Category: 5th Grade

Cub Scout Arrow of Light – Into the Wild – Workshop

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Overview

When you go “into the wild,” you will begin to learn about some of the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects that live with us day and night and how they contribute to the world in which we live. 

1. Visit a place with a variety of wild animals.  Select one of the animals and observe its behavior.  Use your selected animal to complete the remaining requirements.
2. Create a model of your animal’s ecosystem.
3. Investigate how your animal coexists with other animals in the wild.
4. Describe how humans interact with your chosen animal’s ecosystem.
5. Discover how wildlife management benefits your animal.

as noted on Cub Scout Website

Details

  • Live Animals: No
  • Duration: 2-2.5 hours
  • Location: Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
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Cub Scout Workshops

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Girl Scout Junior – Number in Nature – Workshop

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Overview

How do you know what time it is? How do you know what the weather will be like? Can you figure out how old a tree is by looking at it? Math can be used to tell us all kinds of things about nature, from how tall or old a tree is to the weather or time. In this badge, you’ll do all of these things!

1. Tell time with nature 
2. Predict the weather 
3. Explore the circumference of trees 
4. Search for shadows 
5. Find the area and perimeter of plants

When you’ve earned this badge, you’ll know how to use math to tell time, predict the weather, and learn about trees. You’ll know how to measure shadows, perimeter, and area.

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 Junior – Outdoor Art Explorer – Workshop

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Overview

Let nature be your inspiration as you explore, create, and design different kinds of art.

1. Explore outdoor art
2. Make something!
3. Find music in nature
4. Be a nature photographer
5. Design with nature

When you’ve earned this badge, you will know how to find the art in nature and create your own outdoor artwork.

as noted on Girl Scout Website

Details

  • Live Animals: No
  • Duration: 2.5 hours
  • Location: Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
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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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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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Dinos, Dinos, Dinos – Mobile Museum

Overview

Dinosaurs come in all shapes and sizes. Explore real fossils, see different tools, and learn what makes a dinosaur.

Possible Activities (at the educators discretion)

  • Reading a dinosaur themed book
  • explore a paleontologist’s backpack
  • investigate the length/size of various dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures
  • how fossils are created
  • fossil touchables
  • fossil making

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: PreK-5
  • Location: at your site
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Mobile Museum Outreaches

Delaware & Beyond: Discovery Tour

Overview

We’ll take you on a guided tour of the museum’s new galleries, featuring a variety of ecosystems near and far. Experience hands-on science, interactive exhibits, up-close encounters with live animals, and a visit to the PaleoZone featuring Cretaceous creatures, including dinosaurs.

Stations

  • Two stops in the Regional Journey Gallery
  • 2 stops in the Global Journey Gallery
  • Connecting them all through the concept of cycles

Standards

n/a

Details

  • Live Animals: No
  • Duration: 1.5 hours
  • Minimum number of students: 10
  • Maximum number of students*: 125 students at the Museum, 25 per small group with Museum Educator
  • Intended Grade Level: All ages
  • Location: at the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
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Self-Guided: Discovery Tour

Overview

Explore the museum without a tour guide/Museum Educator, and check out the exhibits at your own pace.

Details

  • Live Animals: No
  • Minimum number of students: 10
  • Maximum number of students*: 125 students at the Museum, 25 per small group with Museum Educator
  • Intended Grade Level: All ages
  • Location: at the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
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Discovery Tours

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Girl Scout Junior – Animal Habitats – Workshop

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Overview

Have you ever wondered about where monkeys or kangaroos live? These animals and many others live in the wild, so we don’t often get to see them in their natural homes — their habitats. Find out more about where wild animals live, how they play, and how we can help them! With the Girl Scout Junior Animal Habitats badge, you’ll get a chance to:

1. Find out about wild animals 
2. Investigate an animal habitat 
3. Create an animal house
4. Explore endangered habitats
5. Help protect animal habitats 

When you’ve earned this badge, you will know more about wild animals and how to protect their homes.

as noted on Girl Scout Website

Details

  • Live Animals: No
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Location: Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
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Stones & Bones Discovery Tour

Overview

Rain or shine! Our education staff takes you on a geologic tour of the museum featuring hands-on activities with rock specimens, fossils, and science demonstrations. Students learn about the rock cycle, the geologic history of Delaware, how fossils form, and how to identify some common minerals. This is a slightly longer program and takes two hours to complete.

Stations

  • rock garden / Delaware geologic history
  • Mineral ID
  • Rock cycle passport
  • fossils

Standards

NGSS: MS-ESS1-4, MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-3

Details

  • Live Animals: Yes
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Minimum number of students: 15
  • Maximum number of students*: 125 students at the Museum, 25 per small group with Museum Educator
  • Intended Grade Level: 4-8
  • Location: at DelMNS
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