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Carillon Historical Park
EDUCATIONAL
1000 Carillon Blvd. Dayton, OH 45409
www.daytonhistory.org
PROGRAMS GUIDE
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Carillon Historical Park is an outdoor
museum complex consisting of 30 exhibit
buildings on a beautiful, 65-acre site. The
Park showcases Dayton’s rich heritage of
creativity, invention, and milestones in
innovation that changed the nation and the
world. The Park is home to the John W. Berry,
Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center, a unit of
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical
Park. The Center houses the original 1905
Wright Flyer III, the world’s first practical
airplane. The Heritage Center of Dayton
Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship,
includes an impressive collection of NCR
cash registers, a multi-sensory 4D theater
and a full scale, Ohio-made Carousel of
Dayton Innovation, and so much more.
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Touring the Park
Homeschool Groups
The Park offers fun-filled, educational programs
throughout the year! A general tour of the Park’s
exhibit buildings takes approximately two to
three hours, although tour length varies by group.
The tour is self-guided; however, knowledgeable
interpreters are located in many of the buildings
to provide information and to answer questions.
Teachers are required to stay with their classes at
all times, monitor student behavior, and assist with
Park procedures. Chaperones and teachers should
not divide classes into small groups.
Homeschool groups are welcome at Carillon Park!
If you are looking for some great ways to help
your children learn history, bring them to Carillon
Historical Park. We can customize programs for your
group or you can enjoy the self-guided tour learning
from our knowledgeable interpreters throughout
the exhibits. To learn more on how to bring history
to life for your homeschoolers, please contact the
Department of Education at (937) 293-2841 ext. 101
or 107 or education@daytonhistory.org.
Special Programming
Self-Guided Tour for Educational Groups:
$3.00 per student, $5.00 per adult. One teacher is
admitted free of charge per class. Chaperones are
required to pay admission.
If you have a particular program you’d like to see
offered, or if you have any other special requests,
we would be pleased to work with you to meet your
unique educational objectives. All programming
can be adapted for homeschool groups.
Bus Parking
There is ample bus parking with a drop-off site
for students. Please see confirmation information
for further details.
Museum Store
Plan on taking time to visit the Museum Store. The
merchandise sold in the store links students to Carillon
Historical Park’s educational philosophy of learning
and sharing the unique history of the Miami Valley.
Cash, check and major credit cards are accepted.
Teachers and adult chaperones are asked to
accompany students in the store at all times.
Lunch Options
Carillon Historical Park offers free picnicking
only to school groups who book a general tour or
educational program. Picnic tables and covered
pavilions are located in the Park’s Picnic Grove.
Boxed lunches, ice-cream and snack orders are
available from Culp’s Café. Orders must be placed
in advance by calling (937) 299-2277.
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Fees
Education 1896: $3.00 per student
All Other Programs: $2.00 per student
Self-Guided Tour Combined with any educational
program: $5.00 per student
Carousel Ride: $1.00 per person; Each rider under
42 inches tall must be accompanied by an adult.
Admission Scholarships are available,
please call for more information.
Payment is due on the day of your visit. Cash,
check, purchase order, and major credit cards
are all accepted.
Scheduling a Visit
Call (937) 293-2841, ext. 101 or 107 or e-mail
education@daytonhistory.org to schedule a
self-guided tour or educational program.
Individually selected program times may be
scheduled through the Department of Education.
Once your program is booked, you will receive
confirmation and classroom materials in the mail.
Please bring the confirmation materials with you
on the day of your visit.
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Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial
Field Trip Opportunities
Patterson Homestead
Field Trip Opportunities
The Dunbar State Memorial is available for
education tours and programs. Group tours may
be made in advance for any day of the week.
The Dunbar House is located at 219 N. Paul
Laurence Dunbar St. Dayton, Ohio. For more
information please call the Dunbar House at
937-313-2010. Fees apply.
The Patterson Homestead Historic House Museum
is available for education tours and programs.
