Fall 2017  through Summer 2018

K-12 EDUCATION PROGRAM GUIDE

indianamuseum.org Discover the educational opportunities throughout the state at the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. TABLE OF CONTENTS

AT THE INDIANA STATE MUSEUM Stay Up-To-Date...... p. 3 Planning Your Visit...... p. 4-7 Changing Exhibits...... p. 8-9 Educational Workshops...... p. 10-11 Educational Theater...... p. 12-13 Festivals and Events...... p. 14-15 Educational Outreach...... p. 16-17 Professional Development...... p. 18 Homeschool Programming...... p. 19

AT THE STATE HISTORIC SITES Planning Your Visit...... p. 20 Angel Mounds State Historic Site...... p. 21-22 Corydon Capitol State Historic Site...... p. 23-24 Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site...... p. 25 Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site...... p. 26-27 Lanier Mansion State Historic Site...... p. 28-29 Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site...... p. 30 Limberlost State Historic Site...... p. 31-32 T.C. Steele State Historic Site...... p. 33-34 Vincennes State Historic Sites...... p. 35-37 Whitewater Canal State Historic Site...... p. 38-39

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Want to learn how the Indiana State Museum and State Historic Sites can assist in your classroom curriculum? Contact one of the following: Indiana State Museum Programs: Jessica Stephens Manager of School Engagement 317.232.8293 [email protected] When educators and students want to go beyond the classroom, the Indiana State Museum is a great resource to Katy Creagh learn more about the Hoosier state. Field trip experiences, Manager of School and  classroom learning, core galleries, special exhibitions and Outreach Workshops programming complement lessons on cultural history, natural 317.617.4517 history, science, art and more! [email protected] Sarah Rapp-Johnson Sign up for our Educator eNews to stay informed about Interpretive Programs Coordinator the latest learning opportunities, exhibitions, educational 317.233.8958 programs and events at the Indiana State Museum and [email protected] Historic Sites. To sign up, visit us at indianamuseum.org and select Learning > Plan Your Field Trip indianamuseum.org/field-trips

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Museum Hours Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. (holiday and special exhibit hours vary)

Want a Field Trip to IMAX® Theater? Call 317.232.1637 for group, teacher and chaperon pricing to the IMAX® Theater, or visit imaxindy.com.

Planning a Field Trip If you are interested in bringing your students to the Indiana State Museum for a field trip but need help planning your visit, contact Sarah Rapp-Johnson, interpretive programs coordinator, at 317.233.8958 or at SRappjohnson@ indianamuseum.org to find out what the Indiana State Museum can offer!

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Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 4 Admission Complimentary Admission for Teachers Admission is complimentary for all Indiana K-12 teachers anytime with Free Workshop & appropriate identification. Show your teacher ID when you visit and discover what the museum has to offer for you and your students. Transportation Schools with 40% or more students Museum gallery admission is free for... eligible for free or reduced-price pre-registered, accredited Indiana school or homeschool groups lunches may qualify for free of 10 or more K-12 students. Free admission includes teachers admission to one of our many and bus drivers, plus one additional adult chaperon per every science school workshops thanks five students. Additional programming fees and IMAX® Theater to funding provided by the Indiana admission prices vary. Call 317.232.1637 for programming fees, or Academy of Science. Those who visit us at indianamuseum.org/field-trips. qualify for a free science workshop Thank you to our Field Trip Fund Partners may also receive transportation reimbursement. Please contact Sarah Rapp-Johnson at 317.233.8958 or [email protected] to request an application. Applications will be accepted Aug. 1 – Oct. 31, 2017. Workshops that qualify for free admission under this grant are listed on pages 10-11.

Upgrade to a Themed Field Trip $4/student (recommended for groups of 15-80 students). Leave the lesson planning to us. Take your visit beyond the walls of the museum by using our pre- and post-visit activities to extend your experience into the classroom. Your students will participate in a 90 minute, hands-on workshop at the museum, and we’ll also send you an activity to guide your exploration of the galleries. The themed field trip upgrade option is available for field trips scheduled Mon.-Thurs., July 30 – Nov. 16, 2017 and Jan. 8 – March 29, 2018. Themes offered: ff Indiana in the Civil War  Pioneer Indiana ff Rocks and Minerals  Wild Indiana ff Underground Railroad  CSI: The Science Behind the Mystery Contact Sarah Rapp-Johnson at [email protected] to upgrade to a themed field trip. Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 5 The mission of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites is to celebrate, explore and steward all that is authentically wondrous about Indiana. COME EXPLORE INDIANA WITH YOUR STUDENTS

We provide resources, both for the classroom and for museum visits, that will enhance your curriculum. Whether it’s an education trunk, school workshop or professional development opportunity, we’re here to serve you. Core Galleries Our galleries are always changing to bring you different perspectives on Indiana’s story. Curators regularly rotate artifacts and objects on exhibit so that you can find new treasures each time you visit. Stand in the middle of a limestone quarry, make your own earthquake and even churn butter like the pioneers! Click on the core gallery titles below to learn more about the educational opportunities available for you and your students through our gallery resource guides. ff Birth of the Earth ff Natural Regions ff Crossroads of America ff Ancient Seas ff Contested Territory ff Enterprise Indiana ff The Age of Ice ff Nineteenth State ff Global Indiana ff The Native Americans ff The Hoosier Way ff Legacy Theater

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Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 6 Want your students to go beyond the exhibits? Don’t miss these hands-on learning opportunities in the museum’s galleries. ff R.B. Annis Naturalist’s Lab – Re-opening March, 2018 ff Gallery demonstrations and performances ff 92 County Walk

92 County Icon Walk

History IN Progress Over the next several years, you may notice some BIG changes at the Indiana State Museum. In early 2015, the ISM began a major renovation of the core galleries. When considering a field trip to the museum, you may want to check our website for updates, or Don’t Miss contact our Interpretive Programs Coordinator, Sarah Rapp-Johnson The opening of 2 core galleries [email protected], for information regarding what in March, 2018: First Nations areas of the museum may be closed for renovation. Don’t worry, and Ice Age; as well as The R.B. this is a phased renovation with the majority of the museum still Annis Naturalist’s Lab open to visit and enjoy! We’ve just unveiled all-new Natural Regions, Contested Territory and Nineteenth State galleries. Currently, Ice Age and the First Nations galleries are closed for renovations. These galleries will re-open March, 2018.

