Did you know that Museums can be far more than just a history lesson in and out of the classroom?

Teachers have used museums to assist student learning in many curriculum areas such as history, science, language arts, math, economics, unit studies and more. Let the Rosson House and our museum website’s School Tour/Teacher Resources and Historical Fun pages help you think outside the box! How about creating a math assignment using an early historical recipe? Make a creative writing lesson of what it would be like to live in the Rosson House in 1895 Phoenix or as a medical doctor at the turn of the 20th century? Have students construct a map or timeline of early Phoenix, Block 14 (Historic Heritage Square) or your school’s neighborhood? You can also learn about invention with our Early Entertainment page or even a bit about popcorn science with links on our Popcorn History page.

With the ongoing importance of Arizona Academic State Standards, we would like to help teachers in any way we can to meet these goals. From a 30 minute guided tour of the Rosson House, an extended program or via activities and printables from the museum website, teachers can supplement and/or apply the following State Standards to enhance their students’ learning experience.

Please note that the applicable Social Studies Standard examples listed below are from the newly revised Arizona Social Studies Standards.

Including, but not limited to:

Social Studies Standard Third Grade

Strand 1 American History

Concept 1: Research Skills for History

• PO 3. Use primary source materials (e.g., photos, artifacts, interviews, documents, maps) to study people and events from the past.
• PO 4. Retell stories to describe past events, people

Strand 3: Civics/Government

Concept 1: Foundations of Government

• P0 2. Recognize that people in the United States have varied backgrounds but may share principles, goals, customs and traditions.

Concept 4: Rights, Responsibilities, and Roles of Citizenship

• PO 3: Identify traits of character (e.g. honesty, courage, cooperation, respect, trustworthiness, responsibility, and citizenship) that are important to the preservation and improvement of democracy. (Did you know that our Hands-On Heritage & Rosson House Plus tour program theme is on turn of the 20th century etiquette and how it relates today? Click here for the school tour page).

Strand 5: Economics

• PO 5. Discuss reasons why some goods are made locally and some are made in other parts of the United States and world.
• PO 6. Discuss how producers use natural, human, and capital resources to create goods and services.

Concept 2: Microeconomics

• PO 1. Discuss different ways individuals can earn money.

Strand 4: Geography

Concept 4: Human Systems

• PO 1. Describe changes over time in transportation.
• PO 2. Describe changes over time in communication networks.
• PO 4. Describe elements of culture of a community or nation (e.g., food, clothing, housing, customs, beliefs) in areas studied.

Social Studies Standard Fourth Grade

Strand 1: American History

• PO 4. Recognize that Arizona changed from a territory to a state on February 14, 1912.

Strand 3: Civics/Government

• PO 3. Describe Arizona's transition from territory to statehood:

Concept 4: Rights, Responsibilities, and Roles of Citizenship

• PO 2: Identify traits of character (e.g. responsibility, respect, loyalty, integrity) that are important to the preservation and improvement of democracy. (Did you know that our Hands-On Heritage & Rosson House Plus tour program theme is on turn of the 20th century etiquette and how it relates today? Click here for the school tour page).
• PO 3. Describe the importance of citizens being actively involved in the democratic process (e.g., voting, campaigning, civil and community service, volunteering, jury duty).

Strand 4: Geography

Concept 2: Places and Regions

• PO 2. Describe ways in which Arizona has changed over time from statehood to today.

Strand 5: Economics

• PO 1. Explain the decision for a personal spending choice.
• PO 2. Identify that specialization improves standards of living (e.g., medical care, home building).
• PO 3. Give examples of how voluntary exchanges of goods and services can be mutually beneficial.

Social Studies Standard Fifth Grade

Strand 5: Economics

Concept 2: Microeconomics

• PO 1. Explain how price incentives affect peoples' behavior and choices,
• PO 3. Identify how people earn income by selling their labor to businesses or governments.
• PO 4. Describe ways in which entrepreneurs take risks to develop new goods and services.

Social Studies Standard Seventh Grade

Strand 4: Geography

Concept 2: Places and Regions

• PO 4. Describe how a place changes over time.

Concept 4: Human Systems

• PO 10. Describe how changes in technology, transportation, communication, and resources affect the location of economic activities in places and world regions.

Social Studies Standard Eighth Grade

Strand 5: Economics

Concept 2: Microeconomics

• PO 4. Describe how income for most people is determined by the value of the goods and services they sell.

