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McLean County Map in Corn Exhibit

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Title
McLean County Map in Corn Exhibit
Description
A map of McLean County sits in the middle of a corn school exhibit at a December 17, 1909, Teacher's Institute in Normal, Illinois.
Interpretation
By 1895, agriculture had been added to the courses of reading, writing, and arithmetic in schools. The earliest efforts in convincing farmers to adopt 'scientific methods' were centered in the one-room school. Take-home demonstration projects were designed to out-produce dad's field. The projects included seed testing projects and other scientifc tests which eroded traditional farming methods.
Inscription
McLean County Map made out of corn. Teachers Institute, Dec. 17, 1909, Normal, Ill.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • School Museum  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social Systems  
  • 15 Economics  
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 16 History  
Author or Creator
  • Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
  • McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
  • Koos, Greg, 1949-  
  • Hartzold, Susan  
Source
Just Corn: The Amaizing Story' exhibit, museum archives  
Subject / Keywords
  • Schoolteachers  
  • Education  
  • Maps  
  • Corn  
  • Exhibitions  
  • Bloomington (Ill.)  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1909
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
mch0377
Date Created
37410
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleMcLean County Map in Corn Exhibit
DescriptionA map of McLean County sits in the middle of a corn school exhibit at a December 17, 1909, Teacher's Institute in Normal, Illinois.
InterpretationBy 1895, agriculture had been added to the courses of reading, writing, and arithmetic in schools. The earliest efforts in convincing farmers to adopt 'scientific methods' were centered in the one-room school. Take-home demonstration projects were designed to out-produce dad's field. The projects included seed testing projects and other scientifc tests which eroded traditional farming methods.
InscriptionMcLean County Map made out of corn. Teachers Institute, Dec. 17, 1909, Normal, Ill.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • School Museum  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social Systems  
  • 15 Economics  
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 16 History  
Author or Creator
  • Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
  • McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
  • Koos, Greg, 1949-  
  • Hartzold, Susan  
SourceJust Corn: The Amaizing Story' exhibit, museum archives  
Subject / Keywords
  • Schoolteachers  
  • Education  
  • Maps  
  • Corn  
  • Exhibitions  
  • Bloomington (Ill.)  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1909
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifiermch0377
Date Created37410
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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