BOONE HALL PLANTATION: 6th 7th 8th Grade Program

Economic Resources of the Carolina Plantation
This program is designed to lead students through the early economic history of South Carolina. Beginning with natural resources and focusing on cotton, indigo, and rice cultivation, students will have a better comprehension of the many factors that shaped the economy. Through hands-on activities (tie-dyeing, deseeding cotton and demonstrating the rice flail) students will see what it was like to own and operate a large plantation, and will understand the results of modern farming practices replacing old practices replacing old practices.

Education Programs do not include a House tour.

Duration: 1 hour.
SC Standard 6-6.2
Compare the incentives of the various European countries to explore and settle new lands. (P, G, E).

SC Standard 8-1
The student will demonstrate an understanding of the settlement of South Carolina and the United States by Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans.

SC Standard 8-1.4
Explain the growth of the African American population during the colonial period and the significance of African Americans in the developing culture (e.g., Gullah) and the economy of South Carolina, including the origins of African American slaves, the growth of the slave trade, the impact of the population imbalance between African and European Americans, and the Stono Rebellion and subsequent laws to control the slave population.

SC Standard 8-1.6
Explain how the South Carolinians used natural, human, and political resources to gain economic prosperity, including trade with Barbados, rice planting, Eliza Lucas Pinckney and indigo planting, the slave trade, and the practice of Mercantilism.

SC Standard 8-3.1
Explain the importance of agriculture in antebellum South Carolina, including plantation life, slavery, and the impact of the cotton gin.

SC Standard 8-3.6
Compare the effects of the Civil War on daily life in South Carolina, including the experiences of plantation owners, women, Confederate and Union soldiers, African Americans, and Children.

Beyond the Big House
This program will allow students an in-depth look at slavery on a plantation. The program will take place at the original slave cabins and will explore the exhibits in the cabins. The following are some of the topics that will be explored: food ways and herbal remedies, daily life, task vs. gang system and Gullah language/culture. Through hands on activities (games, crafts, demonstrating caste netting) students will also have an understanding of how plantations operate, and the role of slavery in the success of the plantation. All activities are based on grade level.

Education Programs do not include a House tour.

Duration: 1- 1 1/2 hours.
SC Standard 8-1.4
Explain the growth of the African American population during the colonial period and the significance of African Americans in the developing culture (e.g., Gullah) and the economy of South Carolina, including the origins of African American slaves, the growth of the slave trade, the impact of the population imbalance between African and European Americans, and the Stono Rebellion and subsequent laws to control the slave population.

SC Standard 8-3.1
Explain the importance of agriculture in antebellum South Carolina, including plantation life, slavery, and the impact of the cotton gin.

SC Standard 8-3.6
Compare the effects of the Civil War on daily life in South Carolina, including the experiences of plantation owners, women, Confederate and Union soldiers, African Americans, and children.

SC Standard 8-4
The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of Reconstruction on the people and government of South Carolina.

SC Standard 8-4.2
Summarize Reconstruction in South Carolina and its effects on daily life in South Carolina, including the experiences of plantation owners, small farmers, freedmen, women, and northern immigrants.

Digging up the Truth: Archaeology at Boone Hall
This program is designed to show how archaeologist and historians work together to uncover the past. Students will participate in a "Mock Archaeological Investigation" where they will assume the role of an archaeologist and historian. Using information gathered in class and during the On-site program students will piece together evidence to determine what was going on at their site. Once the investigation is over students will have to submit a summary of their findings.

Education programs do not include a House tour.
Duration: 1-1 1/2 hours.

Life in the South
This program will give students an inside look at what daily life was like for a planter's family. The following topics will be explored: clothing, day-to-day life, food ways, medicine and a tour of the mansion. Through hands on activities (crafts and games) students will get an inside look at daily life of children on a plantation.

The preferred maximum amount of students for the program is 80 due to fire codes for the house.

Duration: 1- 1 1/2 hours.
SC Standard 8-3.6
Compare the effects of the Civil War on daily life in South Carolina, including the experiences of plantation owners, women, Confederate and Union soldiers, African Americans, and children.

Exploring the Past
This program is an overview of this plantation as well as plantation in general. Students will get a brief history of Boone Hall at the beginning of the program. Guides will discuss most of the buildings needed on a plantation including the smokehouse, cotton gin, big house, and slave cabins. Guides will also discuss the crops that were essential to South Carolina (cotton, indigo, rice.) Students will get to deseed cotton as hands on activity. A tour of the slave cabins is also included with this option.

