Workman and Temple Family
Homestead Museum
A City of Industry Historic-Cultural Landmark
Think Like A Historian! Tour
A hands-on, inquiry-based visit that complements 4th grade Social Studies/Common Core standards.
Service Description
During a 90-minute visit to the museum, students will: -explore the historic homes of the Workman and Temple families. -work together in groups to find, analyze, and interpret primary source materials focused on the 1840s, 1870s, and 1920s. -collect evidence to answer questions on one of four themes: transportation, architecture, business, and entertainment. -present their findings to the rest of the class utilizing their understanding of the sources they discovered to give the historical causation, periodization, and context of a theme during a particular decade. -formulate arguments to explain how and why these themes changed over time.
Contact Details
info@homesteadmuseum.org