United We Stand, Divided We Fall: Kentucky and the Civil
War +150
Two thousand and eleven marks the start of the national
Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War. Kentucky’s Civil War
Sesquicentennial commemoration will begin with a major exhibition offered at the
state’s largest venue, the Kentucky State Fair. United We Stand, Divided We
Fall: Kentucky and the Civil War +150 will engage visitors to the Kentucky
State Fair in experiential learning in creative new ways. The
10,000-square-foot, museum-quality exhibition will feature Union and Confederate
encampments as settings for living history re-enactors; artifacts and graphic
panels that introduce various aspects of Kentucky’s Civil War story; a giant
floor map of the state’s Civil War sites; touch-screen computer learning
stations; and a content-rich interactive exhibition exploring Civil War
communications and the development of the telegraph. On a stage adjacent
to the exhibition, an original mini-musical chronicling Kentucky’s compelling
Civil War story, Kentucky’s Civil War Song: From Reveille to Tattoo, will
be featured. Lesson plans, based on Core Content for Assessment, may be
downloaded from the website in August, so teachers can continue the learning
process in the classroom following their field trip.
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Discovery Farm
Learn what life is like on a
Kentucky farm through several learning stations and personal
encounters with various cattle, goats, llamas, sheep, poultry, a sow and her
litter.
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Discovery Farm is sponsored by Kentucky Pork Producers.
Kids in the Kitchen
Kids, eat your meat and vegetables! Kids in the
Kitchen is a nutrition education program that emphasizes literacy, math, and
practical living applications. This program helps children see how important it
is to make good food choices and that food components together can make a big
difference in their health.
Kids in the Kitchen is sponsored by Kentucky Beef Producers.