Education programs do include house tour.

Duration: 45 minutes - 1 hour.
SC Standard 6-6.2
Compare the incentives of the various European Countries to explore and settle new lands. (P, G, E).

SC Standard 8-1
The student will demonstrate an understanding of the settlement of South Carolina and the United States by Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans.

SC Standard 8-1.4
Explain the growth of African American population during the colonial period and the significance of African Americans in the developing culture (e.g., Gullah) and economy of South Carolina, including the origins of African American slaves, the growth of the slave trade, the impact of population imbalance between African and European Americans, and the Stono Rebellion and subsequent laws to control the slave population.

SC Standard 8-1.6
Explain how South Carolinians used natural, human, and political resources to gain economic prosperity, including trade with Barbados, rice planting, Eliza Lucas Pinckney and Indigo planting, the slave trade, an the practice of Mercantilism.

SC Standard 8-3.1
Explain the importance of agriculture in antebellum South Carolina, including plantation life, slavery, and the impact of the cotton gin.

Reservations and Program Information:
Contact- (843) 856-5361

Program Fees:
Students- $7.00

Adults- $7.00

Teachers? Free of Charge.

For every 10 students we comp one adult.

Chaperones: We require that there be at least one chaperone per 10 students. Please have all chaperones read and sign the Chaperone Agreement Form.

During the Field Trip: Students are expected to stay with their groups or chaperones at all times. The mosquitoes and gnats may be a nuisance, so insect repellent should be brought just in case. Students are not allowed to take home wild animals or cultural artifacts from the plantation.

What to Wear: Students should wear closed-toe shoes at all times, and to better help the chaperones and interpreters students should wear name tags that are visible from six feet away. A piece of masking tape works well.

Meeting Spot: A Boone Hall Education Interpreter will meet your group in the bus parking lot. Upon entering the plantation the bus should stay on the entrance road and follow the signs for Bus/RV parking. Students will unload in the big field.

Facilities: Boone Hall offers bathroom facilities (one meets ADA requirements), picnic areas, and a gift shop. All of our roadways and walkways are unpaved, so please advise our staff at the time of your reservations if you need accommodations.


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		"Boone Hall is also one of America's oldest working, living plantations."

