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Traveling Education Trunks (FREE)

by  Springfield Armory National Historic Site

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Springfield Armory NHS has developed traveling education trunks covering a variety of topics including Women Workers during WWII and the history of Springfield Armory as it relates to United States History and the Industrial Revolution. These trunks include multiple lessons and activities that can be completed as a unit or standalone lessons. The trunks, once requested are shipped off to your school with all the necessary materials for you to use. After you are done with the trunk you ship it back to us. 


Each trunk comes with the support of Springfield Armory NHS and virtual Ranger Visits to your classroom!

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About This Program

Cost

By Request: $0.00

FREE!



Length

The length of the program depends on the number of lessons you chose to do.


Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Homeschool/Family

Minimum participants:

None

Maximum participants:

No maximum


Primary Disciplines

Industrial Technology, Problem Solving, Reading, Social Studies/History, STEM, Writing


Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, etc...)
Zoom
Microsoft Teams



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If you decided that you would no longer like the education trunk, please let us know before we ship it out.

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Springfield Armory National Historic Site

Springfield, Massachusetts
United States

Springfield Armory was established as the Nation’s First Federal Arsenal. The Armory was a leader in the development of interchangeability, technological innovations of firearms, mechanization and specialization in precision manufacturing, and the production of small arms. Springfield Armory had numerous cultural, geographic and economic impacts on the City of Springfield and surrounding communities. 


In 1968 Springfield Armory closed and reopened in 1978 to the public as Springfield Armory National Historic Site which works to preserve and interpret the story of the nations first federal armory and its lasting impact on the United States. 

Contact:
Scott Gausen
scott_gausen@nps.gov
413-734-8551

Program Details

Format

Each trunk is developed with a series of objects and lessons that are met through various activities and assessments. It is up to your discretion as to which activities you would like your students to complete.

Each trunk comes with the support of Springfield Armory NHS and virtual Ranger Visits to your classroom!

Objectives

Each trunk has their own series of objectives.

Through the lessons in the traveling education trunk, The Legacy of Springfield Armory: How one Site Changed the Nation, students will address the following objectives
-Identify and explain the lasting impacts of Springfield Armory using specific examples from various primary sources.
-Read a primary source and analyze why Springfield was chosen as a site for a Federal Armory.
-Examine the role the Armory had in shaping and defining the United States regarding technology development and the advancement of women.
-Compare and contrast hand craft production and mass production and draw a conclusion as to why this transition was important in technology development.
-Explain the significance of historical sites and create an argument as to why they should be protected for future generations.


Through the lessons in the traveling education trunk, The Women of World War II, students will address the following objectives:
-Explain why women went to work during World War II.
-Identify and explain the various jobs that women did during the war.
-Analyze various primary sources and draw conclusions regarding the reasons why women worked and the work they did.??
-Analyze various propaganda primary sources and identify the purpose of the posters and explain why propaganda was used to encourage women to work.?
-Research an organization and create a poster highlighting the role and purpose this organization had organizing women to help the war effort.?
-Reflecting on the role of women during world war II while drawing a conclusion on the lasting impact these women had on future generations.?

Standards Alignment

National Standards

The following C3 Framework Standards are addressed in The Legacy of Springfield Armory: How one Site Changed the Nation:

By the End of Grade 5 Standards
D1.His.1.3-5: Create and use a chronological sequence of related events to compare developments that happened at the same time.
D2.His.9.3-5: Summarize how different kinds of historical sources are used to explain events in the past.
De.His.12.3-5: Generate questions about multiple historical sources and their relationships to particular historical events and developments


By the End of Grade 8 Standards
D1.His.1.6-8Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical context
D2.His.10.6-8: Detect possible limitations in the historical record based on evidence collected from different kinds of historical sources.


The following C3 Framework Standards are addressed in The Women of World War II:

By the End of Grade 5 Standards
D2. His.2.3-5: Compare life in a specific historical time to periods of life today.
D2. His.10.3-5: Compare information provided by different historical sources about the past.
D2. His.11.3-5: Infer the intended audience and purpose of a historical source form information within the source itself.
D2.HIS.14.3-5: Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments
D2. His.16.3-5: Use evidence to develop a claim about the past.

By the End of Grade 8 Standards
D2. His.1.6-8: Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
D2. His.9.6-8: Classify the kinds of historical sources used in a secondary interpretation.
D2. His.15.6-8: Evaluate the relative influence of various causes of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.14.6-8: Explain multiple causes and effects of events and developments in the past.