Need a printable version of the field trip guide that has even more extension activities for kids to learn? Grab the 20 page printable pack to help connect the history of the textile mills in New England and Lowell, Massachusetts to the modern day work experience. Discuss topic ranging from how the Industrial Revolution changed American society to how mills forced important labor laws to be passed.

The links for the recommended book list and other photos are included in this post: How To Weave Together A Field Trip To Bootts Mills Cotton Museum That Will Make An Impact

Get the most out of an educational field trip to Lowell, MA and bring the entire Industrial Revolution into view with this field trip guide and associated adventure to the Bootts Cotton Mill Museum.

• Go through important information to know before going such as parking and planning a picnic lunch
• Book lists for before and after visiting
• Applied and interactive learning activities
• 15 discussion questions to use on the car ride back or even as essay prompts
• A vocabulary list to know either before going or to be sure to capture while there
• “Ask the Worker” guide
• ”Mapping the Industrial Revolution” Graphic Organizer
• “Developing your Opinion” about freedom. This should draw from many part of the museum and students should take quick notes to have a more comprehensive answer about what freedom really is to them by the end of the journey
• Favorite parts assessment
• ”Inventions and Ideas” synthesis discussion or essay question