Jane Addams’ Hull House and Architect Tour of Chicago

We went to the farm, which is new this year, where everything is grown from heirloom seeds.  This means seeds that  use are historical to any region for at least 50 years.  Dana and I cut the salad for our lunch; the salad was good but the cream of mushroom soup was even better.  Soup was perfect for the rainy and foggy atmosphere outside.  Besides soup and salad we received a packet of information and a  cellphone link where we can get information on the Hull House from anywhere in the country!  Lisa Junken also mentioned there are grants available around the country to do organic gardens at school.  Our school recently received an energy grant and we will be going green this fall; I wonder if we could get a grant for our school?

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I gained an idea from the museum for the classroom as well.  They had three historical possiblilties listed for one of Addams’ female friends, A, B, or C, people could choose one answer and explain why.  This could be done with other unproven or controversial  information in history.

 From the Hull House we boarded the bus and Alex drove us to  the Chicago River to catch a boat for an architectural tour.  Yesterday this sounded like so much fun, but today it was raining and it did not let up.  Our guide was very informative and spoke without a script and without an umbrella as we toured the North and South branches of the Chicago River; what a brave soul!  There were many different forms of architecture along the river and from many different time periods; in fact there are several under construction.  As you will see from the pictures below we couldn’t always see the structures to the top as the fog was moving in.  This would make a great lesson plan on how climate and location affect a city.