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Video clip. Auto racing innovator Al Unser, Sr. discusses the importance of teamwork.    Watch Video   View Summary
 
Image. Replica of Detroit workshop where Henry Ford built his first automobile, the Quadricycle, in 1896.    View Image   View Summary
 
Educational activity book from The Henry Ford. It provides historical facts and primary sources about Henry Ford in a fun, relevant and engaging manner to inspire a love of reading among youth. It also reinforces 21st-century skills development by providing unique learning opportunities for critical and innovative thinking and creative visualization. (This book is also known as The Henry Ford Story - Reading Inspiration.)   View Website   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards for Be an Innovator Like . . . Henry Ford Activity book. This book is also known as The Henry Ford Story - Reading Inspiration.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Bobby Unser discusses how his race team looked differently at tire traction, which brought them success.   Watch Video   View Summary
 
Facilitated Activity in Henry Ford Museum. Assist in the assembly of an authentic Model T. Spend as much or as little time as you want.    View Website   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Build a Model T facilitated activity.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards for Moving to Michigan: Immigration, Migration and Transportation High School DigiKit.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations for Building Stories: A Creative Writing Contest.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Carroll Shelby discusses the effects on kinetic energy on brakes, and how his team overcame this problem to win Le Mans.   Watch Video   View Summary
 
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Carroll Shelby encourages young people to find and pursue their passion, just as he has.   Watch Video   View Summary
 
Expectations and tips for chaperones on field trips to The Henry Ford.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Image. Crops being raised at Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village, using 1880s methods.    View Image   View Summary
 
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Jim Hall discusses a method his team developed to give the engine a boost.   Watch Video   View Summary
 
Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum. Centered around an unparalleled collection of historically significant vehicles, this remarkable mix of authentic artifacts, digital media, interactive play and personal accounts focuses on the enormous influence the automobile has had on American culture—from the automotive innovations that have changed our lives to the everyday choices we make.    View Website   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level and High School Content Expectaions, national standards, Girl Scouts Transforming Leadership outcomes, and Cub Scouts Core Values for Driving America exhibit.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards for Early 20th-Century Migration Elementary DigiKit.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Elementary DigiKit. This teacher guide & unit plan connects migration from rural areas, the American South, and Europe to the Northern U.S. in the early 20th century with to life today. Uses digitized primary sources. *For ease of use, downloading recommended.   Get Document   View Summary
 
 
 
 
 
Bibliography for Early 20th-Century Migration Teacher Guide    Get Document   View Summary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Online Interactive. Access our easy-to-use digital galleries, research, then create and post your own online exhibitions. Exhibits can be shared online.    View Website   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for ExhibitBuilder online interactive.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Student handout. Show students how to take on the tasks of researching, collecting, organizing, and writing for an online exhibit using The Henry Ford's cool ExhibitBuilder online tool.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Video interview with curator Bob Casey and article on Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, inventor of the Model T and innovator of the moving assembly line.   View Website   Watch Video   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Henry Ford, Innovator video interview and article.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Image. See the components and materials of a Model T in this exhibit.    View Image   View Summary
 
Image. See the components and materials of a Model T in this exhibit.   View Image   View Summary
 
Image. See the components and materials of a Model T in this exhibit.   View Image   View Summary
 
Image. See the components and materials of a Model T in this exhibit.   View Image   View Summary
 
Self-guided Itinerary. Explore artifacts, exhibits and sites associated with the development of the Model T; includes in-depth information and questions.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Explore the Model T in Greenfield Village self-guided itinerary.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Slideshow for Lesson 1 of Moving to Michigan DigiKit.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Online exhibit. Timeline of the history of Ford Motor Company.    View Website   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Ford Motor Company Chronology online exhibit.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Slideshow for Lesson 2 of Moving to Michigan DigiKit.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Research material. Information on Henry Ford’s story, the Model T, the assembly line and innovation from the curators of The Henry Ford. Includes hyperlinks to artifacts in The Henry Ford's Online Collections. *For ease of use, downloading is recommended.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Research Material. Information on American auto racing from the curators of The Henry Ford. Includes hyperlinks to artifacts in The Henry Ford's Online Collections. *For ease of use, downloading is recommended.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Research Material. Information on the American auto industry and its impact, automobile issues today and 20th-century migration and immigration from the curators of The Henry Ford. Includes hyperlinks to artifacts in The Henry Ford's Online Collections. *For ease of use, downloading is recommended.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Henry's Assembly Line, onsite program in Henry Ford Museum.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Pilot Literacy Enhancement Program in Henry Ford Museum. Immersive vocabulary recognition through storytime and hands-on activities.    Web   View Summary
 
