# History for Homeschoolers: What Happened at Sand Creek? (Plains Conservation Center)

> Event for families in the Denver–Aurora–Centennial area (CO). Times are Mountain Time.

- When: Fri, Nov 6 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Where: Plains Conservation Center, 21901 E. Hampden Avenue, Aurora, CO 80013
- Ages: Grades 4–9
- Price: $18 per child; $16 member child; one adult per child free; extra adults and siblings 3+ $7
- Organizer: Denver Botanic Gardens
- Official page: https://www.botanicgardens.org/programs/history-homeschoolers-plains-conservation-center-what-happened-sand-creek
- Last checked: Fri, Oct 30

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## About

Students in grades 4–9 examine primary sources from multiple perspectives on the 1864 Sand Creek event and discuss how memorials shape how it is remembered.

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