Traveling Discovery Box
Traveling Discovery Box
Discover the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum in your classroom, courtesy of a field trip in a box.
Imagine your students’ touching artifacts from our museum, learning about their history and labeling an item as if it were on display at a museum–a learning experience that could shape their career or next museum experience. The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum now offers a new Traveling Discovery Box program–a field trip in a box that comes straight to your school. This program has been fully evaluated and is fun and educational while meeting curriculum standards.
If you are not a horse person, no worries! The Traveling Discovery Box captures other skills that build character values for your students. We provide boxes geared toward three grade ranges: kindergarten and first grade, second through ninth.
This program features opportunities for students to:
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Handle real artifacts and high-quality replicas.
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Develop thinking skills and core values: problem solving, curiosity, observation, empathy, responsibility, character, respect, teamwork.
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Acquire new knowledge, understanding and skills.
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Enjoy, become inspired and creative.
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Create positive perceptions of and attitudes towards museums.
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Participate actively as citizens while developing social skills outside of the school environment.
1. Reserve a trunk.Trunks can be reserved online. A sample artifact guide is available for download. |
2. Receive lesson plan.Museum staff will email a lesson plan as well as all necessary materials to review and prepare the lesson. |
3. Receive the trunk!Trunks may be reserved for one week at $30. Inquire about grant availability to offset shipping costs. |
Everything you need is classroom-ready and comes in the box loaded with materials appropriate for the selected grade range and an artifact guide.
Our educational material includes an artifact guide – download a sample. Once an educator reserves a trunk, Museum staff will email a lesson plan as well as all necessary materials to review and prepare for the lesson.
All trunks may be reserved for one week at $35 and can be shared between grade levels with up to 60 students (see Reserve Trunk button above). Then, the reservation will be confirmed by a staff member. Please inquire with the museum staff for availability of grant funds to offset shipping cost.
Teachers and administrators may contact the Museum at museum@aqha.org or by phone at 806-376-5181 with any questions.