Category: Mobile Museums

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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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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Buggin’ Out – Mobile Museum

Overview

There are many different insects in the world, and even right here in Delaware!

Possible Activities (at the educators discretion)

  • Parts of “Bugs”
  • Learn a new word! ARTHROPOD
  • What bugs do you know
  • Bugs in Resin/Acrylic touchables
  • How bugs communicate

Standards

GS: 24, 25

Details

  • Live Animals: Yes
  • 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-K
  • 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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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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Looking Out My Backdoor – Mobile Museum

Overview

Ever wonder what’s in your backyard? Unique and fascinating animals can be there. Find out what’s outside your door and learn how important all creatures are.

Possible Activities (at the educators discretion)

  • Discussion: What animals do you see when you look outside?
  • highlight some key creatures with accompanying specimens
  • Review how these creatures interact – introduce food chain
  • What happens when we remove a link in the food chain?

Standards

GS: 24,25

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-K
  • Location: at your site
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Earth’s Place in Space – Mobile Museum

Overview

Hop and dance your way through the solar system, ending on Earth. Explore how what’s up in the sky affects what’s living on the Earth.

Possible Activities (at the educators discretion)

  • When you look up what do you see?
  • Review of order of planets/ celestial bodies in our solar system
  • what is a solar system
  • mnemonic device
  • Vocabulary word: GRAVITY
  • Gravity Well activity
  • How does our solar system effect life on Earth (Daytime -vs- Nighttime)
  • Vocabulary words: crepuscular, diurnal, nocturnal
  • touchables to accompany and reinforce “types” of animals

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: K-2
  • Location: at your site
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Motions of the Ocean – Mobile Museum

Overview

The ocean is ALWAYS in motion. We will explore different movements within the ocean and connect to at least one organism that benefits from various aspects. Students will be moving throughout the program.

Possible Activities (at the educators discretion)

  • Hydrothermal vents
  • Currents
  • Waves
  • Tides

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: K-2
  • Location: at your site

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How It’s Made – Mobile Museum

Overview

Examine how wood is grown (trees), how we use some natural resources, and how we combine many resources to use things that we use every day.

Possible Activities (at the educators discretion)

  • Investigate some everyday items from natural resources
  • Key needs of plants and trees
  • Make a tree cookie & play a game
  • Discuss Spotted Lantern Flies
  • Puzzle using deductive reasoning to figure out what natural resources are in other everyday items

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: 1-2
  • Location: at your site
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