Students will be able to: • Explain a blacksmith and their importance to communities • Describe the types of objects and tools blacksmiths made • Learn about craftspeople and others whose work in the 21st century would be similar to that of the blacksmith • Describe the work cowboys and ranch hands learned after 1900 regarding metal when no blacksmiths were around • Connect students’ personal experiences using, repairing or repurposing objects and tools
Recommended level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
1. The Blacksmith's World
2. Blacksmithing Skills Across Time