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Summary and Objective
Students will understand that the ice harvesting in Turners Falls was an important industry and a necessary by-product of the Connecticut River.
Teaching Plan
Step 1.
Place fruit, milk, crackers, cheese, and cookies on the counter for 3 days and collect data on the observable changes.
Step 2.
On the day of this activity allow children to brainstorm reasons for why these changes occur. (Some need cold to stay fresh.)
Step 3.
Once children determine some items need to be kept cold to stay fresh, they will then brainstorm ways people kept these items fresh in the past.
Step 4.
Share with children a diagram and picture of an ice box explaining that a block of ice was put in the box and items that needed to be kept cold to stay fresh were placed inside in specific sections of the box.
Step 5.
Using pictures from p.36 and 37 of the book "Images of America - Montague" children will learn that ice for boxes came from the Connecticut River where Unity Park is now and were sold door to door by horse and wagon. For other towns, a good place to look is on the web site Harvesting the River.
Step 6.
Break class into groups of 3 students each. Each group should have copies of all 6 pictures from the digital collection with captions removed.(Captions should be found and copied from the American Centuries site)The students will work together to sequence the pictures and place the appropriate caption with each picture.
Step 7.
Groups will share their results and discuss their choices orally. In a journal,the students will share their reactions to the process of ice harvesting.
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