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Dramatic Presentation in Greenfield Village. 15-minute presentation in Scotch Settlement School in which students are guided through a 19th century civics lesson.View WebsiteView 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 WebsiteView Summary
Dramatic Presentation in Henry Ford Museum. A 30-minute musical and dramatic program that addresses the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.View WebsiteView Summary
The National Day of Courage commemorates the day in 1955 when Rosa Parks helped spark the modern civil rights movement. At Henry Ford Museum, it is also an occasion to explore how Mrs. Parks’ singular act of courage continues to resonate today. We invite people of courage to share their own experiences and continue to inspire others to take a stand.
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Dramatic Presentation in Greenfield Village. Meet Thomas Edison the day after he introduced the world's first practical incandescent light bulb in this live one-man show. View WebsiteView Summary
Dramatic Presentation in Greenfield Village. 15-minute play about Elijah McCoy's journey to overcome racial injustice and register 57 patents.View WebsiteView Summary
Online & Onsite Resource Guide. Encourage your Boy Scouts to discover and apply the core principles of entrepreneurship as they strive to earn their Entrepreneurship Merit Badge and ultimately become successful businessmen.Get DocumentView Summary
Facilitated Activity at Ford Rouge Factory Tour. During this 10-minute assembly line activity, visitors work together to discover the teamwork and flexibility of the modern moving assembly line. View WebsiteView Summary
Facilitated Activity in Henry Ford Museum. Visitors assemble miniature wooden Model Ts using station and moving assembly line methods. 20-minute program. View WebsiteView Summary
Take a ride to explore historic modes of transportation, including the Weiser Railroad, horsedrawn omnibus, Model T and the carousel.View WebsiteView Summary
Dramatic Presentation in Greenfield Village. Orville, Wilbur, and their sister, Katharine, tell the dramatic tale of their first flights on December 17, 1903. View WebsiteView Summary
Facilitated Program in Henry Ford Museum. Teams of students work together to construct an 8- by 11-foot house inside the Museum. Uses math and language arts skills.View WebsiteView Summary
Free downloadable Teacher Guide to accompany If I Had a Hammer program in Henry Ford Museum. Includes pre- and post-visit activities and curriculum connections.Get DocumentView Summary
Online & Onsite Resource Guide. Encourage your Boy Scouts to discover and apply the core principles of innovation as they strive to earn their Inventing Merit Badge and ultimately be successful in their own lives.Get DocumentView Summary
Dramatic presentation in Greenfield Village. Meet young Laura Ingalls before she became a teacher in this 15-minute show celebrating Little Town on the Prairie. Hear some of Laura’s favorite stories about her family’s time in DeSmet, South Dakota including the return of Nellie Oleson and the first time she met Almanzo Wilder. (Near Scotch Settlement School)View WebsiteView Summary
Special Event outside & in Henry Ford Museum. A two-day, family-friendly celebration of arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset.View WebsiteView Summary
Facilitated Activity at Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Step outside the Rouge and see how the ecosystem of this industrial setting, including soil, water, and air, has been transformed through sustainable design. View WebsiteView 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
Self-guided Field Trip to both Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Examine artifacts relevant to the Industrial Revolution. Meets curriculum requirements for grades 4-6. Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided Field Trip to both Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Examine artifacts relevant to the Industrial Revolution. Meets curriculum requirements for grades 7-12. Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided field trip to both Greenfield Village and Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Transition from 18th and 19th century small farms and shops to today's large industrial complexes like the Rouge. Meets curriculum requirements for grades 4-6. Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided field trip to both Greenfield Village and Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Transition from 18th and 19th century small farms and shops to today's large industrial complexes like the Rouge. Meets curriculum requirements for grades 7-12. Get DocumentView 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 WebsiteView Summary
