable adventures in this 15-minute show. Favorite chapters from the book come alive in this high-energy one-man show filled with fun antics and timeless lessons.

K-12th

English Language Acts

Tally’s Tales When a woman named Tally begins to share the stories of her former life as a slave, sometimes words just aren’t enough. So she sings. And by the end of this 15-minute dramatic presentation about the ability to endure, your students will be singing, too. Compelling, inspiring, tragic and uplifting. It’s a show your students won’t forget.

1st-2nd, 4th-8th

Social Studies

The Dymaxion House They called it futuristic in the 1940s. Sixty years later, R. Buckminster Fuller’s pre-fabricated, steel-andaluminum house still looks ahead of its time.

4th-8th

The Life of Henry Ford Trace the life of Henry Ford from his childhood in Dearborn, MI, through his successes with the Ford Motor Company.

The Rosa Parks Bus Every one of your students knows Rosa Parks’ story. This is the actual bus where her story unfolded. And it’s not just for display. Your students can step right in and sit in the seat where Rosa Parks sat that fateful day. This is as riveting as history gets.

The Showroom of Automotive History Learn about significant automobiles of the American experience, each of which has made a substantial contribution to the auto industry in design, production, or engineering.

The Wright Brothers Learn about the fascinating lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright and their journey to become first in flight.

Thomas A. Edison and the Menlo Park Laboratory Learn about Thomas Edison, his Menlo Park Laboratory, and his impressive array of inventions and patents.

Toys Toys are more than fun. They’re vital historical resources. To the trained historian, toys share volumes of information about how American life has changed over the decades. Our online exhibit of toys, games and dolls explores how children played in the past and what parents did – or didn’t – consider important about their children’s playthings. You also can see how advances in technology changed how toys were made and even what kinds of toys were available.

K-4th, 7th

Social Studies English Language Arts

Votes for All In the course of this 20-minute gathering, the suffragists share the history of their movement, the thoughts of important suffrage figures and even lead your group in historic suffrage songs.

2nd-4th, 6th-12th

Social Studies History Civics

With Liberty & Justice for All Online Exhibit Our With Liberty and Justice for All exhibit focuses on four transformative eras in America’s quest for freedom: the Revolutionary Era, the Antislavery Movement and Civil War Era, the Women’s Suffrage Movement and the modern Civil Rights Movement.

1st, 4th-12th

With Liberty & Justice for All Teacher and Student Exploration Guides Downloadable teacher and student guides connect "democracy in action" to With Liberty and Justice for All, helping teachers meet social studies, English language arts, and arts education curriculum standards and content expectations.

4th-12th

Social Studies History Civics Language Arts Arts

With Liberty and Justice for All Symposium Our annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day symposium is among the most sobering yet uplifting events of the year. The 2009 program will feature keynote speakers and panelists addressing themes, ideas, persons or groups represented in what many regard as our most distinguished exhibit, With Liberty and Justice for All.