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A Hitchhiker’s Tour Through the Universe
A Hitchhiker’s Tour Through the Universe is an exciting opportunity for your students to explore the world’s most extensive and accurate three-dimensional mapping of the contents of the universe.
Program Type: Planetarium Shows Subject: Physical Science, Earth & Space Science
Cost: $6.50 per student & chaperone
Ancient Egypt & Its Art
Students tour the Ancient Egypt Gallery, learn an age-old metalworking technique, and then create an ancient Egyptian inspired relief.
Program Type: Classes Subject: Art, History & Social Studies
Cost: $6.75 per student & chaperone
Ancient Egypt Gallery
The Ptolemaic period (323–30 BC) comes to life in the Ancient Egypt Gallery. Students learn about the ancient Egyptians’ civilization, beliefs, and customs, along with how these people interacted with their Greek and Roman neighbors. Enter a recreated tomb which houses an authentic 2,300-year-old mummy, and learn how modern technology revealed some of this mummy’s secrets.
Program Type: Guided Explorations, Guided Tours Subject: Science as Inquiry, History & Social Studies, English & Language Arts
Cost: Guided Tour: $1.25 per student & chaperone; Guided Investigation: $4.75 per student & chaperone
Art Gallery Apprenticeship
After studying the concepts, materials, and processes employed by artists in the current exhibition, students return to the studio where they apply what they have learned to produce their own original masterpieces. Critical, analytical, and creative thinkig come together as students deepen their appreciation for fine art.
Program Type: Classes Subject: Art
Cost: $6.75 per student & chaperone
Beetles, Bugs, & Butterflies
This artful approach to science motivates students to explore the world of insects while learning about adaptations, physiology, and the role insects play in their daily lives. Colorful, take-home art projects creatively reinforce scientific concepts.
Program Type: Classes Subject: Art, Science as Inquiry, Life Science
Cost: $6.75 per student & chaperone
Body Basics
Human torso models and life-size skeleton puzzles enable students to explore the components of the human body, with special emphasis on the functions of the digestive and skeletal systems. MyPlate guidelines and activities reinforce the relationship between positive eating habits and the importance of maintaining a healthy body.
Program Type: Classes Subject: Science as Inquiry, Life Science
Cost: $6.75 per student & chaperone
Bright Light
In this illuminating exploration of light and color, students make exciting discoveries as they experiment with lasers, diffraction glasses, and giant water prisms. Through real-life applications, the scientific concepts of refraction, diffraction, and reflection are illustrated with engaging educational activities related to spectrum analysis and the electromagnetic spectrum.
Program Type: Classes Subject: Science as Inquiry, Physical Science
Cost: $6.75 per student & chaperone
Circuit Circus
Students become energized as they form a human circuit, experiment with conductors and insulators, and construct various types of circuits. Scientific inquiry, problem solving, and cooperative learning engage students in this electrifying educational experience!
Program Type: Classes Subject: Science as Inquiry, Physical Science
Cost: $6.75 per student & chaperone
Dinosaur Passage to Pangaea
Follow the adventure of two children while learning about one of the greatest geological events in the history of Earth: the separation of the supercontinent Pangaea.
Program Type: Planetarium Shows Subject: History & Social Studies, Science & the Environment
Cost: $6.50 per student & chaperone
Dinosaurs Alive!
See the earliest creatures of the Triassic period to the monsters of the Cretaceous in this life-sized, fulldome presentation. Join some of the world’s preeminent paleontologists as they uncover evidence that the descendents of dinosaurs still walk (or fly) among us. Realistic and scientifically accurate computer-generated animation brings dinosaurs back to life in a big way. Dinosaurs Alive! is narrated by Michael Douglas.
Program Type: Planetarium Shows Subject: Science as Inquiry, Life Science, Physical Science, History & Social Studies, Earth & Space Science, Science & the Environment
Cost: $6.50 per student & chaperone