Come visit 30 beautiful bay-front acres centrally located in Sarasota County, Florida. Learn about the region’s prehistory in ‘A Window to the Past’, the only archaeological exhibition in the nation built inside of a shell mound. Your family also will connect to Florida’s inspiring pioneers at Sarasota’s first produce packing house, a charming chapel and pioneer cemetery, and the beautifully preserved Guptill House, built in 1901.
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Explore archaeology at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Historic Spanish Point campus!
Designed for 3rd – 5th grade students, this tour introduces students to archaeology and the Indigenous peoples who inhabited the Sarasota area approximately 5,000 years ago.
This exploration features a pre-recorded video tour (~25 minutes) of the important archaeological sites at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Historic Spanish Point campus with Selby Gardens staff. Students will learn how early people lived and built their society in Florida. They will also learn about the science of archaeology and how archaeologists study the ancient past.
Accompanying this virtual tour is a downloadable curriculum packet with 6 interdisciplinary activities – including a simulated archaeological excavation- that can be done in the classroom or modified for online learning from home.
Ready to book? Fill out the School Tour Booking Request Form here.
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