Exploring the Kennedy Assassination: A Virtual Museum Visit

Length

50 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Teacher(s)/Educator(s), Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family , Learning PodPublic Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

10

Maximum participants:

40

Primary Disciplines

Language Arts/English, Leadership, History & Social Studies

Program Delivery Mode

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

Booking Information

Programs may be scheduled Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Central time. All programs are 50 minutes long.

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For more information contact CILC by email info@cilc.org or by phone (507) 388-3672

Provider's Cancellation Policy

Payment will be required if canceled less than 48 hours in advance of the scheduled program.

About This Provider

 

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Dallas, TX
United States

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza interprets the life, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy.  Now, through interactive, inquiry-based distance learning programs, you and your students can experience history through careful examination of the photographs, films and artifacts in the Museum's collection of over 60,000 items.  These programs also connect students with "living history" speakers: eyewitnesses, law enforcement officials, journalists, physicians and others with direct memories of the Kennedy assassination.  A selection of engaging programs provide opportunities for students to meet the Museum's curatorial, collections and education staff, prompting thoughtful discussions on U.S. history, world history, the Civil Rights Movement, oral history and the role of the historian!  All programs meet state and national history standards.

Program Details

Format

We will explore images and objects using inquiry to interpret primary sources. The program format invites students to actively participate in discussion through chat or voice response.

Participants are encouraged to ask questions throughout the program with designated time at the end of the program for additional questions.

Objectives

After participating in this program students will be able to:

1. Discuss President Kennedy's New Frontier program and significant events of the 1960s including the Cold War, Space Race and Civil Rights Movement.

2. Connect the 1963 trip to Texas and the assassination of President Kennedy to state and national history through primary sources.

3. Understand the impact of the assassination of President Kennedy on the United States and major issues of the 1960s.

4. Analyze historical documents and artifacts to gather information and use historical inquiry to interpret sources of evidence.

Standards Alignment

National Standards

United States Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to Early 1970s)

Standard 2A: The student understands the international origins and domestic consequences of the Cold War.

Standard 3B: The student understands the "New Frontier" and the "Great Society."

Standard 4A: The student understands the "Second Reconstruction" and its advancement of civil rights.

State Standards

Texas

ELAR: 6.b.6.H; 7.b.6.G; 22.b.1.A; 22.b.5.G-H; 23.b.5.D-H; 24.b.5.D-H; 36.c.4.E-G; 37.c.5.C-D; 38.c.4.D-H

Social Studies: 15.b.19; 16.b.23.D-E; 18.b.19; 20.b.29

Texas History: 19.b.20

U.S. History: 41.c.2; 41.c.8; 41.c.9.G

World History: 42.c.13.A; 42.c.13.C; 42.c.20.B

Forensic Science: 339.c.3.H; 339.c.4.B-C; 339.c.5.C; 339.c.5.E

African American Studies: 51.c.9.E; 51.c.10.B; 51.c.11.D