Educational Resources
The Lynden Pioneer Museum is dedicated to offering
excellent educational and historic resources to the surrounding
community and beyond.
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For Teachers
Below are some resources for
teachers to enhance your history or social studies curriculum while
meeting Washington StateEssential Academic Learning Requirements in
history, geography, civics, economics and inquiry and information
skills.
- Lessons and Activities
Download history and social study lessons and activities.
- Slide Shows
Photographs and narration available at the museum, for rent or
presented by a museum volunteer/staff. Contact the museum to order.
- Pioneer Workshops
- Settlement to Town Workshops
- Speakers and Presenters
LPM connects you to local historians and knowledgeable speakers and
presenters for more Whatcom County history. Contact the museum for names of
presenters.
- Virtual Museum Project: for Grades
7-12
Students participate behind the scenes to create a digital exhibit for
the public. Contact the museum if you wish to participate. Take a moment to look at the museum's
online collections.
- History and Technology in the
Classroom
Helpful ideas about how to enhance your history and social studies
lessons using basic classroom technology and the Internet. More info coming soon.
- Collaborative Projects
Teachers and LPM collaborate to expand students' experience of history,
and enrich teaching resources for educators. Contact the museum for
collaboration ideas.
- Wireless Discovery Network
A small, handheld computer called a “Time Machine”
gives students access to digital displays and primary resources in the
museum. Now you can access the same information online by using the online collections.
- Archives
25,000 artifacts from Whatcom County’s early residents, as
well as 24, 000 photographs, searchable by subject, ranging from
1860’s to present. Contact the museum for an appointment to
search the archives.
- Library
Books and other publications about the history of the Pacific
Northwest, many out-of-print. Contact the museum for an appointment to
use the library.
- Extra Credit Opportunities
Offer extra credit to your students for attending special museum
events. Contact the museum for a calendar of upcoming events.
- National History Day
A link to this nation wide competition of student history presentations
including dramatic performances, and visual displays. Click here.
- Links
Other great history websites containing facts, lesson plans, games, and
primary and secondary historical resources. Click here.
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