	Economic Resources of the Carolina Plantation This program is designed to lead students through the early economic history of South Carolina. Beginning with natural resources and focusing on cotton, indigo, and rice cultivation, students will have a better comprehension of the many factors that shaped the economy. Through hands-on activities (tie-dyeing, deseeding cotton and demonstrating the rice flail) students will see what it was like to own and operate a large plantation, and will understand the results of modern farming practices replacing old practices replacing old practices. Education Programs do not include a House tour. Duration: 1 hour. *SC Standard 6-6.2* Compare the incentives of the various European countries to explore and settle new lands. (P, G, E). *SC Standard 8-1* The student will demonstrate an understanding of the settlement of South Carolina and the United States by Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans. *SC Standard 8-1.4* Explain the growth of the African American population during the colonial period and the significance of African Americans in the developing culture (e.g., Gullah) and the economy of South Carolina, including the origins of African American slaves, the growth of the slave trade, the impact of the population imbalance between African and European Americans, and the Stono Rebellion and subsequent laws to control the slave population. *SC Standard 8-1.6* Explain how the South Carolinians used natural, human, and political resources to gain economic prosperity, including trade with Barbados, rice planting, Eliza Lucas Pinckney and indigo planting, the slave trade, and the practice of Mercantilism. *SC Standard 8-3.1* Explain the importance of agriculture in antebellum South Carolina, including plantation life, slavery, and the impact of the cotton gin. *SC Standard 8-3.6* Compare the effects of the Civil War on daily life in South Carolina, including the experiences of plantation owners, women, Confederate and Union soldiers, African Americans, and Children. Beyond the Big House This program will allow students an in-depth look at slavery on a plantation. The program will take place at the original slave cabins and will explore the exhibits in the cabins. The following are some of the topics that will be explored: food ways and herbal remedies, daily life, task vs. gang system and Gullah language/culture. Through hands on activities (games, crafts, demonstrating caste netting) students will also have an understanding of how plantations operate, and the role of slavery in the success of the plantation. All activities are based on grade level. Education Programs do not include a House tour. Duration: 1- 1 1/2 hours. *SC Standard 8-1.4* Explain the growth of the African American population during the colonial period and the significance of African Americans in the developing culture (e.g., Gullah) and the economy of South Carolina, including the origins of African American slaves, the growth of the slave trade, the impact of the population imbalance between African and European Americans, and the Stono Rebellion and subsequent laws to control the slave population. *SC Standard 8-3.1* Explain the importance of agriculture in antebellum South Carolina, including plantation life, slavery, and the impact of the cotton gin. *SC Standard 8-3.6* Compare the effects of the Civil War on daily life in South Carolina, including the experiences of plantation owners, women, Confederate and Union soldiers, African Americans, and children. *SC Standard 8-4* The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of Reconstruction on the people and government of South Carolina. *SC Standard 8-4.2* Summarize Reconstruction in South Carolina and its effects on daily life in South Carolina, including the experiences of plantation owners, small farmers, freedmen, women, and northern immigrants. Digging up the Truth: Archaeology at Boone Hall This program is designed to show how archaeologist and historians work together to uncover the past. Students will participate in a "Mock Archaeological Investigation" where they will assume the role of an archaeologist and historian. Using information gathered in class and during the On-site program students will piece together evidence to determine what was going on at their site. Once the investigation is over students will have to submit a summary of their findings. Education programs do not include a House tour. Duration: 1-1 1/2 hours. Life in the South This program will give students an inside look at what daily life was like for a planter's family. The following topics will be explored: clothing, day-to-day life, food ways, medicine and a tour of the mansion. Through hands on activities (crafts and games) students will get an inside look at daily life of children on a plantation. The preferred maximum amount of students for the program is 80 due to fire codes for the house. Duration: 1- 1 1/2 hours. *SC Standard 8-3.6* Compare the effects of the Civil War on daily life in South Carolina, including the experiences of plantation owners, women, Confederate and Union soldiers, African Americans, and children. Exploring the Past This program is an overview of this plantation as well as plantation in general. Students will get a brief history of Boone Hall at the beginning of the program. Guides will discuss most of the buildings needed on a plantation including the smokehouse, cotton gin, big house, and slave cabins. Guides will also discuss the crops that were essential to South Carolina (cotton, indigo, rice.) Students will get to deseed cotton as hands on activity. A tour of the slave cabins is also included with this option. Education programs do include house tour. Duration: 45 minutes - 1 hour. *SC Standard 6-6.2* Compare the incentives of the various European Countries to explore and settle new lands. (P, G, E). *SC Standard 8-1* The student will demonstrate an understanding of the settlement of South Carolina and the United States by Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans. *SC Standard 8-1.4* Explain the growth of African American population during the colonial period and the significance of African Americans in the developing culture (e.g., Gullah) and economy of South Carolina, including the origins of African American slaves, the growth of the slave trade, the impact of population imbalance between African and European Americans, and the Stono Rebellion and subsequent laws to control the slave population. *SC Standard 8-1.6* Explain how South Carolinians used natural, human, and political resources to gain economic prosperity, including trade with Barbados, rice planting, Eliza Lucas Pinckney and Indigo planting, the slave trade, an the practice of Mercantilism. *SC Standard 8-3.1* Explain the importance of agriculture in antebellum South Carolina, including plantation life, slavery, and the impact of the cotton gin. Reservations and Program Information: Contact- (843) 856-5361 Program Fees: Students- $7.00 Adults- $7.00 Teachers? Free of Charge. For every 10 students we comp one adult. *Chaperones:* We require that there be at least one chaperone per 10 students. Please have all chaperones read and sign the Chaperone Agreement Form. *During the Field Trip:* Students are expected to stay with their groups or chaperones at all times. The mosquitoes and gnats may be a nuisance, so insect repellent should be brought just in case. Students are not allowed to take home wild animals or cultural artifacts from the plantation. *What to Wear:* Students should wear closed-toe shoes at all times, and to better help the chaperones and interpreters students should wear name tags that are visible from six feet away. A piece of masking tape works well. *Meeting Spot:* A Boone Hall Education Interpreter will meet your group in the bus parking lot. Upon entering the plantation the bus should stay on the entrance road and follow the signs for Bus/RV parking. Students will unload in the big field. *Facilities:* Boone Hall offers bathroom facilities (one meets ADA requirements), picnic areas, and a gift shop. All of our roadways and walkways are unpaved, so please advise our staff at the time of your reservations if you need accommodations.	3rd Grade Program 4th and 5th Grade Program 6th 7th 8th Grade Program