WHITEWATER CANAL | Water Wheels and Canal Boat
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 $4/person. Contact site for non-Indiana student rate. Pre-registration required at least two weeks in advance. Ropemaking demonstration is available for an additional $2 per child, no additional fee for teachers or chaperones. Students will get to learn about ropemaking and watch as staff operate a genuine historical ropemaking machine. The ropemaking demonstration must be booked during field trip registration.
CONNECT CONNECT programs allow you to explore our site in the comfort of your classroom or home with a free, 30-minute live virtual broadcast in replace of a fieldtrip.
UNDERSTANDING THE PURPOSE OF CANALS Grades 3 – 12 2022 dates: Nov. 15, Dec. 13 2023 dates: Jan. 10, Feb. 14, March 14, April 11, May 9 10:30 - 11 a.m. Pre-registration is required at least one week in advance. The use of canals in the early 19th century was important to the growth of the United States. Built between 1836 and 1863, the Whitewater Canal was meant to bring Indiana’s goods and produce to a wider audience. Students will learn how the canal was engineered using locks and an aqueduct bridge to cross the hilly terrain of southeastern Indiana. Q&A to follow. School is required to provide internet access, ZOOM application, camera and projection screen. Indiana Academic Standards
INDIANA ACADEMIC STANDARDS
FALL 2022 – SUMMER 2023
INDIANA ACADEMIC STANDARDS
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Title
Grade
Standards
Angel Mounds
Mound Quest
2-5
Social Studies: 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2.4, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.4, 3.1.7, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 5.1.1, 5.1.3, WH.1.1, WH.1.
Corydon Capitol
Virtual Field Trip
4
Social Studies: 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 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
Site
Gene Stratton-Porter
Gene Stratton-Porter's Cabin and Life 1913-Present Day
3-12
Social Studies: 3.1.4, 3.1.7, 3.3.5, 3.5.3, 3.5.5, 4.1.9, 4.5.4, 5.3.11, 6.1.20, 6.3.13, 6.5.5, 6.5.9, 8.1.31, 8.3.9, 8.5.3, 8.5.6, 8.5.7, 8.5.8; Language Arts: 3.3.4, 3.7.3, 6.1.1, 8.3.7, 9.3.12, 10.3.12; Science: 3.1.6, 3.4.1, 4.1.7, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.6, 4.4.7, 4.4.8, 5.4.4, 6.1.5, 6.3.16, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 8.1.8; Biology: B.1.38, Art: 2.1.1
Indiana State Museum
Hoosiers Making History
4
Social Studies: 4.1.9, 4.1.10, 4.1.12, 4.1.18, 4.4.7
Lanier Mansion
Virtual Field Trip
4-12
Social Studies: 4.1.4, 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 4.1.8, 4.1.9, 4.1.12, 5.2.8, 5.2.10, 5.4.4, 5.4.5, 5.4.8, 6.1.22, 6.3.9, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 8.1.6, 8.1.20, 8.1.25, 8.4.4, 8.4.5, 8.4.6, 8.4.7
Levi and Catharine Coffin
Understanding the Underground Railroad in Indiana
3-12
Social Studies: 3.1.3, 3.1.41, 3.1.6, 3.1.7, 3.2.2, 3.2.5, 3.3.3, 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 4.2.6, 4.2.7, 4.3.2, 4.3.10, 8.1.22, 8.1.23, 8.1.25, 8.1.30, 8.2.3, 8.2.7, 8.3.1, USG.5.6, USH.1.3, IS.1.5
Limberlost
Gene Stratton Porter’s Cabin and Life in the Limberlost Swamp 1863-1913
3-12
Social Studies: 3.1.4, 3.1.7, 3.3.5, 3.5.3, 3.5.5, 4.1.9, 4.5.4, 5.3.11, 6.1.20, 6.3.13, 6.5.5, 6.5.9, 8.1.31, 8.3.9, 8.5.3, 8.5.6, 8.5.7, 8.5.8; Language Arts: 3.3.4, 3.7.3, 6.1.1, 8.3.7, 9.3.12, 10.3.12; Science: 3.1.6, 3.4.1, 4.1.7, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.6, 4.4.7, 4.4.8, 5.4.4, 6.1.5, 6.3.16, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 8.1.8; Biology: B.1.38, Art: 2.1.1
T.C. Steele
Virtual Exploration of the T.C. Steele State Historic Site
K-12
Visual Arts: VA: Pr4.1.PKa, VA:Pr5.1.PKa, VA:Pr4.1.1a, VA:Pr4.1.2a, VA:Pr4.1.3a, VA:PR5.1.Ia, VA:Pr5.1.IIIa, VA:Pr6.1.Ka, VA:Pr6.1.1a, VA:Pr6.1.2a, VA:Pr6.1.4a, VA.Pr6.1.5a, VA:Pr6.1.6a, VA:Re8.1.Pk, VA:Re8.1.Ka, VA:Re8.1.1a, VA:Re8.1.2a, VA:Re8.1.3a, VA:Re8.1.5a, VA:Re8.1.6a, VA:Re8.1.7a, VA:Re8.1.8a, , VA:Re8.1.Ia; Social Studies: 1.1.3, 2.1.1, 2.1.2
Vincennes
Five Firsts for Indiana
3-5
Social Studies: 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.8, 3.2.1, 3.2.4, 3.4.3
Whitewater Canal
Understanding the Purpose of Canals
3-12
Social Studies: 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.6, 3.3.13, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 4.1.6, 4.1.9, 4.3.8, 4.3.9, 4.4.1, 4.4.3, 5.3.7, 5.3.13, 5.4.4, 6.1.19, 6.3.13, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 8.1.30, 8.3.7, 8.4.3, 8.4.5, IS.1.4, IS.4.1, IS.1.8, IS.1.9, IS.3.4, IS.3.5, IS.4.1, IS.4.4, IS.5.11