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Cincinnati Museum Center Educator’s Guide 2015 -2016 For K-12 educators Featuring Special Exhibits OMNIMAX® films Learning Labs Cincinnati History Museum Duke Energy Children’s Museum Museum of Natural History & Science cincymuseum.org Child’s Play Becomes Fine Art The Art of the Brick presents LEGO bricks in a whole new light, demonstrating the potential of creativity and the power of imagination. ® The Art of the Brick features over 100 works by contemporary artist Nathan Sawaya. But rather than paint and canvas, these masterpieces are made entirely of LEGO bricks. These toys provide sensory learning, engineering lessons and unbridled creativity. The exhibit features re-imagined versions of masterpieces including Van Gogh’s Starry Night and Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. Open October 23 - May 8 Fun Facts LEGO bricks have been used in engineering and other technical fields to do real design and science. The bricks produced today have the same bumps and holes, and can still interlock with those produced in 1958. 2 Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX® Theater Feature Films As NASA prepares to launch into a new phase of exploration and discovery, Journey to Space takes you along for the ride. Join current and former astronauts as the film examines NASA’s history and puts into context the incredible contributions made by the Space Shuttle program and its intrepid space pioneers. It then turns the page, looking to again go where no crew has gone before: Mars. Take an in-depth look at the training, technology and ingenuity of NASA’s next giant leap for mankind. Opens October 9 Explore the wilds of America and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of our National Parks in this new OMNIMAX film as big as the outdoors. MacGillivray Freeman’s National Parks Adventure takes you on the ultimate off-trail adventure into the nation’s awe-inspiring untamed wilderness. Spectacularly wild and beautiful places like Yellowstone, the Everglades, the Redwoods and Arches reveal a tapestry of natural wonders that will inspire the adventurer in us all. ® Opens February 12, 2016 3 We’ll take you there Schedule one of our OMNIMAX® films during your next field trip! Our Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX® Theater has an archive of on-demand films that can be reserved for school groups as schedules permit. Many of these classic films have Teacher Guides available for download. Find out more at cincymuseum.org/educators. D-Day: Normandy 1944 Forces of Nature Humpback Whales Jerusalem Journey into Amazing Caves Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs Ring of Fire Tornado Alley Under the Sea 4 For the Holidays Ride along as you steam across some of North America’s most beautiful and forbidding landscapes on the original route of the Canadian Pacific Railway – a transcontinental track carved out of the wilderness more than a century ago. Holiday Junction featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains Opens November 6 All aboard! Step inside Holiday Junction featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains this winter and discover a world of engineering, locomotion and heart-warming holiday traditions. Watch the Duke Energy Holiday Trains as they pass by on miniature displays, meet Santa, say hello to local train collectors, complete hands-on crafts, participate in activities and ride through a holiday scene on our riding train, The Cincinnatian! Appropriate for all grades and ages. Children must be under 52 inches tall to enjoy the train ride. 5 Enhance Your Student’s Learning All programs focus on problem-based learning and help develop critical thinking skills while aligning with Ohio Revised Academic Content Standards and National Academic Standards. Designed for school groups. Some programs are available for double-booking to accommodate larger classes. See class listing for details. Learning Labs Investigate topics like dinosaurs, simple machines, archaeology and astronomy in our interactive labs that inspire all ages to learn and participate. Choose from several Learning Labs, some of which include suggested OMNIMAX® pairings and guided tours of Museum exhibits. Designed for pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Chaperone ratio for preschool through grade 5 is1:5; grade 6 and up is 1:10. If a class listing outside of your students’ grade fits into your curriculum, please let us know as we are able to modify most programs. Early Childhood Learning Labs PreK-K Tuesday through Friday, on the hour and half hour starting at 9:30 a.m. 30 minutes, maximum 25 students per lab. Primary & Secondary Learning Labs Grades 1-12 Monday through Friday, on the hour and half hour starting at 9:30 a.m. 60 minutes, maximum 30 students per lab. All programs are Learning Labs unless marked Discovery Lab Discovery Labs Grades 4-12 Available Monday through Friday, starting at 10 and 11 a.m. 50 minutes, maximum 40 students per lab. Experience real-world problems and project-based learning in an open laboratory environment designed to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) learning, innovation and experimentation. Early Childhood Programs Discover history and science through age-appropriate, hands-on programs designed for our youngest learners. All Learning Labs are aligned with Ohio’s Revised Academic Content Standards and National Academic Standards. Available Tuesday through Friday unless noted below. Double sessions are avalable to accommodate larger groups. *double sessions available Block by Block* PreK-K Learn to build. Build to learn! Use a variety of materials to construct, sort and classify while working cooperatively. Let’s All Celebrate!