The Ford Rouge Factory Tour celebrates the innovation of manufacturing in America – where history and technology merge. Go behind the scenes inside one of the world’s largest automotive complexes. Experience a virtual reality theater adventure. See the world’s largest living roof. Discover where the new Ford F-150s are made.

FIELD TRIP FACT SHEET FOR SCHOOL GROUPS

Program Goals
Program Length and Sequence
Group Leader Requirements
Busing
Michigan Curriculum Connections
Reservations and Fees
Hours
Special Needs/Additional Information

PROGRAM GOALS
This field trip experience is designed to introduce students to the history and science of auto manufacturing. During this program students will:

	Participate in two state-of-the-art multisensory film experiences that chronicle the history and future of automobile manufacturing.
	Visit the observation deck for a panoramic view of the 10- acre living roof on top of the Dearborn Truck Plant final assembly building and learn about other environmentally inspired innovations.
	View a world-class Ford assembly line via an elevated walk-way for an up-close look at how Ford F-150 pickup trucks are built.
	Walk through a gallery of legendary vehicles produced at the Rouge including the Ford Model A,Thunderbird, Mustang and the new F-150.

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PROGRAM LENGTH AND SEQUENCE

	Bus trip from Henry Ford Museum to Ford Rouge Factory Tour Visitor Center: 15 minutes
	Legacy Theater – rare historic footage of Ford Motor Company and the Rouge plant: 13 minutes
	Art of Manufacturing Theater – multisensory look at modern vehicle production: 14 minutes
	Observation Deck – 80-foot-high overlook with focus on environmental features: variable 5–15 minutes
	Elevated Walkway in Dearborn Truck Plant – 1/3-mile walkway with informational computer interactives and an overlook of the final truck assembly process: variable 30–45 minutes
	Legacy Gallery – historic-vehicle gallery and accessible new Ford F-150 truck: variable 5–15 minutes
	Bus trip from Ford Rouge Factory Tour Visitor Center to Henry Ford Museum: 15 minutes

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GROUP LEADER REQUIREMENTS
At least one adult leader is required for every 10 students (K-12). Group leaders must be college age or older. Group leaders must stay with and supervise students at all times.

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BUSING
All Ford Rouge Factory Tour participants depart from The Henry Ford, 20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, Michigan. There is no public parking at the Ford Rouge Factory Tour Visitor Center.

School groups that arrive at The Henry Ford on their own bus transportation will remain on their buses to travel to the Visitor Center site after picking up their timed tickets at the Clocktower. Extremely limited school bus parking will be available close to the Visitor Center for buses waiting for touring school groups.

School groups that travel in separate, private vehicles to The Henry Ford will travel together on the Ford Rouge Factory Tour buses to the Visitor Center site after picking up their timed tickets at the Clocktower. Buses return to The Henry Ford every 30 minutes, last bus returns to The Henry Ford at approximately 5:15 pm daily.

The bus loading zone is outside the Anderson Theater, between the Clocktower and IMAX® Theatre entrances at Henry Ford Museum.

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MICHIGAN CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS

Michigan Social Studies Curriculum Standards
	I.1 Time and Chronology
	I.2 Comprehending the Past
	II.2 Human/Environment Interaction
	II.3 Location, Movement and Connections
	IV.2 Business Choices
Michigan Science Curriculum Standards
	I.1 Constructing New Scientific Knowledge
	II.1 Reflecting on Scientific Knowledge
	III.2 The Organization of Living Things
	IV.1 Matter and Energy
	IV.3 Motion of Objects

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RESERVATIONS AND FEES
To make a reservation to visit beginning May 3, 2004, please contact the Call Center at 313.982.6001, press 1.

Program fees are: Students and Group Leaders: $7.50.Teachers: Free.

Fees must be paid in full a minimum of two weeks in advance of your visit. Tickets are nontransferable and nonrefundable. Tickets will be picked up at the Clocktower cashier station at Henry Ford Museum on the day of your trip to Ford Rouge Factory Tour.

Program Capacity: 75 participants every 30 minutes.

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HOURS
Tours depart every half hour, seven days per week starting at 9:30am. Timed tickets are required for all guests to manage theater and bus seating. The Ford Rouge Factory Tour is open from 9:30am – 5:00pm; closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Departure times are based on bus departure from The Henry Ford main campus. School groups should arrive 30 minutes before their ticketed departure time. Timed departures are available for:

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SPECIAL NEEDS/ADDITIONAL INFO
The Ford Rouge Factory Tour Visitor Center is handicapped accessible. Each theater can accommodate up to four wheel-chair users per show.

Cameras or video recording equipment allowed only in Legacy Gallery and Observation Deck. Photography of any kind is strictly prohibited in the theaters and Dearborn Truck Plant. Actual vehicle production will vary on a daily basis, is based on vehicle production needs and is controlled by Ford Motor Company.

Because of limited vending and dining facilities at the Ford Rouge Factory Tour Visitor Center, we recommend that students eat or purchase their lunches at The Henry Ford.

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Produced by The Henry Ford in partnership with Ford Motor Company.