Parks as Classrooms

Curriculum Materials

The Tsongas Industrial history Center offers a wide variety of pre- and post-visit activities, lesson plans, curriculum, units, and primary sources to support your teaching. We also offer suggestions for education materials and novels, such as "THe Bobbin Girl"and "Lyddie", which complement our programs and are available at the Park’s bookstore.

All Curriculum Materials

Curriculum

Engineer It! Pre- and Post- Visit Activity Guide

Learn More

Field Trips

The Tsongas Industrial History Center supports and encourages the teaching of industrial history using site-based, hands-on experiences for over 60,000 students in grades 3 through 12 annually. Our field trips and in-school programs are aligned with Massachusetts and New Hampshire State Curriculum Frameworks, as well as the Common Core State Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards.

All Field Trips

Traveling Trunks

Use this interdisciplinary set of primary sources to give students insight into one mill girl’s experience in Lowell. Includes family letters, newspaper articles, mill and hospital records, receipts, advertisements, and lithographs.

All Traveling Trunks

Primary Sources

The World of Barilla Taylor

Learn More