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 WebsiteView 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 DocumentView Summary
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Bobby Unser discusses how his race team looked differently at tire traction, which brought them success.Watch VideoView 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
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Build a Model T facilitated activity.Get DocumentView Summary
Expanded, full-text description of other National and Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations for Social Studies and Science for Building Stories creative writing contest.Get DocumentView 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 VideoView Summary
Expanded, full-text description of the Common Core State Standards and Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations for the IMAX film D-Day 3D: Normandy 1944.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
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
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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
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
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 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
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
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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 VideoView Summary
Video clip. Auto racing innovator Jim Dilamarter encourages others to find the right fit when choosing a career, just as he has.Watch VideoView 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 VideoView 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
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 VideoView Summary
Expanded, full-text description of Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for Model T Road Trip, online interactive module.
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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 WebsiteView 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
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 Common Core State Standards, Michigan Grade Level/High School Content Expectations and National Standards for NASCAR 3D Educator Guide.Get DocumentView 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
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards for Physics, Technology and Engineering in Automobile Racing DigiKit.Get DocumentView 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 ImageView 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
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards for the Science, Life Skills and Innovations in American Automobile Racing DigiKit.Get DocumentView 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 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
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, 2011View WebsiteView 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 DocumentView 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 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
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
Expanded, full-text description of Common Core State Standards for You Can Be an Innovator Like Henry Ford Elementary School DigiKit.Get DocumentView Summary