Facilitated Activity in Henry Ford Museum. Visitors assemble miniature wooden Model Ts using station and moving assembly line methods. 20-minute program.    View Website   View Summary
 
Take a ride to explore historic modes of transportation, including the Weiser Railroad, horsedrawn omnibus, Model T and the carousel.   View Website   View Summary
 
Scavenger Hunt in Henry Ford Museum. Explore the exhibit "Driving America" through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards, Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for History Hunter: Investigating Automobile Innovations.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards, Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for History Hunter: Investigating Early Aviators.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards, Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for History Hunter: Investigating Manufacturing.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards, Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for History Hunter: Investigating the Making of Innovators.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Scavenger Hunt at Greenfield Village. Explore the "Henry Ford's Model T" district through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards, Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for History Hunter: Investigating the Model T at Greenfield Village.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards, Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for History Hunter: Investigating the Model T at Henry Ford Museum.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Scavenger Hunt in Henry Ford Museum. Explore the exhibit "Driving America" through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards, Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for History Hunter: Investigating Using Cars.    Get Document   View Summary
 
High School DigiKit. This teacher guide & unit plan examines how people create society-changing innovations, and the causes and consequences of those innovations, through a case study of Henry Ford, his Model T, and the automobile industry from past to present. Uses digitized primary sources. *For ease of use, downloading recommended.    Get Document   View Summary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards for Impact of the Model T- Then and Now High School DigiKit.   Get Document   View Summary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Jim Diamarter discusses the type of education and dedication needed to get to the top of the racing world.   Watch Video   View Summary
 
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Jim Dilamarter encourages others to find the right fit when choosing a career, just as he has.   Watch Video   View Summary
 
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Jim Diamarter discusses his favorite car, and how it uses downforce.    Watch Video   View Summary
 
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Jim Hall explains the conflict between safety and speed on the race track.    Watch Video   View Summary
 
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Jim Hall discusses how he learned about engineering by experiencing it out on the racetrack.   Watch Video   View Summary
 
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Jim Hall discusses how and why race safety rules are made.    Watch Video   View Summary
 
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Jim Hall recounts how he had the self-confidence to try something new and different on the race track.    Watch Video   View Summary
 
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Jim Hall explains what downforce is, and the difference it makes in a race.   Watch Video   View Summary
 
Self-guided Itinerary for Henry Ford Museum. This self-guided itinerary, created for the Learning Series Educator Workshops, explores how railroads, automobiles and airplanes changed American culture.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Educational Resources related to the IMAX film Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West Educational Resources (Grades 3-5).   Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West Educational Resources (Grades 6-8).   Get Document   View Summary
 
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Lyn St. James encouages young people to learn from mistakes, just as she did after crashing in her first auto race.    Watch Video   View Summary
 
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Lyn St. James discusses the importance of organization for a successful race team.   Watch Video   View Summary
 
Image. Home of an African-American family struggling through the Great Depression in rural Georgia, now in Greenfield Village.   View Image   View Summary
 
Online Interactive Module. Follow a fictional family as they purchase and use their first automobile.    View Website   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Model T Road Trip, online interactive module.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Online Lesson Plans. Uses selected primary sources. Includes these lessons: Remembering the Model T; The Road Trip: Then and Now; The $5 Day: Mixed Blessing?, A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words; The Ad Game.    View Website   View Summary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
High School DigiKit. This teacher guide & unit plan explores the pulls and promises of life as an autoworker in the early 1900s, whether these promises were fulfilled and how they connect to life today. Uses digitized primary sources. *For ease of use, downloading recommended.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards for Moving to Michigan: Immigration, Migration and Transportation High School DigiKit.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Educator guide for the IMAX film NASCAR 3D.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards, Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for NASCAR 3D Educator Guide.   Get Document   View Summary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
High school DigiKit. This teacher guide & unit plan explores how the principles of physics, including time, net force, acceleration and momentum are an integral part of American auto racing using The Henry Ford's digital collections. *For ease of use, downloading recommended.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards for Physics, Technology and Engineering in Automobile Racing DigiKit.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Online Exhibit. Each month, our curators choose unique and interesting items from our collection to showcase.   View Website   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Pic of the Month web page.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Image. Portrait of family with multiple generations working at Ford Motor Company in many different positions. From Observation Deck exhibit at Ford Rouge Factory Tour.    View Image   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations for Rocky Mountain Express IMAX film and Educator Guide.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Educator Viewing Guide for the Rocky Mountain Express IMAX film.   View Summary
 
