Help your students discover history, civics and current events through hands-on programs designed for all ages.
WHAT IS DISTANCE LEARNING
Distance Learning is a selection of engaging programs that provide interactive opportunities for students to explore the life and legacy of President Kennedy through discussion and activities on U.S. history, world history, the Civil Rights Movement, oral history and the role of the historian.
All distance learning programs are aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Connections (TEKS) and the National Standards for United States History. Click here for the TEKS program alignment.
HOW TO BOOK?
All distance learning programs are designed to be 50 minutes in length. To request a program for your class or campus, please email education@jfk.org with details of your request: program, date, time and time zone where your school is located. The Museum’s Educator will respond via email to your request. Please note that sending the email does not represent a confirmed date and time for your distance learning program.
DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS
DEBATING THE ISSUES (9TH-12TH)
President Kennedy encouraged citizens of all ages to be actively involved in their communities and participate in civic discourse. Students will take on issues of the 1960s, examining their connections to current events before engaging in mini–debates.
$100 | 50 minutes | 9th-12th grades | Limit 60 students
How can you make a difference in your community if you are not old enough to vote? Students will learn about the three branches of government and how citizens can influence government decisions through civic engagement. Students will learn how to debate issues that will ultimately impact their own communities.
$100 | 50 minutes | 6th-8th grades | ≤ 60 students
RESISTANCE: CIVIL RIGHTS AND KENNEDY’S LEGACY (6TH-12TH)
In the 1960s, the Civil Rights movement was a major focus of change in the United States. During his presidency John F. Kennedy worked with many advisors to respond to protests, discrimination and events taking place. Students will have the opportunity to explore Kennedy’s impact on the movement through analyzing primary sources and role–playing key people who helped influence President Kennedy on Civil Rights.
$100 | 50 minutes | 6th–8th grade and 9th–12th grade | ≤60 students
CONFLICTING EVIDENCE (4TH-8TH AND 9TH-12TH)
Students become crime scene investigators, evaluating evidence found within the first
24 hours of the assassination of President Kennedy. Students will study primary source documents and images to determine their accuracy and gain a better understanding of what transpired on November 22, 1963. After reviewing the evidence and information provided, students will create a final report detailing their findings.
$100 | 50 minutes | 4th–8th and 9th–12th grades | ≤60 students
MYTHS AND CONSPIRACIES (6TH-12TH)
Have you ever wondered what myths and conspiracies surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy have been debunked and how to determine whether they are possible, improbable or impossible? In this program, staff from the Museum will discuss five of the most commonly mentioned myths and conspiracies.
Advance registration required | $100 | 50 minutes | 6th–12th grades
Engage your students’ detective skills to uncover time capsules created from the Museum’s collection of 1960s artifacts. Learn about President Kennedy and the 1960s by examining primary source materials including photographs, magazines, toys, clothing and more. Students will work in groups to unpack a time capsule and discover information about the person who packed it and then share their discoveries.
$100 | 50 minutes | 3rd–8th grades | ≤36 students
How can you tell a story without words? Students will examine photographs and artworks from the Museum’s collections to document people and events connected to President Kennedy and the 1960s. They will then create an artwork that documents their own lives and their connections to history.
$100 | 50 minutes | 4th–8th and 9th–12th grades | ≤60 students
Learn about President Kennedy and his life through the objects and buildings around him. Students will follow President Kennedy’s journey from childhood through his presidency and create a story book using basic shapes and patterns to draw the places important to him.
$100 | 50 minutes | K–3rd grades | ≤60 students
