SCHOOL TOURS
The Steelworks Museum offers a one-of-a-kind resource and educational experience for students and teachers. Programs are specially designed to meet and exceed Colorado State Education Standards. Guided school tours of the museum incorporate hands-on activities for students, as well as worksheets and associated materials for classroom use. Programming is designed to be appropriate for student age groups.
Contact Information
Contact the museum at 719-564-9086 x108 for more information about bus transportation scholarships and school tour admission fees.
Please note scholarships for gas costs associated with bus transportation are available to schools through the generosity of local business owners.
Choose from the following topics:
Colorado & Local History
Steel making required knowledge and mastery of geology, chemistry, metallurgy, math, engineering and many applied and hard sciences. Students learn through lessons from the museum’s collection of Delta Education FOSS science kits.
Science
Steel making required knowledge and mastery of geology, chemistry, metallurgy, math, engineering and many applied and hard sciences. Students learn through lessons from the museum’s collection of Delta Education FOSS science kits.
Industrial Revolution & Technology
As the first vertically integrated steel plant west of the Mississippi River, CF&I was a powerful force in the industrialization of the American West. Technology was continually evolving to keep the industry productive.
Social History
Each CF&I Mine was associated with a coal camp. Learn the intricacies of a company town including mapping, company run schools, stores and overall social life within a company dominated environment at the turn of the century.
Genealogy & Immigration
People traveled from around the world to work at CF&I’s mills and mines. Immigrant groups brought their traditions and culture from their homelands, making Southern Colorado a true melting pot of unique and intertwined heritage.
Industrial Medicine & Safety
Working in the mill and mines was very dangerous so CF&I maintained its own hospital and medical staff.
Labor & Race Relations
Conflict inevitably arose between management and the workforce, sometimes resulting in violence. Demands for unionization paint the portrait of a fascinating aspect of American history.