Category: 1st Grade

Forces in Motion – Mobile Museum

Overview

Let’s get the ball rolling on Physics. We would like to join you for a hands on, play centered lesson to help your students better understand the world around them. Students will use up their ENERGY exploring how GRAVITY is a FORCE of nature through a familiar game: bowling! We aim for our program to lessen the FRICTION as young minds explore these new concepts!

Possible Activities (at the educators discretion)

  • Marble Run
  • Ramp & ball
  • Bowling activity

Standards

K-PS2-1, K-PS2-2

Details

  • Live Animals: No
  • Duration: up to 1 hour
  • Minimum number of students: 10
  • Maximum number of students: 30 per session at your school/organization
  • Intended Grade Level: PreK-1
  • Location: at your site
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Girl Scout Daisy – Art & Design – Workshop

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Overview

Paintings! Statues! Posters! Art and design are all around. Find out about the art of making. Use art and design to create new things and solve problems. With the Daisy Art and Design badge, you’ll get a chance to:

1. Discover art and design 
2. Experiment with your medium 
3. Be inspired by a subject

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll know how makers create art and designs.

as noted on Girl Scout Website

Details

  • Live Animals: No
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Location: Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
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Girl Scout Daisies

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Girl Scout Daisy – Design with Nature – Workshop

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Overview

Have you ever gone on a hike and wondered where the animals are? Have you ever wanted to go birdwatching? 

You can listen to nature. You can look at nature. In this badge, you’ll explore nature. You’ll think about what you see. You’ll make and do things in nature.

1. Measure with birds 
2. Identify parts of nature 
3. Make a map 

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll know how to use math to identify and sort things in nature. You’ll also know how to create a map.

as noted on Girl Scout Website

Details

  • Live Animals: No
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Location: Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
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Girl Scout Workshops

Girl Scout Daisies

Girl Scout Brownies

Girl Scout Juniors

Girl Scout Cadettes

Onsite Program Registration Form

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Girl Scout Daisy – Shapes in Nature – Workshop

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Overview

Nature is full of beautiful things. Look around. You can see them everywhere. You can find rainbows. You can see flowers. You can look for leaves. This badge is all about looking carefully at nature. You never know what you’ll find!

1. Search for shapes in nature 
2. Find and make patterns 
3. Create art inspired by nature

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll know how to identify shapes and patterns in nature. You’ll also know how to create your own.

as noted on Girl Scout Website

Details

  • Live Animals: No
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Location: Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
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Girl Scout Workshops

Girl Scout Daisies

Girl Scout Brownies

Girl Scout Juniors

Girl Scout Cadettes

Onsite Program Registration Form

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Girl Scout Daisy – Animal Observer – Workshop

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Overview

When scientists observe, they learn about things by using their eyes to watch, ears to listen, nose to smell, and hands to touch. Now you can put your senses to work, too, as you observe and learn about animals. With the Daisy Animal Observer badge, you’ll get a chance to:

1. Be an animal observer 
2. Play an animal observation game 
3. Focus on one animal

When you’ve earned this badge, you will know more about observing animals.

as noted on Girl Scout Website

Details

  • Live Animals: No
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Location: Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
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Girl Scout Workshops

Girl Scout Daisies

Girl Scout Brownies

Girl Scout Juniors

Girl Scout Cadettes

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Cub Scout Tiger – Tigers In The Wild – Workshop

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Overview

Tigers and adult partners will take a walk to explore the outdoors.  Along the way, they can learn about domesticated and wild animals.

1. Identify the Cub Scout Six Essentials.  Show what you do with each item.
2. With your den leader or Tiger adult partner, learn about the Outdoor Code.
3. With your den, pack, or family, take a walk outside spending for at least 20 minutes exploring the outdoors with your Cub Scout Six Essentials.  While outside, identify things that you see with your Tiger adult partner that are natural and things that are manmade.
4. Identify common animals that are found where you live. Learn which of those animals is domesticated and which animal is wild.  Draw a picture of your favorite animal.
5. Look for a tree where you live.  Describe how this tree is helpful.

as noted on Cub Scout Website

Details

  • Live Animals: No
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Location: Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
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Cub Scout Workshops

Cub Scout Lion

Cub Scout Tiger

Cub Scout Bear

Cub Scout Wolf

Cub Scout Webelos

  • Earth Rocks! (Coming soon)

Arrow of Light

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Girl Scout Daisy – Space Science Explorer – Workshop

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Overview

Explore and observe the sky like a real space scientist. 

1. Explore the Sun
2. Observe the Moon 
3. Meet the Stars 

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll have explored and observed the Sun, Moon, and stars.

as noted on Girl Scout Website

Details

  • Live Animals: No
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Location: Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
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Girl Scout Workshops

Girl Scout Daisies

Girl Scout Brownies

Girl Scout Juniors

Girl Scout Cadettes

Onsite Program Registration Form

Join the Scouts e-mail list

Scouts E-mail list Signup

How To Museum – Mobile Museum

Overview

Are you looking for a way to prepare your group for a museum trip Look no further! How to Museum will review what a museum is, prepare your learners for what to expect, and what’s expected of them. Help your learners love museums today!

Possible Activities (at the educator’s discretion)

  • Get to know your staff member
  • what is a museum
  • what your students and staff can expect
  • expectations when visiting
  • live animals – vs – taxidermy – vs – study skin – vs – model
  • exhibit vs gallery
  • review of our space
  • our organizations history

Standards

n/a

Details

  • Live Animals: No
  • Duration: up to 1 hour
  • Minimum number of students: 10
  • Maximum number of students: 30 per session at your school/organization
  • Intended Grade Level: all ages
  • Price: $150 for one program; $140 for two programs; $125 for three or more programs.
    For destinations more than 25 miles away from the museum one-way, an additional cost will be incurred.
  • Location: at your site
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Pollinators Party – Mobile Museum

Overview

Not all plants grow in the same way. Learn what makes plants unique and how pollination is an important requirement for the plant’s survival.

Possible Activities (at the educators discretion)

  • Plant Puzzle
  • Plant yoga
  • Pollination game

Standards

n/a

Details

  • Live Animals: No
  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Minimum number of students: 10
  • Maximum number of students: 30 per session at your school/organization
  • Intended Grade Level: PreK-1
  • Location: at your site

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Amazing Animal Adaptations – Mobile Museum

Overview

Venom, claws, and stripes…Oh my! Explore these incredible animal adaptations with our live animals and amazing specimens from around the world.

Possible Activities (at the educators discretion)

  • Define Adaptation
  • touchables to reinforce what adaptations are
  • Read, “The Mixed Up Chameleon”
  • Camouflage Quilt activity

Standards

NGSS: K-LS1-1

Details

  • Live Animals: Yes
  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Minimum number of students: 10
  • Maximum number of students: 30 per session at your school/organization
  • Intended Grade Level: PreK-5
  • Location: at your site
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Discovery Tours

Mobile Museum Outreaches