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Museum Education Kits
The
South Dakota State Historical Society offers education kits to South Dakota
classrooms and other groups. Each kit contains hands-on objects, relevant lesson
text, ready-to-use worksheets, and a variety of fun and unique activities. For
more information or to schedule an Education Kit please contact
Ronette Rumpca by e-mail
Ronette.Rumpca@state.sd.us or telephone 605-773-6011.
Available Education Kits
Education kits are available for
two-week loan periods. Cost is $10.00 rental fee + $10.00 shipping-to-site
fee ($20.00 total).
Borrower is responsible for return shipping costs. To schedule a kit contact
Ronette Rumpca at 605-773-6011.
The Buffalo and the Plains Indians
The Buffalo and the Plains Indians
teaches students how the buffalo was utilized by the Plains Indians to
meet a wide variety of needs. In this kit, you will find objects made
from the buffalo such as a horn spoon, a hair rope and a pair of
moccasins.
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free to print them for your own use. |
Indians and the Environment: Living With the Land
Indians and the Environment: Living
with the Land tells the story of
how long-ago Indians living in different environments used their natural
surroundings to survive. Objects in this kit include a Pueblo pot, a
parfleche container, and a birch bark basket. Various photographs and a
cassette tape of American Indian flute music are also part of the kit.
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free to print them for your own use. |
Fur Trade: Bridging Two Worlds
Two very different cultures met and established a common ground of
understanding during the fur trade era. Students will learn about the
environmental, economic, social, and cultural aspects of the fur trade.
Objects in this kit include buffalo hide samples, pelts, beads, trade
silver, quillwork, trade cloth, ribbon, and other trade goods.
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to print them for your own use. |
Cowboys & Ranch Life
Explore
the history and development of cattle and sheep ranching in South Dakota
with Cowboys & Ranch Life and learn about some of the everyday work
cowboys do. Objects in this kit include a branding iron, cowhide, cowboy
boots, spurs, a sheep fleece, hand carders, and more. Nine photographs
are also included.
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print them for your own use. |
Homesteading
Homesteading
lets students explore the not so distant past
of early Dakota homesteaders. They can play pioneer games, map changes
in population, crops, and settlement patterns, and learn about building
a sod house. Objects in this kit include a sod sample, butter churn,
washboard, and barbed wire samples. Nine photographs show early
homesteads and settlers.
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Please feel free to print them for your own use. |
Lewis and Clark in South Dakota
Seventeen full-color panels use quotes from the expedition journals to
tell about the people, animals, and natural landscape that Lewis and
Clark found in South Dakota. Hands-on artifacts include a coyote pelt,
prairie dog skull, Jefferson peace medal, and mule deer and antelope
hide samples. Activities let students learn about mapping the
expedition’s route, identifying animals and their tracks, and learning
how the Corps communicated with each other.
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Please feel free to print them for your own use. |
Archaeology in South Dakota
With
this kit, students learn what archaeology is and become familiar with
the tools and procedures used in archaeological work. They also
learn about cultural artifacts and the customs of prehistoric people.
Hands-on items include projectile points, a mano and metate (grinding
stone), bone tools, trowel, and plumb bob. Activities include
classifying sherds, gridding a dig site, and measuring pots.
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the documents included with this kit.
Please feel free to print them for your own use. |
Mining in South Dakota
Mining in South Dakota
covers the history of mining in South Dakota. Participants can pan for
gold, map claims, and learn about strip-mining and reclamation through
hands-on activities. Objects in the kit include mineral samples,
gold pans, drill bits, claim maps, and a balance scale. Twenty-one
photographs are also included.
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Please feel free to print them for your own use. |
South Dakota
Immigrants
With this kit, students explore the
history and background of various ethnic groups that made South Dakota
their home. Participants can compare Scandinavian, Celtic and Native
American music, learn about different ethnic foods, and do the Scottish
Keel Row dance. Object in this kit include Ukrainian pysanky eggs, a
lefse turner, an Irish tin whistle, a rosemaled bowl, and Chinese
guardian lions. Nineteen photographs are also included.
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the documents included with this kit.
Please feel free to print them for your own use. |
Dakota, Nakota, Lakota Life
This kit examines the history, culture, and traditions of the Dakota,
Nakota and Lakota people in South Dakota. Learn about the horse culture
where buffalo hunting provided for all needs, and the huge shift to
reservation life. Users can listen to a story in Lakota, and drum and
powwow music. Hands-on kit objects include buffalo hide and bones, bone
tools, a hand drum, turkey bone whistle, a star quilt, and quill and
beadwork samples.
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the documents included in this kit.
Please feel free to print them for your own use. |
South Dakota Places
South Dakota Places explores
both natural places - the Black Hills, badlands, glacial lakes - and
places shaped by people such as Mt. Rushmore, the Corn Palace, and
Dinosaur Park. Wildlife habitats and state symbols are also covered. Kit
users can plan a SD road trip, match animals to their habitats, and make
a flour fish print. Objects in the kit include a walleye fish mold, a
Mt. Rushmore model, a mammoth tooth replica and a black-footed ferret
figurine.
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Please feel free to print them for your own use. |
One-Room Schoolhouse Learning *NEW KIT*
This kit explores the experience of
attending a one-room school, and the important role the school played in the
community. Kit users can write with pen and ink, do sums with chalk on a
slate, and play recess games. Objects in this kit include a syrup pail lunch
bucket, a water dipper, a kerosene lamp and McGuffey's readers. Fifteen
photos are also included.
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Please feel free to print them for your own use. |
Trading Posts & General Stores *NEW KIT*
This kit
explores how general stores did business in the state. Kit users can barter
for goods, find the best route to a general store, and figure out profit on
the sale of their fall harvest. Objects include spice tins, fabric bolts,
and egg crate with eggs, a cream can, trade beadwork, and a varitey of food
tins. Twelve photos are also included.
Click to view the documents included in this kit.
Please feel free to print them for your own use. |
For More Information on
Education Kits please contact:
Ronette Rumpca
Curator of Interpretations
605-773-6011
Ronette.Rumpca@state.sd.us
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