Life at Thornhill Farm: Using the Smokehouse
5:33
Grades: 6 - 8
Video Description: Travel back in time to an 1820’s American frontier homestead and learn the uses for the smokehouse and how meats were smoked.
Type of Video: Topical*
Unique Video ID: US History-9**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the videos as part of your study of life on the American frontier.
- Prior to viewing the video ask students about how food is packaged and preserved today. Then compare their answers about canned foods and other options to life on the frontier as you view the video.
*Topical videos are filmed on location in the classroom/workspace/laboratory, in studio, or a combination of both to explain and/or demonstrate specific concepts, events, topics, or processes.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
