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ESSEX COUNTY MUSEUM / HISTORICAL SOCIETY
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
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We at the Essex County Museum and Historical Society are pleased to announce an expanded listing of school programs for your scheduling. Please reserve 30 days in advance from October thru May. The month of December is not available due to Holidays and previous commitments by the Museum.
Lessons have recommended grade levels; however, you may choose any combination based on your class aptitude, interest, and time available. Group size is limited to 20 students. A sample of a reservation request is also attached for your planning. All lessons are in compliance with Virginia’s S.O.L.’s.
Some of the lessons offer hands-on activities, all include take home items for use in the classroom or at home. Glossary lists associated with each segment will be provided for you to make copies for the students. Time estimates are also listed for your scheduling.
We have expanded our availability to offer programs Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. We will try to accommodate any time requests other than that offered. In order to make our programs more accessible we are available to bring many of the lessons to your particular classroom.
 Reservations can be made by calling the museum at (804) 443-4690 or download the Education Reservation Request Form and mail it to our office.
We look forward to serving your educational needs.
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ALL ABOUT CORN:
Students will experience the earliest means of preparing dried corn for grits. Eighteenth Century methods and tools will be used. Students will learn how to grind corn by hand. Current day corn products will be displayed to show the various current day products derived from corn. An 11 minute video of a local water powered grist mill in operation for grinding corn will be shown to compare the two procedures. Recommended grade level: All
ESTIMATED TIME: 25 – 30 minutes
HANDS – ON ACTIVITY: Grinding corn using a mortar and pestle
TAKE HOME: Vocabulary listing
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ARCHAEOLOGY:
Students will learn through visual aids, discussion, and hands-on the meaning
of Archaeology, equipment used and methods to identify artifacts, and the importance Archaeology has on the history of our nation. Recommended grade level: third grade and above
ESTIMATED TIME: 25 – 30 minutes
HANDS – ON ACTIVITY: Sifting sand and uncovering a variety of artifacts, and discussing the significance of what they uncovered.
TAKE HOME: Vocabulary list, an Archaeological anagram
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CHESAPEAKE BAY, MARINE LIFE, AND WATERMEN:
Students will learn through
discussion and visual aids, the importance of the rivers, the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, marine life, pre-historic life, and the economic part of the water life. The job of the watermen will be discussed and the current environmental concerns. John Smith’s exploration can also be included.
Recommended grade level: third grade and above.
ESTIMATED TIME: 35 – 40 minutes
HANDS – ON ACTIVITY: None
TAKE HOME: Vocabulary listing, copy of “what people can do to save the Bay”, picture of a pre-historic mammal to color.
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18TH CENTURY CLOTHING:
Students will be able to identify, via visual aids, discussion, and
demonstration the difference in 18th century clothing and accessories worn by the working class,
wealthy, and children. They will learn some of the techniques used in making cloth and how the clothing and accessories were maintained. Recommended grade level: All
ESTIMATED TIME: 35 – 40 minutes
HANDS – ON ACTIVITY: None
TAKE HOME: Vocabulary list, pictures to color, making your own costume.
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18TH CENTURY COLONIAL LIFE:
Students will learn through visual aids and discussion the transformation from settlements to towns, city life vs. plantation life, clothing, pastimes, travel and
transportation, and various occupations. An 11 minute video of the miller’s job is also included. Recommended grade level: third grade and above.
ESTIMATED TIME: 40 – 45 minutes
HANDS – ON ACTIVITY: None
TAKE HOME: Vocabulary list.
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EARLY TAPPAHANNOCK:
Students will learn through visual aids, exhibits, and an elective guided walking tour the background of early Tappahannock, the people, businesses and the importance of the River. Note: guided tours of the historic area are available, weather permitting; there is a fee of $2:00 per person, or you can do your own tour, a guide book would be provided to the teacher or chaperone. A glossy map of the town is also available for $2.00. Recommended grade level third and above.
ESTIMATED TIME: in-house 25-30 minutes, walking tour additional 25 - 30 minutes
HANDS – ON ACTIVITY: None
TAKE HOME: Small map of Essex County, vocabulary list, and a word find page.
