Printer FriendlyThese in-school programs are designed to supplement the history/social studies and science curricula or act as a pre-visit activity for Lowell trips. The programs are highly participatory and are conducted in your classroom.
Offered October 13, 2009-April 30, 2010, except for "Immigration," offered January 4-May 31, 2010 only.
Fees per class of up to 30 students: $110 for first school program; $85 for successive same-day programs.
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Farm to Factory - Grades 3-5 (90-minute program) Students pick, card, spin, and weave wool on small looms and engage in role-playing that dramatizes changes accompanying America's shift from farms to factories. Slide Show |
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Immigration - Grades 4-8 (60- or 90-minute program) Students examine the experiences of many of the ethnic groups that settled in Lowell using oral histories and artifacts. |
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Voices of Change - Grades 5-12 (45-minute program)
Students meet a costumed character from the Lowell mills. Using artifacts and role play, students learn about industrial life and debate whether to sign a petition for a ten-hour work day. Slide Show |
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River of Death Grades 6-9 (45-minute program) This fascinating new in-school program explores the typhoid epidemic of 1890 and shows the science of disease transmission. Slide Show |