Museum at the Bighorns
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    • Exhibits
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  • Programs and Events
    • Events
    • Programs
    • Education
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    • Become a Member
    • Volunteer
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Education services

The museum offers a variety of educational programs including guided and self-guides tours and field trips, classroom programs, hands-on trunks, and other services. We are happy to discuss your specific needs and help develop interesting and engaging programs for your students. Programs can be adapted to fit with your lesson plans. The education programs offered by the Museum at the Bighorns can help your class meet a number of Wyoming Department of Education standards and benchmarks. *Availability for school programming is reliant on staff schedules. Please call with a minimum three weeks’ notice of request. 

Field Trips

 The museum offers a variety of educational programs. We are happy to discuss your specific needs and help develop interesting and engaging programs for your students. Programs can be adapted to fit with your lesson plans. The education programs offered by the Museum at the Bighorns can help your class meet a number of Wyoming Department of Education standards and benchmarks. *Availability for school programming is reliant on staff schedules. Please call with a minimum three weeks’ notice of request. 

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History Trunks

Bring history into the classroom! Our resource trunks focus on the history and culture of Sheridan County, the Bighorn Mountains, and the Powder River Basin. Each trunk contains student activities, a teacher resource guide, objects and photographs. Choose among four different trunks:

1. The Bison (Buffalo) Culture
2. Native Americans on the High Plains
3. Black Diamonds: Exploring Sheridan’s Coal Mining
4. Pioneer Games


History Trunks are available for check out year round at no cost. They can be checked out for a week, but must be reserved at least two weeks in advance. 

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History Day

 This annual competition engages students grades 6-8 (Junior Division) and 9-12 (Senior Division) in the process of discovery and interpretation of historical topics. Working individually or in groups, students learn how to define a historical question, locate source material, take notes, analyze information and, ultimately, make a presentation. Students also develop skills in research, writing, critical thinking, and communication while perfecting their chosen topic. Topics are based on an annual theme in one of the five categories: Paper, Performance, Exhibit, Documentary, and Website. Projects are then evaluated at regional, state, and national competitions.


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