Aula Virtual ADKX
Connect to the Museum remotely with engaging virtual programming!
ADKX remote programs bring regional history and culture into your classroom on your schedule. Most programs can be adapted to grade-level curriculum and student interest. (Programs available using WebEx or Zoom platform.)
Programas para escuelas primarias
Butter is yummy on toast, popcorn and corn on the cob. It is also delicious baked in to cookies and cakes. Learn how people made butter themselves at home long ago, and the tools they needed. Learn how you can make your own at home!
Aprenda qué hace que los mamíferos de Adirondack sean especialmente adecuados para sobrevivir en nuestros bosques con una mirada en profundidad a las estructuras especializadas del cuerpo y el cráneo de nuestros especímenes de estudio.
Middle & High School Programs
Discover the thrills and dangers of the logging industry of long ago. Historic photos, film footage and tools of the trade are highlighted.
Students will explore the question:
What are the pros and cons of the development of the logging industry in the Adirondacks?
The extraction of minerals and ore has shaped the regions landscape and communities. Students will analyze historic photos of the industry and consider how mining has changed the environment and the effects of those changes.
Extend student examination of women’s rights and social inequity with this study of the Grace Brown murder. The tragic story of a young factory worker murdered by her social-climbing boyfriend, which has inspired works of fiction.
Photos, videos and one “special” artifact help students explore the question: What does it mean to be equal?
Discover the work of premier health champion Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau and the impact of his endeavors on the lifestyle and economy of a small Adirondack village. Students will envision ‘taking the cure’ in frigid Saranac Lake when tuberculous was a national epidemic.
The extraction of minerals and ore has shaped the regions landscape and communities. Students will analyze historic photos of the industry and consider how mining has changed the environment and the effects of those changes.
Names are universal, the stories behind them are unique. Names may express proud cultural heritage or serve as a weighty reminder of forced assimilation or misappropriation. This program uses diverse personal narratives to explore the significance of names, both individual and collective.
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