In-School Programs

These 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 11, 2011 - April 27, 2012

Programs may be reserved now for dates during the 2011-2012 school year by calling Lowell National Historical Park at 978-970-5000.

Fees per class of up to 30 students: $110 for first school program; $85 for successive same-day programs.

Farm to Factory 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.

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"immigration" luggage Exploring the Immigrant Experience - Grades 4-6
(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 Voices of Change - Grades 4-12
(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.

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River of Death River of Death: The Lowell Typhoid Epidemic 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.

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Tsongas Industrial History Center / Boott Cotton Mills Museum - 115 John Street, Lowell, MA 01852
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