Field Trip Guide Ohio History Connection
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OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION FIELD TRIP GUIDE OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION Contents Field Trip Philosophy ......................................... 3 Before You Arrive ................................................ 4 Arrival Information ............................................. 5 Behavior Expectations ...................................... 6 Helpful Information ........................................... 7 Programs in Ohio Village .................................. 8 Ohio Village Map ................................................ 9 Chaperone Information .................................. 10 Directions and Parking .....................................11 Ohio History Center Map ................................ 12 Other Ohio History Connection Sites Around Central Ohio.............................. 13 Ohio Historical Markers In and Around Columbus ............................... 14 All groups are expected to adhere to the rules and guidelines set forth in the Field Trip Guide. Please help us create a positive field trip experience for all by enforcing the rules with your students and chaperones. Thank you! ohiohistory.org 2 OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION Field Trip Philosophy The Ohio History Connection’s commitment to education benefits thousands of children and provides lifelong learning opportunities for all ages. As caretaker of our state’s heritage we see field trips as a way to provide hands-on, minds-on experiences. PREPARE YOUR STUDENTS to offer up questions for the students to think about, such as “Why do you think that is in the Share your field trip itinerary with your students. museum?” or “What is that?” Chaperones don’t Students who are prepared for the day when need to be historians to provide a meaningful they arrive at the museum are more likely to experience for the students. If students ask a engage with programming and with the exhibits, question they don’t know the answer to, and have a memorable experience. Tell students our staff will be able to provide the answer. what time they are doing a program and what time they are having lunch. This way everyone GUIDING STUDENTS THROUGH THE will be on time and able to keep to the schedule. OHIO HISTORY CENTER Let students know if they are allowed to visit the The Ohio History Center has a Museum Quest Ohio History Store with the chaperones, and let that our Scheduling Coordinator can send you them know how much time they will have to shop. that will offer them guidance throughout. PREPARE YOUR CHAPERONES Teachers are also encouraged to visit the Chaperones should also be prepared with museum prior to their field trip to get a lay information before arriving at the Ohio History of the land and see what the students will be Center. This should include the schedule, times experiencing when here on their field trip. Many and educational expectations. This is important teachers also take this time to create a scavenger as many times during a field trip the chaperones hunt or worksheet that specifically calls out are facilitating the educational experience of the objects in the museum that directly relates to what students. students have learned recently in the classroom. We encourage you to have your chaperones and Ask the scheduling coordinator for a Teacher students watch the Field Trip Orientation Video Planning Ticket to help orient you to the exhibits found at youtu.be/gWYy1l5uGD0 to help orient at the Ohio History Center. them to what will be happening during their visit. BRING A FIELD TRIP BACK TO We’ve also included a ready-to-print Chaperone YOUR CLASSROOM Information Page (see page 10). Interested in professional development or ENCOURAGE CONVERSATION in-school programming? Check out Outreach AND QUESTIONING opportunities like the History-to-Go Van, Chaperones should be actively engaged in Museum in a Box, Distance Learning and creating an environment of learning during professional development workshops from the their time with students in the museum. We Creative Learning Factory. want students to explore and to ask questions For more information on programming from about the objects and the history they are seeing the Creative Learning Factory please visit in the museum. Chaperones shouldn’t be afraid creativelearningfactory.org. ohiohistory.org 3 OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION Before You Arrive BEFORE YOUR VISIT CALCULATE TRAVEL TIME 1. Look over the confirmation that the Please make sure to calculate travel time before Scheduling Coordinator emailed to you, leaving school. If your group arrives late you may and make sure everything is correct. miss part of your program or may have to join a 2. If any corrections are needed please program already in progress. call 614.297.2663 or send an email to Talk with bus drivers about travel times and make [email protected] as soon sure they are aware of arrival procedures. as possible. If you are delayed on the day of your field trip 3. Make sure to confirm your transportation please call 614.297.2641 to inform the front arrangements. Is the bus booked? Do parent desk staff. chaperones know where they are going? 4. Go over behavior expectations with students (see page 6). These can also be found on the Chaperone Information Page (see page 10). 5. Secure and prepare chaperones for the field trip. Don’t forget to share the Chaperone Information Page with them. 6. We ask that groups have at least one chaperone for every 10 students. ohiohistory.org 4 OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION Arrival Information The first thing you should do after arriving at the Ohio History Center is check in at the front desk and pay admission for your group. PROCEDURES LUNCH PROCEDURES 1. When you arrive please have the bus pull up to We do not have a café on site at the the lower level entrance located by the three Ohio History Center. flag poles. There are tables and chairs located on the 2. Everyone, except for the head teacher, second floor Plaza Level that are used for should stay on the bus. A member of our group lunches. staff will hop on the bus to give everyone Please make sure to schedule a lunch time an orientation. in the Plaza area when you make your field During busy times of year, you may have trip reservation. This ensures there will be room to wait a few minutes while other schools for your group. receive their orientation. When your group comes inside the museum 3. While orientation is happening, the head please bring your lunches with you. There will teacher should go inside to check in and pay be totes with your school name on them. Place admission for your group. lunches in those totes. 4. If arriving by car or van please park in our lot and Our staff will transport your lunches up to the proceed to the lower level doors. Once you’ve Plaza Level lunch area. checked in at the front desk, our staff will take You must stick to your scheduled lunch time. you into the museum for a short orientation. Other groups may be eating at the same time as 5. We accept cash, check, credit card or you, so please be respectful of everyone. purchase order. If paying with cash we ask that you have it organized and ready to be counted Please place all trash into the receptacles and by our front desk staff. clean up after yourselves as best you can. 6. Please instruct the bus drivers to park the buses Food and drink should be kept on the Plaza Level. in the outermost area of our parking lot. ohiohistory.org 5 OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION Behavior Expectations PLEASE SHARE THESE WITH YOUR WHILE IN 1950S: BUILDING THE GROUP BEFORE VISITING. AMERICAN DREAM Students must stay with their chaperones at Due to fire code, we need to regulate the flow all times. There should be at least one adult for of visitors through the Lustron house in the every 10 students. 1950s: Building the American Dream exhibit. The Please do not run when you are in the building. Fire Safety Code mandates the house hold no more than 22 visitors at a time. Therefore, each We ask that you treat the museum with school should be prepared to visit the Lustron respect. Help us avoid damage to the museum house in groups no larger than 22 at a time. by encouraging students to talk, touch and We ask that once a group has visited the house question, but not climb, throw or be destructive. that they allow other groups the chance to visit. Each group of students must be with an adult chaperone while in the Lustron house. Other things to remember: • This is a house that you should treat with the same respect you do your own. • Students must be with their chaperones at all times while in the house. • During busy times of year, groups will only be allowed to go through the house one time to accommodate the large number of visitors. History always has room to question and discover, and we believe that the most successful learning environments are open, playful and engaging. ohiohistory.org 6 OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION Helpful Information ORIENTATION VIDEO SHOPPING IN THE OHIO HISTORY STORE We have created an orientation video that will The Ohio History Store, located on the lower go over lots of information to help your field level behind the front desk, will be open during trip experience at the Ohio History Center go as your visit. Students should be respectful of the smoothly as possible. Please share this link with all merchandise and of other customers that may teachers and chaperones coming on the field trip. be shopping. If anyone has questions about youtu.be/gWYy1l5uGD0 items in the store our front desk staff will be more than happy to answer them for you. ASSIGNING STUDENT GROUPS If planning to visit the store with your students, Before you arrive, make sure to assign students we ask that they visit the store in small groups to each chaperone who will be coming on and always have an adult present with them.