Education Programs for Students Age 6 - 9 (Grade 1 to 3)

Education Programs

Education Programs for Students
 Age 6 - 9 (Grades 1 to 3)

New Program!!!

Then One Day The Lights Came On  (Temporarily Unavailable)
 Outdoors - Museum Village
(available March - October)

Did you know?  The majority of people living in rural Delaware did not have electricity until after 1940 and for many the wait was much longer! 

“Then One Day The Lights Came On" explores the lifechanging impact of rural electrification on agriculture and on everyday life in Delaware’s rural communities (1890 – 1960).  Students will discover  the many ways in which the availability of electricity helped to increase productivity, create efficiencies in labor, improve health and safety, advance communication, increase leisure time and enable the purchase of "creature comforts."  The program also examines ways in which hydropower and wind power was harnessed and used. 

Activity stations:  Silver Lake Mill - hydropower concepts; Village windmill – wind power concepts; General Store – electric appliances and refrigeration; Farmhouse – electricity's impact on everyday life; Barn – electricity's impact on farming
Barter & Trade (Temporarily Unavailable)
 Outdoors - Museum Village
(available March thru October)

Did you know?:   In the 1890’s, the Sears and Roebuck mail order business began with targeted mailings of their catalog, exclusively, to people living in rural areas in the U.S. 

Students visit various buildings in the Museum's historic village to learn the system of barter and trade, once a very important facet of rural life. Students explore the many ways that people in rural communities used barter and trade to obtain the necessities of daily life as well as specialty items.

Activities:  (1) design a quilt; (2) barter for goods; (3) shop for "wants and needs" using the Sears and Roebuck catalog.

Poultry and Dairy:  First State Fresh (Temporarily Unavailable)
 Indoors - Main Exhibit Hall
(available year-round)

Did you know? Poultry is Delaware’s top agricultural product. Dairy is among the state’s top five agricultural products. 

"Poultry and Dairy:  First State Fresh" begins in the Museum’s new poultry exhibit where students  learn the history of poultry farming in Delaware. Highlights include egg production, the “Birth of the Broiler Industry” the story of the Delaware farmwife who launched a multi-billion dollar industry, egg incubation and more. Next, students travel to the “Dairying in Delaware Exhibit” where they learn about raising dairy cows, dairy farming in Delaware (late 19th century to present day) and dairy processing.    

Activities: (1) egg grading; ( 2) weighing chickens; (3) egg candling; (4) milk a mock cow

 


Produce - Delaware Delicious (Temporarily Unavailable)

                                            Indoors - Main Exhibit Hall and Outdoors - Museum Village

    (available year-round)


Did you know?  Lima beans and watermelon are two of the leading varieties of produce grown in Delaware today. 


"Produce - Delaware Delicious" begins in the Museum’s main exhibit hall, where students learn about the different types of fruits and vegetables grown in Delaware and why, over time, the focus changed from one variety to another.  Students explore the various machines in the Museum’s produce collection and learn how they were used to process produce.


Activities: (1) Produce "Match Game"; (2) Apple Picking and Grading; (3) Produce Acrostic

Then and Now 
Indoors - Main Exhibit Hall 
(available year-round)
Did you know?  In 1936, Congress passed the Rural Electrification Act. Through rural cooperatives, the Act leveraged the introduction of electricity to people in rural areas of the United States. 

In "Then & Now" Students discover the many ways in which life was different for people living in rural Delaware 100+ years ago as they engage in activities in our main museum.  Program highlights include:  a walk through the oldest log cabin in Delaware (ca 1750), identification and use of various household items and farm implements from the 19th - 20th centuries, and the history of poultry and dairy farming.

Activities:  (1) What is it?  (2) Egg candling  (3) Sewing  (4) Writing (5) Dairy

Winter Wheat and My PBJ Treat! (Temporarily Unavailable)

                                            Indoors - Main Exhibit Hall and Outdoors - Museum Village

                                                                       (available year-round)


Did you know?  Wheat is the most widely grown food crop in the world. 


In “Winter Wheat and My PBJ Treat!”  students tour main museum exhibits to explore farming methods in the 19th century vs. those used today.  The program focus is on wheat and how it is raised from a seed (grain) which produces more seeds (grains) that are harvested and ground into flour to make bread (for my PBJ treat) and a variety of other foodstuffs.  Students also visit the Museum’s historic Reed General Store (ca 1873) to identify and learn about the different types of foods made from wheat.     


Activities:  (1) Growing wheat from seeds (2) Grinding wheat berries (3) Wheat "Jeopardy" game


 Education Program Request Form 
Students Age: 6 - 9
Programs are offered Tuesday - Friday between the hours of 10am and 1pm
                                       Program Length: 70-90 minutes
Base Fee: $75.00 (8 students) additional students $4.00 ea.
Advance Reservations are Required

We apologize for the limited selection of educational programs currently available. Our museum is undergoing exhibit renovations which will impact the quality of the unavailable programs. We will have these programs back as soon as possible.

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