Bringing
the Museum to the Classroom!
The learning objectives
for the traveling trunks include:
- Students will learn to take good care of objects and materials
and to present artifacts and information in a professional
manner by curating a mini museum.
- Students will learn about history by doing independent
research.
- Students will practice sharing and working as a team.
We have identified
important Texas Essential Skills and Knowledge (TEKS) for
Social Studies and English Language Arts/Reading. Trunks focus
on entertainment, fashion, transportation and wars, as well
as a variety of other topics.
The Traveling Trunks have been funded
in part by The Texas Historical Commission and the Learn &
Serve America Program: Community Higher Education School Partnership
(CHESP).
Call 325.673.4587
for details about using/reserving these trunks.
Texas
History Traveling Trunks
All
history trunks are targeted at students in third through fifth
grades, but are adaptable to middle school courses.
| City Life: Urban
Abilene 1900-1950 |
 The
City Life: Urban Abilene 1900-1950 trunk features the life
of Grace Beckham, the special daughter of Hotel Grace builder
Colonel W.L. Beckham and the story of Abilene's emergence
as a city with great promise. The story of both Grace Beckham
and the city of Abilene is presented through complete lesson
plans and activities contained in a state-of-the-art trunk
on wheels.
| Native Americans
in Texas 1500-1900 |
| The Native Americans
in Texas trunk explores the lives of the Native American
tribes who called Texas home between 1500-1900. Featured
topics include medicine, music, and basic survival. Of
special note in the trunk is a set of 3-D photographs
that dramatically tell the story of how the Native Americans
were forced onto reservations and an old film showing
an actual buffalo hunt! |
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Texans
at Home
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| The Texans at Home trunk
explores home life in Texas from 1600-1900. Students can
play with children's toys and games from centuries past,
try on clothes from life on the prairie, learn about the
"appliances" of everyday life, and enjoy the
music of various periods. Also included are old fashioned
recipes your students can make at home and bring to class
to share! |
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