Spring Homeschool Day at the B&O

901 W Pratt Street,Baltimore MD 21223

06 April, 2022

Description

B&O Homeschool Days for the 2021-2022 school year; featuring train rides, storytimes, tours and workshops. For small homeschool groups or individual homeschool families, we offer special Homeschool Days throughout the school year. You’ll get to plan a trip to the birthplace of American railroading with train rides, a storytime, tours and workshops. Throughout the day, we're offering highly engaging educational programming in the areas of science, social studies and art - just for homeschool students! Attendees will be able to bring a bagged lunch or purchase one on site in the Museum’s Café and enjoy it outside under our pavilion or at our picnic tables in the sun. Your Homeschool Day ticket includes full Museum admission and your choice of two (2) student activities! See the full list of available activities below. For an additional cost of $2 per person, you can also add on a ticket for our 11:30am train ride, boarding at 11:15am. Limited seating is available so we recommend purchasing your train ride ticket ahead of ticket, which can be added on here at checkout. Please Note: Adult chaperones are required to accompany children. Chaperone tickets must be purchased ahead of time. Option 1 - Tour: B&O Goes Bananas: The Journey from Trees to Our Tables 10:30-11 AM, PreK- Grade 5 Using our collection of historic rolling stock, students will see how technology has advanced to make trade and freight on the railroad a primary way to transport the foods they see in their schools and homes every day.   Option 2 - Workshop: PVC Freight Challenge 10:30-11:15 AM, Grades 3+ In this workshop students will work together in teams as engineers to design and build a freight car using PVC pipes that will successfully carry freight down a path. Option 3 - Storytime: Railroad Storytime 12:30 - 1 PM, PreK-Grade 3 In this Railroad Storytime session, enjoy a read-aloud of a train themed book and get a take-home activity to enjoy while at home. Option 4 - Tour: Maryland on the Rails: The B&O's Contribution to Maryland History 1-1:30 PM, Grades 3+ This tour explores the role that the B&O Railroad played in shaping the state of Maryland as we know it today. Through this journey we will discover why Baltimore was an ideal location for the B&O Railroad and how the railroad has contributed to the robust history of the state of Maryland over the past (almost) 200 years. Option 5 - Workshop: What's In the Train Car? 1-1:45 PM, PreK-Grade 2 In this workshop, students will learn how the railroad designed freight cars to most efficiently carry all different types of goods, from liquids to canned goods and even animals. Option 6 - Tour: From Slavery to Civil Rights: the African American Railroading Legacy 2-2:30 PM, Grades 5+ This tour will explore the important role African Americans have played in the history of the railroad, from the dark days of slavery up through the Civil Rights Movement.  Option 7 - Workshop: Reflecting on the Underground Railroad Through Monoprint Design 2:30-3:15 PM, Grades 5+ In this workshop, students will learn about how the symbols of the Underground Railroad assisted freedom seekers in their journey out of slavery. We will then reflect on the meaning of these symbols by creating a piece of art through monoprint design. Option 8 - Tour: Fueling America's Railroad: Climate Change and the Evolution of Fuel Types 3:15-3:45 PM, Grades 3+ This tour explores the history and evolution of fuel types on the railroad. We will use our historical collection of railroad locomotives to explore how the design of locomotives changed as technology and environmental awareness advanced.