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Kentucky Derby Museum

Bring Derby to your Classroom

Bring the excitement of the Kentucky Derby® into your classroom through a FREE standards-aligned virtual experience designed for 4th and 5th grade students. Our virtual field trips are available anywhere.

The virtual field trip is structured for 2 different pathways of instruction:

  1. A classroom-wide, teacher-facilitated experience. This pathway includes printable student activities and videos.

  2. An independent student-paced experience, focused on self-driven digital-first learning.

Located in Southern Indiana or Kentucky?

We offer both on-site museum field trips and outreach programs throughout Southern Indiana and Kentucky—often at little to no cost to schools and community organizations.

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What's included

  • Three modules aligned with standards for 4th and 5th grades
  • 1. Derby Basics (ELA/Writing Focus)
  • 2. Derby History (Social Studies Focus)
  • 3. Derby Math (Math + Economics Focus)
  • Access to content is available for one full academic calendar school year
American Pharoah crossing the finish line on Derby Day, 2015
Why Study
The Kentucky Derby?

The Kentucky Derby is more than hats, horses, and one Saturday in May. As the oldest continuously running sporting event in the United States, the Kentucky Derby is a treasured piece of American history with cultural, economic, and athletic impact that provides unique learning opportunities for students.

Exercise rider working out Thoroughbred on track

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