Outreach in Virginia
Program Descriptions

Powhatan Indian World: Powhatan Indian World is an updated version of Living with the Indians that will engage students in hands-on activities in your Virginia classroom.  The program features new information about Werowocomoco, paramount chief Powhatan and the Powhatan Indians' use of natural resources.  Students will handle and analyze clothing, bone tools, pottery and other reproduction artifacts as they learn how the Powhatan Indians related to the climate and their environment to secure food, clothing and shelter.  Classes will receive materials to make their own rope.  Meets 2008 Virginia Social Studies Standards of Learning Objectives: 2.2, 2.4 (c), 2.4(d), 3.3(b), 3.8, 3.12, VS.1, VS.2(d), VS.2(e), VS.2(f), VS.2(g), VS.3(g).

Cultures at Jamestown: Through demonstration, role playing, inquiry and examination of reproduction artifacts from the Powhatan Indian, English and African cultures, students will compare and contrast the cultures that came into contact at Jamestown. They will examine how these cultures exchanged ideas, technology and knowledge and how these interactions shaped American history and life in the United States today. Meets Virginia Social Studies Standards of Learning Objectives: VS.1, VS.3, VS.4, USI.1, USI.4.

Life at Jamestown: Students learn about the early struggles and economic ventures of the English colonists at Jamestown by handling reproduction objects of the period. They explore the reasons the English settled, the hardships they faced, the reasons the colony survived and the important of English government. Meets Virginia Social Studies Standards of Learning Objectives: VS.1, VS.3, USI.1, USI.4, USI.5.

Life of a Private: While developing historical analysis skills, students investigate key issues that led to the American Revolution, life in the Continental Army and reasons why America was victorious in the war. Students explore the experiences of soldiers and civilians at the time of the American Revolution through examination of reproduction artifacts from the time period. Meets Virginia Social Studies Standards of Learning Objectives: VS.1, VS.5, USI.1, USI.5.

Colonial Life: Through examination of reproduction artifacts and primary sources, students explore life on a typical 1780s Tidewater Virginia farm. They learn about the economic decisions made and the daily chores necessary to run a small farm during the colonial, Revolutionary War and post-war periods. Students also investigate the roles of the farm family and enslaved Africans on the farm. Meets Virginia Social Studies Standards of Learning Objectives: VS.1, VS.4, VS.5, USI.1, USI.5, USI.6. USI.7.

Colonial Medicine: History and science merge as students examine reproductions of 18th-century medical tools and procedures. Students learn theory, the types of health care given in a typical colonial home, and the many jobs of a colonial doctor - from pulling teeth to amputating arms and legs. Meets Virginia Social Studies Standards of Learning Objectives: VS.1,USI.1.