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Teacher Resources
Teachers, chaperones and parents, are you looking for a self-guided tour through Independence National Historical Park? If so, try one of these. These Drop-In Packets are designed to be used with small groups of 2-8 students with a chaperone/ parent. No advance subject knowledge is needed to use this self-guided tour.

Following in Franklin’s Footsteps (self-guided walking tour)

Thomas Jefferson’s Homework (self-guided walking tour)

Daily Life and Diversity in 18th Century Philadelphia - (self-guided walking tour)

Historic Preservation

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Archeology Activities

Second Bank Portrait Gallery: Questions to Ponder

Trail Guide for Scouts

Lesson plans for teaching the American Revolution
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Grab your pens and unleash your imagination for the Hedgehog's Herald adventure!

Interested in having your class participate in a web-based program about Daily Life in 18th Century Philadelphia?

Photo of Angora cat  

Did You Know?
Did you know Benjamin Franklin had a pet angora cat? When it died, he asked artist and natural historian Charles Willson Peale to preserve it through a taxidermy process.

Last Updated: March 09, 2009 at 11:45 EST