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
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for American Innovation During the Industrial Revolution Lesson Plans. Get DocumentView Summary
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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
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards for Moving to Michigan: Immigration, Migration and Transportation High School DigiKit.Get DocumentView Summary
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations for Building Stories: A Creative Writing Contest.Get DocumentView 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
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Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Edison's Light Fantastic dramatic presentation.Get DocumentView Summary
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
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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
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 WebsiteWatch VideoView 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 DocumentView Summary
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for the IMAX film Flight of the Butterflies and accompanying K-12 Educator Guide. Educator Guide available in both English and Spanish. Get DocumentView Summary
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Ford Motor Company Chronology online exhibit. 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
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Ford Rouge Factory- They Said It Could Not Be Done self-guided itinerary.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
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Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Henry Ford’s Innovations at the Rouge PowerPoint slideshow.
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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
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 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
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for History Hunter: Investigating Environmental Innovations.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
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards, Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for History Hunter: Investigating George Washington Carver and the Mattox Family Home.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
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards, Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for History Hunter: Investigating Innovations & Generations.Get DocumentView Summary
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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
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 DocumentView 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 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
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 DocumentView 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
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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
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for If I Had a Hammer, onsite program at Henry Ford Museum.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
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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
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
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Innovation in 20th Century Design Itinerary.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
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
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations for Life of an Inventor self-guided itinerary.Get DocumentView 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
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
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Pic of the Month web page.
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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
PowerPoint slideshow. Examines sophisticated technological and environmental innovations at the Rouge which manage water, soil and daylight. Get DocumentView Summary
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for The 21st Century Factory: Environmental Innovations at the Rouge PowerPoint slideshow.Get DocumentView Summary
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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
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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
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