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New Hampshire Hands at Work
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Grades 4 and up Students explore significant
Granite State industries such as textile manufacturing, brickmaking, lumbering, and granite quarrying, in this
hands-on program that can be adjusted geographically to focus on industries that were most important in your part
of the state.
NH Social Studies Standards: Economics 1, 5; Geography 1, 4, 5; US/NH History 4
On the Abenaki Trail
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Grades 3 and up Students explore the shelter,
hunting methods, and family life of New Hampshire's Woodland Indians. This lesson encourages an understanding of
how Native Americans lived before the arrival of Europeans.
NH Social Studies Standards: Geography 2, 4; US/NH History 1, 2; World History 4
Going to School
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Grades 3 and up Imagine studying in a schoolroom with children of all different ages and a wood stove
for warmth. Copybooks, slates, and a tin lunch pail evoke the experience of going to a one-room schoolhouse.
NH Social Studies Standards: US/NH History 4, 5
Passport to New Hampshire History: Immigration and the Granite State
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Grades 4 and up Discover how immigrants from
Ireland, French Canada, and Southern and Eastern Europe have enriched our state over the past century and a half.
Explore Old World traditions that have shaped American culture and learn how immigrants have contributed to our
pluralistic democratic society. Artifacts and oral histories engage student interest and encourage an appreciation
of New Hampshire’s rich cultural heritage. The program also helps students gain a fuller understanding of what
it means to be an American.
NH Social Studies Standards: Geography 4; US/NH History 3, 4, 5; World History 5
Redcoats and Rebels
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Grades 4-8 This interactive board game puts students on opposing sides as they try to capture Fort Ticonderoga in 1777. They advance or fall back according to the fortunes of war, their moves determined by the cards they draw, revealing real-life exploits of patriots like John Stark and loyalists such as John Wentworth. Before beginning the game, our museum teacher will briefly explain to students why Fort Ticonderoga was important, why waterways in general were important, and why control of the fort was vital to both sides.
NH Social Studies Standards: Geography 1, 2; US/NH History 2, 5 |
