Heritage Boxes

Like Discovery Boxes, Heritage Boxes are designed for use as hands-on programs.  These boxes were developed for use by students in grades 3 and up, however, they are best suited for grades 5 and up.  Teachers are welcome to borrow a box and adapt it to their students' needs.  Boxes also may be used effectively as in-school exhibits.  

Each box includes historical objects and/or reproductions, photographs, illustrations, and/or document replicas, along with explanatory labels.  Learning activities emphasize use of primary sources and thinking skills.

Heritage Boxes are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and can be reserved for check-out by contacting the Museum at 621-1154.  We ask that you pick-up and return borrowed items to the museum.

• The Civil War in Benton County
  Learning Objectives: Students will learn that the causes of war were complex and interwoven, discover that the Arkansas-Missouri state line established the line dividing the North from the South, realize that significant battles were fought locally, and learn about the war from a military perspective and also from the perspective of a typical family from the Union and the Confederacy.
  Arkansas Social Studies Curriculum Frameworks
  Grades 5 - 8: TCC.1.1, TCC.1.2, TCC.1.4, PPE.1.4, PDC.1.5, PDC.1.6, PDC.1.7, PAG.2.5, SSPS.2.1, SSPS.2.2
  Grades 9 - 12: TCC.1.1, TCC.1.2, TCC.1.3, TCC.2.2, PDC.1.1, PDC.1.5, PAG.1.2, SSPS.2.6
   
• The Sagers: Pioneer Immigrant Cabinetmakers
  Learning Objectives: Students will appreciate the contributions of German immigrants to antebellum Arkansas; understand that movement into Northwest Arkansas reflects trends in immigration into the United States; and understand that craftsmen played an important role in pioneer Arkansas.
  Social Studies Curriculum Frameworks
  Grades K - 4: TCC.2.1, PPE.1.3, PDC.1.4, SSPS.1.5
  Grades 5 - 8: TCC.1.1, PPE.1.7, PDC.1.5, PAG.1.5
  Arkansas History Curriculum Frameworks
  Grades K - 3: 2.1.1
  Grades 4 - 6: 3.1.6
   
• Stop the Press: Newspapers of Long Ago
  Learning Objectives: Students will understand how technology has affected the American newspaper office; be able to compare and contrast newspapers of the past with those of today; and understand the role of the newspaper in the civic and social life of their community.
  Social Studies Curriculum Frameworks
  Grades K - 4: TCC.1.2, TCC.2.1, TCC.2.3, PPE.1.1, PAG.1.5
  Grades 5 - 8: TCC.2.1, PDC.1.2, PAG.1.9
  Arkansas History Curriculum Frameworks
  Grades K - 3: 2.1.1, 2.1.2
  Grades 4 - 6: 2.1.5