CORYDON CAPITOL | Where Our State Began
FALL 2022 – SUMMER 2023
SCHOOL GROUP TOURS K-Grade 12 Fee: Admission is FREE for pre-registered, accredited schools or homeschool groups of 10 or more K-12 students. Free admission includes teachers and bus drivers, plus one additional adult chaperone per every five students. Additional chaperones pay the group admission rate of $5/person. Contact site for non-Indiana student rate. Pre-registration required at least two weeks in advance. The school group tour includes a guided tour of the first state capitol building and the governor’s headquarters, plus students can see the famous “Constitution Elm.”
CORYDON CAPITOL VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP Grade 4 2022 dates: Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 2023 dates: Jan. 3, Feb. 7, March 7 1 p.m. Pre-registration is required at least one week in advance. During this experience, students will learn about Corydon's role as Indiana's first state capital from 1816-1825, including the first state capitol building and the governor's headquarters.
EXPLORE Whether it’s at the site, outreach or virtual, we offer hands-on, exploratory and interactive programs on a variety of topics that provide your students a fun way to learn about Indiana’s people, places and things. All programs fulfill select Indiana Academic Standards. See next page for topics. AT SITE or OUTREACH DETAILS Length: 45-60 minutes Max. number of students: 25 Cost: $2/student Travel fees: 30-60 miles=$20; 60-90 miles=$40; 90+ miles=$60 VIRTUAL DETAILS Length: 45-60 minutes Cost: $75/class
CORYDON CAPITOL | Where Our State Began
JUNK IN THE TRUNK Grades 2–5 Sept. 2022 – March 2023 Available: at site, outreach, virtual Students enjoy identifying and learning about unusual historical artifacts. Each item in the trunk “looks like” something they might be familiar with and the efforts they put into guessing are priceless! The presenter will share the historical use of each unique object with the students. Indiana Academic Standards COVERED WAGON Grades 3–5 Sept. 2022 – March 2023 Available: at site, virtual Pack your wagons. It’s time to take a trip! Students will learn what it took to travel in the early 1800s. After a presentation from staff, students will have a chance to pack their wagons with what they think they’ll need. What supplies would they need to bring? What would be left behind? How would they survive? Indiana Academic Standards FEDERAL PERIOD DANCE WORKSHOP Grades 3–12 Fee: Dependent on number attending, please contact the site for more information Available: at site Dancing was an important part of the social life of early Hoosiers. In this workshop, we’ll teach students proper manners for interacting with others in 1816 as well as a popular dance of the period. Indiana Academic Standards
FALL 2022 – SUMMER 2023
TRIAL FOR FREEDOM: THE POLLY STRONG CASE Grades 4–12 Sept. 2022 – March 2023 Available: at site In 1820, a young slave woman from Vincennes named Polly Strong sued her master to gain her freedom. This interactive program guides students through her trial and the precedent that it set in terms of slavery in Indiana. Students will also visit the Supreme Court room where the trial occurred. Indiana Academic Standards
