Grade 8
Self-Guided Tours
Create your own field trip adventure! Self-guided tours give you and your students access to all of the historic areas allowing you to cover a variety of Indiana academic standards, including social studies, language arts, math and science. Students will explore and engage in history bringing the past to life in ways a textbook cannot. Reservations required.
Who: Grades K–12
Dates: April: Thurs.–Sat.
May-October: Tues.–Sat.
Times: 9:30 am–2:30 pm
Groups scheduled every 15 minutes.
Length: 3 to 4 hours recommended for a complete experience
Cost: $4.50/student; $8.00/adult chaperone
Teachers and school staff get in free.
Standards: Soc. Studies (2007): K.1.1, 1.1.1, 2.1.2, 3.1.6, 3.1.8, 4.1.2, 4.1.6, 5.3.11, 6.1.21, 7.4.2, 8.1.28, WG.4.3, USH.1.2; Science: K.4.2, 1.4.3, 2.3.6, 2.4.1, 3.1.6, 4.4.8, 5.1.7, 6.4.13, 7.4.10, 8.1.1, 8.4.3; Language Arts: K.7.1, 1.7.3, 2.7.4, 3.7.1, 3.7.15, 4.7.1, 4.7.16, 5.7.1, 6.7.2, 7.7.1, 8.7.8, 11.7.12
Special Interest Programs
Immerse your students in history with fun, interactive special interest programs. Students will dive into the history of early Indiana with the guidance of a Conner Prairie staff member. Read about the programs below. Reservations required.
Dates: April: Thurs.–Fri.
May– October: Tues.–Fri.
Times: 9:30 am–3:30 pm
Groups of 25 scheduled for each program.
Length: 1 1/2 hours unless otherwise noted
Cost: $5.00/student; $5.00/adult chaperone
Teachers and school staff receive free admission.
Pre-payment is required.
Add a Self-Guided Tour for just $3/student and $7.50/adult.
Trail of the Trade
(Grades 3–8)
Dig deep into the history of the Lenape Indians and trace their history with the European settlers. Visit the Lenape village and experience life like they did. Try trading fur at the trading post and learn how furs were used to keep warm. Check out early clay pottery and see how it was used. Finally, learn about the William Conner story and the historic treaty that ultimately led to the removal of the Lenape tribe.
Standards: Soc. Studies 3.1.1, 4.1.3, 4.4.3, 5.1.6, 6.4.1, 8.1.1; Science 4.4.8, 5.1.7; Language Arts 3.7.15, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 5.7.1, 6.7.15, 8.7.1
Moving West
(Grades 4–8)
Length: 2 hours
Become an 1836 pioneer with your sights set on moving west. You just sold your farm in Ohio and are preparing to settle your family in Indiana. Figure out which goods to take along, buy land at an auction and survive using 19th-century tools. Work as a team to make decisions and deal with the consequences.
Standards: Soc. Studies 4.3.9, 4.4.1, 5.4.7, 6.3.14, 8.3.9; Science 4.4.4, 5.2.1, 6.4.13, 8.3.6; Language Arts 4.7.1, 5.7.1, 6.7.3, 6.7.15; Math 4.5.10, 8.2.1
Seasonal Programs
Try one of our exceptional seasonal programs. Reservations required.
Woodland Indians: Art and Culture
(Grades 2–8)
Experience the rich tradition and deep-rooted history of the Lenape Indians. Talk to members of the Delaware Tribe who travel all the way from Oklahoma to teach you about the Lenape culture. Attend six sessions, including an outdoor dance program.
Cost: $5.50/student; $5.50/adult chaperone.
Teaching and school staff receive free admission.
Pre-payment is required.
Dates: October 408, 2010
Times: 9:30 am–1:30 pm
Length: 4 hours
Standards: Soc. Studies: 2.2.4, 3.1.1, 4.1.2, 6.3.4, 8.1.1; Music: 2.9.2, 3.9.2, 4.9.4
Civil War School Program
(Grades 4–8)
Explore social, political and military topics in an educational Civil War program tailored specifically for school groups.
Cost: $5.50/student; $5.50/adult chaperone.
Teaching and school staff receive free admission.
Dates: Thurs. & Fri., May 19 & 20, 2010
Times: 10 am–1pm
Length: 3 hours (includes 30 minute lunch)
Standards: Social Studies 4.1.8, 4.2.6, 8.1.21, 8.1.28; Science 4.6.1, 5.1.5, 6.4.13, 7.1.9; Language Arts 4.7.2, 5.7.2, 6.7.2, 8.7.1
Follow the North Star: Underground Railroad Experience
(Grades 8–12)
Step into the shoes of a fugitive slave on the road to freedom. Travel as a group and search for safety along the way, but watch out for slave hunters motivated by financial rewards. This glimpse into our past will affect you in ways that reading a book or watching a movie about this painful part of America's history cannot.
Cost: $8/student (One adult free with every 14 students; $8/additional adult)
Deposit is required.
Dates: Select dates in November, March and April. Call Guest Services for information.
Times: 9 am–1:30 pm - Groups of 15 scheduled every 15 minutes.
Length: 1 1/2 hours
Standards: Soc. Studies 8.1.16, 8.1.28, USH.1.2, USH.1.3
Bring your family and friends to the evening public programs of Follow the North Star