Ancient Egypt & Its Art

Students tour the Ancient Egypt Gallery, learn an age-old metalworking technique, and then create an ancient Egyptian inspired relief.

Layered Experience: Pairs well with Ancient Egypt Gallery (Guided Tour or Exploration), Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs (Planetarium Show), and Forensic Crime Lab (Class).

Ancient Egypt Gallery Guided Exploration

The Ptolemaic period (323-30 BC) comes to life in the Ancient Egypt Gallery. Students learn about the ancient Egyptians’ civilization, beliefs, and customs, and 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.

Layered Experience: Pairs well with Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs (Planetarium Show), Ancient Egypt & Its Art (Class), and Forensic Crime Lab (Class).

Ancient Egypt Gallery Guided Tour

The Ptolemaic period (323-30 BC) comes to life in the Ancient Egypt Gallery. Students learn about the ancient Egyptians’ civilization, beliefs, and customs, and 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.

Layered Experience: Pairs well with Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs (Planetarium Show), Ancient Egypt & Its Art (Class), and Forensic Crime Lab (Class).

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.

Astronomy Exploration

Explore astronomy and engage with our new OmniGlobe, which projects astronomical environments onto a stunning 48" display.

Beetles, Bugs, & Butterflies

This artful approach to science motivates students to explore the amazing 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.

Layered Experience: Pairs well with Miss Trudy’s Traveling Trunk Show (Interactive Educational Theater), Flight of the Butterflies (Planetarium Show), and Lin Emery: A Force of Nature (Exhibition Guided Tour or Exploration).

Body Works

The human body and its systems come to life with human torso models and relevant activities based on the MyPlate guidelines. Students also explore the relationship between positive nutritional habits and the importance of maintaining a healthy body. Content will be adjusted to accommodate specific grade levels.

Chemistry Matters

Young learners will have fun exploring basic principles of chemistry through engaging experiments and interesting demonstrations. Students will discover the relevance of chemistry in their daily lives and the impact of chemistry in the world in which they live.

Dinosaur Passage to Pangaea

This delightful claymation adventure explains one of the greatest geological events in the history of Earth: the separation of the super continent Pangaea. When two children embark on a geology field trip, they are thrown into a fantastic voyage in which they witness incredible geological wonders and explore the mysterious process that created our present day continents.

Layered Experience: Pairs well with Solar System Gallery (Guided Tour) or Geology (Guided Exploration).

Dinosaurs Alive!

See the earliest creatures of the Triassic period to the monsters of the Cretaceous brought back to life through scientifically accurate computer generated animation in this amazing documentary. You will join some of the world’s preeminent paleontologists as they uncover evidence that the descendents of dinosaurs still walk (or fly) among us.

Layered Experience: Pairs well with Solar System Gallery (Guided Tour) or Geology (Guided Exploration).