* PreK-K Children from all around the world love to celebrate. Travel the globe and explore a variety of child-centered ceremonies. Meet Stuffee PreK-K Meet Stuffee, a nine-foot-tall, blue-haired, smiling anatomy doll. Feed Stuffee lunch then unzip him to identify a number of organs, discuss their functions and learn how our body works. My Rainforest Adventure PreK-K Take an imaginary tour of a rainforest canopy to learn about the animals and plants that live there. This Little Dinosaur* PreK-K Discover a tale of exploration that’s 65 million years in the making through replica dinosaur fossils, footprints and other evidence. This program is available on Mondays. Will it Float?* PreK-K 6 Is water heavy or light? Does air have anything to do with buoyancy? Experiment with the basic principles of water as you test objects that either sink or float. Science Programs Cave Dwellers* Grades 1-5 Discover the delicate ecosystem of a cave and investigate the animals that call it home. This program includes a guided experience of our replica limestone cave inside the Museum of Natural History & Science. Pairs well with OMNIMAX® film Journey into Amazing Caves. Creature Feature Grades 1-5 Animal adaptations are all around us. Learn about how some animals adapt to survive with modified scales, teeth, feet, or armor. Check out these modifications with LIVE animals and real artifacts like whale baleen and armadillo armor! Dinosaur Discovery* Grades 1-5 Students become curators and learn how museums use 3D printing to research and preserve collection items for the future and to share up close with the public. Become a junior paleontologist and work with your team to discover fossils wrapped in a crate. Then investigate the properties and characteristics of the fossils to identify them. This program includes a guided experience in the Museum of Natural History & Science’s Dino Hall. Be a Rock Star* Grades 2-5 NEW! Do You Nano? Grades 4-12 NEW! 3D Printing Maker Lab Grades 6-12 Discovery Lab Transform into a geologist, follow the rock cycle and learn how rocks form and change. Discover the different properties of rocks and categorize them based on a set of criteria. Pairs well with the OMNIMAX® film Ring of Fire. Be a Space Ace Grades 4-8 Help scientists discover clues about the planets in our solar system. Participate in stellar activities that focus on problem-solving and hands-on experiments. Pairs well with the OMNIMAX® film Journey to Space. NEW! Bee the Pollinator Grades 1-3 Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem. Learn how pollination works and about the different animals that play a role in this process. Students will experience how plants attract pollinators through scent and see flowers through the eyes of a bee. The Best of Biology Grades 9-12 Discovery Lab Explore the small of it all and the huge impact nanoscience has on you. Students will participate in exciting nano experiments to uncover the behavior of molecules on the nanoscale (1 billionth of a meter) and understand the application and societal impact of nanoscience on the health field, environment, technology, engineering and much more. Eco-Life Grades 4-10 Discovery Lab Record data, predict outcomes and build solutions to local and global eco-challenges. Use math skills and provided materials throughout STEM Discovery Lab stations to learn more about the water we drink, the fuel we use and the impact (both social and economic) of human behavior on the health of our environment. Discovery Lab Work with Cincinnati Museum Center collection items and apply concepts of adaptation, taxonomy and genetics to the natural world. Science Programs continued on next page 7 Science Programs Fantastic Physics Grades 4-12 Continued Discovery Lab Measure distance, energy and force while launching table top trebuchets. Make dancing non-Newtonian fluid, explore nano science applications and more in this physics-based class. Forces of Nature Grades 4-8 Take a closer look at monster storms and natural disasters to experience how scientists study them. Team up to complete hands-on experiments. Test your own hypotheses while exploring key principles of meteorology and seismology. Pairs well with the OMNIMAX® film Forces of Nature. Interact with Chemistry Grades 9 -12 Discovery Lab Create chemical and physical changes and explore acids and bases. Gain an understanding of the elements on the periodic