Full Steam Ahead: Robert Fulton & the Age of Steam Boating
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- What is Steam Power?
Students discuss steam power -- its advantages and the way it works. In our program, this lesson was conducted before students visited the Albany Inst...
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- Images & Themes from the Hudson
Students use images attached here to investigate primary sources and answer questions about culture, art and literature, transportation, commerce, eco...
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- Connecting Hudson River Art & History
Students view and analyze a series of Hudson River images (attached here) from the Albany Institute of History and Art. To help students make connecti...
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- Pollution in the Hudson Valley
Students conduct web-based research to discover how pollution affects the Hudson Valley, how scientists and activists help us become aware of the prob...
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- Preparing to Paint the Hudson Valley
This lesson builds on what students already know about the Hudson Valley and provides some art basics to help them prepare to paint a mural featuring ...
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- Travel Postcard
This activity can be adapted for use with many topics although it was developed in conjunction with Full Steam Ahead: Robert Fulton and the Age of Ste...
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