The museum is open Thursday – Saturday: 10:00
am – 4:00 pm. Group tours may be made in
advance for any day of the week. The Patterson
Homestead is located at 1815 Brown Street,
Dayton, Ohio, less than two miles from Carillon
Historical Park. For more information, call the
Patterson Homestead at 937-222-9724. This historic
house museum provides a glimpse into the multigenerational lives of Dayton’s influential Patterson
family, who lived on the site from 1804 to 1904.
Dunbar’s World and Writing
In this program, children will learn about and
create their own poetry – much like Paul Laurence
Dunbar did when he began writing poems at the
age of six. After working on creative writing,
the group will be led on a tour of the poet’s
last residence, the Dunbar House. 90 minutes.
Ohio Academic Content Standards: Reading
Applications: Literary Text Grade 2: 4,6, Grade 3:
4,6,7, Grade 4-7: 5,6,7. Writing Processes Grade
2-4: 1,2,6, Grade 5: 1,3,7, Grade 6-7: 1,7. Writing
Applications Grade 2: 4, Grade 3-5: 5, Grade 6-7: 6.
Communication: Oral and Visual, Grade 2: 1,2,10,
Grade 3-7: 1. Social Studies Grade 2: 4, Grade 3: 2,
Grade 4: 2, Grade 8: 16. Please call for fees.
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Settlement, Statehood, Seal
Discover how it all began for Ohio. Students will
get to tour the homestead of Col. Robert Patterson
with historical artifacts and learn about how Ohio
became a state. Students will also get to take home
a map of the United States as it appeared in 1803
and their own drawings of the seal of Ohio and
a few of the symbols that represent our state.
Grades 3 – 8. 75 minutes. Ohio Academic Content
Standards Social Studies (Grades 3-5), History:
Heritage (3,4), Geography – Human Systems
(14). Fees: $2.00 per person.
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CARILLON HISTORICAL
PARK WORKSHOPS
Education 1896
Return students to the time of the one-room
schoolhouse. The school bell is ringing in a new
school day and a “schoolmarm” is waiting in period
dress to begin lessons at Locust Grove School.
In the Park’s original school building, students
will learn classic lessons that focus on reading,
penmanship, history, geography, and arithmetic.
With traditional slates for ciphering and McGuffey
Readers, students will have an accurate one-room
country schoolhouse experience. Classes are limited
to 30 students with a maximum of five chaperones.
Grade 3 – 5. 90 minutes. Ohio Academic Content
Standards: Social Studies Benchmarks: History C
(3-5), Geography B (3-5). English Language Arts
Benchmarks: Writing Conventions A, B (3-4).
From Fire to Feast
Fire up your imagination! Travel back to the
Miami Valley in the 1830s. Build the fire, churn the
butter, bake the biscuits, and play with toys of the
time period. Taste the victory of preparing your first
hearth-cooked meal, spiced with the science behind
the cooking process. Grades K – 12. 90 minutes.
Ohio Academic Content Standards: Social Studies
Benchmarks: History C (K-2), Economics A (K-2).
People in Societies A (3-5). People in Societies A
(6-8), Social Studies Skills and Methods D (6-8).
Geography A (9-10). History A (11-12). Science
Benchmarks: Physical Sciences C (K-2), Scientific
Inquiry C (K-2). Science and Technology A (3-5).
Physical Sciences C (6-8), Science and Technology
A (6-8). Physical Sciences C (9-10), Science and
Technology A (9-10). Scientific Ways of Knowing
C (11-12).
Locust Grove Academy
Seedling Stories
Explore the William Morris House Heirloom
Garden and discover the species of plants and
animals important to Ohio settlers. Puppets will
introduce your “seedlings” to the appearance,
texture, and smells of Ohio wildflowers, herbs and
vegetables. To foster continued learning, students
will plant their own historical herbs and watch
the seeds grow on their windowsills at home.
