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==Learning Activity 8-B-1: Local History Project== Final Joanna Furnace Power Point presentation to use with class Open the Power Point Presentation, click on "slide show" option, discuss captions with students, a mouse click will bring in a photo and advance slide-

==Learning Activity 3-D-2: Local Documents, Data, and Cartoons==

final documents and data for Joanna Furnace Project Comments in Discussion. Liz

Learning Activity 4-D-1: Local Photos and Posters by Kellie
I couldn't get 2 of my photos to paste on here one is an aerial interactive map of the Joanna Furnace site the other is a blueprint of the original furnace room (the links are in the attachment)

1792 photo depicting Blowing house to the left with pipe stoves for the hot blast in the center with the furnace and stock houses to the right.

Current photographs of all restored buildings with labels :
 * ~ Joanna Furnace ||~ Side View of Furnace ||~ Air Chute Cover ||~ Air Pump ||
 * [[image:http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_12.jpg width="150" height="150" caption="Joanna Furnace" link="http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_12.jpg"]] || [[image:http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_13.jpg width="150" height="150" caption="Side View of Furnace" link="http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_13.jpg"]] || [[image:http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_14.jpg width="150" height="150" caption="Air Chute Cover" link="http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_14.jpg"]] || [[image:http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_15.jpg width="150" height="150" caption="Air Pump" link="http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_15.jpg"]] ||


 * ~ Tie Rods ||~ Front of Furnace ||~ Iron Work ||~ Retention Bar ||
 * [[image:http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_16.jpg width="150" height="150" caption="Tie Rods" link="http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_16.jpg"]] || [[image:http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_20.jpg width="150" height="150" caption="Front of Furnace" link="http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_20.jpg"]] || [[image:http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_21.jpg width="150" height="150" caption="Iron Work" link="http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_21.jpg"]] || [[image:http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_24.jpg width="150" height="150" caption="Retention Bar" link="http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_24.jpg"]] ||


 * ~ Joanna Furnace & Engine House ||~ Blacksmiths House ||~ Office Store ||~ Stables ||
 * [[image:http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_28.jpg width="150" height="150" caption="Joanna Furnace & Engine House" link="http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_28.jpg"]] || [[image:http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_BSMITH.jpg width="150" height="150" caption="Blacksmiths House" link="http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_BSMITH.jpg"]] || [[image:http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_OFFICE_STORE.jpg width="150" height="150" caption="Office Store" link="http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_OFFICE_STORE.jpg"]] || [[image:http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_STABLES.jpg width="150" height="150" caption="Stables" link="http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_STABLES.jpg"]] ||


 * ~ Rear of Charcoal House ||~ Side View of Charcoal House ||~ Front of Charcoal House ||
 * [[image:http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_CHOUSE10.jpg width="150" height="150" caption="Outside the Furnace" link="http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_CHOUSE10.jpg"]] || [[image:http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_CHOUSE11.jpg width="150" height="150" caption="Outside the Furnace" link="http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_CHOUSE11.jpg"]] || [[image:http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_CHOUSE12.jpg width="150" height="150" caption="Outside the Furnace" link="http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/Pa_Pics/PA_JOANNA_CHOUSE12.jpg"]] ||

C:\Users\Kellie\Documents\Bringing Primary Resources to the classroom\Joanna_furnace_aerial_shot.png aerial photo of Joanna furnace. Interactive aerial map of Joanna Furnace- class activity: students can use map to pinpoint exact location of Joanna Furnace site in relation to their house and our school. This activity will build interest and set the stage for further studies as students will realize exact location of Joanna Furnace. (sorry, I can't get it to paste here)

Gas main furnace above, blast furnace below

Photo of Joanna Furnace as seen from the road

this document has the cover art and links to each item listed below

==Learning Activity 5-D-1: Local Audio and Music== I had to find sheet music and cover art as I could not locate any audio files that had anything to do with the iron industry in the U.S. 1700-1898 I will conduct my interview at Joanna Furnace on April 16, they are only open every 3rd Sat. of a month, so that interview will be extra 5-D-1 Joanna Furnace Local Audio and Music [] Sheet music and cover art “Way Down East among the shady maple trees” by Tony Stillford Joanna Furnace is located in a forest in the eastern part of the United States. It was owned by Samuel Potts and named after his wife, Joanna. This song’s setting is the woods on the east and about a man asking a woman to marry him. Subtitle: Aria con variazioni; Harmonious blacksmith [] This song and cover art is about a blacksmith. Joanna Furnace was an iron blast furnace with a blacksmith on site. This song could be used for students to write their own lyrics to the sheet music after they have learned about the Joanna Furnace site.
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 * “Echoes of Chickering Hall” piano music and cover art

[] Students will use the SEA sheet to analyze the sheet music. It was written in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and discussed the use of iron to make Navy ships.
 * “Oh Give Us a Navy of Iron”

[] Next day open: April 16th Furnace Operation Days and breakfast Interview to be conducted and recorded on April 16, 2011: Can you tell me a brief history of the Joanna Furnace site? How did the blast furnace work? What did the U.S. do with the iron? Can you explain the importance of the furnace to the U.S. economy? Do you know of any primary sources of information available to the public regarding the Joanna Furnace?

[] [] “Bells of Shandon” Students analyze cover art of “You’re a Grand Old Bell” and “Bells of Shandon” to determine use of iron ore in American Industry

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==Learning Activity 6-D-1: Local Video and Maps== 1. http://science.howstuffworks.com/framed.htm?parent=iron.htm&url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/launch_ani_blast_furnace.shtml How Stuff Works BBC animation of the iron blast furnace Click on “start” to watch the animation, click on “build it” to build the iron blast furnace 2. [] []

Historical documentation of the history of Joanna furnace, the introduction to the video can be seen youtube.com, the remaining chapters need to be purchased from the haycreek.org website. I have purchased the video, but it hasn’t arrived yet. The chapters detail the rise of the iron industry from 1791-1898. Joanna Furnace (1791 - 1898) [DVD] This DVD takes you back to George Washington's time when Berks County was a major supplier of iron. Experience the story of Joanna Furnace like you could not possibly have imagined. The highlights of this video include: •Iron Was King: The Early Years •Process, People, and Products •Challenges & Changes: The Later Years •A New Beginning: 1979 to Present

3. [] This is a video/slide show of Joanna Furnace hosting a recent breakfast buffet 4. http://www.panoramio.com/user/2961281/slideshow?tag=Joanna Furnace slide show created by Cleo McCall, shows many memorabilia on display at Joanna Furnace during Joanna Furnace Days 5. []

Map that shows Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Trail overview, can be used with students to pin point Joanna Furnace site This is the link to more information of Joanna furnace on the heritage trail: [] 6. http://www.as.wvu.edu/ihtia/Joanna%20Iron%20Furnace.pdf (copy and paste to browser, scroll down to find a blue print of Joanna Furnace site) Blue print may be used with students on field trip to compare/contrast original site to refurbished 7. [] Map/graph depicting Iron and Steel production in PA  8. [] Map showing metes and bounds of land owned by John Potts and Samuel Nutt at Warwick Furnace. 9. [] Site plan of Centre Furnace used to compare/contrast to Joanna furnace 10. [] Bethlehem Digital History Project map labeled Pennsylvania circa 1750-1755 11. [] Digital game (through Runescape) allows kids to experience working in a blast furnace through a simulation game

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