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A field trip to Angel Mounds provides students with a chance to interact with one of Indiana’s once powerful, ancient cities. Immerse your class in the recreations of palisade walls and tour an interpretive center to engage with the stories of the past told by the living descendants of this Mississippian society. Our field trips are designed to blend history and nature, and are aligned with Indiana Academic Standards.
Call 812.853.3956 to schedule your field trip to Angel Mounds State Historic Site.
Free Admission
Free for preregistered Indiana schools of 10+ K-12 students, teachers, bus drivers and one additional adult per five students. Additional chaperones pay the group admission rate of $12/person.
Free Admission
Free for preregistered groups of 10+ students, including one free adult per five students. Additional adults pay the group rate.
Pre-Registration
All field trips must be booked at least two weeks in advance. This ensures a personalized, engaging experience for your students.
Group Size
A minimum of 10 students is required for field trips.
Lunch
Picnic areas are available, and there are nearby restaurants for students and chaperones.
Contact
Call 812.853.3956 or email [email protected] to schedule your field trip to Angel Mounds.
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Whether it’s at the site, outreach or virtual, we offer hands-on, exploratory and interactive programs on a variety of topics that provide your students a fun way to learn about Indiana’s people, places and things. All programs fulfill select Indiana Academic Standards for multiple grade levels. At site and outreach programs cost $4/student with a maximum number of 25 students. Travel fees are 30-60 miles: $20; 60-90 miles: $40; 90+ miles: $60. Program length is 45-60 minutes. Virtual programs cost $75/class with additional classes $100 for the same program. Program length is 45-60 minutes. See programs below:
Pre-Columbian Native American history (Mississippian ca. 1100-1450 A.D.)
This school group tour of Angel Mounds includes a self-guided tour of the new interpretive center.
Put yourself in the shoes of a Mississippian as you learn about their daily life through artifacts discovered by historians and archaeologists. Find out how we know so much about a culture that has no written language.
Available: At site, outreach and virtual; Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. CST
Indiana Academic Standards: Social Studies: K.H.1, K.H.3, K.G.5, 1.H.1, 1.H.6, 2.H.1, 2.H.2, 3.H.1, 3.H.2, 3.H.4, 3.H.6, 4.H.1, 4.H.2, 5.H.1, 5.H.3; Ethnic Studies: ES.1.1, ES.1.2, ES.1.3, ES. 3.1
Students will make a native corn husk doll while learning about the tradition, and also discover the background and importance of crops in the Mississippian period.
Available: At site and outreach; Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. CST
Indiana Academic Standards: Social Studies: 3.H.4, 3.G.7, 3.E.2, 4.H.2,4.G.8,4.G.9, 5.G.7, 8.H.1, 8.G.3; Language Arts: 3.RC.6,; Science: 3-5-ETS1-1, 4-PS3-3, 4-ESS1-1, 5-PS1-2
Students will take a walk in Mississippian footsteps through the ancient village site.
Available: At site; Wednesday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. CST
Indiana Academic Standards: Social Studies: 2.H.1, 2.H.2, 2.H.4, 3.H.1, 3.H.2, 3.G.7, 4.H.1, 4.H.2, 5.H.1, 5.H.3, 5.G.7, WH.1.1, WH.1.2
Step inside our newly transformed interpretive center to hear modern perspectives of Angel Mounds and the significance it still holds today directly from the descendants of this Mississippian community. Discover beautiful artworks created by the indigenous artists of today alongside the artifacts that inspired them.
This transformation was completed in collaboration with artists and historians who are living descendants in today’s federally recognized tribal nations including Delaware, Miami, Osage, Quapaw and Shawnee nations, among many others, and the IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (IUMAA). The project was made possible by $4 million in funding from the state of Indiana and a $2.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Walk outside and take in the expansive view before you head out to explore the natural beauty of the Angel Mounds loop trail. Stop at the interest points dotted along the roughly 1.4-mile trail for a unique perspective of how the mounds were constructed and what they looked like to the people who lived here long ago.
We look forward to welcoming your students to the Angel Mounds State Historic Site. Call us at 812.853.3956 to book your trip or send us an email at the link below.
