Field Trips

Incorporating multiple senses and multiple disciplines including history, anthropology, archaeology and biology, these school programs meet Minnesota State Academic Standards in science and social studies. All field trips include a video presentation, atlatl program, prairie walk and tour of the carvings. Teachers choose one of the following lessons. Optional activities are also available.

Academic Standards

Classroom Materials

Field Trip Options

7,000 Years of American Indian History

Explore how American Indians used technological innovations to adapt to an ever-changing climate through 7,000 years of time.

Exploring Culture Through Picture Writing

Students learn about life on the prairie through hands-on exploration of items that American Indians used in daily life and packed on a travois (drag sled) for travel. Students also discover how American Indians kept track of history by recording symbols on hides called "winter counts."