Using the information on the web about the important historic sites in
Corydon, reconstruct the town.

  Construct a sundial. Put a pencil through the middle of a circle of
cardboard or heavy construction paper.  Place this circle on the playground
where it is in full sun and is least likely to be disturbed or return to
the same spot each time. Go out every hour to mark the pencil's shadow.

  Track the location of the sun throughout the year by using a stationary
pole (like a basketball goal) on your playground.  Go out everyday at the
same time and mark the shadow of the pole.   Students will be able to see
how the position of the earth changes through the seasons.

  After the Governor left the house, it was used for a school and a
Doctor's Office.  Research medicine of the 1800s.  What types of medicines
might have been used in the Doctor's office?  What are some Home Remedies
used when Doctors were not available?

  Mr. Griffin talked about ladies bathing in their bedrooms and tossing
dirty water out windows.  He said that led to the expression "Don't throw
the baby out with the wash."  What does that mean?  What are some other
expressions we still use today?  Interview your older relatives and ask
them for some old saying.  What do they mean?  Collect as many as you can
and make a poster illustrating them.

  When Dr. Porter had to travel to Indianapolis from Corydon, he traveled
by horseback and it took him five days, using a road map plan when he might
have stopped for the night along the way.  Using the map scale decide how
far it is from Corydon to Indianapolis and how many miles he would ride in
a day.   How long do you think it takes to get from Corydon to Indianapolis
today?  Traveling at 60 miles per hour, how many miles can you travel in
one hour today?

  Make a time line showing all the people and uses of the Hendricks'
Headquarters from it's construction to the time it was opened to the public
by the State of Indiana.

  Using a map of Indiana in 1816 show why Corydon would have been a good
place for the State Capitol since our National founders pushed for the
government to be centrally located.  What other towns wanted to become the
state capitol?  Why was Corydon chosen over these other towns?
 

  Make a timeline of the first state capitol in Corydon.

  Using information about Vincennes and the Territorial Capitol compare the
Territorial Capitol and the State Capitol in Corydon.

Corydon was a very small town when it was chosen to become the State
Capitol.  Pretend you are a child living in Corydon at the time.  Write
about the changes your are seeing take place and how having all these
people coming to town changed your way of life.

  The turkey-eagle was used in some federal and state buildings during this
period.  Why do you think it might have been used?  Make up another
"national bird" by combining two different types of birds.  Tell why you
chose those birds and what they mean.

  Research the last court case tried in Corydon.  Write a play and do a
reenactment of the 1824 Tragedy of the Falls court case.

  The flag flying outside the Capital building is the 15 star flag.  It
also had 15 strips.  When was Indiana's star added to the national flag?
What happened to the stripes?  Draw a picture of the first national flag
with Indiana's star.  Design your own national flag.  Tell what each item
on the flag means.

  The guide told us that large furniture was a sign of wealth and status
during this time.  Why do you think that was?  What are signs of wealth and
status today?  Write about them and explain what makes them signs of wealth
and status.  Or write a paragraph comparing and contrasting items of wealth
and status from today with the large furniture pieces of that period.

  The rocking sewing chair had a secret drawer.  What would you hide in the
secret drawer?  Why?

  Pretend you were an orphan going to live in General Posey's massive
house.  Write diary entries telling your feelings and what your life might
have been like living with him.  Compare your life as an orphan to your
life in his house.

  Our tour guide described how to ride sidesaddle.  You could almost
picture a lady sitting on that saddle.  Write your own "How To" paragraph
describing how to do something in words only.

  We were told how one lady in town saved her money and jewels by hiding
them in her hot stove.  If you were living in Corydon when General Morgan
was coming through, what would you hide from him and how would you, hide
it?

  Someone made a lamp out of a rail from the "Alice Dean".   How would you
have used it?

  Pretend you are only 15 and want to join the Union Army in Corydon.  How
might you convince people you are 18 without telling a lie?  What would you
sign up to do in the army?

  Describe how you would feel if you were one of the 400 men lined up to
stop General Morgan and his raiders and you first realize there are almost
2,000 more of them than there are of you.  How would you feel?  What would
you do?

  Illustrate the battle.

  General Morgan burned the Alice Dean when he finished bringing his troops
across the Ohio.  Why do you think he did that?

  The Corydon newspaper covered both the Battle of Corydon and the Battle
of Gettysburg.  Which paper do you think received the most attention?  Why?

  We visited the spring where Mr. Smith built the first home in Corydon,
why was this a good place to build a home?