Transportation

Trucks and trains tell the story of community. Each is constructed from a common pool of parts. Each will find unique form, function, color, and detail to match the individuality of your students. Just as many different trucks and trains make communities work. Trains have magnetic couplings.

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Slave Ship

Two hundred years ago, congress outlawed American ships’ transporting slaves. Slave trading did not stop. Even Connecticut’s ports were linked to this deadly commerce. Construct a slave ship printed with a powerful image that helped overturn this abuse. Learn the math and maps and misery of this trade.

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Colonial Toys

Immigrants brought to America traditions of crafting simple playthings out of common materials. These toys develop dexterity and inventiveness. Two toys from the catalog of clothespin classics. Connect to Colonial curriculum or the geography of play.

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Connecticut Clipper

In the first half of the 19th century, Connecticut joined the race to California and China in sleek, bold Clipper Ships. Construct a model clipper with a hold to export and import cargo that built Connecticut's industry and commerce.

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Woodland Village

Each student constructs half inch scale figures and a lodge… representing Quinnipiac or other woodland traditions…trees, tools, and totems that can be combined in a diorama of native American life. Adapt contemporary materials with the resourcefulness once applied to barks, skins and shells.

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