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JOHN SMITH’S EXPLORATION, JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT, AND POCAHONTAS:
Students will learn through discussion and visual aids the importance of John Smith’s exploration, the waterways he surveyed, and the Indian tribes he encountered. They will learn the significance of Jamestown, and how Pocahontas was so important to the settlement’s survival. The importance of Tobacco will also be discussed. Recommended grade level: All
ESTIMATED TIME: 25 - 30 minutes
HANDS – ON ACTIVITY: None
TAKE HOME: Vocabulary list.
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18TH CENTURY LAUNDRY METHODS:
Students will learn through discussion and visual aids the importance of John Smith’s exploration, the waterways he surveyed, and the Indian tribes he encountered. They will learn the significance of Jamestown, and how Pocahontas was so important to the settlement’s survival. The importance of Tobacco will also be discussed. Recommended grade level: All
ESTIMATED TIME: 25 - 30 minutes
HANDS – ON ACTIVITY: Student’s will take turns using a scrubbing board
TAKE HOME: Vocabulary list.
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18TH CENTURY OPEN HEARTH COOKING:
Students will learn through discussion and visual
aids the various tools and methods used in the preparation of food, and the preservation of food.
They will learn who prepared the meals and the many duties involved. The 18th century diet will
also be discussed. Candle-making techniques will be included. Recommended grade level: All
ESTIMATED TIME: 35 - 40 minutes
HANDS – ON ACTIVITY: None
TAKE HOME: Vocabulary list, copy of Open Hearth utensils.
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18TH CENTURY SCHOOL ROOM EXPERIENCE:
Students will reenact an 18th century school
classroom experience for both boys and girls via discussion, visual aids, and hands-on activities. They
will observe a typical day of learning, discussing horn books, writing on slates, Latin and Greek
teachings, geography, and celestial navigation. They will observe the use of sealing wax to send a
letter. The importance of the Declaration of Independence will be discussed. Recommended grade
level: third and above
ESTIMATED TIME: 40 minutes
HANDS – ON ACTIVITY: Writing on slates
TAKE HOME: Vocabulary list.
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SPINNING AND WEAVING:
Students will learn about the labor, skills, methods, and tools
necessary to make homespun textiles in the 18th century. This will be achieved through visual aids,
demonstration, and discussion relating to preparing flax and wool for use in spinning and weaving.
Recommended grade level: third and above
ESTIMATED TIME: 35 - 40 minutes
HANDS – ON ACTIVITY:None
TAKE HOME:Vocabulary list, pictures to color, evolution of textile industry.
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WORK LIFE IN THE 18TH CENTURY:
Students will learn to define the difference between
Transported Convicts, Slaves, and Indentured Servants. They will learn the difference in their
clothing, jobs, eating, and living habits. The will learn how a quill pen and ink were made.
ESTIMATED TIME: 35 - 40 minutes
HANDS – ON ACTIVITY:Using a quill pen prepare an Indentured Contract.
TAKE HOME:Signed contract, vocabulary list.
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18TH CENTURY STATESMEN, DOCUMENTS, AND EVENTS:
Through discussion and
visual aids, students will learn about the many notable men of the 18th Century. Discussion will
highlight their contributions and the important documents which was the outgrowth of their efforts.
Focus will be on the years 1760 – 1776 and the many laws and regulations put in effect by England’s
Parliament and what led up to the Revolutionary War. Recommended grade level: Six and above
ESTIMATED TIME: 40 minutes
HANDS – ON ACTIVITY:None
TAKE HOME:Vocabulary list.
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The above modules encompass the following S.O.L.’s.
k.4; 1.4; 2.4 b-d, 3.3, 3.5, vs.2
k.2, 1.1, 1.12 2.2, 3.12, vs.3
k.6, k.7, 1.6 1.7 2.4a, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.7, 3.8, vs.4
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Reservations can be made by calling the museum at (804) 443-4690 or download the Education Reservation Request Form and mail it to our office.
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