Educational Resource Kits

The following educational resource kits may be borrowed free of charge for a period of two weeks:

Ohio Lighthouses
This kit contains information on the Sandusky area’s lighthouses, as well as other lighthouses in Ohio. A teacher’s manual, models of a lightship and fresnal lens, video, slides and photographs of the Sandusky area light houses.

The Underground Railroad: The Sandusky Connection
Explore the history of the Underground Railroad in Sandusky and the boats used by the local abolitionists to transport escaping slaves to Canada. This wooden trunk includes a teacher’s manual with lesson plans, reproduction artifacts, games, videos and slides of Sandusky’s Underground Railroad sites.

Commercial Shipping
Discover the many natural resources shipped from the Sandusky area. A lake freighter model, videos, CD-ROM and examples of shipped items.

Passenger Boats
From the early steam passenger boats to the modern diesel motor vessels, discover the importance of this valuable means of transportation. The boats are illustrated through videos, photographs and replica artifacts.

Wetlands
Explore the area’s wetlands through activities associated with the fish, flora and fauna of the wetlands. Materials to make animal tracks and fish prints are included in this kit.

Educational resource kits may be borrowed by teachers and educators free of charge for two weeks at a time.

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