Learn about the first peoples of Wisconsin through the objects they left behind. This box includes exact replicas of stone tools used by different Indian cultures in Wisconsin's past. This box includes 14 different stone tools. Lesson plans will help you incorporate hands-on objects into your teaching about the Wisconsin Native Americans and archaeology-our best tool for rediscovering the distant past.

Meets Wisconsin Model Academic Standards, Social Studies B, grades 4-12 Oshkosh Area School District K-5 Social Studies, Grade 4, 14.1

French Fur Trader

Travel back to the 18th century to see what the French traded to the Indians in return for furs. In this box you will find outstanding historical reproductions of glass beads, ribbon, a brass kettle and bell, tomahawk, fabrics, trade silver jewelry and other trade goods are included along with a real beaver pelt. A dynamic hands-on lesson for your class!

Meets Wisconsin Model Academic Standards, Social Studies B, grades 4-12 Oshkosh Area School District K-5 Social Studies, Grade 4, 14.1, 14.6 Oshkosh Area School District K-5 Social Studies, Grade 5, 8.3a, 8.3c

Pioneer Era Living

We take you back to the 1840s when settlers were pouring into Wisconsin Territory, building towns and clearing farms. Show your students what chores would have been like in the time of Laura Ingalls Wilder. This Discovery Box contains a coffee mill, lantern, and a clay mug and jar. An ink well, quill pen, candlesnuffer, sander and apple corer is included also. The sample pages from almanacs and other books from the early 1800s give you a glimpse into Wisconsin's frontier era.

Meets Wisconsin Model Academic Standards, Social Studies B, grades 4-12 Oshkosh Area School District K-5 Social Studies, Grade 2, 1.2 Oshkosh Area School District K-5 Social Studies, Grade 5, 12.2

Geology

Geology has just become that much more interesting with the help of 39 different rock and mineral samples and 4 genuine fossils in this box. Some of the 20 minerals in this box are quartz, calcite, pyrite, magnetite and hematite. A few of the 19 rock samples are- basalt, chert, slate, pumice, dolostone and marble. Along with the specimens your students can conduct experiments on magnetism as well as scratch and streak tests.

Meets Wisconsin Model Academic Standards, Earth and Space Science, E.4.1, 2 &3. E.8.5

Civil War Soldier

Your students will understand the hard life of the Civil War soldier when they see inside this box a haversack stuffed with replicas of items commonly carried by the soldiers such as a comb, toothbrush, ink well, cards, tin plate and cup, spoon and fork and a checkers game. Also in this Discovery Box you will find a selection of army food rations like sugar, coffee, rice, salt pork and hardtack. A Union army forage cap and canteen are included as well. Students can read excerpts from soldiers' diaries from this critical period of our history.

Meets Wisconsin Model Academic Standards, Social Studies B, grades 4-12 and US History grades 5-12 Oshkosh Area School District K-5 Social Studies, Grade 4, 14.9 Oshkosh Area School District K-5 Social Studies, Grade 5, 13.2

Wisconsin State Symbols

Boost your lesson on Wisconsin Statehood when you delve into this outstanding Discovery Box. In the box are a real badger pelt along with a skull and claws. 12 different display panels and a binder full of information help your class learn about the state tree, flower, bird, fish, animals, symbol of peace, domestic animal, nickname, rock and mineral, insect, fossil, dog, beverage, and grain. The symbolic elements found on the state flag are all clearly defined for your class as well as.

Meets Wisconsin Model Academic Standards, Social Studies B, 4.6 Oshkosh Area School District K-5 Social Studies, Grade 4, 14.21 & 15.9

Revolutionary War Uniform

The Revolutionary War was a critical time in our nation's history. Have your students gain insight into what it was like to be an American colonial soldier. This box has a tricorn hat, regimental jacket, knee breeches, buckle shoes, canteen, cartridge box, haversack and many more items.