Pre and Post-Visit Materials: Pittsburgh Public Schools, 9th Grade
- Pre-Visit Evaluation (Download PDF)
- Post-Visit Evaluation (Download PDF)
- Fast Facts & Images (Download PDF)
- Label Activity Instructions (Download PDF)
- Sample History Center Object Labels (Download PDF)
Subject-Based Curriculum
Clash of Empires Redux: The British, French and Indian War
- Visit www.worldsinmotion.org
Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum
- Sports Museum Curriculum: Grades 3-5 (Download PDF)
- Bibliography of Sources Consulted for Sports Museum Pre & Post-Visit Curriculum Packet (Download PDF)
- Fun Facts about the Sports Museum (Download PDF)
Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory
- Visit the Undaunted website.
1968: The Year That Rocked America
- 1968 Educator Resources Website: Offers innovative education ideas and resources for teachers who want to visit the exhibit with their students. From here, teachers can access oral histories, lesson ideas, images, and an interactive timeline. (Visit Site)
- Standards Alignment: Pennsylvania Standards for grades 3, 6, 9, and 12. (Download PDF)
- 1968 Anticipation Guide: Inspires student thinking around important social and political issues in 1968 and asks them to revisit their opinions after viewing the exhibit. (Download PDF)
- 1968 Presidential Election Analysis Teachers' Guide: Contains sample correct responses for the student activity, as well as some clarifying information. (Download PDF)
- 1968 Presidential Election Analysis Activity: For student use to record evidence and thoughts on the political issues of 1968. Students gather evidence by reading campaign materials, reading exhibit text, and watching campaign commercials before explaining why a particular candidate appeals to them most. (Download PDf)
- 1968 Presidential Election Analysis Reference Guide - Middle School: Prepares middle school students for vocabulary relevant to the exhibit. (Download PDF)
- 1968 Presidential Election Analysis Reference Guide - High School: Prepares high school students for vocabulary relevant to the exhibit. (Download PDF)
- 1968 Presidential Election Analysis State Standards: Aligns the learning experience to the PA State Standards for grades 6, 9, and 12. (Download PDf)
- 1968 Presidential Election Analysis Common Core Alignment: Shows the alignment between the Common Core Standards and the Election Analysis Activity. (Download PDF)
- 1968 Themes Activity - Teachers' Guide: Includes sample responses to the themes activity, which asks students to consider why 1968 is referred to as "a year of polarization," "the year of television," etc. (Download PDF)
- 1968 Themes Activity: Asks students to consider the aptness of particular descriptions applied to 1968. Students complete a timeline and consider whether they agree that 1968 was "a year that rocked America." (Download PDF)
- 1968 Themes Activity - State Standards: Aligns the learning experience to the PA State Standards. (Download PDF)
- 1968 Themes Activity - Common Core Standards: Aligns the learning experience to the Common Core Standards. (Download PDF)
Local Links
Field Trip Assistance from Target
Each Target store will award three Target Field Trip Grants to K-12 schools nationwide, enabling one out of every 25 schools throughout the U.S. to send a classroom on a field trip. Each grant is valued up to $700. Applications accepted August 1 - September 30.
Click here to apply for a Field Trip Grant from Target.
Teaching with Primary Sources
- Waynesburg University presents The Social History of the United States: Melting Pot or Salad Bowl?, a downloadable publication that investigates the struggles America has encountered throughout the nation's history in striving for racial, ethic, gender, and social equality.
- Library of Congress: Teaching with Primary Sources, via California University of Pennsylvania
Healthy Heritage Cooking Series
Presented by UPMC Health Plan
The following resources are for elementary and middle school teachers who will attend a Healthy Heritage Cooking Series session as a part of a field trip to the History Center. These background material, resources, activities, and suggestions which will aid in planning a successful Pennsylvania Academic Standards-based enrichment experience both in the classroom and at the museum.
Educational Toolkit for Teachers
The Healthy Heritage Cooking Series toolkit contains activities and lesson plans linked to Pennsylvania Academic Standards, background literature for teachers, student activity sheets and answer keys, and suggestions for incorporating the Healthy Heritage Cooking Series into the teaching of history and health subjects. (Download PDF)
Student Survey
Teachers, please distribute this survey to your students immediate following the cooking presentation. (Download PDF)
Teacher Evaluation
Teachers, please complete the following evaluation to help us reflect on improvements to our programming and instructional resources. (Download PDF)
Lesson Plans
- Physical Geography Informs Food Choices (Download PDF)
- Push and Pull Factors of Immigration (Download PDF)
Culture & Cuisine Profiles
- Bulgaria Profile (Download PDF)
- Syria Profile (Download PDF)
- Italy Profile (Download PDF)
Recipe Cards
- Bulgaria Recipe Card (Download PDF)
- Syria Recipe Card (Download PDF)
- Italy Recipe Card (Download PDF)
Pittsburgh CLO Musical Resources: We The People
- Classroom Activities & Standards: This document includes additional lesson activities not included in the Pittsburgh CLO guide, as well as alignments to the state and Common Core standards. (Download PDF)
- Timeline: This is a teacher's key for the student timeline activity. Be sure to print on legal paper, and in landscape mode. (Download PDF)
- Blank Box Timeline: This is the student copy of the timeline activity. Be sure to print on legal paper, and in landscape mode. (Download PDF)
- Pre-Teaching Vocabulary Teacher Key: This is the teacher’s key for the student vocabulary exercise. (Download PDF)
- Vocabulary for Students: This is the student copy of the vocabulary activity. (Download PDF)