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Science at Play

Science at Play through Jan. 15, 2018 Chemistry sets and science toys contained much more than their parts. Savvy marketing slogans played to parents’ hopes for the future success of their children and to the children’s own desires for fun and excitement: Ice Age Graveyards “Developing Today’s Young Scientist for through Sept. 17, 2017 Tomorrow’s Future” and “Fun! Mystifying! Come discover the mastodons and mammoths Give a Magic Show!” Science at Play, the that were Indiana’s last native giants. Ice Age first major museum exhibition to explore the Graveyards is an exciting look at Indiana’s many facts of these miniature laboratories for chilly past, presented in a cool new way. children, draws from the Chemical Heritage This exhibition is part of the Year of Science, Foundation’s collection of more than 250 presented by Lilly. science kits and toys. Presented by the White Oak Foundation, along with Sarah and John Lechleiter. This exhibition is part of the Year of Science, presented by Lilly.

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Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 8 Hoosier Salon 93rd Annual Exhibition Celebration Crossing through Oct. 8, 2017 Nov. 24, 2017 – Jan. 1, 2018 Now in its 93rd year, the annual Hoosier Salon This year’s Celebration Crossing festivities is returning to the Indiana State Museum, include the sounds of bands and choirs and visits showcasing both organizations’ commitment to the house of Santa and Mrs. Claus who will to presenting the best of Indiana’s artists. entertain guests in their cozy home on Level 1 The juried exhibition of recent art by some of of the museum. Children of all ages can ride the Indiana’s most accomplished artists will remain Santa Claus Express, make crafts to take home on view through October 8, 2017. and gaze into the recreated L.S. Ayers store windows rekindling Christmases past. Nikon Small World Nov. 18, 2017 – March 18, 2018 Discover the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light of a microscope. The world’s best photo-micrographers have captured dynamic images that showcase a wide variety of advances scientific disciplines. Color: A Fashionable History Opens Spring 2018 A stunning rainbow of historic clothing, along The Power of Poison with the history of each color and its origins. High fashion will stand alongside homespun to illustrate the varied styles of Indiana natives. The Power of Poison The exhibit will also engage the visitor on the Oct. 21, 2017 – Feb. 11, 2018 topic of textile and clothing manufacturing, Discover the toxic species that live in a remote Colombian forest, where poisons are just one both in Indiana and around the world. of many tools in the struggle to survive. Learn Lois Main Templeton: A Retrospective about a variety of evolutionary strategies Opens Spring 2018 and see live animals up close. Find out which Celebrating her 90th year, the exhibition familiar tales of illness, enchantment or death chronicles Templeton’s career as an influential by poison contain kernels of truth. Explore artist on the local and statewide art scene. Her some of history’s most intriguing poisoning colorful and expressive works incorporate a cases, many of which remain puzzling today. passion for literature and the art of storytelling. The Power of Poison is organized by the American The exhibition will feature original paintings, Museum of Natural History, New York (www.amnh. drawings, examples of her personal journals, a org). This exhibition is part of the Year of Science. video tribute and in-gallery programming.

Lincoln in Quilts: Log Cabins, Flags and Roses Nov. 4, 2017 – Feb. 19, 2018 More information coming soon

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Hands-on workshops on a variety of topics are a fun way for students to learn about Indiana’s science and culture. All workshops fulfill select Indiana Academic Standards.

Workshops are conducted by registration only. Sept. 2017 – June 2018 Length: 90 minutes Available: Mon. – Fri.; 9:30 and 11:30 Fee: $4 per student Max. number of students: 40 Min. number of students: 15 (or $60 workshop fee) Register by contacting Sarah Rapp-Johnson Rocks and Minerals Workshop at 317.233.8958 or [email protected] Cultural History/Social Studies ff Day of the Dead Available Oct. 16 – 20, Oct. 23 – 27 and Oct. 30 – Nov. 2, 2017 ff Indiana in the Civil War (Grades 3 – 8) ff Pioneer Indiana (Grades 3 – 8) ff Underground Railroad – Newly Revised (Grades 3 – 8) Archaeology ff Diggin’ Archaeology – Newly Revised (Grades 3 – 6) continued on next page >

Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 10 Natural History/Science* ff Wild Indiana (Grades 3 – 8) ff Crime Scene Investigators: The Science Behind *Free Workshop & the Mystery (Grades 3 – 6) Transportation ff Fossils – Newly Revised (Grades 3 – 8) Schools with 40% or more ff On Expedition – Observing the Natural World students eligible for free or (Grades K – 2) and (Grades 3 – 8) reduced-price lunches may ff Rocks and Minerals (Grades 4 – 8) qualify for free admission to ff Earth/Sky (Grades 5 – 8) one of our many science school ff Shake It Out (Grades: 3 – 7) workshops thanks to funding provided by the Indiana ff Science of Sports Workshop (Grades: 3 – 8) Academy of Science. Schools Visit indianamuseum.org/assets for full descriptions of that qualify for a free science our workshops. workshop may also apply for travel reimbursement. Applications will be accepted 20-Minute Museum Madness from Aug. 1 - Oct. 31, 2017. $2 per student; schedule one or two back-to-back demonstrations You will be notified whether for your group of 25 or more. your application is approved or placed on a wait list. Schedule your K-12 group for 20 minutes with a staff member to do an experiment and talk about topics like: ff Crime Scene Investigation ff Rocks & Minerals ff Fossils ff Wild Indiana ff On Expedition Register by contacting Sarah Rapp-Johnson at 317.233.8958 or [email protected].

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Participate in educational, entertaining live theater performances at the Indiana State Museum OR in your own classroom! Your students might even find themselves in the thick of the action.

