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Programs
Choose from any of these programs; those
not available for presentation in the classroom are noted
accordingly.
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A Day at the Rocky Branch One-Room School (Grades K-7)
Students will spend the day at a one-room school of
yesteryear, complete with lessons, recess, and of course
a spelling bee. After participating in the Rocky Branch
program, youngsters will be able to compare and contrast
the lives of schoolchildren long ago with their own
lives today. This program is offered only at the
Rocky Branch School.
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 A Stamp Away: The History of
Mail Service in Northwest Arkansas (Grades K-5)
This program will identify milestones in the history
of mail services from the early years of the pony
express to present-day methods of shipping overnight by
airplane.
- All Bundled Up: Quilts
(Grades K-7)
Students will hear a story about a quilt maker who
records her favorite things on the blocks of her quilt,
and will see examples of a variety of quilt patterns.
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 Land of the Big Red Apple
(Grades K-5)
Students will learn about the major role of the
apple industry in the economy of
turn-of-the-20th-century Northwest Arkansas and the role
of the railroad in fostering the rise of the apple
industry. Students also will learn about the
development and significance of the Apple Blossom
Festivals of the 1920s.
- Arkansas Symbols
(Grades K-2)
Students will learn about the origins and meaning of
our state symbols. Special emphasis will be placed
on symbols connected with this region of the state.
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 Becoming a History Detective
(Grades 3-5)
Students will learn how to use primary source
documents and historical objects as tools to discover
the past. The fact that "old stuff" can tell us
much about the people that used it will be emphasized.
Observation skills will be developed in party by
employing trash-box archeology.
- Coming to Arkansas: The
Immigration Story
(Grades K-7)
Students will learn about the movement of people
into Northwest Arkansas from pioneer times to the
present. Activities will include selecting items
to pack into a covered wagon to make the journey to
frontier Arkansas.
- Discovering the Bluff Dwellers
(Grades K-6)
Students will learn about the American Indians,
estimated to have lived in Northwest Arkansas as long as
14,000 years ago, who often made their homes in bluffs
located along the nearby White River. In addition
to observing the cradles, moccasins, turtle shells,
combs, and other objects archeologists have recovered
from the shelters, students will enjoy the Rock Art
program provided in partnership with the Arkansas
Archeological Survey. This program depends upon
the objects displayed in the exhibit and cannot travel
into the school. The Rock Art lecture travels
easily.
- Downtown Walking Tour
(Grades K-12)
Students can explore Rogers' history through a
walking tour of the historic downtown area. This
program is offered in the downtown area of Rogers only.
- Prescribing Healthy Habits
(Grades 3-5)
Students will learn the history of medicine in the
local community. The focus of the program will be
on the origins of medical expressions we've all grown up
with. The activity will emphasize that disease
prevention and sanitation now rely heavily on disposable
items.
- Sequoyah and the "Talking Leaves"
(Grades 2-7)
The son of a white trader and a Cherokee woman,
Sequoyah became curious about the "talking leaves," or
written pages he saw whites reading. He developed
a Cherokee alphabet and visited Arkansas to teach the
Cherokee here how to write in their own language.
Students will learn about Sequoyah and the Cherokee
alphabet and will write Cherokee words using Cherokee
letters.
- Transformation of Transportation
(Grades K-5)
The program will look at the history of
transportation and its impact on the City of Rogers.
The economics of a growing population and the advent of
new technologies that developed as a result of new modes
of transportation will be explored.
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