Log House Life (preschool-grade 5, 25 students per group, 1-hr program)
Program transports students to life in a typical Bucks County/Delaware Valley log house two centuries ago, engaging learners through a variety of hands-on tasks. Costumed interpreters help students imagine they are in a different time and place by taking on the persona of a late colonial log house dweller. Intended for preschool and early elementary learners, the program is designed especially to develop historical thinking skills, including concepts of sequence, duration and distance in time.
Frontier Trading (grades 3-5, 25 students per group, 1-hr program)
Students immerse themselves in the economics of early American communities, exploring how people obtained the goods they needed to survive and prosper. Along the way, students develop an enhanced understanding of the challenges faced by earlier generations of Americans.
Simple Machines (preschool-grade 5, 25 students per group, 1-hr program)
Inspired by the museum’s collection of pre-industrial hand tools, students investigate six simple machines, explore how these machines make work easier, and work together to build a Simple Machines mobile. Students are encouraged to make connections between the program and their visit to the museum, where they encounter the tools and machines that met the wants and needs of 18th– and early 19th-century Americans.
A Civil War Soldier’s Life (grades 4-7, 25 students per group, 1.5-hr program)
Students learn about the everyday life of a Union infantry soldier during the Civil War. Various activities explore the hardships, daily routines, and pastimes of a soldier during this time period. The program features touchable objects, period images and interactive learning.
Mercer Sampler (grades 3-5, 100 students per group, 2.5-hr program)
Experience two of our on-site offerings, tailored to grade level, in this rotational program for larger groups. Program consists of a museum visit and condensed versions of Log House Life, Frontier Trading, Simple Machines and/or A Civil War Soldier’s Life.