Grades PK – 2. 60 minutes. Ohio Academic
Content Standards: Social Studies Benchmarks:
History C (K-2), Geography C (K-2), Economics A
(K-2). Science Benchmarks: Life Sciences A (K-2),
Scientific Ways of Knowing B (K-2).
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Immerse your students into an accurate 1896 school
day. Ideal for winter, this program is an expansion
of the popular Education 1896 workshop. Students
will spend a half-day in the Park’s original oneroom schoolhouse learning reading, writing, and
arithmetic from classic McGuffey Readers and
using traditional slates. To practice penmanship,
students will even write with steel-tipped pens
dipped in ink. In addition, students will play 19th
century recess games. For an additional fee, with
a minimum of 20 ordered, a historically accurate
lunch is available. Grades 2 – 8. 180 minutes. Ohio
Academic Content Standards: Social Studies
Benchmarks: History C (3-5), Geography B (3-5).
Geography B (6-8). Mathematics Benchmarks:
Number, Number Sense, and Operations F (K-2).
English Language Arts Benchmarks: Writing
Applications A (K-2). Reading Process E (K-3).
Writing Conventions A, B (3-4). Reading Process
C (4-7). Reading Process A, B (8-10).
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Mind Your Beeswax
Traveling in Time
Illuminate the history of early lighting in Dayton.
Students will discover the art and economics of
lighting practices in 19th century Ohio. Using the
hearth inside the William Morris House, students
will participate in traditional candle dipping
and molding. Students take home a beeswax
candle and an enlightened understanding of 19th
century cottage industry. Grades K – 12. 60 minutes.
Ohio Academic Content Standards: Social Studies
Benchmarks: History C (K-2), Economics A, B (K-2).
People in Societies A (3-5), Economics A, B (3-5).
People in Societies A (6-8), Economics A, B (6-8).
History B (9-10), Economics A (9-10), Social Studies
Skills and Methods B (9-10). History A (11-12),
Geography A (11-12), Economics A (11-12). Science
Benchmarks: Physical Sciences C (K-2). Science
and Technology A (3-5). Physical Sciences C (6-8).
Science and Technology A (9-10). Scientific Ways
of Knowing C (11-12).
Experience the evolution of Ohio’s transportation
corridors. Students will discover the effects of
innovations in transportation on the lives of Ohioans
in addition to the growth and economy of the state.
Using creative dramatics, students will journey
through the Park’s unique learning environment with
stops at an 1843 Conestoga wagon, Miami and Erie
Canal Lock No. 17, and antique rail cars. Grades
2 – 6. 60 minutes. Ohio Academic Content
Standards: Social Studies Benchmarks: History
C (K-2). History C (3-5), Geography C, D (3-5).
Geography C, D (6-8), Economics B (6-8).
Flora, Fauna, and Pharmaceuticals
Explore the Miami Valley from an early settler’s
perspective. Investigate the importance of
indigenous flora and fauna to settlers for food,
shelter, and medicine. Visit the William Morris
House Heirloom Garden to study the flowers,
vegetables, and herbs that early settlers planted to
supplement their limited natural resources. Learn
about early medicines from native and introduced
plant species and even practice to become a
pioneer pharmacist. Grades 2 – 12. 60 minutes.
Ohio Academic Content Standards: Social Studies
Benchmarks: History C (K-2), People in Societies
A (K-2), Geography C (K-2), Economics A (K-2).
People in Societies A (3-5), Geography B, C (3-5),
Economics A (3-5). People in Societies A, C (6-8),
Geography C (6-8). People in Societies C (9-10).
History B (11-12), Geography A, B (11-12). Science
Benchmarks: Life Sciences A (K-2), Scientific Way of
Knowing B (K-2). Scientific Inquiry B (3-5). Science
and Technology A (6-8), Scientific Ways of Knowing
C (6-8). Scientific Ways of Knowing B (9-10). Life
Sciences B (11-12), Science and Technology A
(11-12), Scientific Ways of Knowing C (11-12).
