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Special Event
Event
Festival: Social Studies in the National Park
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Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 39.948188, -75.148525
On the lawn behind the Second Bank of the United States, Chestnut Street between 4th and 5th Streets
Dates & Times
Date:
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Time:
10:00 AM
Duration:
3 hours
Type of Event
Festival
Description
Take part in a social studies festival to learn about state and national history, geography, archeology, and more! Engage with topics ranging from 18th century medicine to Founding Fathers. The hands-on experiences - presented at tables, on the stage, and through roving programs - are appropriate for kids of all ages, especially elementary school students. The event is free and open to the public.
Explore these topics and more:
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: What is a library of life and why is it naturally awesome?
- American Philosophical Society: What does smell have to do with yellow fever?
- Arch Street Meeting House: Why might a walking purchase not be fair?
- Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs: Is it JUST a brick?
- Historic Philadelphia, Inc.: Who are the women of the 18th century?
- Independence Historical Trust: What games did kids play a long time ago?
- Museum of the American Revolution: Was James Forten a Founding Father?
- National Constitution Center: Who were "We the People" in 1787?
- National Liberty Museum: What does liberty look like today?
- Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks: Yellow Fever or Covid-19?
- Rutgers University - Camden: What can we learn from bones?
- Science History Institute: Can plants be used as medicine?
- Stenton Museum: What can primary sources tell us about slavery in Pennsylvania?
- Thomas Jefferson University: What do Thomas Jefferson and the prehistoric giant ground sloth have in common?
- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine: Who was Benjamin Franklin?
- Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History: How do we "Become American"?
- Wyck Historic House, Garden, and Farm: How do we grow and make our own medicine?
Reservation or Registration: No
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