Apple Blossom Time
Students will understand the major role of
the apple industry in the economy of turn-of-the-20th
century Northwest Arkansas; understand the role of the
railroad in fostering the rise of the apple industry;
understand the development and significance of the Apple
Blossom Festivals of the 1920s. Please note: This box
will not be available in September.
At Home in Arkansas: The Pioneer Home and Family
of the 1840s
At Home in Arkansas: The Victorian Home and Family of
the 1890s
At Home in Arkansas: The World War II Home and Family of
the 1940s
At Home in Arkansas: The Decade that Changed America -
the 1960s
NOTE: These boxes can be used individually or as a set.
Students will understand how the natural environment
affected the pioneer home; understand how technology has
affected the American home; understand changing roles in
the American family; be able to compare and contrast
homes and families of different periods with those of
today; and understand how national and world events and
changing styles in architecture and decoration have
affected America and Arkansas; see how events happening
across the country and even around the world affected
people in Arkansas.
Benton County Crime Stories
This box has been designed to give students a glimpse
into the history of Benton County law enforcement from
the 1830s to the late 1990s. Students will learn about
some of the lawmen and women from our area and some of
the lawbreakers, too.
Building Rogers
The student will be introduced to architectural
styles and learn more about the characteristic features
of these styles; learn about the historical events and
cultural diffusion that caused architectural styles to
become popular; learn that style can be a clue to
determining the age of a building; will learn that
styles are an expression of the taste, creativity and
values of a society at a particular period in time; and
learn to identify architectural styles and a variety of
tools.
The Frisco Line
Students will understand the role of the St.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad in the founding of
Rogers; learn the importance of the railroad in the
economic development of our region; and understand why
the railroad declined as a means of transportation in
the postwar era.
Grandpa’s Barn
Students will understand how technology has
affected the American farm; understand how and why barns
are different on different types of farms and in
different parts of the nation; and appreciate the
importance of barns and their preservation.
Grandma’s Kitchen
Students will understand how technology has
affected the American home; understand how technology
and marketing have affected the American diet;
understand changing roles in the American family; and be
able to compare and contrast kitchens of the past with
those of today.
Quilts
Students will understand how quilt patterns and
names were handed down through the years; understand how
real objects were interpreted by quilt designers as
abstract geometric designs; and understand that quilts
are works of folk art.
School Days
Students will understand the role of the
public schools in the past; be able to compare and
contrast education today with education long ago; and be
able to compare and contrast the lives of children long
ago with their lives today.
What’s Its: Gadgets of Long Ago
Students will understand how technology has
affected the American home, farm, and office; and be
able to compare and contrast homes, farms, and offices
of the past with those of today.
The Civil War in Benton County
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. The box Includes reproduction flags and a
PowerPoint CD.
The Sagers: Pioneer Immigrant Cabinetmakers
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.
Stop the Press: Newspapers of Long Ago
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.