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Homeward Bound
Embark on a journey westward along the National
Road with thousands of people seeking new homes
and lives. In this program, students will have firsthand experience planning a journey along the
National Road from the Dayton Bypass. Given a
budget, students will purchase authentic supplies and
make decisions on what is necessary to take on their
journey. An interactive story will chronicle the
trials and tribulations of their trip west emphasizing
19th century geography, transportation, and
settlement patterns. Grades 2 – 12. 90 minutes.
Ohio Academic Content Standards: Social Studies
Benchmarks: History C (K-2), Geography A (K-2),
Economics A, C (K-2), Social Studies Skills and
Methods B, D (K-2). History B, C (3-5), Geography
A, C, D (3-5), Social Studies Skills and Methods D
(3-5). Geography D (6-8), Social Studies Skills and
Methods D (6-8). Geography B, C (9-10). Geography
B (11-12), Economics E (11-12), Social Studies Skills
and Methods D (11-12). Mathematics Benchmarks:
Number, Number Sense and Operations D, F (K-2).
Number, Number Sense and Operations F (3-4).
Mathematical Processes C (5-7). Mathematical
Processes B (8-10).
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Up, Up, and Away
Invention Dimensions
Before the Wright brothers launched the first
heavier-than-air flight, the skies were not just
for the birds. This program highlights the history
and science of lighter-than air flight. Students will
make their own kites and play with Alphonse
Penaud’s famous flying bat toy. The class will fly
their designs in a lighter-than-air show featuring
an interactive hot-air balloon launch! Grades 2 – 6.
90 minutes. Ohio Academic Content Standards:
Social Studies Benchmarks: History D (K-2),
Geography C (K-2). History C (3-5). Social Studies
Skills and Methods D (6-8). Science Benchmarks:
Science and Technology B (K-2), Scientific Inquiry
B (K-2). Physical Sciences C (3-5), Science and
Technology A (3-5). Physical Sciences B (6-8),
Science and Technology A (6-8).
What does it take to become an inventor? How
do inventors develop ideas for new products?
Daytonians Charles Kettering, Edward Deeds, and
the Wright brothers discovered the answers to these
questions. This program introduces the history
and process of invention through collaborative
creative thinking and hands-on activities. Students
will take an inspiring ride on the Carousel of Dayton
Innovation and create their own inventions following
development from brainstorming to prototype design.
Grades 2 – 5. 60 minutes. Ohio Academic Content
Standards: Social Studies Benchmarks: History D
(K-2), Social Studies Skills and Methods D (K-2).
History C (3-5), Economics B (3-5), Social Studies
Skills and Methods D (3-5). Science Benchmarks:
Science and Technology A (3-5), Scientific Inquiry
C (3-5), Scientific Ways of Knowing A (3-5).
The Wright Stuff
Take an in-depth look at the Wright brothers and
the lessons in character, ingenuity, creativity, and
perseverance they continue to offer us today.
Discover how these two brothers from Dayton
developed one of the greatest inventions of the
modern era – the airplane. Hands-on activities
demonstrate some of the principles that the
Wrights had to consider while solving the mysteries
of powered, controlled, heavier-than-air flight.
Grades 3 – 8. 60 minutes. Ohio Academic
Content Standards: Social Studies Benchmarks:
History C (3-5), Economics B (3-5). Economics A (68). Science Benchmarks: Physical Sciences C (3-5),
Science and Technology A (3-5). Physical Sciences
B (6-8), Science and Technology A (6-8).
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Simple Machines, Moving Things
Can you name the six simple machines? Are they
really used in complex machines such as a trolley
or a train? Solve these physical science puzzles
by learning the simple machines and conducting
science experiments. Then go on a scavenger hunt
to find these simple machines in antique trains and
other exhibits around the Park. Grades 2 – 6.
