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Lesson Plans for ARFM

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These lesson plans for grades 1-12 were created to supplement the ARFM Getting There, Getting Water, and  Getting Rescued Exhibit. Lessons revolve around time periods and concepts represented in the exhibit. 

 

Lesson Plans for Colonial Era (1700's-1810) 

Lesson Plans for Hand Drawn Era (1810-1850) 

Lesson Plans for Horse Drawn Era (1850's-1910) 

Lesson Plans for Early Motorized Era (1910-1950's) 

Lesson Plans for Modern Era (1950's-present) 


COLONIAL ERA 1700-1810

Grade 1

Mapping the Boston Fire 

Being a Good Citizen 

Now Hiring

Past, Present, Future Tools for Firefighting 

 

Grade 4

A Community of Volunteers

Mapping the Impact of the Great Boston Fire of 1750

Innovations of the Fire Engine 

Different Accounts of the Fire 

 

Grade 5

Colonial Artifact Discovery 

Civic Duty

Geography Exploration 

Economic Exploration

 

Grades 7-8

Civics

How are fires fought today compared to over 300 years ago? 

Opportunity Cost 

Vigils

 

Grades 9-10

What is civic duty and how did Benjamin Franklin exemplify it when creating firefighting clubs?

How was Boston's economy affected by the fire of 1760?

How are fires fought in various places around the world?

What were the key details, causes and effects of the Boston Fire of 1760? 

 

Grades 11-12 

Geography and influences on the Boston Fire of 1760

What artifacts could have helped the people in Boston? 

     Writing Prompt Artifacts

The cost of fire damage in Colonial Boston (1760)

     Kahoot! Quiz directions

Citizenship and Colonial fire fighting 

     Poll Everywhere directions 


HAND DRAWN ERA (1810-1850)

Grades K-1

Fighting Fires Part 1
Fighting Fires Part 2
Community Rebuilt
The Firefighter Flame Stoppers 

     

    Grades 2-3

    Hand drawn Era Civics
    Hand Drawn Era Economics 
    Hand Drawn Era Geography 
    Hand Drawn Era History 

       

      Grades 4-5

      Community Involvement with Fires in the 1800’s
      How Fire Affected Economics in the 1800’s 
       How Geography affected Fire in the 1800’s
      Fire Engines in the 1800’s 

         

        Grade 6

        “How Far did they Walk?”
        EXTRA EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT: The Hand-Drawn Era 
        Fighting Fire: Then and Now  
        Guess What Happened: Making Historical Inferences 

           

          Grade 8

          The Economics of Fire
          How Geography Affects Fires 
          Fire History
          Were Fires Civil?  


            HORSE DRAWN ERA (1850's-1910)

            Grades 2-3

            Horse Drawn Era day 1

                 Venn Diagram

            Horse Drawn Era day 2

            Horse Drawn Era day 3

                 Rubric

            Horse Drawn Era day 4

             

            Grades 4-5

            Horse Drawn Era Day 1

             

            Grade 6

            Rivalries and outraged citizens

            Resources around the world

            Productivity of the horse drawn era

            The Great Chicago Fire 

             

            Grade 7

            Firefighting with horses

            Artifact analysis

            Great Chicago Fire

            Horse Drawn Era project 

             

            Grade 8

            The Great Chicago Fire

            The horse drawn era

            The horse drawn era geography

            Completion of horse drawn era


            EARLY MOTORIZED ERA (1910-1950s)

            Grades K-1

            Fire trucks past and present!

            Goods, and services, and jobs, oh my!

            How has the City of Aurora changed? 

            What it takes to be a good citizen

             

            Grades 2-3

            Early motorized Era lesson 1

            Early motorized Era lesson 2

                 Venn Diagram

            Early motorized Era lesson 3

            Early motorized Era lesson 4

             

            Grades 4-5

            Learning how to get there

            Getting the water there...

            Learning how to rescue...

            Making it count...

             

            Grade 8

            The Triangle Waist Coat Factory fire lesson

            The Triangle Waist Coat Factory fire lesson 2

            Great blow up fire

            1923 Kanto earthquake fire 

             


            MODERN ERA (1950s-2000)

            Grades K-2

            Fire equipment costs

            Our fire responsibilities!

            The most common fire areas

            The Great Chicago Fire

             

            Grades 3-4

            A day in the life of a firefighter

            A new era

            Times are changing

            Firefighting by region

             

            Grades 5-6

            Putting out a fire

            History of fire gear

            Where are all the fire stations?

            How can we help firefighters? 

             

            Grades 7-8

            Fires and changing societies

            Fire fighting and settlement changes

            Fire fighting and history

            fire fighting and economics

             

            Grades 9-12

            Preventing harm. Survive. Be nice

            Pay for the services we need most? Or make them volunteer?

            Fighting fire! Ten of the deadliest fires in history and how we fought them

            Mapping the greatest fires in history 

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

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