Each youngster is given activity sheets which introduce the museum experience. As they explore the museum, beginning readers find and investigate the artifacts illustrated. Simple drawing activities encourage close inspection. Larger groups may reserve consecutive times. Clues on activity sheets lead middle schoolers on a hunt to unlock the secrets of Pilgrims and Native Americans and how they lived.
Students then decide their worth, beauty, and utility.
Choices can be thought-provoking. Larger groups may reserve consecutive times. This guided program involves groups in a deeper understanding of the Pilgrim experience. Primary sources, such as maps and documents, are used. Participants draw conclusions about life in Plymouth by comparing and contrasting the written word with the artifacts of the Pilgrims.