These talks help to focus large groups' attention on the main ideas presented by the exhibits, and show how to further enjoy the exhibits. For educational groups, these talks can be presented by station facilitators. The programs begin in a classroom adjacent to the Main Exhibit Gallery, with extensions into the galleries or outdoors. Many of the programs are adapted for the museum from the BLM Project Archaeology curriculum. The pieces are assembled to reveal a story on the back.
Students learn how each artifact in a site contributes to the story.
They synthesize their knowledge in picture they draw and color which is taken home. The Story Comes Alive Children help enact a tale of a child in an adventure from an ancient or historic time, using a special circular puppet stage. The story can build on the puzzle from the above activity. Students experience the scientific process of inquiry by developing a hypothesis about Escalante Pueblo site and trying to prove it. They gather data or clues that reinforce their theory or discount it by observation of the site and surrounding landscape, investigation of trail side signs, and interviewing the Museum Educator or docents.