dimenna children’s history museum history detectives
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DiMenna Children’s History Museum
History Detectives
The DiMenna Children’s History Museum is located at The New York Historical Society.
Transportation
The museum is located at West 77th Street and
Central Park West near the 81st Street stop for the B & C trains. The museum also receives school buses on the 77th Street entrance.
Personal Items
There are cubbies and closets outside the exhibits for personal items such as coats or school lunches.
However they are not locked so it is encouraged that students leave any
valuables they do not need at home.
Each class will have a scheduled tour with a museum educator which is arranged prior to
the visit.
Best Behavior
The museum educator will discuss the behavior
expectations while exploring the museum. Students
should be aware they are not to run, use their inside voice, they can touch but
wait their turn and use respectful language.
Students start with approximately 15 minutes to freely explore the pavilions and
all the interactive exhibits.
History Detectives
Students will then select three pavilions they would like to focus on during the History Detective activity.
This is when they investigate using a museum supplied worksheet to learn more from each of the selected pavilions. Because the resources relate to the Newsboys the Newsies pavilion should be one.
History Detectives
Other pavilions that students have shown
interest are the Esteban Bellan (baseball), James
McCune Smith (medicine) and The Orphan Train. The
museums website can provide more details about
all of the pavilions.
Students should be prepared to share what they learned during their investigation.
After The Museum
The trip will include a chance to see the Destination
Museum which is a multi-media film about the history of New York City. There is no cafeteria so classes should
bring their lunches. Students can eat across the street in Central Park or a museum
classroom if one is available.
Have A Great Trip