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Spring has arrived and with it the opportunity to venture out and explore. Take the time this year to seek out new locations to share with your friends, family or students.
Happy Spring,
Angi Reid
Education & Interpretation Manager
Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area
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| Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum |
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Step back in time and uncover the history of the 31st President of the United States of America in West Branch, Iowa. Born and raised in this small Quaker town, Herbert Hoover is the only President to come from the state of Iowa.
 Immerse your students in history by:
1. Taking a guided tour of the Herbert Hoover Museum. The museum boasts an extensive collection of Herbert Hoover memorabilia along with temporary exhibits that change throughout the year.
2. Walking through a 81-acre tallgrass prairie which leads to President Hoover's gravesite.
3. Visiting with National Park Service Guides as they lead you through the historic town of West Branch, where many of the original buildings that President Hoover visited still stand.
4. Picnicking under the trees and along the streets where young Herbert played as a child.
All of these activities are FREE of charge, for more information or to sign up for a spring field trip call: 319-643-5301 or send an email to: patricia.seebeck@nara.gov. For onsite classroom activities be sure to check out the ICN classes offered by the museum through IPTV! |
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Iowa Pathways: A web-based learning environment that introduces students to the investigation of the people, places, events, and ideas that have made Iowa what it is today.
A website devoted to Iowa History, students and teachers have the ability to go on educational quests, learning from photographs and other primary resources. A perfect educational format for middle school students.
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| Farm Field Trip: Hansen's Dairy |
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 Spend an afternoon on the farm with the Hansens! Fun for all ages, educational tours are available year round, giving students and teachers the opportunity to milk a cow, bottle feed a calf, and churn butter.
By the end of the tour, EVERYONE walks away with dirty feet and a better understanding of how a dairy farm works.
A family farm since 1861, Hansen's recently expanded their dairy farm to include a creamery. This addition has allowed the family to produce and sell their own dairy products. To promote their merchandise the family has a small "herd" of wallabies. This pouch-carrying marsupial is the farm's mascot and has quickly become a favorite stop for touring school groups.
For more information on Hansen's Dairy or to register for a field trip call Jeanne at 319.939.2187. Cost per student is $3.50 with adults chaperones free of charge. To buy Hansen's Dairy products stop by Moo Roo on the corner of Kimball and Ridgeway in Waterloo or 127 E. 18th Street in Cedar Falls. |
| ICN Courses Available |
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Be sure to sign up for these Spring ICN sessions presented in part by SSNHA partners in collaboration with IPTV's K-12 Connections this spring! Visit www.k12connections.iptv.org to register.
Adventures in Ag: Super Soybeans!
April 3rd
Grades: Pre-k to 2
Sponsored by: Iowa Agriculture Awareness Coalition
To Be A Seed
April 10th
Grades: k-2
Sponsored by: ISU Extension
Start with Seeds
April 16th
Grades: k-1 Sponsored by ISU Extension
Pioneers of the Prairie
April-May
Grades: 3-6
Sponsored by: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library
The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder
May 15th
Grades: 3-6
Sponsored by: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library
Adventures in Ag: Farmer's Market
May 15th
Grades: Pre-k to 2 Sponsored by: Iowa Agriculture Awareness Coalition
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We can not make it rain,
but we can see to it that the rain falls on prepared soil.
-Henri Nouwen |
Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area is one of 40 federally designated heritage areas in the nation and is an Affiliated Area of the National Park Service. Through the network of sites, programs and events, the Heritage Area's mission is to interpret farm life, agribusiness and rural communities - past and present.