Theater Performances are conducted by registration only. Sept. 2017 – Oct. 2017 and Feb. – May 2018 Length: 1 hour Available: Mon. – Fri.; 9:30 and 11:30 or for scheduled Outreach Fee: Theater - $4 per student Outreach - $150/show (additional performances are $75 for the same performance) Max. number of students: 240 The Life and Times of Mary Todd Lincoln Min. number of students: 30 (or $150 workshop fee) The Life and Times of Mary Todd Lincoln (ISM or Outreach) Grades 3 - 12 Register by contacting The Life and Times of Mary Todd Lincoln is a live theatrical Sarah Rapp-Johnson, experience featuring the wife of the 16th president of the [email protected] United States. The 30-minute on-stage encounter allows or 317.233.8958 students a glimpse into the life of Mrs. Lincoln as viewed through her letters and contemporary accounts of her life and experiences in Kentucky, Illinois and Washington, D.C. Students will then have the opportunity for a Q&A session with the actress.

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Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 12 The Bird Woman: Gene Stratton-Porter (ISM or Outreach) Grades 2 – 8 Join famed novelist and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter as she explores the Limberlost Swamp in a 20 minute theatrical presentation. A famous Hoosier, Gene’s writing captured the imagination of 20th century Americans; she’s even been cited by J.K. Rowling as a top influence. This one-woman show takes audiences on a journey through both her work studying and photographing wildlife, as well as her artistic inspiration for more than two dozen published books. Following the performance, audiences can participate in a Q&A session with the actress.

19 Plays (ISM or Outreach) On the Air: The Hoosier Radio Hour Grades 4 – 12 A variety of one-act and vignette theater The Liar’s Bench (ISM or Outreach) pieces that highlight notable Hoosiers of the Grades 4 – 12 past 200 years are presented as interactive Bovine hairballs? Vern’s Varmint Trap? A or stage presentations. Create an hour-long cotton mill cog from the 19th century? What presentation that covers 200 years of Indiana’s does the word “Hoosier” really mean? The Statehood with topics such as young Abe audience is divided into teams as students Lincoln, Thomas Say, Amanda Way, Eugene V. vie to be the first to decide if, for example, Debs, the first pro baseball game and others. that strange-looking contraption is really a Scripts will be made available for a pre-visit pasta holder from a South Bend restaurant workshop if educators wish for a more hands- or a miniature golf ball display piece. on experience. Supported by the Arthur Jordan Foundation On The Air: The Hoosier Hour (ISM or Outreach) Reptile Theater (ISM or Outreach) Grades 4 – 12 Pre-K – 2 World War II is brought to life through the Fickelsteen Frog, a reporter for The Daily antics of the folks at Station WISM as they Croaker, has been assigned a feature attempt to struggle through their weekly story — he is looking for the answer to the broadcast of songs, skits and commercials question: What is a reptile? He wanders the with the specter of food and gas shortages, countryside searching for reptiles and what staff shortages and the ever-present war. makes them tick.

Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 13 FESTIVALS AND EVENTS Hands-on activities, performances, games and giveaways at the museum’s Student Festivals provide a lot to see and do for K-12 students and educators. Included with museum admission, these festivals appeal to a variety of interests and fulfill select Indiana Academic Standards.

Holiday Sounds Pre-K – 12 Dec. 3 – 17, 2017 School and community choirs, bands, ensembles and soloists perform holiday music in the museum’s Governor Frank and Judy O’Bannon Great Hall each day. Enjoy the sounds of the season in a spectacular holiday atmosphere. Indiana Statehood Day Dec. 11, 2017; 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Contact Sarah Rapp-Johnson: 317.233.8958 or Space is limited. [email protected] Come celebrate Indiana at the Indiana A Conversation with Indiana Veterans State Museum! Hear from state government Nov. 21, 2018; 10 – 11:30 a.m. officials and participate in hands-on activities Join Indiana veterans as they recount their days at the museum. serving in the United States Military. To register, contact the museum call center Contact Sarah Rapp-Johnson: 317.233.8958 or at 317.232.1637. [email protected] continued on next page >

Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 14 GeoFest: Fossils, Gems and Minerals Feb. 16 & 17, 2018; 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Feb. 18, 2018; 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Calling all rock hounds, fossil hunters, jewelers, scouts and families! At GeoFest, you can enjoy shopping for gems, fossils and minerals, participate in hands-on activities including rock and mineral matching, spotting fossil fakes, geode-making and more. To register, contact the museum call center at 317.232.1637. Supported by IMI, Inc.

Eco Science Fair Pinewood Derby® April 13, 2018; 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. April 3 – 8, 2018 Included with museum admission, with Innovative Hoosier students are invited to get special pricing of $5 per person for involved in becoming the solution to global Scouts and their families. climate issues. Students can submit science fair projects on a range of topics including: On your mark, get set... for the second greatest aquaculture, vermiculture, composting, social spectacle in racing! The Indiana State Museum awareness, urban farming, alternative fuel and Crossroads of America Council, BSA invite and recycling initiatives in their schools and everyone to race Pinewood Derby® cars down communities. the two-story, 125-foot race track and watch Apply and participate in the 5th Annual them speed across the finish line! The track will Eco-Science Fair. For an application visit be open to the public all week with the official indianamuseum.org/educators/k-12-programs race on Saturday April 7. Presented by Subaru of Indiana In collaboration with Crossroads of America Council In partnership with Earth Charter Indiana

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Workshops The Indiana State Museum presents a menu of five workshops suitable for upper elementary classes. Each workshop is designed to Education Outreach fit within the academic schedule; they can be expanded from 30 to > Indiana and the Civil War 60 minutes. > Underground Railroad Indiana and the Civil War > Pioneer Indiana Grades 3 – 8 > Rocks and Minerals An engaging and interactive look at Indiana’s role in the American Civil War, this hands-on workshop features the topics of camp life, medicine, > Fossils music and personalities of the conflict. Fee: $150/class Underground Railroad Max. number of students: 40 Grades 3 – 8 (over 40 students or multiple This highly interactive look at the Underground Railroad features classes are an additional $75 interpretive glimpses of UGRR conductors Levi and Catharine Coffin of for the same workshop) Fountain City, Freedom Seekers, and an understanding of how slavery Register by contacting came to America and a journey from the South as students are put in Sarah Rapp-Johnson, the shoes of those seeking liberty. [email protected] Pioneer Indiana or 317.233.8958 Grades 3 – 8 Learn how the state was settled before 1850; with an introduction to historical figures and events through hands-on activities and role playing students will gain a better understanding of the state’s early development. continued on next page >

Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 16 Rocks and Minerals Grades 3 – 8 Gain a better understanding of rocks and minerals by learning about the properties of various specimens. Participants will apply their acquired knowledge to understand the roles of geology and mineralogy in today’s society. Fossils Grades 3 – 8 What is at least 10,000 years old and once was a living thing? Was our pyrite sand dollar created by permineralization or replacement? Are Ice Age animals only a thing of the past? Students will learn nature’s methods for preserving trilobites, crinoids, mastodons and ferns. Covered Wagon Educational Trunks Supported by the Arthur Jordan Foundation Give your students hands-on activities to help them learn about Indiana’s science and culture. Our interactive trunks include books, Education Outreach objects, posters and activities. Each trunk comes with a teacher’s Reservation required manual and fulfills select Indiana Academic Standards. For more information about each of the trunks, visit our website Sept. 2017 – Nov. 2017 indianamuseum.org/educational-outreach and Feb. – May 2018 Two-week rental includes ffFolk Art: Indiana Stories ffIndiana’s Ice Age Animals shipping time and Traditions Grades 4 – 8 Grades K – 12 ffPainters of Indiana Friday mailing/pick-up ffThe Hoosier Group Grades 3 – 8 through Friday return Grades 3 – 8 ffPrintmaking Fee: $20 per trunk ffIndiana and the Civil War Grades 6 – 12 Grades 3 – 8 Reserve by contacting ffIndiana’s Native Americans the museum call center ffIndiana in Lincoln’s Time Grades 3 – 8 317.232.1637 Grades 3 – 8 ffCovered Wagon ffIndiana Quilts: A Colorful Grades 3 & 4 Tradition Grades 3 – 8

Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 17 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Throughout the year, the museum offers enrichment opportunities that help teachers bring Indiana’s history up close and personal in the classroom. We offer educators a wide variety of programs to add to their knowledge and enhance their skills. Register by contacting our call center at 317.232.1637.

Educator Enrichment Series: Museum We wish to give our state’s teachers some Studies and Inquiry-Based Learning special treatment, but space is limited. Oct. 13, 2017; 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Use the following link to register for the event Free for Indiana K-12 Educators https://ism-teacher-day-out.eventbrite.com. Registration Deadline: September 29, 2017 We can’t wait to meet you and show you how What does a museum do? We will answer this we are YOUR Indiana State Museum! question and more as we show how Museum Studies can be a teaching tool. Learn how you Educator Enrichment Series: Lincoln can highlight history, science, art, writing and in the Classroom critical thinking skills through activities focused March 23, 2018; 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on exhibition design, museum conservation Free for Indiana K-12 Educators and artifact interpretation. Meet professionals Registration Deadline: March 9, 2018 from the museum field who have all types Get personal with Abraham Lincoln. Educators of backgrounds that can better inform your will receive guidance on how to navigate grasp of leadership skills and careers within the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection the museum sector. This program includes a and how it can help bring Lincoln’s life and letter of attendance confirming seven hours of presidency to your students. See select professional development. objects from the collection, up close. Meet the 16th president and see how first-person Teacher Day Out: Open House interpretation presents a new way of reaching March, 2018; 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. students. Then, learn about our digital Enjoy a day at the Indiana State Museum with resources which allow students to go even your family as you check out what is new and deeper into Lincoln history and lore. improved! See our newest core galleries and Educators will receive “Abraham Lincoln learn about the great programming we have through Objects” curriculum and a letter planned for you and your students. Receive confirming attendance to seven hours of free materials from various state agencies that professional development. will assist you in teaching about Indiana topics, enjoy behind-the-scenes tours and check out the teachers’ lounge that is equipped with snacks and drinks.

Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 18 HOMESCHOOL PROGRAMMING Home educators and their students may schedule a program of their choice at the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. Regular programming times and fees apply and must meet minimum student requirements. Homeschool Tuesdays at the Indiana State Museum The first Tuesday of each month is reserved for homeschool programming. Individual registrations are accepted from independent homeschool educators for the monthly programs listed below. Homeschool co-ops with a minimum number of student participants may schedule a program of their choice on an alternate date. Parents and educators, please consider the listed grade range when making your workshop reservation. Call 317.232.1637 to register. ff Sept. 5, 2017 – Indiana and the Civil War ff Feb. 6, 2018 – Underground Railroad – Revised Grades 3 – 8 Grades 3 – 8 Learn about Indiana’s role in the Civil War Learn about the chattel slavery, hear from and what life was like as a solider. Levi and Catharine Coffin about operating ff Oct. 3, 2017 – Day of the Dead on the Underground Railroad, and discover Grades K – 3 routes that ran through Indiana. Experience the Mexican holiday by ff March 6, 2018 – Liar’s Bench decorating Sugar Skills, Papel Picado, Grades 2 – 8 Ofrenda and paper flowers. Can you tell who is telling the truth about ff Nov. 7, 2017 – Fossils – Revised these odd and unique artifacts? Grades 3 – 8 ff April 3, 2018 – On Expedition Indiana is full of ancient seas and Ice Age Grades K – 3 fossils, learn how they were made and what Learn about the Scientific Method through used to live here in our state. the senses, observation and inference. ff Dec. 5, 2017 – Diggin’ Archaeology – Revised ff May 1, 2018 – Wild Indiana Grades 3 – 6 Grades 3 – 8 From garbology to artifact study, learn how Explore three of the Natural Regions archaeology helps us to understand the found in Indiana, learn about practicing Indiana Story. Explore the different aspects biodiversity, examine four exotic of this science. invasive species. ff Jan. 2, 2018 – Crime Scene Investigation: The Science Behind the Mystery Grades 3 – 8 Explore the Scientific Method through crime scene investigation: observation, inference, fingerprinting and collecting trace evidence. Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 19 Check out the following pages to see what each site has available for you and your students along with contact information! Hours of operation vary – please check with the individual sites for specific information through our website, indianamuseum.org. PLANNING A VISIT TO THE STATE HISTORIC SITES

