Highlights:
This program focuses on demonstrating an understanding that people have changed technology over time to meet their needs, wants, and interests. We will identify selected technological milestones i.e. waterpower and industrial development.
Links to Curriculum Outcomes:
- Develop an understanding of how we learn about the past
- Illustrate the Similarities and Differences of past societies and current society
- Examine how traditions relate to culture in a selected region
Duration:
80 minutes
Capacity:
30 students
Availability:
June through September
Program Outline:
Arrival: Bathroom, Place coats, bags etc.
10 min: Welcome Introduction (Students are divided into 2 groups)
20 min: Tour Part One-Hand carding, Spinning wool, Carding machinery
20min: Tour Part Two-Waterwheel, 19th Century Industrial Park
20 min: Group A vs Group B Q&A Game
10 min: Conclusion