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The Schenectady Museum
http://www.schenectadymuseum.org
Contact:  518.382.7890

Located in Schenectady, New York, the Schenectady Museum is a center of discovery that depicts the rich cultural and technological history of its community.  The museum, which was founded in 1934, includes diverse collections that reflect Schenectady's technological, corporate and ethnic heritage.  It includes an interactive planetarium, hands-on educational programs for adult and children, fine arts, craft exhibits, and archive of electrical history and a nature preserve.

Distance Learning

If you have distance learning equipment, you can explore our one-of-a-kind collections from the comfort of your school. The THING That Changed the World is a live, interactive program that explores how electrification of the home changed family life, and stimulated the industrial revolution and rise in consumerism during the early 1900s. In a lively Q&A format with a Museum educator, students discover the science and evolution of a simple, household electrical appliance by exploring Museum objects and primary source documents such as factory photographs and advertisements.

The website pre-program activity, I'll Buy That! provides a great entry point for your students to sell this unique mystery object. While on-line, check out our NYS Learning Standards rubric for details about how this program addresses multiple learning standards. The fee is $100.00 and the school pays the connection fees for the video-conference call. Payment is due within 60 days of the program date.

Programs
Airwave Program: The THING That Changed the World!
Grades 4-8, 45 minutes

Industrial Age (Project VIEW)
What was it like and how did inventions change our way of life?
The General Electric Company serves as a case study of the industrial revolution in the United States.  Lesson interface includes Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Gifted and Talented students.