Join us for our third Homeschool Day of the school year!
Throughout the day, we’re offering highly engaging educational programming focused on history — just for homeschool students! Student activities include story time, tours, and workshops.
Pre-registration required. FREE for Maryland Students. $17 for Non-Maryland Students. $10 per adult.
Schedule of Student Activities
Your Homeschool Day ticket includes full Museum admission and your choice of two (2) student activities!
| Time | Activity Type | Activity Title | Activity Description | Recommended Grades | Meeting Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 to 11AM | Tour | Technology Changes: Innovation in Locomotive Design | This tour will use our historic collection to explore the technology advancements that happened to locomotive design in B&O facilities like the Mount Clare Shops. | Grades 1+ | Roundhouse Info Desk |
| 10:30 to 11AM | Workshop | Design a Safe Community Workshop | In this workshop, students will discover what a community needs to keep its residents safe. They will get to design a community using 2D and 3D objects with safety is mind. Participants will need to make sure to include fire stations, hospitals, schools, and all the safe road and railroad signs they think their community needs. | Grades PreK-3 | Education Station |
| 1 PM | Storytime | Jackrabbit McCabe and the Electric Telegraph by Lucy Margaret Rozier | Grades PreK-3 | Education Station | |
| 1 to 1:30PM | Tour | Fueling America’s Railroads: The Evolution of Fuel Type on the Railroad | In this tour, we will trace evolution of fuel types on the railroad over the past 200 years of B&O history and the impact of each on the environment. | Grades 3+ | Roundhouse Info Desk |
| 2 to 2:30PM | Tour | Underground Railroad | This tour will highlight the routes of freedom seekers who have interacted with the B&O Railroad on their journey to freedom, like Henry Box Brown and William & Ellen Craft. | Grades 4+ | Roundhouse Info Desk |
| 2:30 to 3 PM | Workshop | Carbon Life Cycle | In this workshop, participants will assume the roll of a carbon atom and travel through its life cycle to learn about its impact on our environment. | Grades 2+ | Education Station |
Lesson Plans
Check out our Pre-Visit and Post-Visit Lessons to accompany your student activities of choice.
Upcoming Events at the B&O
April 30, 2024
Screen Painting Exhibit at the B&O
May 1, 2024
Screen Painting Exhibit at the B&O
May 2, 2024
Screen Painting Exhibit at the B&O
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