Agriculture Related Topic: Grain Bin Hazards 

A simple density activity that shows items can sink or float in materials other than water.

Dakota Life Video: Harvey Dunn

View examples of Harvey Dunn's prairie paintings, then create a local landscape painting to display in the classroom.   

Caves of Western South Dakota 

Your students will participate in a hands-on activity in which they will explore their senses, including touch, smell, hearing, sight, and taste. 

Agriculture in Belle Fourche

Take a look at sugar and wool production, ranching, the Orman Dam, and more.

Crescent Creamery: From Farm to Table

This archival video shows the steps in milk processing from intake through bottling.

Images of the past 

West River Children's Hospital & Polio Center - 1949

Your students will learn about a medical device called the iron lung, which was used to treat many polio patients.

Drought and Habitat Losses Drive Big Drop in South Dakota Honey Production

Clovers and natural prairie make South Dakota an ideal place for honeybees to thrive, but dry conditions and habitat loss are making it difficult to produce honey. (Image - Deep Creek Honey)

Change at the Climate Divide

Historically, the 100th meridian marked the shift from the wet east to the drier west. Now that's changing in five states the meridian runs through.

Power to the People: Electrifying Rural South Dakota

Rural electrification changed life on farms in South Dakota, especially those involved in dairy and poultry production.

Your Comprehensive List of (South Dakota) Black Hills Lookout Towers

Here's a list of fire lookouts — some are active, some are open to the public, others are not — how to get there, and what you'll see.

The Lumber Industry in the Black Hills

Sawmills were built throughout the Black Hills, popping up in Rockerville, Rapid City, Deadwood, Hill City, and Hot Springs

Black Settlers of the Great Plains

The rush of European settlers entering Dakota territory after the Civil War included all kinds of people hoping for a fresh start, and not all of those people had roots in Europe.

Farmer Starts Oatmeal Company 

Most South Dakota farmers grow and sell commodity crops like corn and soybeans, which they sell to processors. But a Brown County farmer has decided to cut out the middleman.

Rammed Earth Construction 

Turkeys were placed in a wood barn, a concrete barn, and a rammed earth barn. The only turkeys that survived that winter were in the rammed earth building.

Round Barns in South Dakota

Most round barns were built in the East River area. Round barns arrived to the West River late in their heyday, and only a handful were ever built west of the 100th Meridian.

1869 Log Home - Clay County

A house nestled in the Missouri River bluffs is Clay County's oldest dwelling.

The Sioux Falls Stockyards - 1917 - 2009

The economic impact of the livestock trade was highly significant in the growth of Sioux Falls and neighboring communities.  

Hemp Industry Grows In Year After Legalization

Hemp is a non-intoxicating cousin of marijuana. Yet for decades, officials resisted legalizing hemp. That changed when a bill was signed authorizing production of the crop. 

Bears Sighted In The Black Hills, Officials Uncertain About Population

Bear photos from the Rapid City area are getting attention on social media. This year the number of sightings is up.

SD Company Joins Autonomous Ag Revolution

That’s a familiar sight in South Dakota. But there’s something different about this tractor. The cab is empty. 

Native American Studies

South Dakota War Stories

Image of the Past Series

Social Studies Series