table and learn about the behavior of atoms and molecules. NEW! Preserving our Heritage: America’s National Parks Grades 3-5 Celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Parks by learning about their history and see how it fits into Ohio’s history. Discover why it is important to protect land and see if you could survive in the wild. Pairs well the with the OMNIMAX® film National Parks Adventure. Simple Machines at Work (and Play) Grades 1-4 Learn the basics of simple machines, then analyze and engage with the machine stations in the Duke Energy Children’s Museum’s Energy Zone. Discover the function of each station and see how we use simple machines to accomplish jobs. This program is not offered on Mondays. STEM-ing it Up! Grades 4-8 The relationship between humans and the environment has changed in many ways during the last 300 years. Learn about the cultures of this region and discover how they impacted the environment, from Native American practices to modern technologies and conservation methods. This program includes a guided experience in the Museum of Natural History & Science’s Pathways to Change exhibit. NEW! Super Heroes of STEMville! Grades 4-9 Discovery Lab Calling all engineer heroes of the future! The citizens of STEMville need your engineering and math skills to solve a crime, divert a city-wide disaster or save the community from an unknown environmental hazard. Should you accept, be prepared to quickly engage your STEM skills to successfully create, test and solve for the challenge. Educators may request a specific challenge at the time of registration. Toying with Physics Grades 4-12 Explore physics and investigate the laws of motion through toy-based science with an emphasis on potential and kinetic energy. Use scientific inquiry skills to predict, observe, explain and summarize your hypotheses and results. What’s the (State of) Matter? Grades 1-5 Learn about solids, liquids, gases and plasma through fun, bubbly, sticky and electrifying experiments. Mix different states of matter to create something that isn’t quite a solid, liquid, gas or plasma and learn where it fits in the world of matter. You’re the Scientist! Grades 4-10 Discovery Lab Channel your inner scientist, test your critical and analytical thinking skills and complete experiments in this fast-paced lab. Due to the use of sharp instruments and advanced technology, teacher and chaperones must assist with experiments as needed. 8 Social Studies Programs Children Around the World* Grades 1-3 Compare your home and life to those of children around the world. Explore cultural similarities related to school, clothing, family routines, names and leisure activities. Cincinnati in Motion Grades 1-3 AWARD WINNING! Mind Your Money 1-3* Grades 1-3 Review the value of money and master the concepts of earning, spending and saving by playing a board game that challenges you to use your allowance wisely. Your choices will better prepare you for future monetary decisions. Cincinnati has been a hub of transportation throughout history. Discover canoes, steamboats, trolleys and trains and see how the movement of people and products has always been at the heart of the city. This program includes a guided experience through Cincinnati History Museum’s transportation related exhibits with an emphasis on the Cincinnati in Motion exhibit. AWARD WINNING! Mind Your Money 4-8* Grades 4-8 Coming to America* Grades 3-8 Native American Lifestyles* Grades 1-4 The 19th century brought people from all around the world to Cincinnati’s doorsteps. Explore factors that might influence an immigrant to leave their home and learn how these groups impacted our local community. Identify the push-and-pull factors that made the U.S. the Land of Opportunity and discover how these groups influenced Cincinnati’s rich cultural history. Life on the Ohio River Grades 3-5 Take an imaginary ride down the Ohio River and learn what life was like for Native Americans and early settlers. Explore how the river has affected, and been affected by, changes in lifestyle and travel throughout history. This program includes a guided experience in Cincinnati History Museum’s Settlement to 1860s exhibit. Discover some of Cincinnati’s early businesses and investigate how each earned, spent, saved and invested money. See how math and economics apply our everyday lives and gain a better understanding of how money works. This program includes a guided experience on Cincinnati History Museum’s Public Landing. Gain a better understanding of southern Ohio’s earliest inhabitants and discover the tools, natural resources and skills that allowed them to survive. Transform into an archaeologist and investigate artifacts to help identify past cultures. On the Trail with Lewis & Clark* Grades 4-8 Take an imaginary trip with Lewis and Clark to explore President Jefferson’s recent acquisition of the Louisiana Purchase for the U.S. government. Find out how the purchase affected our country and discover the preparations and training necessary for the journey. Why were they going? What did they pack? What did they discover along the way? Answer these questions and more as we head on our adventure. Pairs well with the OMNIMAX® film Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West. Uncovering Egypt* Grades 4-8 Archaeology is the science that allows us to unlock the secrets of past civilizations. Participate in hands-on demonstrations of archaeological techniques, explore a mock excavation site from Egypt and learn to identify a culture based on the artifacts discovered. Pair this Learning Lab with the OMNIMAX® film Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs to spark your students’ interest in mummies. 