AACA Museum partnered with Lebanon Valley College to develop education modules that use the automobile and automotive history to help teach science, technology, engineering, art, and math (i.e. STEAM) concepts. Each module contains teacher resources and student activities, and all are tied to Pennsylvania’s academic standards.
Grade: Pre K to Kindergarten
The pre-k and kindergarten school educator materials are free to download. Click the arrow symbol to access the particular subject module you wish to download.
Trains – Educator Materials
Grade: Kindergarten
What do we need to have to make a train go?
Developed by: Taylor, Lebanon Valley College May 2016
Grade: Elementary School
The elementary school educator materials are free to download. Click the arrow symbol to access the particular subject module you wish to download.
Are We There Yet – Educator Materials
Grade: 1st
How can I follow directions using co-ordinate points and landmarks?
Developed by:
McCarthy
Lebanon Valley College
What causes boats to sink or float?
GPS Units
How does a GPS help people around the world?
Grade: 1st
Developed by:
Leidigh & Vrablic
Lebanon Valley College
Liquids Solids and Gasses Oh My Unit – Educational Material
How does a GPS help people around the world?
Grade: 2nd
Developed by:
Jasmine
Lebanon Valley College
Map My Drive – Educator Materials
How do I read a map and identify the physical landmarks on it?
Grade: 3rd
Developed by:
Elaine Gross
Lebanon Valley College
Road Trip – Miles Per Gallon Unit
How do I read a map and identify the physical landmarks on it?
Grade: 3rd
Developed by:
Lebanon Valley College
What Makes a Car Go?
SWBAT work in small groups to build a car and see which group’s car will go the farthest.
Grade: 4th
Developed by:
Stottlemyer
Lebanon Valley College
Physical Science Lesson on Cars
Developed by:
Julie Smith
Lebanon Valley College
Living vs. Non-Living
Grade: Middle School
The middle school educator materials are free to download. Click the arrow symbol to access the particular subject module you wish to download.
Graphing & Data Predictions – Educator Materials
Includes PowerPoint Presentations
Developed by:
Sara Behm & Austin DeLaRonde
Lebanon Valley College
Note: You’ll need to download all the files below to conduct the class.
Braking Systems – Educator Materials
Braking Systems
Includes PowerPoint Presentations
Developed by:
Gabrielle Pretot & Ashley Kutz
Lebanon Valley College
Note: You’ll need to download all the files below to conduct the class.
Women in the Automobile Industry – Educator Materials
Women in the Automobile Industry
Math: Ratios & Percentages
Developed by:
Mary Baldassarre
Lebanon Valley College
Rubber Boom
Grade: 8
Developed by:
Matthew Bishop & Kyler Burke
Lebanon Valley College
1960s Automobiles and Culture Outsiders
Grade: 7
Developed by:
Megan Lough
Lebanon Valley College
Evolution of Traffic Laws
Developed by:
Renate Berger
Lebanon Valley College
Grade: High School
The high school educator materials are free to download. Click the arrow symbol to access the particular subject module you wish to download.
Spanish Tense Conjugation – Educator Materials
Written descriptions and tense conjugation
General information about automobiles
Developed by:
Robyn Moore
Lebanon Valley College
English: 1920s Automobile Symbolism – Educator Materials
he automobile in the 1920s and The symbolism of the automobile in The Great Gatsby
Developed by:
History-Erica Laufer
English-Nicole Shepski
Lebanon Valley College
Note: You’ll need to download all the files below to conduct the class.
History – Educator Materials
Newspaper
Students will use research and information from the AACA Museum and their local or school library to create a newspaper front page featuring an advertisement for one of the specific cars on display in the museum.
Developed by:
Lebanon Valley College
History of Women and the Automobile
Developed by:
Glenn Dietrich
Lebanon Valley College
WWII and the Automobile
Developed by:
Glenn Dietrich
Lebanon Valley College
Please Note: There are two PowerPoint presentations that must be requested as the files are too large to post. Please contact education@aacamuseum.org.
Expect 5 – 7 business days for a response.
History of the VW during WWII
Developed by:
Korissa Harold & Morgan Yealy
Lebanon Valley College
Please Note: There are two PowerPoint presentations that must be requested as the files are too large to post. Please contact education@aacamuseum.org.
Expect 5 – 7 business days for a response.
Age of Aquarius
Developed by:
Cecilia Arvelo
Millersville University
Age of Aquarius Module (PDF)
Physics & Science – Educator Materials
Physics
AACA Museum -Physics
Inertia & wheel design
Developed by:
Lindsey Wilson
Lebanon Valley College
Biology
The Evolution of Man & Machine
Developed by:
Ryan VanHouten & Andrew Flinchbaugh
Lebanon Valley College
Chemistry
Auto Thermal
Developed by:
Kevin Doty
Lebanon Valley College
Ecology
Ecology and Carbon Footprint
Developed by:
Lebanon Valley College
