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One-Hour Outreach Programs
Let us bring the joy and excitement of learning about the Flint Hills to you! To book a program, email fhdceducation@cityofmhk.com or call 785-587-2726.
On-Site Experiences
These programs bring our most exciting and educational on-site experiences into your classroom, library or boardroom.
Outreach opportunities are available to all interested parties including: public schools, private schools, tribal schools, homeschool groups, scouting groups, faith-based organizations, senior centers, libraries, business groups & civic organizations.
Pricing
Programs | Max # of Participants | Price |
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Half-Hour Outreach Program | 30 Participants | $65 |
Half-Hour Outreach (Pick Two Programs) | 30 Participants | $100 |
One-Hour Outreach Program | 30 Participants | $100 |
Outreach Assembly Program | Unlimited Participants | $200 |
Mileage Fee
There is no mileage fee for program locations within a 30-mile driving distance from the Flint Hills Discovery Center. Program locations beyond a 30-mile driving distance will be charged $1 for every additional mile.
For example, a location 50 miles away (one-way) will be charged a $20 mileage fee. A location 75 miles away (one-way) will be charged a $45 mileage fee.
Reservation
We require a two-week advance notice to schedule an education program. All programs are offered by reservation only. To make a reservation, email fhdceducation@cityofmhk.com or call 785-587-2726.
Flint Hills Exploration
Choose the areas of the Flint Hills that you want to explore. Combine three hands-on activities below, each one designed for young minds. Students move through the activities, keeping it fresh and fun!- Learning Centers
- Time: 45-60 minutes
- Students per session: minimum: 12 | maximum: 30
- No technology required
- Education standards vary depending on activities chosen
Activity | Description |
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Painting with Plants | Use the different parts of plants to paint to create masterpieces grounded in the Flint Hills to take home. |
Furry Friends | With the help of pelts, and skulls, discover mammals found throughout the Flint Hills and experience them through touch. |
Animal Tracks | Learn what a raccoon, bobcat, and red fox’s footprint looks like and create a rubbing to take home. |
Pottery Snake | Practice a technique used ages ago by Native Americans to create clay jars. |
Fields to Food | Find out what happens to wheat and corn between the field and your plate! Grind wheat into flour and churn cream into butter. |
Reptile Experience | Get hands-on with our reptilian neighbors with a visit from a Flint Hills snake and box turtle. |
Engineer It! Assembly Line
Learn about assembly lines, participate in a human assembly line model and redesign an assembly line to improve speed and efficiency.
- For students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade
- Time: 60 minutes
- Students per session: minimum: 12 | maximum: 30
- No technology required
- Standards: K-2-ETSJ-1
Cowboys & Cattle Cars: the Making of the Flint Hills
In this interactive classroom game, students role play as cowboys driving hungry cattle to market, making important decisions along the way that determines the outcome.- Time: 60 minutes
- Students per session: minimum: 12 | maximum: 30
- Technology required: PowerPoint
- Standards: Program focuses on Kansas History, Government and Social Studies (HGSS) 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 4.3 and 5.3
Rockin' Fossils
Is it a rock or is it a fossil? Learn how to think like a geologist to help you solve this riddle and many others through hands-on exploration.
- Time: 60 minutes
- Students per session: minimum: 12 | maximum: 30
- Technology required: PowerPoint
- Standards: 5-PS1-3
Engineer It! Windmills
Experience the engineering process first-hand as students work in teams to design a model windmill, test the creation, and redesign to perfection.- Time: 60 minutes
- Students per session: minimum: 12 | maximum: 30
- No technology required
- Standards: 3-5-FTSJ-1, 3-5-ETSJ-2
The Natural Economy
In this historical economy game, students establish their team enterprise in ranching and farming and explore opportunities the Flint Hills offered, all while deciding which lifestyle strategies to employ.
- Time: 60 minutes
- Students per session: minimum: 12 | maximum: 30
- Technology required: PowerPoint
- Standards: Program focuses on Kansas History, Government and Social Studies (HGSS) 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 4.3 and 5.3
Rocky Start
Create a geologic timeline and sculpt a topographic map of Kansas to discover how and when the Flint Hills were formed, and the geologic secrets held within them.- Time: 60 minutes
- Students per session: minimum: 12 | maximum: 30
- Technology required: PowerPoint
- Standard: MS-ESS1-4
Engineer It! Prosthetic Leg
Practice the engineering process first-hand and design a prosthetic leg made from different materials including PVC pipe, dowel rods, sponges and more!- Time: 60 minutes
- Students per session: minimum: 12 | maximum: 30
- Technology required: PowerPoint
- Standards: MS-ETSJ-1, MS-ETSJ-2
Bringing Archaeology Home
Dive deep into the past of Kansans as students recreate an archaeological dig site and employ the tools and methods used by professional archaeologists today. Developed in collaboration with K-State Archaeology faculty, this program uses data from a real Kansas archaeological site (c. 1000-1400 AD) to teach students how and why we investigate and protect the past.Learn more about this program.
- Time: 60 minutes
- Students per session: minimum: 12 | maximum: 30
- Technology required: none
- Standards: Program focuses on Kansas History, Government and Social Studies (HGSS) 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 5.3
Combine Two Half-Hour Outreach Programs
Combine two of our popular half-hour outreach programs and pay the one-hour price. That's a $15 savings! Perfect for all ages. Descriptions available here. Choose from the following:
- The Bison Box
- The Mammal Box
- The Cowboy Box
- The Reptile Experience