| River of Death |
| Grades
6 to 9 |
| |
Description
NEW! The River of Death explores the typhoid epidemic that struck the Greater Merrimack Valley in 1890. Discover how the origin of the disease was traced and how the event changed what we understood about disease transmission. Good for biology and environmental science units. (Grades 6-9. 45 minute program in your classrom.) Scheduling and Reservations
This program is offered October - April. FEES per
class of 30 students: $110 for first school program, $85 for successive same-day
program.
Programs may be reserved as of May 1, 2008 for dates during the 2008-2009 school
year by calling Lowell National Historical Park at 978-970-5000. Please
see our curriculum pages
for information about our curriculum packets with pre- and post-visit activities.
Tsongas Center has been approved for PASS Program funding support. Contact your
local cultural council for information on the PASS program. | 
