Making the MosaicHands-on Materials from World

CulturesAvailable for Classroom Use in

Indiana

1.1. Introduction and Scope

Hands-on materials… enhance learning through multi-sensory experience

make cross-cultural and historical understanding personal

invite interdisciplinary teaching strategies

1.1. Introduction and Scope

This Resource Guide… supports Indiana educators for all grade levels and subject areas (example: Nigerian cloth)

1.1. Introduction and Scope

This Resource Guide includes… three-dimensional artifacts

available to educators in Indiana

for hands-on use without museum staff present

1.1. Introduction and Scope

This Resource Guide does NOT include…

audio-visual materials (e.g., videos)

distance learning

outreach or traveling programs performed by museum staff

stand-alone publications such as lesson plans or curriculum units

1.1. Introduction and Scope

Most programs listed here will ship materials to you.

Those requiring local pick-up are listed in a separate section

Many programs limit the geographic area they serve due to grant requirements or shipping logistics

Plan ahead: ask about availability at least one month before you want to use the materials (in many cases, several months!)

1.1. Introduction and Scope

This Guide is not exhaustive, so… check locally for materials from local museums, libraries, historical societies, parks, etc.

1.2. Web SitesThis guide generally gives URLs containing a link to the artifact

loan program, rather than a direct link.

Explore other services available!

1.3. Indiana Academic Standards

Remember: interdisciplinary! These materials readily support work in

Language Arts, Science, and Mathematics as well as Social

Studies.

1.3. Indiana Academic Standards

But specifically for Social Studies…

For K-8: Always Standard 5 (Individuals, Society and Culture)

Often Standards 4 (Economics), 2 (Civics and Government) and 3 (Geography)

1.3. Indiana Academic Standards

Standard 5:

Exception for grade 7: Met only by materials from Africa, Asia, and the Pacific

Exception for grade 8: Met only by materials from 19th-century U.S.

1.3. Indiana Academic Standards

Social Studies standards for High School…

All materials meet Sociology 2 (Culture)

Many meet Sociology 3 through 8 (Social Status; Social Groups; Social Institutions; Social Change; Social Problems; Individual and Community)

All support World Geography 1, 2, 5, and 6 (The World in Spatial Terms; Places and Regions; Environment and Society; The Uses of Geography)

1.3. Indiana Academic Standards

Take all of the above as a rule of thumb when using this Resource

Guide.

1.3. Indiana Academic Standards

To indicate content by world region and historical period, each entry

shows… K-8: Social Studies Standard 1 (History; includes Standard 5 for grades 7 and 8)

High School: standards for World History and Civilization, and United States History

2. Resources with no geographical

restriction2.1. Anasazi Heritage Center (Colorado)Artifact Loan KitsStandards: 5.1; 6.5.6 and WH1.3; WH.1, US.2Cost: Return shipping only (~$40.00)Materials: 3 kits on different aspects of archaeology for Ancestral Puebloan Society; 1 kit on traditional and modern Ute cultureNotes: The archaeology kits include genuine Anasazi artifacts; children should be closely supervised when handling the ancient materials.

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restriction2.2. Colonial Williamsburg (Virginia)Classroom Simulations and ArtifactsStandards: 2.1, 5.1, 6.5.6; WH1.3Cost: $75.00-$120.00, plus shipping (purchase!)Materials: 3 “Hands-On History Kits” illustrating daily life for a slave, a lady, and a soldier; plus “Discovering the Past through Archaeology”Notes: These high-quality packages demonstrate some of the best museum stores have to offer.

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restriction2.3. Indiana State Museum (Indianapolis)Education TrunksStandards: K.1, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 8.1Cost: $10.00-$20.00Materials: 6 trunks explore various aspects of Indiana history and arts.Notes: The Web site provides specific state standards for each trunk in Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and Visual Arts.

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restriction2.4. I.U. African Studies Program (Bloomington)Artifact KitsStandards: 7.1; WH.4Cost: Return shipping onlyMaterials: 4 kits explore African games, toys, musical instruments, and clothingNotes: Thoughtfully designed, with thorough teaching tools and A/V materials.

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restriction2.5. I.U. East Asian Studies Center (Bloomington)East Asian Box LessonsStandards: 7.1; WH.4Cost: Return shipping only; $25.00 deposit is destroyed when kit is returned intactMaterials: China Box with 4 topics; Japan Box with 1 topic (3 more topics in development)Notes: Well-chosen artifacts and activities; no lesson plans provided, although teachers are encouraged to return copies of plans they develop themselves.

2. Resources with no geographical

restriction2.6. I.U. Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center (IAUNRC) (Bloomington)Loan materialsStandards: 6.1, 7.1; WH.4Cost: Return shipping onlyMaterials: Authentic costumes and hats, flags, local artifacts, and dioramas (no kits per se)Notes: These popular, colorful materials are not listed on the Center’s Web site.

