Trek Activity for March 5th (for 5th, 6th,
9th, and 11th Wards)
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Pioneer Memorial Museum
300 N. Main St., SLC 84103
Pioneer Memorial Museum
300 N. Main St., SLC 84103
Preparation:
· Arrange for transportation for your
trek family. YM and YW presidencies should be included as resources. (Parents
of youth can be recruited if more drivers are needed)
· Announce the meeting time and leaving
time to all of your trek youth and their parents. You will be participating as
a trek family but you are welcome to combine with the other families in your
ward if desired.
· Make sure you have enough copies of
the “Museum Scavenger Hunt” and the “True to the Faith” quote from President
Hinckley for everyone.
· Bring the youth’s Trek Journals so
they can make an entry after the museum experience.
· Encourage the youth to bring a
pen/pencil for the scavenger hunt and journal entry. (You may want to bring
some extras just in caseJ). If you plan to do the “True to the Faith” glue in during
the activity you will need glue sticks as well.
Recommended Time: 6:00pm meet at ward house. Leave at
6:15pm. Adjust to a slightly later start time if needed however, the museum
closes at 8pm on Wednesday nights (5pm other nights) so leaving at 6:15pm will
allow for one hour at the museum. Ask someone to offer a prayer before you head
out.
At the Museum:
· Designate a meeting time and place
for the activity to end.
· Give everyone a copy of “Museum
Scavenger Hunt.”
· This will be a self-guided tour
through the museum to try and find as many items on the scavenger hunt list as
possible.
· Please remind the youth to be
respectful. No running around or being loud.
Before leaving the museum, on the way
home, or back at the church:
· Give time for the youth to record
thoughts, impressions, feelings, something learned, etc. in their journals.
· If possible, have the youth glue the
“True to the Faith” quote in their journals. This may require time at a future
activity if time before, during, or after the museum does not permit.
Purpose of this activity:
· Help the youth better appreciate what
everyday life was like in the days of the pioneers.
· See what the pioneers carried with
them on their trek west.
· Understand a little deeper the
sacrifices the pioneers made.
· Have FUN!!
Driving Directions (Approx. 40-45 min. drive time):
1. Head north on I-15
2. Take exit 309 to 600 N. (Approximately 26.5 miles from 2100 N. in
Lehi)
3. After exiting the freeway turn right
(east) onto 600 N.
4. Travel about 0.6 miles to 300 W.
5. Turn right (south) onto 300 W.
6. Travel about 0.5 miles to 300 N.
7. Turn left (east) onto 300 N.
8. Travel about 0.4 miles to Main St.
9. Take a sharp left turn (north) onto
Main St.
10. The museum will be on your right.
Daughters of Utah
Pioneers
Museum Scavenger Hunt
Museum Scavenger Hunt
As you look around the museum answer these two questions:
1.
What item from pioneer days do you wish you
could have used?_______________________________________
2.
What item are you glad you didn’t have to
use?_____________________________________________________
Scavenger Hunt!!! Try to answer these questions as you go
through the museum:
Main Floor:
1. Name
the woman who wore the leather mask to protect from the blowing
sand?__________________________
2. How
many people can sit at Brigham Young’s desk at the same
time?___________________________________
3. My
favorite item/display on this floor
was_________________________________________________________
Second Floor:
1. Whose
piano was buried along the pioneer trail? What was it wrapped in before being
buried?______________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Who
are 3 famous people represented by dolls in the Doll
Room?______________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. In
the Clothing Room, what material was used to make Luke Johnson’s
clothes?___________________________
4. My
favorite item/display on this floor was_________________________________________________________
Third Floor:
1. Who
carved his own wooden leg?________________________________________________________________
2. What
are two types of material used to make pioneer canes?
(Foyer)___________________________________
3. What
are 3 Utah symbols on the 1947 Centennial
Gowns?____________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
4. My
favorite item/display on this floor
was_________________________________________________________
Basement:
1. What
year was the two-headed lamb born?________________________________________________________
2. Which
explorer used the snow shoes?_____________________________________________________________
3. What
item was made by Native Americans from a flour sack?__________________________________________
4. My
favorite item/display on this floor
was_________________________________________________________
*Feel free to walk around the
Carriage House but there are no questions to answer.