Self-guided Itinerary. Explore artifacts, exhibits and sites associated with the development of the Model T; includes in-depth information and questions.Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary. Focus on buildings in Greenfield Village that highlight aspects of family and community life. Enrich your field trip experience with these “for the teachers, by the teachers” itineraries created by The Henry Ford 2009 Teacher Fellows. Get DocumentView Summary
Checklist and tips for field trips to The Henry Ford. Created by our 2010 Teacher Fellows - "By the Teachers, For the Teachers." Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary. Enrich your field trip experience with these “for the teachers, by the teachers” themed itineraries. Created by The Henry Ford 2009 Teacher Fellows and tested with their students, these curriculum-aligned tools for teachers, group leaders and students will deepen student learning and understanding of the Ford Rouge Factory Tour.Get DocumentView Summary
Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum. Explore the early days of flight. Online exhibit, downloadable lesson plans and student "pilot logs" available. View WebsiteView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Greenfield Village. Explore one-room schools and buildings related to education through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Henry Ford Museum. Explore the exhibit "Heroes of the Sky" through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones. Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Henry Ford Museum. Explore the exhibit "Made in America: Power" through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger hunt at the Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Explore the Ford Rouge Factory Tour through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Greenfield Village. Explore the George Washington Carver Cabin and Mattox Family Home through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Greenfield Village. Explore the glass, pottery, print, and weaving shops through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Greenfield Village. Explore Daggett Farmhouse, Susquehanna Plantation, Hermitage Slave Quarters, and Firestone Farm through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Henry Ford Museum. Explore the exhibit "Your Place in Time" through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger hunt in Henry Ford Museum. Explore the exhibit "With Liberty and Justice for All" through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger hunt at the Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Explore the Ford Rouge Factory Tour through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Greeenfield Village. Explore the homes and workplaces of Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Henry Ford Museum. Explore the exhibit "Made in America: Manufacturing" through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary for Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Explore the factory through the lens of how citizens, industry, and government all play a role in ecosystem restoration. For Grades 6-8.Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary. Focus on innovation and design in furniture and the home. Enrich your field trip experience with these “for the teachers, by the teachers” itineraries created by The Henry Ford 2009 Teacher Fellows. Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary. Focus on inventors and the characteristics they share by visiting the workshops and homes of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Wilbur and Orville Wright. Enrich your field trip experience with these “for the teachers, by the teachers” itineraries created by The Henry Ford 2009 Teacher Fellows. Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary for Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Explore the factory through the lens of how the needs of plants and animals in an ecosystem can be impacted by humans. For Grades 3-5.Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary. Focus on U.S. migration from rural to urban life from 1800-1900. Enrich your field trip experience with these “for the teachers, by the teachers” itineraries created by The Henry Ford 2009 Teacher Fellows. Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided Activity in Greenfield Village. Reserve a day in one of our two 19th-century schoolhouses to help students compare life in the past to life today. View WebsiteView Summary
Guide for Greenfield Village One-Room School Program downloadable online. Includes historical background, pre-, post-, and during visit suggestions, bibliography, and connections the Common Core, Michigan content expectations, and other national standards.
