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| Class
Objectives and Descriptions |
| Pioneer
Cooking |
- Learn
safety and health procedures surrounding pioneer
cooking
- Learn
to cook outdoor food such as cornbread, apple
crisp, fry bread, or funnel cake
- eat,
enjoy, and clean-up
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Treaty
Reenact |
- Re-enact
a treaty wherein the Delaware (Leni Lenape)
and Potawatomi Indians ceded land to the US
government within the state of Indiana. The
students will take on the role of these Indians,
the staff will play the role of the government
representatives. Students must decide whether
to sign this treaty. Discussion will follow.
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Indiana
Trail |
- Students
role play as a pioneer family traveling to the
Indiana country. They "buy" supplies at a trading
post, walk a trail, and draw scenario cards
which help determine their success (or not!).
- Discussion
surrounding the issues of the pioneer life.
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| Pioneer
crafts |
- Learn
about toys and crafts of pioneer times.
- Make
pioneer crafts such as carding and drop-spindling
wool, cornhusk dolls, weaving, natural dyes,
candle making, bull roar, or button yo-yo.
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| Pioneers
1818 Program fills entire
half day. |
- Begin
with orientation to this time period, including
cultural and historical information. Students
then "time travel" to 1818 Indiana, as a pioneer
family.
- They
divide into smaller groups each with a leader,
and begin a trail.
- They
walk a circular trail, and rotate to meet characters
from the time period.
- Main
issues are farming, homemaking, surveying, Indian
relations, statehood politics, and transportation.
- All
groups gather for a debriefing.
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| Underground
Railroad 1851 Program fills
entire half day. |
- Begin
will orientation to this time period, including
cultural and historical information. Students
then "time travel" to 1851 Indiana, as a group
of escaping slaves.
- They
divide into smaller groups each with a leader,
and begin a trail.
- They
walk a circular trail, and rotate to meet characters
from the time period. · Main issues are the
risks of escaping slaves and of railroad "conductors,"
strategies used by those involved.
- All
groups gather for a debriefing. This activity
can be emotionally threatening.
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Archeology
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- Learn
the meaning and practice of archeology.
- Students
practice a mock dig, using good technique and
data recording.
- They
"piece together" the artifacts to hypothesize
a story about the culture.
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Native
American Games |
- Recognize
similarities and differences between various
Native American tribes and their cultures.
- Learn
to play various games borrowed from natives,
such as Buffalo Rug, Flinch, Rattle, Stick ball,
Knee Coup, or Tails.
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Learn the value of these games as part of native
culture
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