Bale to Bolt

Description

Grades 3-12

All technological change in turn produces a change in the nature of work. Students examine changes in technology and work roles.

Activities include:

1. Producing cloth on four-harness hand looms
2. Identifying how changes in technology affected the role of the worker.
   
3. Designing mill floors incorporating technological changes
4. Visiting the Boott Cotton Mills Museum with its operating power looms, and exploring the boardinghouse.
   

Scheduling and Reservations

Bale to Bolt is offered September through June.

Guided School Program Fees: $195

Programs may be reserved now for dates during the 2011-2012 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.

Resources

Download the Bale to Bolt Activity Guide. (140kb PDF Document 16 pages)

All of our programs have been reviewed to ensure their relevance to state and national standards. View how these this program ties to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. 

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