Description
**EDUCATOR SPECIAL**
ITEMS INCLUDED
- Cayuga Lake: Past Present & Future by Carol Sisler (160 pgs black & white) (pub. 1999)
- Farmboy by John Babcock (240 pages black & white) (pub. 1999)
- How it Was; A Walking Tour of Downtown Ithaca (41 pgs black & white) (pub. 1982)
- All About Tommy - History at Home Activity Set (12 pgs full color) (pub. 2020)
- The Ithaca Kitty - History at Home Activity Set (12 pgs full color) (pub. 2020)
- Tale of Caesar Grimalkin Handout (2pg full color) (pub. 2020)
- Cemeteries of Tompkins County - Activity Set (12 pgs full color) (pub. 2020)
The History Center is pleased to offer this steeply discounted "Educator Special" for local schools, classrooms, and educational programs in and around Tompkins County. This items can be used for independent study, or as supplementary resource for other projects exploring local history.
Please note your school and/or educational program in your order notes.
Topics Covered:
- 5 hands on activities exploring the history of the Thomas Morse Aircraft Corporation and the construction of Tommy Planes in Ithaca. Includes art & craft, research, and story writing. (ELA 3W4 & 4W4 approved for one activity in booklet).
- 6 hands on activities exploring the history of the Arnold Tabby aka the Ithaca Kitty and the Ithaca women who invented the world famous toy. Includes art & craft, research, performance, and writing. (ELA 3W4 & 4W4 approved for one activity in booklet).
- Self guided field trip of downtown Ithaca exploring architectural history.
- Farmboy - 250 pages tracking the changes in agriculture history and practice in Central NY during the twentieth century - through one man's family story.
- Cayuga Lake - 160 pages broad overview exploring Cayuga Lake through it's human changes and impact, natural wildlife, enterprise, built communities, and geologic history.
WE CANNOT SHIP THIS ORDER - All books ordered must be picked up in-person at The History Center in Tompkins County during our open hours (Thurs-Sun) or by special appointment.