60 minutes. Ohio Academic Content Standards:
Social Studies Benchmarks: Social Studies Skills
and Methods D (3-5). Social Studies Skills and
Methods D (6-8). Science Benchmarks: Physical
Sciences A (K-2). Scientific Inquiry B (K-2). Physical
Sciences C (3-5). Physical Sciences B (6-8), Science
and Technology A (6-8).
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Harmuth Printing 101
History’s Mysteries
Visit the only fully operating 1930s letterpress printing
shop in a museum anywhere in the United States!
Students will enjoy the chance to learn the printing
trade firsthand by completing tasks such as setting
type, preparing printing surfaces, composing,
editing and printing an original line of type and
more. Along the way, students will learn of Dayton’s
role as a leader in the nation’s printing industry
during the 1930s. Grades 6 – 12. 90 minutes. Ohio
Academic Content Standards: Social Studies
Benchmarks: Economics A (6-8). History A (11-12).
History B (9-10).
What is that weird old contraption? History consists
of a lot of detective work. Students will investigate
unique and unidentified artifacts. This program
will foster creative writing, critical thinking, and
teamwork to postulate the artifacts’ purpose.
After students present their ideas, they will visit
the items in context to discover their true usage.
Grades 4 – 12. 90 minutes. Ohio Academic Content
Standards: Social Studies Benchmarks: Social Studies
Skills and Methods A, B, D (3-5). Social Studies
Skills and Methods A, B, C, D (6-8). Social Studies
Skills and Methods A, B (9-10). Social Studies Skills
and Methods B, D (11-12). Science Benchmarks:
Scientific Inquiry A, B (3-5), Scientific Ways of
Knowing A (3-5). Scientific Ways of Knowing C
(6-8). Scientific Ways of Knowing B (9-10). Scientific
Ways of Knowing A (11-12). English Language Arts
Benchmarks: Communication: Oral and Visual A,
E, F (3-4). Communication: Oral and Visual A, D, E
(5-7). Communication: Oral and Visual A, E (8-10).
Communication: Oral and Visual A, C, E (11-12).
For Your Eyes Only
Carillon Historical Park is searching for students to
fill positions as secret agents. Your mission, should
you choose to accept it, is to investigate code making
and breaking in the 20th century. Master elementary
code exercises such as Morse Code and invisible ink
in preparation for a mock spy operation. Learn
about the evolution in communication technology
from newspaper to telegraph to radio. In addition,
explore the critical role of the WAVES at NCR’s
Sugar Camp training facility during World War II.
Grades 4 – 12. 90 minutes. Ohio Academic Content
Standards: Social Studies Benchmarks: History C
(3-5), Social Studies Skills and Methods D (3-5).
Social Studies Skills and Methods D (6-8). History D,
E (9-10). History B (11-12), Social Studies Skills and
Methods D (11-12). Science Benchmarks: Science
and Technology A (3-5), Scientific Inquiry B (3-5).
Science and Technology A (6-8), Scientific Ways of
Knowing C (6-8). Science and Technology A (9-10).
Scientific Inquiry A (11-12).
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The Dayton Flood of 1913
Experience Dayton’s devastation and regeneration
during the Flood of 1913. Develop research skills
through the use of primary sources to reconstruct the
events surrounding this natural disaster. Learn how
the flood occurred and the response from Dayton’s
citizens including the creation of the Miami
Conservancy District. Then take a hands-on look
at how people control the environment to protect
their homes come rain or shine. Grades 3 – 8.
60 minutes. Ohio Academic Content Standards:
Social Studies Benchmarks: Geography B, C
(3-5), Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities A
(3-5), Social Studies Skills and Methods A (3-5).
Geography B, C (6-8), Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities A (6-8), Social Studies Skills and
Methods A (6-8).Science Benchmarks: Earth and
Space Sciences D (3-5), Science and Technology
A (3-5). Science and Technology A (6-8), Scientific
Ways of Knowing C (6-8).
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Buildings from the Ground Up
Introduce students to the building methods and
materials found on many Miami Valley buildings.
