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.
Grab a wrench and join in the fun as we celebrate Henry Ford’s Model T! Students will gain new perspective about Henry Ford and the car that changed the world as they assist in the assembly of an authentic Model T.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New methods of production have revolutionized the auto industry. During this 10-minute hands-on assembly line activity, students work together to discover the flexibility of the modern moving assembly line.
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
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.
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.
The Great American Museum Experience is a two-day overnight adventure that includes admission to multiple attractions, meals — 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
In this combo field trip to Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum, your students will be able to witness how America changed during this period of rapid industrial growth.
In this unique combo field trip to Greenfield Village and Ford Rouge Factory Tour, your students will experience the full transition from the small farms and shops of the 18th and 19th centuries to the large industrial complexes of today.
Journey to Mecca dramatizes the 5,000-mile journey Ibn Battuta made in 1325 and 1326 from his hometown of Tangier, Morocco, to reach Mecca, in what is now the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to perform
the Hajj. This educator guide contains suggested pre- and post-visit questions, glossary of terms, map learning game, timeline and other helpful information associated with this movie.
5th-12th
History, Historical Thinking, Geography, Science, English Language Arts
As part of the Lincoln Bicentennial, The Henry Ford hosted a national town hall meeting that explored what progress has been made on the “unfinished work” of equality and opportunity that Lincoln cited in his Gettysburg Address. Moderated by Professor Adam Green with panelists Professor Douglas Brinkley, Professor Darlene Clark Hine, Professor John Stauffer and Ambassador Andrew Young.
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.
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.
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
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.
Continuing The Henry Ford’s tradition of collecting oral histories since the 1950s, we’re reaching out to some of today’s most visionary thinkers and
doers to capture and share the ways they’ve helped create often sweeping change.
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.
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.
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.
Get your hands on one of the technological innovations transforming the American auto industry. Handle a “smart tool” that workers use on the factory floor and simulate steering wheel installation on a Ford F-150 pickup. Discover the connections
between advanced tooling (process), skilled workers (people) and the end quality of the vehicle (product).
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.
Use this new curriculum-aligned tool with students during and after their Ford Rouge Factory Tour visit to reinforce field trip learning when students return to the classroom.
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.
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.
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.
In the course of this 20-minute gathering, suffragists share the history of their movement, the thoughts of important suffrage activists and even lead your group in historic suffrage songs.
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.
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.
Our annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day symposium is among the most sobering yet uplifting events of the year. The 2010 program will feature keynote speakers and student panelists addressing themes, ideas, people and groups represented in With Liberty and Justice for All.
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