Take a trip to the past to learn how early settlers traveled to and lived in the Mahoning Valley area in the early 1800s. Through hands-on and critical thinking activities, students practice decisions making and map reading skills, tracing the routes of the earliest settlers. They also compare and contrast changes in life styles from early 1800 to early 1900 using authentic collection artifacts on a trip through time in the Loghurst farmhouse. Two hour program.
Limit is two classes per session.
Students join the Kyles in operating the family farm in the early 1900s. Conducting sales, buying necessities and calculating income are all part of the family s daily life as they market and sell their produce and livestock. Using data directly from primary source materials and working in groups of two at hands-on stations, students will practice graphing, rounding, weighing and measuring, determining area and perimeter,manipulating spatial relationships, recognizing shapes and calculating probabilities. Bring your class and enjoy the unique experience of math applications in a historic setting. Two hour program.