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restriction2.7. Indianapolis Museum of Art Museum Kits and Art ObjectsStandards: 5.1, 6.1, 7.1; WH.2, WH.3, WH.4Cost: $5.00 per week, plus return shippingMaterials: 10 kits on Africa, Asia, ancient Greece, ancient Egypt, early America, and Day of the Dead; a wealth of individual artifacts from Africa and pre-Columbian Central and South America. Notes: These rich materials are not to be missed.

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restriction2.8. Mathers Museum of World Cultures (Bloomington) School Loan CollectionStandards: K.1, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 6.1, 7.1; WH.1, WH.4Cost: Shipping costs only (free for local pick-up)Materials: 4 Presentation Kits, 3 Discovery Kits, a wide range of individual artifacts and photographs. Notes: Not listed (yet) on the lousy Education section of the Web site.

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restriction2.9. Montana Historical Society FootlockersStandards: 5.1, 6.5.6, 8.1; WH.1.3; USH.1, USH.2, USH.3, USH.5Cost: Shipping to next reserved location via UPS insured (~$50.00)Materials: 15 different trunks covering 12,000 years of Montana historyNotes: Many Montana educators order these trunks during the spring to use the following year.

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restriction2.10. National Park Service Traveling Trunk Program2.10.1. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace (Kentucky)Standards: 5.1; USH.1Cost: Shipping both waysMaterials: 1 trunkNotes:

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restriction2.10.2. Fort Clatsop Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks (Oregon)Standards: 5.1; USH.1Cost: $60.00 to Indiana, plus return shipping (~$60)

Materials: 1 trunk on the explorers during their winter stay at Fort Clatsop, 1 on the Native peoples they met on the Oregon coastNotes: These are exceptionally well-designed kits—and much in demand these days.

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restriction2.10.3. Fort Donelson National Battlefield (Tennessee)Standards: 5.1; USH.1Cost: Return shipping only

Materials: Underground Railroad; Confederate Trunk; Life on the Civil War Home Front; Arts/Humanities TrunkNotes: Thoughtfully assembled Civil War materials.

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restriction2.10.4. Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona)Standards: K.1, 1.1, 2.1, 5.1Cost: $40.00 to Indiana, plus return shipping (~$40)Materials: Grand Canyon Human History; John Wesley Powell (explorer); Primary Trunk (K-3)Notes: Aligned with Arizona Academic Standards and National Science Education Standards.

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restriction2.10.5. Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (St. Louis)Standards: K.1, 1.1, 2.1, 5.1; USH.1, USH.2Cost: $35.00, plus return shippingMaterials: 12 trunks on various aspects of American expansion into the West, organized by the viewpoint of fictional or genuine historical characters of diverse backgrounds.Notes: A very nifty resource.

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restriction2.11. The Speed Art Museum (Louisville)Travel Cultural SuitcasesStandards: 5.1, 6.1, 7.1; WH.3, WH.4Cost: $35.00, plus shipping both waysMaterials: 3 trunks on Pompeii, Native Americans of the Plains, and West Africa.Notes: Education staff offer free curriculum consultations on how to use the museum and its materials.

3. Resources with On-Site Pick-Up Only

3.1. Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical SocietyTraveling Artifact TrunksStandards: 3.1, 4.1Cost: Free to Allen County educatorsMaterials: Miami Indians (additional topics currently in development)Notes: Available only for use within Allen County, with support from the Heritage Education Fund.

3. Resources with On-Site Pick-Up Only

3.2. The Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago)Experience BoxesStandards: K.1, 1.1, 2.1, 5.1, 7.1Cost: Free to educators within Chicago-city limits; $30.00 for annual registration for educators in Chicago area outside the cityMaterials: 58 boxes on world cultures and aspects of cultureNotes: Available only for use in the Chicago area. Beware the cumbersome, error-prone website (which is the only means of ordering materials).

3. Resources with On-Site Pick-Up Only

3.3. Kentucky Library and Museum (Bowling Green)Traveling TrunksStandards: 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 7.1Cost: FreeMaterials: Prehistoric Kentucky; history of lighting techniques in Mammoth Cave, prehistory to present; Japanese CultureNotes: 110 miles south of Louisville, but worth the drive for educators in the southern part of the state.

3. Resources with On-Site Pick-Up Only

3.4. Muncie Children’s Museum Discovery BoxesStandards: 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 7.1Cost: $10.00 per weekMaterials: International Music (Latin America, Africa, India); Korea: Through the Eyes of Her Children; Pioneers and the Woodland PeopleNotes: You may have to play phone tag for a while, but the staff is very helpful.

“Education is the progressive

realization of our ignorance.”

--Albert Einsteinvia Bubbles Powerpuff