*Language Arts Standards STANDARD 2: Writing. Students effectively use written language for a variety of purposes and with a variety of audiences.

Foundations (1st-3rd grade)

W -F1. Use the writing process, including generating topics, drafting, revising ideas and editing, to complete effectively a variety of writing tasks.

• PO 1. Generate topics through prewriting activities (e.g. brainstorming, webbing, mapping, drawing, writer's notebook etc.). PO 2. Align purpose (e.g. to entertain, inform, communicate) with audience.
• PO 3. Write a first draft with the necessary components for a specific genre.
• PO 4. Revise draft content (e.g. organization, relevant details, clarity).
• PO 5. Edit revised draft-using resources (e.g. dictionary, word lists and banks, thesaurus, spell checker, glossary, style manual, grammar and usage reference).
• PO 6. Proofread revised draft
• PO 7. Present final copy according to purpose (read aloud, display, publish, mail, send, perform).

W-F2. Use correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and word usage and good penmanship to complete effectively a variety of writing task.

• PO 1. Spell high frequency words correctly.
• PO 2. Punctuate endings of sentences
• PO 3. Capitalize sentence beginnings and proper nouns
• PO 4. Use standard, age-appropriate grammar and word usage (e.g., basic subject-verb agreement, complete sentences, appropriate verb tense, regular/plurals).
• PO 5. Write legibly

Essentials (4th - 8th grade)

W-E1. Use correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and usage, along with varied sentence structure and paragraph organization, to complete effectively a variety of writing tasks.

• PO 1. Spell correctly.
• PO 2. Punctuate correctly.
• PO 3. Apply rules of capitalization. PO 4. Apply standard grammar and usage. PO 5. Organize paragraphs with a variety of sentence
  structures.

W-E6. Write formal communications, such as personal or business letters, messages, directions and applications, in an appropriate format and for a specific audience and purpose

4th - 5th grade

• PO 1. Write a formal communication in an appropriate format for a specific audience and purpose
• PO 2. Organize ideas in a meaningful sequence using transitional words or phrases (e.g., first, next, then)
• PO 3. Express ideas that are clear and directly related to the topic

6th - 8th grade

• PO 1. Write a formal communication in an appropriate format for a specific audience and purpose
• PO 2. Organize ideas in a meaningful sequence using smooth transition.
• PO 3. Express ideas that are clear and directly related to the topic

Workplace Skills

STANDARD 4: Students work individually and collaboratively within team settings to accomplish objectives.

4WP-R2. Demonstrate politeness and adaptability in their relations with other people

• PO 1. Practice positive manners

STANDARD 5: Students will demonstrate a set of marketable skills that enhance career options.

5WP-R3. Describe appropriate behavior for different settings (e.g., in a classroom, on a bus, in an audience)

• PO 1. Compare behaviors for different settings

5WP-R4. Define the importance of the basic academic skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking and mathematics) in being successful at home and at school

ESSENTIALS (4th-8th grade)

1WP-E4. Respond to oral and written presentations by formulating relevant feedback, expressing opinions, discerning the main idea and distinguishing fact from opinion

• PO 1. Summarize main ideas of an oral or written presentation
• PO 3. Formulate related questions in a presentation
• PO 4. Express opinions relating to the main idea in a presentation

1WP-E5. Interpret, clarify, and evaluate a presenter’s point of view

• PO 1. Explain the presenter’s point of view (4th-5th grade)
• PO 2. Compare the presenter’s point of view with personal point of view (6th-8th grade)

Hands-On Heritage Program

includes the above plus, but not limited to:

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION STANDARDS

ESSENTIALS (4th-8th grades)

*STANDARD 3: TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS. Students use technology tools to enhance learning, to increase productivity and creativity, and to construct technology-enhanced models, prepare publications and produce other creative works.

3T-E1. Use formatting capabilities of technology tools for communicating and illustrating

• PO 1. Use word processing editing tools to revise a document (e.g., cut and paste, tabs and margins, font size, font style, delete and undo, selecting, spell check, click and drag)
• PO 2. Design a word processing document with graphical elements (e.g., clip art, digital photographs, symbols, using text wrap, cropping, sizing, drawing tools)

*can be used in conjunction with the ”Back in the Classroom” activities.