Elementary/Middle School DigiKit. This teacher guide & unit plan explores how American auto racing uses scientific concepts like force, change in motion, speed and energy through examples from The Henry Ford's digital collections. *For ease of use, downloading recommended.    Get Document   View Summary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards for the Science, Life Skills and Innovations in American Automobile Racing DigiKit.   Get Document   View Summary
 
The Henry Ford offers amazing camp experiences. Discovery Camp® is our week-long history-based camps for children going into the 2nd through 9th grade. Each level has its own theme and related crafts and activities.   View Summary
 
Teacher Fellows work with our Education Team to create educational programs that can become national models and aid classroom instruction. The Henry Ford selects 12 to 16 K-12 social studies and science/technology teachers through a competitive application process.   View Website   View Summary
 
Literacy Enhancement Program. Brings to life the story of Henry Ford's quest to build a car for the masses, using historical facts, digital images and engaging hands-on activities. Reinforces grade-specific vocabulary, spelling, reading and comprehension, writing and design thinking skills. Ideal for developing and struggling readers. This book supports ELA Common Core Standards and uses 21st Century Sills of Creativity and Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Communication and Collaboration. Augment your teaching tools with this workbook today! (This book is also known as Be an Innovator Like . . . Henry Ford.)    View Website   View Summary
 
Expert Set in Online Collections. See artifacts in The Henry Ford's collections which tell the story of Henry Ford's innovative mass production methods, a crowning achievement of the Industrial Revolution. Also learn how the Industrial Revolution continues in the auto industry today!    View Website   View Summary
 
Online exhibit. Information on the life and work of Henry Ford. Also includes a history of Ford Motor Company.   View Website   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for The Life of Henry Ford online exhibit.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Online exhibit. Information on the life and work of Orville and Wilbur Wright.   View Website   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for The Life of Henry Ford online exhibit.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for The Magic of Flight. Experience the thrill of a Blue Angels air show while learning about the science and hisotry of flight.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Online Exhibit. Features significant automobiles of the American experience.    View Website   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for The Showroom of Automotive History online exhibit.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Self-guided itinerary that highlights stories of innovation at the Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Use this itinerary to help you identify the ways Ford continuously works to improve the work environment for its employees, the quality of the world in which we live and the cars we drive today.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Educator Guide for Titanica IMAX film.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Titanica IMAX Film Educator Guide.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Lesson plans. Select lesson plans that most directly support The Henry Ford’s educational theme “Transportation in America.” Created by participants in the National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops for School Teachers: America’s Industrial Revolution at The Henry Ford, 2009, 2010, 2011   View Website   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Transportation in America During the Industrial Revolution Lesson Plans.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Podcasts created by Henry Ford Academy students. Recordings examine issues related to alternative fuels, transportation networks, and more, through music and talk shows.   Audio   View Summary
 
Full-text description of Michigan Grade Level and High School Content Expectations and national standards met by The Henry Ford's resources on the theme Transportation in America.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Slideshow for Lesson 1 of Transportation Systems DigiKit.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Middle/High School DigiKit. This teacher guide & unit plan includes classroom activities using The Henry Ford's transportation collections help students relate to topics such as consumption, migration, and public goods. Uses digitized primary sources. *For ease of use, downloading recommended.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards for Transportation Systems Middle/High School DigiKit.   Get Document   View Summary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Slideshow for Lesson 2 of Early 20th-Century Migration DigiKit.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Advice and instructions for using "My Collections" cards on a field trip. "My Collections" is your own personalized group of digitized artifacts from the Collections of The Henry. Adapt the assignment to your curriculum focus! Cards currently available for Driving America in Henry Ford Museum only.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Slideshow for Lesson 3 of Moving to Michigan DigiKit.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Slideshow for Lesson 7 of Early 20th-Century Migration DigiKit.   Get Document   View Summary
 
Elementary Online DigiKit. This teacher guide & unit plan using our online collections to explore the Model T- a world-changing innovation. Uses digitized primary sources. *For ease of use, downloading recommended.    Get Document   View Summary
 
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards for You Can Be an Innovator Like Henry Ford Elementary School DigiKit.   Get Document   View Summary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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