Educational Standards All State Historic Sites support Indiana Academic Standards. 4 Click on each site’s location on the map to learn more about the standards met by State Historic Site programs. Each site also features different academic topics.Look for this symbol to learn about each site’s core subject matter. Looking for a unique program that helps bring history and education to life for your students? At certain Historic Sites 8 educators may request a specialty program based on the academic topics for an additional fee. Look for this symbol for sites that offer programs featuring historical characters. Field Trip Admission 7 Admission to the State Historic Sites* for a pre-scheduled chaperoned Indiana school group is free; additional site programming fees may apply. Please check with the individual sites for specific information. Non-Indiana 11 students are $2; minimum of 10 students. *Except for New Harmony State Historic Site 9 Complimentary Admission Admission is complimentary for all K-12 teachers with appropriate identification. Show your teacher ID when 6 you visit and discover what the State Historic Sites have 10 for you and your students. 5 How to Register for a Field Trip 3 Field trip registration must be made at least 24 2 hours in advance unless otherwise noted. To make 1 a reservation, call the site – they will assist you with field trip procedures, payment information, 1. Angel Mounds (Evansville) educational opportunities and more. Once 2. Corydon Capitol (Corydon) registered, you will receive a confirmation. 3. Culbertson Mansion (New Albany) 4. Gene Stratton-Porter (Rome City) 5. New Harmony (New Harmony) 6. Lanier Mansion (Madison) Look for this symbol for sites that 7. Levi and Catharine Coffin (Fountain City) provide picnic tables for lunch. 8. Limberlost (Geneva) 9. T.C. Steele (Nashville) 10. Vincennes (Vincennes) 11. Whitewater Canal (Metamora) Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 20 Evansville, IN 47715 Phone: 812.853.3956 E-mail: [email protected] Web: indianamuseum.org/angel-mounds-state-historic-site

Andrew Hancock Photography ANGEL MOUNDS STATE HISTORIC SITE

Ancient Indiana Metropolis A thousand years ago, Evansville was home to a thriving community of Native Americans on the banks of the Ohio River. Since the late 1920s, archaeologists have uncovered artifacts Academic Topics which informed them about the lifeways of the people who lived Covered at Angel Mounds. Through learning about the natural landscape and the people who lived here, students will connect with an ffPrehistoric Native American Indiana culture that predates European exploration. Culture (Mississippian ca. 1000-1400 A.D.) School Group Tours ffArchaeology Birds, Berries, Beavers & Bark Basic School Group Tour ffNature Grades Preschool – 12 Grades 3 – 12 Fee: $2 per student Free for Indiana students; $2 ffStar lore Discover how the for non-Indiana students. “bare necessities” gave Minimum 10 students for a Mississippians the means to school tour. not only survive, but thrive. Access to self-guided tour of MoundQuest the museum and mounds with Grades 3 – 12 walking tour guide brochure Fee: $5 per student provided. Take a walk in Mississippian footsteps on this guided tour of the ancient village site. continued on next page >

Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 21 Educational Workshops – On-site and Outreach * Mileage reimbursement is required for travel to schools outside the site’s immediate surrounding counties. From Archaeology to History Knap Time Long Sash vs. Orion Grades 4 – 12 Grades 2 – 12 Grades Preschool – 12 Fee: $5 per student Fee: $5 per students Fee: $5 per student 25 students max per session Make a functional tool to take Sit beneath the night Learn about pioneers of home using stone technology sky and wonder with the Indiana archaeology, Glenn in this experimental imagination of the ancients A. Black and Eli Lilly, in this archaeology activity. in the STARLAB portable modern retrospective of planetarium. Angel Mounds. Indiana’s Original Rivertown Grades 3 – 12 Can You Dig It? Fee: $5 per student Grades Preschool – 8 Learn about Mississippian Fee: $5 per student daily lifeways and how Put the bullwhip away and historians and archaeologists get your trowels, brushes and know so much about a culture tape measures ready for a that had no written language. mock archaeology dig! Festivals and Events Native American Mississippian Maize Mania a discussion of Mississippian Student Days Month of October lifeways are available. Sept. 19 – 22, 2017 All Grades Archaeology C.S.I. All grades Fee: $5 per student; $2 per (Cultural Site Investigation)* (targeted to 5th graders) student for add-on activities May 11 – 12, 2017 Fee: $5 per student Home to Indiana’s first corn Grades 6 and 7 Span space and time to growers, Angel Mounds is Fee: $5 per student experience a complete the ideal place to get lost in Discover the “real-world” narrative of Native American this maze! Field trip includes applications of math, science, lifeways. a guided hayride tour and and social studies curricula in access to the museum; add- the field of archaeology. ons of corn husk toys and/or

Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 22 Corydon, IN 47112 Phone: 812.738.4890 E-mail: [email protected] Web: indianamuseum.org/corydon-capitol-state-historic-site

CORYDON CAPITOL STATE HISTORIC SITE

Where Our State Began Transforming Indiana from a territorial outpost to a functioning modern state was a deeply dramatic and fascinating time in our Academic Topics nation’s history. From Corydon’s colorful beginnings, Hoosier Covered statesmen carefully built the foundations for a new beginning. ffEarly Indiana statehood ffCivics School Group Tours ffGovernment Tour of Corydon Capitol Sites ffLaw Grades 4 and 5 ffPioneer life Free for Indiana students; $2 for non-Indiana students. Minimum 10 students for a school tour. Learn about Corydon’s role as Indiana’s first state capital from 1813 to 1825 including the famous “Constitution Elm,” the first state capitol building and the Governor’s Headquarters.

continued on next page > Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 23 Educational Workshops – On-Site and Outreach Junk in the Trunk January and February Grade 4 Fee: $2 per student Students enjoy identifying and learning about unusual historical artifacts. Each thing “looks like” something they might be familiar with, and the efforts they put into guessing are priceless. The presenter then teaches the students about the historical use of each unique object. Covered Wagon January and February Grade 4 Fee: $2 per student By using a miniature covered wagon and props, students imagine they are pioneers traveling to the Indiana frontier. What supplies would they need to bring? What would be left behind? How would they survive? Federal Period Dance Workshop Grades 3 – 12 Must be scheduled in advance Fee: Dependent on number attending, please contact site for more info Dancing was an important part of the social life of early Hoosiers. In this workshop, we’ll teach your students proper deportment and manners for interacting with others in 1816 and teach you a popular dance of the period!

Festivals and Events Homeschool Day April 25, 2018 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. $5 per child Homeschool students and families are invited to the Site for a day of programs catered just to them. Hands-on learning activities make the day fun for all ages.

Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 24 New Albany, IN 47150 Phone: 812.944.9600 E-mail: [email protected] Web: indianamuseum.org/culbertson-mansion-state-historic-site

Andrew Hancock Photography CULBERTSON MANSION STATE HISTORIC SITE

A Masterpiece of Victorian Artistry William Culbertson moved to Indiana seeking a new life and eventually Academic Topics became one of the richest men in the state. The Culbertson Mansion Covered is a reminder of the tastes, ideals and lifestyle of people during the ffDecorative Arts late 1800s. ffLate 19th century life School Group Tours ffServants & class structure Culbertson School Group Tour ffHistoric preservation Grades K – 12 Free for Indiana students; $2 for non-Indiana students. ffPhilanthropy Minimum 10 students for a school tour. Tour features William Culbertson’s rise from a dry goods clerk to the leading entrepreneur in New Albany; philanthropy, community, class structure, and family life of the late 1800s; Second Empire architecture and decorative arts of the period. Educational Outreach Culbertson Educational Outreach Grades K – 12 Fee: $2 per student ($50 minimum outreach fee). You may request speakers in historical dress for your school visit. Free Insight Curriculum Kits available only for local pickup directly from the Culbertson Mansion including Cornelia’s Victorian Insight Curriculum Kit, Architecture Insight Curriculum Kit, Culbertson Insight Curriculum Kit (1850-1880). For $1 per student, you may add a costumed character to explore the Curriculum Kits as an outreach program at your school.

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Andrew Hancock Photography GENE STRATTON-PORTER STATE HISTORIC SITE

Cabin at Wildflower Woods Gene Stratton-Porter, an accomplished Hoosier author of Academic Topics fictional novels and nature studies, was one of the foremost Covered naturalists of her time. She also formed a production company ffNatural history and that made eight of her own books into motion pictures. This environmentalism site contains her original cabin from 1914, 148 acres of fields, ffEarly 20th century culture woods and beautiful formal gardens with 35 beds along the (1913-1925) shores of Sylvan Lake. ffMultidisciplinary focus through art School Group Tours ffScience Tour Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site Grades K – 12 ffReading and writing A Tour of Gene’s Cabin, Grounds and Garden Free for Indiana students; $2 for non-Indiana students. Minimum 10 students for a school tour. Learn how this author and naturalist infused her personality into her home during its construction. See many of the beautiful region’s wildflowers Stratton-Porter transplanted to her garden. continued on next page >

Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 26 Guided Hike Through Sowers Woods Fee: $1 per student Explore Indiana’s natural heritage and see what plants and flowers are currently in bloom. Special Nature/Art/Literature Program Fee: $1 per student Gene Stratton-Porter wrote, drew, explored and photographed her natural surroundings. Create a similar experience for your students. Wetland Exploration Fee: $1 per student Explore the newly restored wetlands using our Wetland Exploration Kits. Students will watch for birds, look at wetland plants, dip for macro invertebrates and explore them up-close using our video microscope. Your students will get muddy with this activity. Educational Workshops Design Your Visit Educators may request a specialty program for an additional fee; program topics include natural history and environmentalism; multidisciplinary learning. Call 260.854.3790 for details.

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Andrew Hancock Photography LANIER MANSION STATE HISTORIC SITE

Heroic Story, Superb Architecture The Lanier Mansion State Historic Site and the Madison Academic Topics community present the perfect opportunity to encounter, explore and experience history as it was in the 1840s when Covered America was still young and the Ohio River was the gateway to ffGreek Revival Architecture the west. and Historic Preservation School Group Tours ffMid- 19th century Life Clues in the Old Mansion ffFinancial Literacy Grades K – 3 Free for Indiana students; $2 for non-Indiana students. Minimum 10 students for a school tour. Learn how to find clues about people of the past by what they have left behind. See what it was like to be a child in the 1840s with stories, games and manners. Lanier Mansion School Group Tour Grades K – 12 Free for Indiana students; $2 for non-Indiana students. Minimum 10 students for a school tour. Topics include how James F.D. Lanier helped to build Indiana’s economy and finance the Civil War everyday life in a wealthy family in a bustling 1840s river town, and Greek Revival architecture. continued on next page >

Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 28 School Group Tours (cont’d) Lanier Mansion’s Right Angle Lanier’s Money: Dollars and Sense Architecture Tour in the 1840s Grades 5 – 8 Grades 3 – 12 Fee: $3 per student Fee: $2 per student; plus mileage after 50 Tour that allows students to explore miles from Madison Greek Revival architecture and historic ($50 minimum outreach fee) preservation. Learn about America’s economy during James F.D. Lanier’s time and how to make sound financial decisions today. 1840s Kitchen Garden Essentials Student Workshop Grades K – 5 Available February – June $4 per student; rate includes registration and material fee. Learn how to create your own Victorian kitchen garden. Each family or classroom will plant their own heirloom variety seeds to begin a garden of their own. A Legacy of Hoosier Ingenuity: Two Centuries of Leadership and Competition Grades 5 – 8 Fee: $6 per student Educational Workshops – Three-hour hands-on workshop in conjunction On-site and Outreach with Historic Madison, Inc. This leadership program introduces middle Charlie’s Trunk: A 19th Century Childhood school students to three of Madison’s Grades Preschool – 6 historic sites and the traits in leadership and Fee: $2 per student competition that made them so remarkable. ($50 minimum outreach fee) Students will also use leadership tools that Learn what it was like to be a child in the reinforce these traits at each site. Myers- 1840s with stories, games, chores, manners Briggs style personality test recommended and schoolwork from that time. and supplemental historical and leadership Lanier Mansion’s Right Angle: Everyday materials available. Math and Greek Revival Architecture Call 812.265.3526 or e-mail Grades 5 – 8 [email protected] Fee: Varies depending on activities chosen for more info. ($50 minimum outreach fee) Interdisciplinary hands-on math and historic preservation experience that allows students to explore the perfect symmetry of Greek Revival architecture.

