Classroom Activities
Below are several activities for you to use in your classroom.
| Activity | Description | Related Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton, Cloth and Conflict | Students explore the meaning of slavery in a northern Textile City. | |
| The Value of a Dollar | Students compare mid-19th century prices with today's. | |
| Cotton Tales | Students "become" a boll of cotton and tell their life story. | Bale to Bolt |
| Making the World Better | Students consider Lucy Stone's desire to attend college. | Voices of Change |
| The World of Barilla Taylor | Students examine Barilla's letter home and mill pay-day chart. | |
| Literature Circle: Lyddie | A guide to student-led discussion of Katherine Paterson's Lyddie | All Programs |
| Interpreting Historical Images | A guide to learning from photos, drawings and other images. | All Programs |
| Exploring the Immigrant Experience | A guide to conducting an oral history interview. | Yankees and Immigrants |
| Working Music | Students examine songs that protest working conditions. | Workers on the Line |
| Falling Water | Students use math to calculate water power. | Power to Production |
| Making a Water Wheel | Students use plates and cups to make water wheels in the classroom. | |
| Teaching Industrial History through Mathematics Students | Students use charts and graphs to compare the economic success of several mills. |