Students will organize observations and analyze
building methods and designs from the 19th
and the 20th Centuries. They will discover how
architectural and natural resources provide a
record of a community’s development. Grades
3 – 7. 60 minutes. Ohio Academic Content
Standards Mathematics Benchmarks:
Measurement A (3-4). Measurement D (5-7),
Data Analysis and Probability E (5-7). Social
Studies Benchmarks: History C (3-5), Geography
B (3-5), Social Studies Skills and Methods C, D
(3-5). Geography C (6-8), Social Studies Skills and
Methods B, D (6-8). Science Benchmarks: Science
and Technology A (3-5). Science and Technology
A (6-8), Scientific Ways of Knowing C (6-8).
BOY SCOUT PROGRAMS
Making My Family Special
Tiger Scouts
Go See It! Visit our Park and discover how family
life was the same and how it was different many
years ago. Scouts will have the opportunity to visit
the oldest family home in Dayton and participate in
hands-on activities that help them experience daily
life for a child of the 1830s. 60 minutes.
Tools for Fixing and Building
Wolf Scouts
This program introduces building methods and
materials found on most buildings associated with
the Miami Valley’s history. Scouts will compare
new and old tools and will be given the opportunity
to construct a useful item to take home. 60 minutes.
World War II: Life on the Home Front
in Dayton, OH
Tall Tales
Introduce students to how life changed for people
living in Dayton, OH and across the United States
after the entrance into World War II. Learn how the
changing workforce affected every aspect of life.
Students will role play with a given identity and a
ration card where they must make decisions on
what they will need to live without and how to make
do with what little they have. They will be inspired to
do what they can for the war effort and learn about
what people really did such as Victory Gardens.
Grades 6 – 12. 90 minutes. Ohio Academic
Content Standards Social Studies Grade 6 (12),
Grade 7 (16), Grade 8 (24), High School Social
Studies – American History Content Standards
1,4,17, Economics and Financial Literacy Content
Standards 3, 5, 13.
This program allows scouts to learn some of Ohio’s
folklore stories from one of our Park’s storytellers.
Scouts will visit the buildings associated with these
stories, sing a folk song, and be able to explain
folklore in their own words. 60 minutes.
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Bear Scouts
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Technology Group Engineer
WEBELOS
Architecture
Juniors
Visit the Park’s 1930s working print shop, watch a
printing demonstration, and compare how people
communicated in the past to communication
methods used today. Scouts will participate
in a scavenger hunt to identify other methods of
communication exhibited in the Park’s buildings.
75 minutes.
Examine early building methods and materials found
in the Miami Valley, make a building “footprint” to
compare historic buildings and then construct your
own building. 75 minutes.
GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMS
Learn about the six types of simple machines,
perform experiments, and then go on a scavenger
hunt to find simple machines exhibited on original
train and trolley cars. Visit a 1930s Print Shop to see
how printing was done in the past.
Listening to the Past
Brownies
Visit Dayton’s oldest building, Newcom Tavern;
the William Morris House, and Locust Grove School
#12. Imagine you are a student from 1896 and
experience a school day as it was over a century
ago, with early lessons, schoolwork, and games.
90 minutes.
Movers
Science Sleuth
Juniors
Local Lore
Juniors
Tour the many buildings and exhibits at Carillon
Historical Park to learn about the rich history of
Dayton and the Miami Valley. 90 minutes.
Inventions and Inquiry
Brownies
How does an airplane fly? What famous
Daytonians invented and flew the first airplane?
Learn the answers to these questions and more in
Movers. Participants will make a ring glider, a paper
copter, experiment with a balloon rocket and learn
about Bernoulli’s Principle. 60 minutes.
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Cadettes/Seniors
What do the electric starter for the automobile, the
airplane, the cash register, and the pop – top can
all have in common? They were all invented in
Dayton, Ohio. Discover what it takes to become an
inventor and examine inventions, innovations, and
the patenting process while learning about some of
Dayton’s most famous inventors. 60 minutes.
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