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Self-guided itinerary for Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Explores the factory through the lens of how environmental sustainability is affected by business decisions. For Grades 9-12.Get DocumentView Summary
Self-Guided Activity at Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Handle a "smart tool" that workers use on the factory floor and simulate steering wheel installation on a Ford F-150 pickup.View WebsiteView Summary
During/post-visit activities for Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Reinforces curriculum on the resources needed for manufacturing, industrialization and entrepreneurship. Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary. Focus on the changes in technology and the lives of women from the colonial era to the early 20th century. Enrich your field trip experience with these “for the teachers, by the teachers” itineraries created by The Henry Ford 2009 Teacher Fellows. Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary that highlights stories of innovation in Greenfield Village. Use this itinerary to help you identify some of the items that Henry Ford collected to honor his greatest role model and mentor, Thomas Edison.Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary that highlights stories of innovation at Henry Ford Museum. Use this itinerary to help you identify some of the most significant innovations in Henry Ford Museum and understand the stories behind them.Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum and Online Exhibit. Focuses on the Revolutionary Era, the Antislavery Movement and Civil War Era, Women's Suffrage Movement, and Civil Rights Movement. Online resources include Lesson Plans, Exhibit Exploration Guide, and Timeline with Related Artifacts.View WebsiteView Summary
Student Exploration Guides for Grades 4-5, 6-8, and 9-12. For use in the classroom and in the museum. Obtain free Discovering Democracy in Action in With Liberty and Justice for All Student Exploration Guides for each student in your class. These guides are used when you visit the exhibit in Henry Ford Museum.View WebsiteView Summary
Lesson plans. Select lesson plans that most directly support The Henry Ford’s educational theme “American Democracy & Civil Rights.” 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, 2011Get DocumentView Summary
Lesson plans. Select lesson plans that most directly support The Henry Ford’s educational theme “American Innovation.” 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, 2011Get DocumentView Summary
Online lesson plans. Developed by participants in the 2009 National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks in American History and Culture Workshops for School Teachers "America's Industrial Revolution" at The Henry Ford. Get DocumentView Summary
Online lesson plans. Developed by participants in the 2009 National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks in American History and Culture Workshops for School Teachers "America's Industrial Revolution" at The Henry Ford. Get DocumentView Summary
Online lesson plans. Developed by participants in the 2009 National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks in American History and Culture Workshops for School Teachers "America's Industrial Revolution" at The Henry Ford. Get DocumentView Summary
Online lesson plans. Developed by participants in the 2009 National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks in American History and Culture Workshops for School Teachers "America's Industrial Revolution" at The Henry Ford. Get DocumentView Summary
Online lesson plans. Developed by participants in the 2010 National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks in American History and Culture Workshops for School Teachers "America's Industrial Revolution" at The Henry Ford. Get DocumentView Summary
Online lesson plans. Developed by participants in the 2010 National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks in American History and Culture Workshops for School Teachers "America's Industrial Revolution" at The Henry Ford. Get DocumentView Summary
Online lesson plans. Developed by participants in the 2010 National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks in American History and Culture Workshops for School Teachers "America's Industrial Revolution" at The Henry Ford. Get DocumentView Summary
Online lesson plans. Developed by participants in the 2011 National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks in American History and Culture Workshops for School Teachers "America's Industrial Revolution" at The Henry Ford. Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided Field Trip to both Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Examine artifacts relevant to the Industrial Revolution. Meets curriculum requirements for grades 4-6. Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided Field Trip to both Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Examine artifacts relevant to the Industrial Revolution. Meets curriculum requirements for grades 7-12. Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided field trip to both Greenfield Village and Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Transition from 18th and 19th century small farms and shops to today's large industrial complexes like the Rouge. Meets curriculum requirements for grades 4-6. Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided field trip to both Greenfield Village and Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Transition from 18th and 19th century small farms and shops to today's large industrial complexes like the Rouge. Meets curriculum requirements for grades 7-12. Get DocumentView Summary
A guide that is aimed at helping teachers, after-school providers and parents to create a culture that can foster creativity and innovation among youth on an everyday basis so that creativity and innovation become habits of mind and a positive strength from within. Ideas, tips, tools and resources that are part of this guide are designed to be used in a flexible manner to inspire youth with a can-do attitude whether it is in the classroom, after-school programs or at home.Get DocumentView Summary
