VINCENNES | Frontier Indiana
FALL 2021 – SUMMER 2022
SCHOOL: THEN AND NOW
A DAY IN THE LIFE
K-Grade 2 Available: at site, outreach, virtual
Grade 8 April 20-22, 2022, 9 a.m.–noon Available: at site Fee: $5/student
Students will explore everyday life in the early 1800s through puppetry. Activities include singing, games, chores and other everyday routines for a child in the early 1800s. Themes include how life is different and the same today, jobs in the community back then and how each person—a teacher, a printer, a farmer—contributed to the community.
Learn about the roles and daily lives of people who lived in the early 1800s, and compare and contrast to modern day. Explore different cultures and points of view that were a part of Indiana history as you visit different learning stations and see Vincennes’ historic sites.
Indiana Academic Standards
Indiana Academic Standards
DIG IN THE DIRT Grades 1-3 Available: at site, outreach Archaeologists dig in the dirt and study artifacts from the past to learn more about events that occurred long ago. This lesson uses archaeology as a starting point for the study of soil. We will discuss the types of soil, the objects found in the soil (man-made or naturally occurring) and determine how the man-made objects may have been used. Indiana Academic Standards SPARKS AND SHOCKS ON THE INDIANA FRONTIER Grades 4 Available: at site, outreach Get your class all charged up about electricity! In 1800, “electrostatic generators” were used in Vincennes for experiments and parlor amusements. Your science class will learn the hair-raising facts about a force they take for granted every day. A costumed interpreter can vary this presentation for different grade levels as well as the amount of class time available. Indiana Academic Standards 53
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