• All grade levels
• $3.00/student
• 60-75 minutes depending on group size

This tour is centered on the Museum’s Mill complex. The program can be customized to meet curriculum needs of grades K-12. The program focuses on power sources, products, and processes. It includes:

• an introduction
• tour of the 175-year-old Mill
• demonstrations of the working machinery
• an opportunity to see how power is generated by the waterwheel.

Curriculum concepts addressed include change, interdependence, and culture. New York State Learning Standards covered include ELA1, ELA4, and SS1, plus we can work with your school to customize this tour to fit other Learning Standards.

To register for this program, contact Ryan Jones, Education Coordinator.

If you would like to find activities related to The Working Mill program and its themes, click the links below:

• Pre-Visit Activities to help prepare for your visit to Hanford Mills Museum:
  • Geography:  Labeling & Reading Maps
  • Same Past, New Understandings
  • What is a Museum Exhibit?
  • Capturing History: Photography and the Historical Record (Pre-Visit)

• Post-Visit Activities to expand your experience after a visit:
  • Geography: Learning About Your Community
  • Creating a Museum Exhibit
  • Capturing History: Photography and the Historical Record (Post-Visit)
  • What is a Watershed?

• Extra Activities to extend your learning experience:
  • The Changing Economy (Pre-Visit)
  • The Changing Economy (Post-Visit)
  • Understanding Plant Cells
  • Self-Directed Waterwheel Experiment
  • Waterwheels & Waterpower Experiment

Try any of these activities even if you don’t plan a visit to Hanford Mills Museum. Used in your classroom or with your family, they are a great way to enhance your Hanford Mills Museum learning experience.