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SOL |
Key Points |
Activities |
| History K.1 |
The student will understand that history relates to events
and people of other times and places by � Identifying
examples of past events in legends and historical accounts.
� Identifying examples of interesting Americans through
exposure to biographies of important people of the past |
The Museum of the Middle Appalachians is a natural and
cultural history museum. Its exhibits contain numerous examples of past events. |
Observation and discussion of the exhibits. Totten
Collection Timeline activity |
Geography K.2 |
The student will compare and contrast the relative location
of people, places, and things by � Placing objects using
near/far, up/down, left/right, behind/in front; and
� Locating land and water on a map using north, east,
south, and west. |
The museum has an interactive three-dimensional model of the
Saltville Valley and a topographical map of the region. |
Students may be asked to point out various features on the
interactive Saltville Valley model. |
Geography K.3 |
The student will use simple maps, globes and other
three-dimensional models to � Locate areas referenced in
historically based legends and stories |
The museum has an interactive three-dimensional model of the
Saltville Valley and a topographical map of the region |
Students are told various stories about events which happened
in Saltville. The location of the event is pointed out on the Saltville Valley model. |
Economics K.5 |
The student will match simple descriptions of work that
people do and the names of those jobs with examples from the local community and
historical accounts. |
Saltville has a seventy-year history as a company town. |
Discussion of jobs at the Olin plant. Observation of pictures
from the Totten Collection which depict people at work on their particular jobs. |
History 1.1 |
The student will compare everyday life in different places
and times and recognize that people, places, and things change over time through such
comparisons as � Current school and community with past
school and community and
� Contemporary American life and American life in previous
time periods |
The museum has an extensive collection of photographs (The
Totten Collection) spanning well over 100 years of local history. |
Totten Collection timeline activity. |
History 1.4 |
The student will construct time lines to show sequence and
change and will identify examples of possible cause and effect. |
The museum has an extensive collection of photographs (The
Totten Collection) spanning well over 100 years of local history. |
Totten Collection timeline activity |
Economics 1.9 |
The student will describe the differences between human
resources (people at work), natural resources (water, soil, wood, coal, etc.), and capital
resources (machines, tools, etc.) used to produce different goods or services. |
Saltville was a company town in which the entire economy
revolved around the plant. Saltville has an extended history as an industrial area. |
Observation and discussion of the Company Town exhibit. |
History 2.2 |
The student will compare rural, urban, and suburban
communities and describe how the local community has changed physically and
demographically over time. |
Throughout the years, Saltville has evolved first as an
industrial town to a small community. Much of the surrounding area is very rural. |
Totten Collection timeline activity |
History 2.3 |
The student will compare the tribes of American Indians in
Virginia with nomadic (e.g., Sioux) and settled, agricultural tribes (e.g., Pueblo) in
other regions in America. |
Saltville was the location of a large Woodland Indian
exhibit. The museum has an extensive collection of artifacts. |
Observation and discussion of the Woodland Indian exhibit. |
Economics 2.6 |
The student will explain the interdependence of producers and
consumers in a market economy by describing factors that have influenced consumer demand
and describing how producers have used natural resources, human resources, and capital
resources to produce goods and services in the past and the present. |
Various industries have been located in Saltville over the
last 200 years precisely because of the demand for the products made from the resources
available here. |
Discussion of the salt production industry and later the
chemical industry located in Saltville. |
Economics 3.7 |
The student will describe the economic specialization and
interdependence involved in the production of goods and services in various types of
communities in the past. |
Saltville has an over 200 year history as an industrial
region. It was a major salt production are in the 19th century and was the location of a
chemical manufacturing facility during much of the 20th century. |
Discussion of the salt production industry and later the
chemical industry located in Saltville |
Economics 3.10 |
The student will describe the impact of changing modes of
transportation and communication on the distribution of goods and services |
A rail line came into Saltville to bring raw materials to the
plant and to transport finished goods out. |
Discussion of the need to move goods and how it influenced
the production of such goods. |
Virginia Studies 4.1 |
The student will explain the impact of geographic factors in
the expansion and development of Virginia, with emphasis on � The
location of American Indians, various European settlers, and African slaves |
The hill directly adjacent to the museum was the site of a
large Indian village located here because of the abundant natural resources. This also
influenced the settling of Europeans. Slave labor was used in the salt furnaces during
the Civil War. |
Observation of the Valley Model and the topographic map.
Discussion of the geography of the area and how it was a factor in Virginia history. |
Virginia Studies 4.4 |
The student will describe the social and political life of
Virginians between the Revolutionary War and the end of the Civil War, with emphasis on � Conflicts between northern and southern states and within
Virginia
� Virginia’s role in the Civil War, including major
battles and leaders in the Confederate army, including, J.E.B. Stuart |
Saltville was know as the "Salt Capital of the
Confederacy." Salt production began in the 1790's.
Madam Elizabeth Henry Campbell Russell, a sister to Patrick Henry, was a prominent
citizen of Saltville.
Willliam A. Stuart, brother to J.E.B. Stuart, had a home in Saltville. This home is now
the property of the museum. |
Discussion of the history of Saltville and its ties to many
events across the state. Discussion of local prominant citizens such as W. A. Stuart,
Madam Russell, Robert Porterfield, William King. |
