Designing for Change Learning Guide
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS Chicago Artists in the 1960s and ’70s used design to create powerful slogans, symbols, and imagery to amplify their visions for social change. … Learn More
Topic: Chicago History
American Medina: Stories of Muslim Chicago
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: PHOTOGRAPHS, ORAL HISTORIES Many people see Chicago as the American Medina, drawing Muslims from all over the country and world as Medina, Saudi Arabia has done for … Learn More
Transportation History
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, 3D OBJECTS Explore Chicago’s prominent role in the history of the railroads through transportation artifacts—both past and present. The Golden Spike Students will read “Joseph’s … Learn More
The Great Migration
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, 3D OBJECTS Gain empathy and understanding of the people who participated in one of the biggest population shifts in US history. Travelers in Time By … Learn More
Chicago Architecture
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, 3D OBJECTS Discover the basics of architecture and Chicago’s important role in architectural history though artifacts and design-and-build projects. The Art of Construction Taking on … Learn More
The First Ferris Wheel
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS When the Ferris wheel was introduced it inspired awe and wonder. The world’s first Ferris wheel was invented for Chicago’s Columbian Exposition of … Learn More
The Civil War: Up Close and Personal
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS Confederate Private William D. Huff began a diary after he was captured during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 18 and 19, 1863. … Learn More
My Chicago
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 3D OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS Designed for children ages 6 to 12, My Chicago uses the symbols and design of the city’s flag to explore our rich and diverse history. … Learn More