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New Interpretive Center Souls Seeking Safety Exhibition Souls Seeking Safety Exhibition LEVI & CATHARINE COFFIN STATE HISTORIC SITE Underground Railroad Depot It was a dangerous journey for freedom seekers escaping to freedom. As conductors for the Underground Railroad, Levi Coffin and his wife, Academic Topics Catharine, helped around 2,000 freedom seekers to safety while living Covered in Newport (now Fountain City), Indiana. ffAbolitionism School Group Tours ffUnderground Railroad in Indiana Levi & Catharine Coffin School Group Tour Available Year-Round Grades 3 - 12 Free for Indiana students; $2 for non-Indiana students. Minimum 10 students for a school tour. Pre-registration required at least two weeks in advance. Add-on activities by request may require additional fee. Contact site staff at 765.847.1691 for more information. Enjoy a self-guided tour of the Levi and Catharine Coffin Interpretive Center, which includes an orientation theater and the exhibit Souls Seeking Safety. Students will then enjoy a guided tour of the Coffins’ 1839 home known as the Grand Central Station of the Underground Railroad. Learn about their contributions to the Abolitionist movement; the many dangers facing freedom seekers and those who helped them; free African-American communities and more.

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Andrew Hancock Photography LIMBERLOST STATE HISTORIC SITE

Land of the Limberlost The Limberlost swamp was the perfect laboratory for Gene Stratton-Porter to study nature. In a time when most women Academic Topics were homemakers, Stratton-Porter created a lasting legacy Covered of northern Indiana’s vanishing natural history through her ffNatural history and published novels, nature studies and photographs. environmentalism School Group Tours ffMultidisciplinary learning to combine above with art, Limberlost Cabin Tour science, reading and writing Grades K – 12 from 1880s - 1913 Free for Indiana students; $2 for non-Indiana students. Minimum 10 students for a school tour. Learn about the home and natural environment that inspired Gene Stratton-Porter to write her bestsellers; Indiana’s original ecosystem and Gene’s role as a naturalist; how technology, culture and family life has evolved since the late 19th century. Limberlost Wetland School Group Tour Sept. – Oct.; May – Oct. Grades Preschool – 12 Fee: $1.50 per participant (no charge for teachers) Discover the plants and animals that inspired Gene Stratton- Porter to become a leading naturalist of her time.

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Educational Workshops – On-site and Outreach On Demand Programs Grades Preschool – 12 Fee: $1 - $5 per student (Price rates vary depending on group size and program) Request a specialized program from our Academic Topics – from encountering reptiles and amphibians and identifying wildflowers to discovering Indiana History and birds of prey…and so much more! Programs can include hands-on activities for children, promote environmental and natural history education, and help students discover Indiana History by learning about Indiana author, photographer and naturalist Gene-Stratton Porter.

Festivals and Events Discover the Limberlost Aug. 24, 2017; 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $5 per person; reservations required Homeschool students and their families move through stations uncovering the fascinating world of author Gene Stratton-Porter and the natural science behind the famous Limberlost swamp. Remember to bring a sack lunch to eat on the grounds.

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Andrew Hancock Photography Andrew Hancock Photography T.C. STEELE STATE HISTORIC SITE

Where Nature’s Beauty Meets Artist’s Canvas Experience how the rolling hills, scenic vistas, majestic trees and landscape inspired noted Hoosier painter T.C. Steele and his wife, Academic Topics Selma, to build their home and cultivate beauty and art in Brown Covered County. The 211-acre site includes five hiking trails, the Dewar Log ffVisual arts Cabin and the 92-acre Selma Steele Nature Preserve. ffEarly 20th century culture School Group Tours ffNatural history Tour the House of the Singing Winds & T.C. Steel’s Studio Grades Preschool – 12 Free for Indiana students; $2 for non-Indiana students site tour only; $3.50 combo fee for site tour and art project. Minimum 10 students for a school tour In 1907, T.C. Steele and his wife Selma were inspired by the picturesque scenes they encountered in Brown County and built their home and the Large Studio to accommodate Steele’s art. Selma Steele transformed several acres of gardens around the home that visitors can enjoy today. This tour can also include the grounds, cemetery and Dewar Log Cabin. An art project can finish the day.

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Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 33 Forest Ecology Knowledge Hunt Grades 4 – 12 Fee: $2.50 per student. A combination program and site tour is available for $3.50 per student. Use compasses, maps and clues to locate boxes around the property to learn about ecology. Topics include decomposition, ecological succession, erosion, animal habitats and species identification. Educational Workshops – On-site and Outreach Fee: $2.50 per student. A combination program and site tour is available for $3.50 per student. Steeles: Technology Pioneers in Brown Selma’s Stencils: Using Shape and Space County (on-site only) Grades 2 – 12 Grades K – 5 $4.50 per student; limited to 12 participants Discover how the same binary code in today’s In this stencil workshop, we will be using computers was used during the Steeles’ Selma Steele’s Arts and Crafts-inspired time. Discover the math and science behind stencils to learn aspects of graphic design, this theory while playing games, decoding especially thinking about positive and negative messages and creating their own paisley space. Finish the workshop by learning how design. A large group (100+) price break is to make your own stencils, and decorating a available. textile to take home! T.C. Steele Inspired Murals Eurika! Ekphrasis! A Creative Writing Grades 2 – 7 Workshop $3.50 per student Grades 2 – 12 Discover how T.C. Steele used light and color $2.50 per student to capture the beauty of nature. Participants Want to write? Poets and storytellers have will collaboratively recreate a Steele painting. long used other art forms as inspiration for Suitable for large groups and after school their writing. In this workshop, we will read programs. an ekphrastic poem (a poem directly inspired by another piece of art), see the artwork that Painting Personalities: Are you an inspired it and create our own ekphrastic Impressionist or a Realist? creative works based upon the paintings of Grades 5 – 12 T.C. Steele. $3.50 per student; limited to 12 participants Learn about the hallmarks of a Realist vs. Design Your Visit Impressionist style in this workshop dedicated Educators may request a specialty program to personal taste. T.C. Steele painted realistic or activity for an additional fee. Topics portraits and Impressionist style landscape. include art, history, natural history and Since Realism and Impressionism are both multidisciplinary learning. Call 812.988.2785 popular painting styles today, discover which for details. style you’re drawn to when you create your own Realist or Impressionist artwork.