Guide to The Henry Ford's Civil War-related offerings. Incorporates resources available during entire 150th commemoration as well as Discovering the Civil War limited-engagement exhibit. Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Everest IMAX film and Educator Guide. Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided Itinerary. Explore artifacts, exhibits and sites associated with the development of the Model T; includes in-depth information and questions.Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary. Focus on buildings in Greenfield Village that highlight aspects of family and community life. Enrich your field trip experience with these “for the teachers, by the teachers” itineraries created by The Henry Ford 2009 Teacher Fellows. Get DocumentView Summary
Lesson plans. Select lesson plans that most directly support The Henry Ford’s educational theme “Science and Technology.” 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, 2011Get DocumentView Summary
Checklist and tips for field trips to The Henry Ford. Created by our 2010 Teacher Fellows - "By the Teachers, For the Teachers." Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary. Enrich your field trip experience with these “for the teachers, by the teachers” themed itineraries. Created by The Henry Ford 2009 Teacher Fellows and tested with their students, these curriculum-aligned tools for teachers, group leaders and students will deepen student learning and understanding of the Ford Rouge Factory Tour.Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView 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 DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Educator Guide for George Washington Carver traveling exhibit, at Henry Ford Museum Nov. 2010 - Feb. 2011 as well as permanent resources available at The Henry Ford. Even separate from the exhibit, it contains useful background information, guiding questions, and suggested activities. Produced by the Field Museum and adapted by The Henry Ford.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Greenfield Village. Explore one-room schools and buildings related to education through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Henry Ford Museum. Explore the exhibit "Heroes of the Sky" through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones. Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Henry Ford Museum. Explore the exhibit "Made in America: Power" through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger hunt at the Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Explore the Ford Rouge Factory Tour through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Greenfield Village. Explore the George Washington Carver Cabin and Mattox Family Home through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Greenfield Village. Explore the glass, pottery, print, and weaving shops through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Greenfield Village. Explore Daggett Farmhouse, Susquehanna Plantation, Hermitage Slave Quarters, and Firestone Farm through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Henry Ford Museum. Explore the exhibit "Your Place in Time" through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger hunt in Henry Ford Museum. Explore the exhibit "With Liberty and Justice for All" through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger hunt at the Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Explore the Ford Rouge Factory Tour through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Greeenfield Village. Explore the homes and workplaces of Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Scavenger Hunt in Henry Ford Museum. Explore the exhibit "Made in America: Manufacturing" through featured artifacts, drawing, vocabulary, and questions for writing and discussion. Includes a tip sheet for parents/teachers/chaperones.Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary for Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Explore the factory through the lens of how citizens, industry, and government all play a role in ecosystem restoration. For Grades 6-8.Get DocumentView Summary
Middle School Teacher Packet. Showcases the Ford Rouge Factory Tour as it explores how citizens, industry, and government all play a role in ecosystem restoration. For Grades 6-8. Get DocumentView Summary
Free downloadable Teacher Guide to accompany If I Had a Hammer program in Henry Ford Museum. Includes pre- and post-visit activities and curriculum connections.Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary. Focus on innovation and design in furniture and the home. Enrich your field trip experience with these “for the teachers, by the teachers” itineraries created by The Henry Ford 2009 Teacher Fellows. Get DocumentView Summary
PowerPoint for Lesson 4, With Malice Toward None - Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, in Perspectives on Leadership: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass High School Unit Plan.Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary. Focus on inventors and the characteristics they share by visiting the workshops and homes of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Wilbur and Orville Wright. Enrich your field trip experience with these “for the teachers, by the teachers” itineraries created by The Henry Ford 2009 Teacher Fellows. Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary for Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Explore the factory through the lens of how the needs of plants and animals in an ecosystem can be impacted by humans. For Grades 3-5.Get DocumentView Summary
Elementary School Teacher Packet. Showcases the Ford Rouge Factory Tour as it explores how the needs of plants and animals in an ecosystem can be impacted by humans. For Grades 3-5.Get DocumentView Summary
Teacher packet. Three unit plans for grades 8-12 focusing on Abraham Lincoln that use the online video Lincoln's Legacy: Race, Freedom and Equality of Opportunity Town Hall Lecture. Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary. Focus on U.S. migration from rural to urban life from 1800-1900. Enrich your field trip experience with these “for the teachers, by the teachers” itineraries created by The Henry Ford 2009 Teacher Fellows. Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Guide for Greenfield Village One-Room School Program downloadable online. Includes historical background, pre-, post-, and during visit suggestions, bibliography, and connections the Common Core, Michigan content expectations, and other national standards.
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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 DocumentView Summary
Lesson plans. Select lesson plans that most directly support
The Henry Ford’s educational theme “Science and Technology.”
