Your Field Trip

Tickets & Chaperoning

• Tickets must be purchased in advance.
• Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation provides discounted rates for groups with a minimum of 15 students.
• To ensure appropriate supervision, one adult group leader is required for every ten students.
• We’ll provide one free teacher/chaperone ticket for every ten students. Additional adults or teachers will be charged the $10 student rate.
• A student dining area is available and can be reserved.

See our Chaperone Guide (PDF) for more information.

Onsite Activities

Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation supports interactive learning with a number of engaging programs including:

• Build a Model T and Henry's Assembly Line (hands-on activities)
• Mathematica (interactive exhibit)
• Dymaxion House (tour)
• Rosa Parks Bus (artifact experience)
• Experiment with History (hands-on activities)

Traveling Exhibition

Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms

• Lesson Plans from the Norman Rockwell Museum
• Curriculum Connections (PDF)

Scavenger Hunts

Download a scavenger hunt to encourage thoughtful looking during your visit:

All Ages

• Spark Chaser Field Trip Pocket Guide (PDF)

Early Childhood

• Then and Now: Houses and Jobs (PDF)
  

Grades 4-8

• Investigating Energy
• Investigating Leadership & Social Innovation
• Investigating Innovations & Generations (PDF)
• Investigating the Model T at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation (PDF)
• Investigating Early Aviators (PDF)
• Investigating Automobile Innovations (PDF)
• Investigating Using Cars (PDF)

Pre-During-Post Activities

Deepen your learning experience by preparing and following up on your visit to these exhibits:

• With Liberty and Justice for All (Grades 4-12 ELA and Social Studies)
  
  NEW! We are prototyping new With Liberty and Justice for All resources.
  • Grade 8 US History: What lessons can we learn from the era of slavery and the Civil War about liberty and justice?
  • Grades 9-12 US History and Civics: What lessons can we learn about liberty and justice from the Civil Rights movement?
If you are interested in using these resources to support your field trip (or even in a virtual artifact exploration), please email education2@thehenryford.org. We will share the resources with you as well as a feedback survey.
• Davidson-Gerson Modern Glass Gallery (Middle School Science and Art)

Helpful Documents

• Chaperone Information Guide (PDF)
  
• Field Trip Reservation Form (PDF)
• Home Educator Registration Form (PDF)
  
• FAQs About Field Trips at The Henry Ford
• Social Narrative for Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation (PDF)

For more information about Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and the Exhibits, see Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.