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Andrew Hancock Photography VINCENNES STATE HISTORIC SITES

Frontier Indiana If you are looking for the place where Indiana had its beginning; Academic Topics where Chief Tecumseh walked; where the first governor of the Covered Indiana Territory and ninth president of the United States lived ffIndiana Territorial history and worked; where troops mustered for the battle of Tippecanoe; and early Indiana Statehood where laws were passed that still affect Indiana residents today; (1800-1816) and where the first free press in Indiana was born, then plan a visit to the Vincennes State Historic Sites. ffNative American history ffFrench language School Group Tours ffFinancial literacy Vincennes State Historic Sites Tour Grades K – 12 ffDiversity Free for Indiana students; $2 for non-Indiana students. Minimum ffArchitecture, and nature 10 students for a school tour. Historical characters will guide you through buildings and sites of the time. Students will discover the early years of Vincennes and Indiana by learning about early education at the Jefferson Academy, beginnings of Indiana law at the Territory Capitol Building, and experience the art of printing at the Elihu Stout Print Shop.

continued on next page > Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 35 Educational Workshops – On-site and Outreach All programs presented by a costumed interpreter. For details, contact [email protected] School: Then and Now Whose Land is This? Grades K – 2 Grades 4 – 8 $3.50 per student $3.50 per student Students will explore everyday life in the early It was all about land in 1800. To own land 1800s through puppets. Activities include was a major reason settlers came to Indiana, singing, games, chores and other everyday and the only way to know how much you routines of daily life for a child in the early owned and where it was, was to survey it. 1800s. Themes include how life is different and The basis of surveying is math especially the the same today, jobs in the community back measurement of triangles, and that means then and how each person—a teacher, a printer, geometry. We get out the sticks, “survey” the a farmer—contributed to the community. problem and come up with the answer to what’s yours and what’s mine and where the Dig In the Dirt fence should go! Students can see a practical Grades 1 – 3 application of math principles. $3.50 per students Archaeologists dig in the dirt and study Polly Strong’s Fight For Freedom artifacts from the past and the soil Grades 4 – 12 surrounding it to learn more about events Fee: $3.50 per student that occurred long ago. This lesson uses In 1820, a young slave woman named Polly archaeology as a starting point for the study Strong sued her master to gain her freedom. of soil. We will discuss the types of soil, what This interactive program guides students objects are found in the soil (man-made or through her trial and the precedent that it set naturally occurring) and what the man-made in terms of slavery in Indiana. objects may have been used for. Read All About It! Writing and Printing Sparks and Shocks on the Indiana Frontier on the Frontier Grades 4 – 5 Grades 3 – 8 $3.50 per students $3.50 per student Get your class all charged up about electricity! This program exposes students to the In 1800, “electrostatic generators” were used evolution of communication through America’s in Vincennes for experiments and parlor history. Students can write with actual quill amusements. Your science class will learn pens and use a table top printing press at the hair-raising facts about a force they take Elihu Stout’s shop, which published the first for granted everyday! They’ll be shocked to newspaper in Indiana, the learn how electricity works! An interpreter in Indiana Gazette. period clothing can vary this presentation for different grade levels and for the amount of class time available.

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Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 36 Work and Play on the Indiana Frontier through the eyes of a soldier, a military wife, This interactive program is an adaptation a surveyor or a Native American. Students of the “Day in the Life” event introducing discover the hardships of survival on the students to everyday life on the frontier Indiana Frontier. Festivals and Events A Day in the Life at Fort Knox II culture and teach some of the languages. Sept. 13-15, 2017 Games and songs from the different cultures Grade 8 will be presented. $5 per student History Quiz Bowl Discover the day-to-day life of the men and April 7, 2018 women at Fort Knox II Military Encampment, $50 per team c. 1812 in Vincennes. Students learn about military life, women’s roles, foods, flora and High School history classes and clubs are fauna and early surveying. This program covers invited to create a 5-6 member team, and language arts, history, science and math. each team will receive a study pack several months before the event. The teams will come Heritage Fair together on Quiz Day to compete. The team October 5, 2017 that wins will receive a trophy which they may $5 per student keep until the next Quiz Bowl the following High School foreign language classes and year. All of the questions at this quiz bowl will clubs can visit booths representing different involve history, especially local and regional cultures that have lived in and impacted Indiana and Illinois history. southern Indiana and southern Illinois. Presenters at the booths will tell about the

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Andrew Hancock Photography Andrew Hancock Photography WHITEWATER CANAL STATE HISTORIC SITE Frontier Indiana Experience the Whitewater Canal up close and personal. Discover how this 1840s feat of engineering changed Indiana from a pioneer Academic Topics outpost to the “Crossroads of America.” Covered School Group Tours ffEarly transportation Whitewater Canal School Group Tour ffInternal improvements May – Oct. ff19th century engineering Grades K – 12 and simple machines Free for Indiana students; $2 for non-Indiana students. Minimum 10 students for a school tour. Pre-registration required at least two weeks in advance. Rides are closed in 2017 while the aqueduct is restored. Rides will resume in 2018. The other attractions at this site are still open. Add-on Educational Activities by request $1.50 per student per activity. Contact site staff at 765.647.6512 for more information. ffInteractive educational ffRope making program at the Metamora Mill, an authentic working ffBelgian draft horse hitching grist mill demonstrations continued on next page >

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Educational Outreach Building a State: The Story of the Whitewater Canal April – Nov. Grades 4 - 8 Fee: $3 per student; plus mileage after 50 miles ($50 minimum outreach fee). Pre-registration required at least two weeks in advance. This program engages students about the rich science and culture of Indiana and the Whitewater Canal. Activities focus on the Whitewater Canal and canal life as it was during the 1840s through 1860s. Students will also explore the science and engineering aspects of the canal.

Visit indianamuseum.org/learning for full descriptions and information on School Programming. INDIANA STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES 39 Indiana Academic Standards All educational programs fulfill select Indiana Academic Standards in Social Studies, Science, Music/Visual Arts, English/Language Arts and Mathematics; additional standards apply. Affordable Learning – Did You Know? Admission is FREE for all Indiana K-12 students with an accredited school or homeschool to the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites (excluding New Harmony State Historic Site); Minimum attendance requirements apply. Workshops and educational theater can be added for an additional cost. Special museum programming fees and IMAX® Theater admission prices apply.

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