Pre-K – 12 Experiences

Enter a recreated tomb that houses an authentic, 2,300-year-old mummified person, and learn how modern technology revealed some of its secrets. Your students will learn about the ancient Egyptians’ civilization, beliefs, and customs, and how these people interacted with their Greek and Roman neighbors during the Ptolemaic period (323-30 BC). Your students will also view authentic masks worn by mummified people and learn about ancient Egyptian funerary customs. We strongly recommend booking the King Tut Exhibition Guided Tour AND the Ancient Egypt Gallery Guided Tour.

Hands-On Activity Add-On

Add an engaging, Ancient Egypt-related hands-on activity to make your students’ tours come to life! You may book the Hands-On Activity Add-On for either the Ancient Egypt Gallery OR the King Tut Exhibition Guided Tour.

Add-On will make your Gallery Guided Tour 60 minutes and $6 per student & parent/chaperone.

Celebrate 100 years of the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Train Depot with LASM’s Art Gallery Guided Tour, featuring three exhibitions that explore trains, travel, and timeless design. Step into Crossroads & Connections: A Century of the Railway in Baton Rouge, a journey through the forgotten past of the railway system that helped shape our city into the thriving metropolis it is today. Rediscover vintage charm in Going Places: Transportation Toys of the Past, and admire detailed model trains in Shelf Queens: Model Train Masterpieces. Join us for a journey through art and history—only at LASM.

In this hands-on exploration of light and color, students will investigate how rainbows form and how scientists study the composition of distant stars. Through engaging experiments with prisms, diffraction glasses, and spectroscopes, they’ll explore the behavior of light as it travels through different mediums. Key concepts like refraction, diffraction, and reflection come to life as students examine the visible light spectrum and learn how spectral lines reveal the makeup of gases—both on Earth and in space.

• America’s Musical Journey
• Apollo 11: First Steps Edition
• Dinosaur Passage to Pangaea
• Dream Big: Engineering Our World
• Earth, Moon & Sun
• Earth’s Wild Ride
• Flight of the Butterflies
• Forward! To the Moon
• From the Blue Planet to the Red Planet
• Into America’s Wild
• Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean
• Kaluoka’hina: The Enchanted Reef
• Magic Tree House Space Mission
• Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
• National Parks Adventure
• NEW! T. REX
• The Life of Trees
• The Secrets of Gravity: In the Footsteps of Albert Einstein

CLICK HERE to download educator guides, view trailers, and learn more about our planetarium shows.

Students collaborate to design, build, and program modular robots that sense and respond to their environment. Using design thinking and Science and Engineering Practices, they’ll tackle real-world challenges, sharpen problem-solving skills, and test their creations in a final team-based robot challenge.

Investigate the history of our Solar System, from astronomy to geology and paleontology.

Your students will encounter interactive displays that allow them to learn about gravity, virtually travel to the Moon, and more. An exhibit of minerals and fossils, including a 65-million-year-old authentic Triceratops prorsus skull, will teach your students about our aging planet.

Hands-On Activity Add-On Option 1: Astronomy

Add an engaging, astronomy-related hands-on activity to make your students’ tours come to life! Your tour will be adapted to primarily focus on the gallery’s astronomy-related content.

Hands-On Activity Add-On Option 2: Geology

Add an engaging, geology-related hands-on activity to make your students’ tours come to life! Your tour will be adapted to primarily focus on the gallery’s astronomy-related content.

Choosing either Add-On will make your Gallery Guided Tour 60 minutes and $6 per student & parent/chaperone.

Sponsored by Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority  (CPRA)

FREE Program for 4^th–12^th graders!

This exciting program includes a visit to the LSU Center for River Studies and same-day, hands-on classes and programs at LASM. All activities are aligned with the Louisiana Student Standards for Science.

• Tour of the LSU Center for River Studies – Students will explore a 3-dimensional model of the lower 190 miles of the Mississippi River, one of the most technologically advanced models in existence.
• Hands-On Stream Table at LASM – Your students will collaboratively design solutions to real-world environmental challenges by engaging with a state-of-the-art stream table.
• Educational Movie at LASM – Your students will view a related, large-screen educational movie at LASM.

This FREE learning opportunity is available to 4^th through 12^th-grade students on a first-come, first-served basis through LASM’s partnership with the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA).

Request your field trip with The River Dynamics Experience Reservation Form.

Explore STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) by interacting with educational and fun hands-on exhibits in our newly-renovated gallery.

Your students will engage with state-of-the-art exhibits including a Rube Goldberg Machine Wall, an Interactive Periodic Table, an Everbright, and more. In the Curiosity Cabinet displays, hands-on activities related to our collection and current exhibitions provide additional learning opportunities.