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Historic Brattonsville
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Walt Schrader Nature Trail System
K–12th Grade
Walk the Nature Trail, Bratton Trail and Battlefield Trail at Historic Brattonsville. Located in a 600-acre natural area, this network of paths crosses land steeped in both local history and geographical diversity. Self-guided trails are clearly marked with directional signs.
Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday: 1 – 5 p.m.
Free with any program
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Life on the Plantation
3rd–12th Grades
Program Length: 90 minutes; Maximum of 100 students per time slot.
Cotton is King! This is the cash crop. How did the plantation operate to support this economy before the Civil War? Exploring an 1840s plantation,
students will gain insight and participate in activities to appreciate how people worked, lived and survived. Activities change seasonally and may include a plantation house tour, slave life, textiles, cooking, hands-on cotton processing and a farm animal tour.
9:30 & 11:30 a.m.
$6 per studentStandards:
Social Studies 3-2.7, 3-4.1, 3-4.2, 3-5.1, 4-1.4, 4-2.5, 4-2.6, 4-5.2, 4-6.3, 5-1.4, 7-3.4, 8-3.1, 8-7.3 USHC-3.3, USHC-4.1 -
The Backcountry in Revolt: A Revolutionary War Experience
3rd–12th Grade
Program Length: 90 minutes; 9:30 & 11:30 a.m. Maximum of 100 students per time slot.
Liberty or death? The choice is yours! In this interactive program, students learn how people from all walks of life including civilian and enslaved people were drawn into the Revolutionary War. Students will march and train as a militia unit. Other activities may include a musket-firing demonstration, cooking, spinning, backcountry medicine or storytelling.
9:30 & 11:30 a.m. Maximum of 100 students per time slot.
$6 per studentStandards:
Social Studies 3-3.1, 3-3.2, 4-2.4, 4-2.6, 4-2.7, 4-3.1, 4-3.2, 4-3.6, 4-3.7, 7-1.2, 7-1.3, 8-2.1, 8-2.2, USHC 1.1, USHC 2.1
Museum of York County - Tours
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Nature Trail
Explore the ecology of a Piedmont forest along the Museum of York County’s 3/4 mile Nature Trail. From lichens to lizards, pitcher plants to pine trees, take a close look at nature from the bottom up. Activity sheets available; pencils not provided. Self-guided. Access to Dutchman Creek for water lessons.
Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
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Guided Highlights Tour
1st Grade–Adult
The Guided Highlights Tour has been designed to provide a quality educational experience for groups of all ages. Tours of the Museum exhibit areas are conducted by specially trained museum volunteers, who will welcome your group, coordinate your scheduled activities and interpret Museum collections. If you would like your tour to focus on a specific exhibit or subject, please request this at the time of your reservation and we will make every effort to accommodate you.
Please call to schedule.
Standards:
Social Studies 3-1.4, 3-5.1, 4-3.6 Science 1-2, 2-2, 3-1.1, 3-1.2, 3-1.7, 3-1.6, 3-1.3, 3-1.4, 3-2, 3-5.1, 3-5.2, 3-5.3, 4-1.3, 4-1.4, 4-1.6, 4-2, 5-1.2, 5-1.3, 5-2,5-5.1, 5-5.3, 5-5.4, 5-5.5, 5-5.6, 6-3, 6-5.2, 6-5.6, 7-4, 8-2 Visual Arts IV-B, V-A
Museum of York County - Settlemyre Planetarium
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Skywatch
4th Grade–Adults
Skywatch is a general astronomy program about “what’s up” in the night sky. Constellations, planets, the Sun and Moon will be studied according to grade level. A live sky constellation and planet presentation, how to use a star chart, followed by a question and answer period will be included in each program. The students will leave the planetarium knowing how to locate several constellations
and any planets currently visible in the night sky.
Program length: 30–45 minutes and accommodates a minimum of 15, maximum of 60 participants.
Planetarium admission $1 per student with group general admission of $3. Planetarium only, $2 per personStandards:
Science 4-3, 5-5.2, 6-4, 7-5.9, 8-4