FESTIVALS AND EVENTS INDIANA’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Dec. 5-9, 2022 (same program each day) 1 p.m. Free virtual program on Zoom Fourth-grade students will learn about the Indiana constitution and how Indiana became a state. This interactive program allows students to discuss and determine what laws they would create. Teachers will be given a writing prompt for students to create their own constitutions after the presentation. This is a 20–30-minute activity. Registration is required by Dec. 2 by calling 812.738.4890 or emailing corydoncapitolshs@indianamuseum.org
INDIANA ACADEMIC STANDARDS
FALL 2022 – SUMMER 2023
INDIANA ACADEMIC STANDARDS
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HISTORIC SITES PROGRAMS
K-GRADE 12 Site
Title
Grade
Standards
Limberlost
Gene Stratton-Porter Oddities
K-12
History/Social Studies: K.1.1; K.1.3 1.1.1; 1.1.3; 2.1.2; 2.1.3; 3.1.3; 3.1.5; 3.1.6; 4.1.15; 4.1.18; 4.4.7; 4.4.8; 5.1.1; 5.1.22; 5.3.13; 5.4.4; 6.SL.1, 6.SL.2.1, 6.SL.2.2, 6.SL.2.4, 7.SL.1, 7.SL.2.1, 7.SL.2.1, 8.SL.1, 8.SL.2.1, 8.SL.2.4, 8.SL.3.1, 9-10.SL.1, 11-12.SL.1, 11-12.SL.2.1, IS.1.9;IS.1.15, IS.1.16, VA:PR4.1.4A, VA:PR4.1.5A, VA:PR4.1.6A, VA:PR4.1.7A, VA:PR6.1.lla, VA:CN11.1.2A, VA:CN11.1.5A, VA:CN11.1.6A, VA:CN11.1.7A, VA:CN11.1.8AVA:CN11.1.lla
Limberlost
Swamp Life
K-12
Science: K.3.6; K.1.1; K.3.3; K.4.1; K.4.2; 1.3.8; 1.1.2; 2.3.7; 2.3.4; 2.5.1; 2.4.1; 2.4.2;2.5.3; 3.3.5; 3.2.6; 3.4.1; 4.3.2 ; 4.3.4; 4.4.2; 4.4.3; 5.3.2; 5.4.4; 6.3.13 ; 8.3.9; B.1.38
Limberlost
Mystery Vest Wildlife Program
1-5
Science: 1.LS.3, 1.LS.4, 2.LS.1, 2.LS.2, 2.LS.3, 3.LS.1, 4.LS.3, 5.LS.1, 5.LS.3
Limberlost
Ice Age and the Limberlost
1-12
Science: 1.ESS.2, 1.ESS.3, 2.ESS.3, 2.ESS.4, 3.ESS.3, 3.ESS.4, 4.ESS.3, 7.ESS.1, 7.ESS.4, 8.ESS.2, ES.4.3, ES.5.2, ES.5.5, IS.3.3
Limberlost
The Life of Gene Stratton-Porter
4-12
Social Studies: 4.1.9, 4.2.8, 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 5.3.11, 6.1.19, 6.1.20, 6.3.13, 6.3.16, 6.5.5, 6.5.7, 6.5.9, 8.1.27, 8.1.28, 8.1.31, 8.3.9, 8.5.3, 8.5.6, SS 8.5.7, SS 8.5.8; Language Arts: 6.2.3, 8.3.7; Science: 4.1.7, 4.4.7, 4.6.4, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.6, 6.1.5, 6.3.16, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 8.1.8; Art: 4.1.1, 4.3.2, 4.12.2, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.12.2, 6.1.1, 6.12.2, 6.13.1, 7.1.1, 7.12.2, 7.13.1, 8.1.1, 8.12.2, 8.13.1; US History: USH.9.1, USH.9.2; Language Arts: 9.3.12, 10.2.1, 10.3.12, 11.2.5, 12.2.5; Biology: B.1.39, B.1.41; Environmental Science: ENV.1.2, ENV.1.4, ENV.1.5, ENV.1.6, ENV.1.30; ART: H.1.1, H.1.2, H.12.2, H.13.1
Corydon Capitol
Junk in the Trunk
2-5
Social Studies: 3.4.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2
Corydon Capitol
Covered Wagon
3-5
Social Studies: 3.1.2, 3.1.3. 3.1.4, 3.4.3, 4.1.4, 4.3.9, 4.4.1, 4.4.3, 5.3.11, 5.3.13
Corydon Capitol
Federal Period Dance Workshop
3-12
Social Studies: 5.7.5, 6.1.22, 6.3.10
Corydon Capitol
Trial for Freedom: The Polly Strong Case
4-12
Social Studies: 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 4.1.11, 4.2.11, 4.2.4, 4.2.7, 4.3.12
Corydon Capitol
Indiana’s Birthday Celebration
4
Social Studies: 4.1.4, 4.1.6, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4
Culbertson Mansion
Women of Culbertson
8-12
Social Studies: 8.2.21, 8.2.23; USH 3.2, IS 1.10, 1.15
Culbertson Mansion
Culbertson Mansion Virtual Tour
6, 8-12
Social Studies: 6.3.10, 8.2.7; IS.1.8, IS.1.9, IS.1.10
Culbertson Mansion
I-Spy
K-3
Social Studies: K1.1, 1.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.8