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Traveling Trunks

Traveling Trunk

Bring the Idaho State Museum to You!

We are creating engaging, multidisciplinary outreach programs for Idaho schools and community groups. 

Trunks are available for a 2-week check-out period.

Thanks to the generosity of the Minidoka National Historic Site, the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation, and the Governor’s Lewis and Clark Trail Committee, traveling trunks are currently offered free of charge to Idaho teachers.

Lewis & Clark

Grades: 3-5

This trunk provides exciting artifacts for students to examine and learn about the trials and tribulations experienced by the Corps of Discovery as they journeyed across North America.

1 Powder Horn

1 Fishing Kit

1 Plant Press

1 Piece of Slate with Chalk

1 Betty Lamp

1 Refracting Telescope

1 Thermometer

1 Sundial Compass

10 Packages of Powdered Ink

35 Quill Pens

1 To-go Writing Kit

1 Brass Balance and Weights Set

1 Pipe Tomahawk

1 Peace Medal

1 Pouch of Trade Beads

1 Bullet Mold

1 Pouch of Lead Bullets

1 Flint and Steel Set

2 Beeswax Candles

1 Tin Cup

1 Curriculum Binder

1 Flash Drive with Curriculum Content

1 Object Handling Guidelines Poster

Handouts

Lesson Plans & Activities

Old Idaho Penitentiary

Grades: 6-12

Discover the stories and circumstances behind the major riots and disturbances at the Old Idaho State Penitentiary through artwork, artifacts, stories, and more. Students will be challenged with thought-provoking questions that will ask them to consider how these events shaped the current state of corrections in Idaho.

1 Football Helmet

1 Yale Lock

1 Metal Lunch Tray

1 Idaho License Plate

1 Idaho State Prison Guard Patch

5 Counterfeit Commissary Coins

1 Gas Mask

1 The Idaho Statesman article from 1971

1 The Idaho Statesman article from 1973

10 Measuring Tapes

1 Curriculum Binder

1 Flash Drive with Curriculum Content

1 Flash Drive with Old Idaho Penitentiary Virtual Tour Videos

1 Object Handling Guidelines Poster

Handouts

Lesson Plans & Activities

Minidoka Incarceration Camp

Grades: 3-12

This trunk provides exciting artifacts for students to examine and learn about the trials and tribulations experienced by the Corps of Discovery as they journeyed across North America.

1 Congressional Gold Medal: Nisei Soldiers of WWII (replica)

1 Baseball Glove (replica)

1 Plank of wood from Minidoka Post Office

1 442nd Regimental Combat Team patch (replica)

1 Minidoka Swing Band CD

1 Hand carved bird pin (replica)

1 War Relocation Authority family number tag  (replica)

1 Map of Minidoka

1 DVD and website link to the Minidoka Park Film Minidoka: An American Concentration Camp (YouTube) (length 30:01)

1 Copy of The Minidoka Interlude (reprint)

1 Curriculum Binder

1 Copy of Baseball Saved Us

1 Copy of A Place Where Sunflowers Grow

1 Flash Drive with Curriculum Content

1 Object Handling Guidelines Poster

Handouts

Lesson Plan

Hispanic Heritage

Grades: 3-5

The trunk was created with community partners and historians and includes lesson plans and activities that align with state standards for grades 3-5. The lesson plans and activities in the trunk are also translated into Spanish. Use the trunk to learn about vaqueros, ballet folklorico, corridos, Dia de los Muertos, and more!

1 Trumpet

1 Pair of Cowboy Boots

2 Plastic Ears of Corn

1 Fire Helmet

1 Dance Skirt

1 Rawhide Strip

1 Braided Rawhide Rope

1 Pair of Spurs

3 Pesos

3 Packs of Seeds (corn, squash, beans)

105 Suede Strips

1 Curriculum Binder

1 Flash Drive with Curriculum Content

1 Object Handling Guidelines Poster

1 Copy of Where Are You From?

1 Copy of Pepe and the Parade: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage

1 Copy of Rosita y Conchita

1 Copy of Jesús Urquides: Idaho’s Premier Muleteer

1 Copy of Esperanza Rising

1 Copy of Danza!

1 Copy of Latinos in Idaho: Celebrando Cultura

1 Copy of Voces Hispanas: Hispanic Voices of Idaho

1 Copy of A Kid’s Guide to Latino History

1 Copy of Nuestros Corridos: Latinos in Idaho

1 Copy of Los Colores de México Folklórico Edition

Lesson Plans & Activities

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