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Individual Programs
Academic Programs:
The Walter P. Chrysler Museum Foundation is proud to offer Cars, Children and Community, education programs for students in grades K-12 designed to:
Let’s Go – Grades K – 1
This teacher-lead program engages students in hands-on activities and more. Shapes, colors, numbers and letter sounds become the tools for understanding the exciting world of automobiles and transportation. Comprehensive support materials reinforce basic skills and extend the Museum experience to the classroom.
Rolling Along! – Grades 2 – 3
This teacher-led program provides opportunities for students to connect concepts related to shapes, textures, simple machines, force and energy and geography to the story of Walter P. Chrysler and Chrysler automotive heritage. Pre- and post-visit activities prepare students to apply concepts presented during the Museum experience to the classroom setting.
Cruising Through Time – Grades 4 – 6
In addition to exploring Chrysler's unique automotive heritage, this updated and enhanced program provides students the opportunity to discover their skills set and the value of teamwork as they build race cars, just like the legendary RAMCHARGERS team. Pre- and post-visit cross-curricular activites extend field trip-related concepts to the classroom.
Exploring Automotive Careers, Changes and Challenges - Grades 7+
Using examples from Chrysler's heritage, this program highlights how streamlining in the 1930s, downsizing in the 1970s and today’s search for energy alternatives have brought new and unexpected jobs to the automotive workforce. A tour through the Museum focuses on critical-thinking exercises that help students explore their own career preferences.
Let’s Go! activities explore:
The Let’s Go! teaching unit:
The Let’s Go! teaching poster and activities:
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Rolling Along! activities explore:
The Rolling Along! teaching unit:
The Rolling Along! student game page and activities:
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The Cruising Through Time lesson unit:
Cruising Through Time activities at the Museum include inquiry-based activities and hands-on demonstrations designed to promote students' awareness and understanding of:
Student pages and activities:
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Student activities before the Museum visit include:
Student activities during the Museum visit include:
Student activities following the Museum visit include:
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The Walter P. Chrysler Museum Foundation is proud to offer Cars, Children and Community, education programs for students in grades K-12 designed to:
- increase students' knowledge of science and social and historical changes brought about by the automobile;
- help students make connections to classroom learning and to maximize their visit to the Museum;
- enhance students' understanding of the many people, processes and parts it takes to make a car; and
- introduce students to automotive-related careers.
Let’s Go – Grades K – 1
This teacher-lead program engages students in hands-on activities and more. Shapes, colors, numbers and letter sounds become the tools for understanding the exciting world of automobiles and transportation. Comprehensive support materials reinforce basic skills and extend the Museum experience to the classroom.
Rolling Along! – Grades 2 – 3
This teacher-led program provides opportunities for students to connect concepts related to shapes, textures, simple machines, force and energy and geography to the story of Walter P. Chrysler and Chrysler automotive heritage. Pre- and post-visit activities prepare students to apply concepts presented during the Museum experience to the classroom setting.
Cruising Through Time – Grades 4 – 6
In addition to exploring Chrysler's unique automotive heritage, this updated and enhanced program provides students the opportunity to discover their skills set and the value of teamwork as they build race cars, just like the legendary RAMCHARGERS team. Pre- and post-visit cross-curricular activites extend field trip-related concepts to the classroom.
Exploring Automotive Careers, Changes and Challenges - Grades 7+
Using examples from Chrysler's heritage, this program highlights how streamlining in the 1930s, downsizing in the 1970s and today’s search for energy alternatives have brought new and unexpected jobs to the automotive workforce. A tour through the Museum focuses on critical-thinking exercises that help students explore their own career preferences.
Let’s Go! activities explore:
- colors
- sizing
- numbers
- directionality
- matching
- shapes
- sequencing
- letters and sounds
The Let’s Go! teaching unit:
- uses vehicles and a transportation theme to supplement and reinforce the teaching of basic skills
- includes a Teacher's Guide for CarNut® station activities at the Museum
- includes CarNut activity card and stickers to be completed by students at the CarNut stations
- includes a 24" x 36" four-color classroom teaching poster, student activities, teacher's guide and answer key
The Let’s Go! teaching poster and activities:
- are aligned with the Michigan Department of Education Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs)
- reflect brain-based learning research and the best teaching practices
- reinforce basic skills in math, science, language arts and social studies
- can be used in the classroom as a stand-along teaching unit
- can be used to prepare for and enhance an individual teacher-led field trip to the Walter P. Chrysler Museum
Click here for Let's Go Presentation
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Rolling Along! activities explore:
- simple machines
- transportation
- geometric shapes
- motion
- map skills
- force
- energy
- geography
The Rolling Along! teaching unit:
- uses vehicles and a transportation theme to supplement and reinforce the teaching of basic skills
- includes a Teacher's Guide for CarNut® station activities at the Museum
- includes CarNut activity card and stickers to be completed by students at the CarNut stations
- includes a 11" x 17" four-color student game page, student activities, teacher's guide and answer key
The Rolling Along! student game page and activities:
- is aligned with the Michigan Department of Education Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs)
- reflects brain-based learning research and the best teaching practices
- reinforces basic skills in math, science, language arts and social studies
- can be used in the classroom as a stand-alone teaching unit
- can be used to prepare for and enhance an individual teacher-led field trip to the Walter P. Chrysler Museum
Click here for Rolling Along Presentation
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The Cruising Through Time lesson unit:
- is aligned with the Michigan Department of Education Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs)
- reflects brain-based learning research and best teaching practices
- contains thematic activities that include language arts, math, science and social studies
- reinforces skills and strategies students need to be more successful on the MEAP tests
- introduces students to automotive-related careers
- contains activities from the ROCK U.S.A.™ 7-24-21-5™ Program, which introduces students to basic employability skills needed to be successful in any career
Cruising Through Time activities at the Museum include inquiry-based activities and hands-on demonstrations designed to promote students' awareness and understanding of:
- simple machines
- automotive-related words and parts of a car
- innovations, engineering and design firsts that changed automotive history
- automotive-related careers
- teamwork and collaboration
Student pages and activities:
- can be used as pre- and post-field trip lessons or independent of the Museum experience to help students learn more about the social and historical changes brought about by the automobile and enhance students' understanding of the many people, processes and parts it takes to make a car
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Student activities before the Museum visit include:
- Exploring Michigan's Six Career Pathways
- Completing lessons and projects in the ROCK U.S.A™ 7-24-21-5™ Career Education Program dealing with basic employability skills
- Completing a Personal Interest Inventory
- Completing an Anticipation Guide before viewing the Museum’s three background videos
Student activities during the Museum visit include:
- participating in a presentation by an automotive representative outlining various career opportunities, the skills needed and education necessary for success in the 21st century
- participating in hands-on demonstrations to observe, explore and construct new knowledge about automotive careers
- developing an awareness of the social, culterual and economic impact of the automobile
Student activities following the Museum visit include:
- Exploring career pathways based on students’ personal pre-visit inventories and researching the skills and education required for success in a given field
- Discussing automotive careers highlighted during the Museum visit, as well as the skills necessary for each career
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