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, 2011Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
High School Teacher Packet. Showcases the Ford Rouge Factory Tour as it explores how environmental sustainability is affected by personal and business decisions. For Grades 9-12.Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary for Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Explores the factory through the lens of how environmental sustainability is affected by business decisions. For Grades 9-12.Get DocumentView Summary
PowerPoint slideshow. Examines sophisticated technological and environmental innovations at the Rouge which manage water, soil and daylight. Get DocumentView Summary
During/post-visit activities for Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Reinforces curriculum on the resources needed for manufacturing, industrialization and entrepreneurship. Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary. Focus on the changes in technology and the lives of women from the colonial era to the early 20th century. Enrich your field trip experience with these “for the teachers, by the teachers” itineraries created by The Henry Ford 2009 Teacher Fellows. Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary that highlights stories of innovation in Greenfield Village. Use this itinerary to help you identify some of the items that Henry Ford collected to honor his greatest role model and mentor, Thomas Edison.Get DocumentView Summary
Self-guided itinerary that highlights stories of innovation at Henry Ford Museum. Use this itinerary to help you identify some of the most significant innovations in Henry Ford Museum and understand the stories behind them.Get DocumentView 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 DocumentView 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 DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Online Exhibit. The photographers of the Detroit Publishing Company, founded in 1895, brought the world to everyone's living room.View WebsiteView Summary
Online Exhibit of The Henry Ford's historic costume collection. Much can be learned about societies and individuals by examining the way clothing was made and what people wore. View WebsiteView Summary
Online Exhibit. Explore R. Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion House - the only surviving prototype of Fuller's vision for mass-produced, affordable housing. View WebsiteView 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 DocumentView 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 WebsiteView 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 DocumentView Summary
Online Exhibit of Herman Miller furniture and product literature collections. Herman Miller, Inc., a Zeeland, Michigan company founded in 1923, has become a leader in design and manufacture of modern furniture.View WebsiteView Summary
Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum. Explore the early days of flight. Online exhibit, downloadable lesson plans and student "pilot logs" available. View WebsiteView 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 DocumentView Summary
Interactive module. Uses oral history interviews of some of America's most iconic innovators (past and present) and other assets of The Henry Ford's OnInnovation.com website to explore the basic tenets of innovation and its role in participants' own lives. View WebsiteView Summary
Educational materials supplementing the IMAX film Jerusalem. Discover why this tiny piece of land is sacred to three major religions through the stories of Jewish, Christian and Muslim families who call Jerusalem home. View WebsiteView Summary
Interactive Module. Explore artifacts, stories and the cramped quarters of an enslaved carpenter at Georgia's Hermitage Plantation.View WebsiteView Summary
Website from The Henry Ford. Collection of oral histories from today's visionaries; includes video, transcripts, and contextual information. Connects today's and yesterday's innovators. View WebsiteView 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 DocumentView 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 DocumentView Summary
Online Exhibit. Follow the journey of the Montgomery City bus on which Rosa Parks initiated a new era in the American quest for freedom and equality to its new home in Henry Ford Museum.View WebsiteView Summary
PowerPoint slideshow. A general overview of The Rouge from its establishment as the largest industrial complex in the world in the 20th century to its revitalization in the 21st century. Each image includes brief, background information. Many images include questions for further analysis, interpretation and discussion.Get DocumentView Summary
Online Exhibit. Explore the toys,games and dolls children played with in the past and what parents did – or didn’t – consider important about their children’s playthings. See how advances in technology changed toys.View WebsiteView 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 DocumentView Summary
Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum and Online Exhibit. Focuses on the Revolutionary Era, the Antislavery Movement and Civil War Era, Women's Suffrage Movement, and Civil Rights Movement. Online resources include Lesson Plans, Exhibit Exploration Guide, and Timeline with Related Artifacts.View WebsiteView 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 DocumentView Summary
Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum and Online. Take a look back at this past century and our "everyday" world. Reminisce with this exhibit spanning five generations.View WebsiteView Summary
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