9 MUSEUM LIVE! Overnights Step outside the classroom for one-of-a-kind learning experiences that engage audiences of all ages. Our inter-disciplinary programs accommodate large groups, Scouts and buses full of students. Ever dream you’d be sleeping inside Union Terminal? Grab your sleeping bag and pillow and experience what USA Today called one of the top 10 Museum Overnights in the country. Pick one of our themes and spend the night exploring and learning at Museum Center. In the morning, enjoy breakfast and an OMNIMAX® film. Academic content standards are available upon request. $30 per person. 7 p.m. to 10 a.m. Scout Programs All Scout Programs include private demonstrations, discussions and exploration of the Museum after the program takes place. Visit cincymuseum.org/programs/scouts for program themes and more information. $15 per Scout for Public Programs, $5 per adult. Scouts must be accompanied by an adult. $200 per group for Private Programs C! Cincinnati! Grades 3-12 Presented by Cincinnati Heritage Programs August 31 – November 13, 2015 & March 7 – June 3, 2016 Monday through Friday, available between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Explore Fountain Square, Mt. Adams, Over-the-Rhine and both sides of the Ohio riverfront with your students! Join us for this two-hour bus tour that brings the past to life and immerses your students in the growth and history of Cincinnati through Cincinnati Museum Center’s Heritage Programs. $70 per tour for each bus. Walk Over-the-Rhine! Grades 9-12 Presented by Cincinnati Heritage Programs September, October, April & May (weather permitting) Monday through Friday; 9 to 11 a.m. or 10 a.m. to noon maximum 30 students per tour group Visit downtown Cincinnati’s 19th-century German neighborhood and walk by Old St. Mary’s Church, Weilert’s Beer Garden, St. Francis Seraph Church, Emery Auditorium and the Germania building. Hear the history of how German immigrants worked, entertained and worshipped and how they left a lasting mark on the Queen City. $145 per walking tour. Caves Journey through our manmade replica limestone and ice caves and discover how cave ecosystems operate and thrive. Then play games, create cave-inspired art and meet bats and other animals that live in caves. Museum included: Museum of Natural History & Science Dinosaurs Rawr you ready to experience some of the biggest creatures to ever walk the planet? Learn about paleontology as our tour guides take you through Dino Hall and describes our active dinosaur research in the paleontology lab. Museum included: Museum of Natural History & Science Into the Wild Bring the outdoors inside and learn about our local plants and animals. Meet some of our resident creatures, play fun plant and animal games and make art inspired by animals. Museum included: Duke Energy Children’s Museum STEM Experience an evening filled with fun experiments, building challenges and learn about the evolution of technology! Museum Included: Museum of Natural History & Science Super Sleepover Grab your cape and fly down to the Hall of Justice for a Super Sleepover! Discover the science of super heroes, create your own super hero persona and play super fun games with super friends during this imagination-filled Overnight. Museum included: Duke Energy Children’s Museum Explore the Museums Want to discover the ins and outs of Union Terminal? Tour the Museums on your own while interacting with instructors at specific areas of interest. Museums Included: Cincinnati History Museum and Museum of Natural History & Science Register for an Overnight program at cincymuseum.org/programs/ overnights or (513) 287-7001. 10 Explore Visit cincymuseum.org/educators/resources to download full exhibit and gallery guides for our permanent exhibits. Cincinnati History Museum Travel back in time with primary sources, artifacts, artwork and costumed interpretation—all inside the Cincinnati History Museum at Union Terminal! Explore our programs and exhibits to see how the history of the Southwest Ohio region connects to broader themes in American history. Cincinnati in Motion - Explore Cincinnati’s urban development via a model of Cincinnati, circa 1900 to the 1940s, complete with working trains, trolleys and inclines. Get a closer look at some of our region’s most famous neighborhoods, including downtown, the West End, Mt. Adams, Price Hill, Over-the-Rhine and Northern Kentucky. Cincinnati Goes to War - Learn about life on the home front in Cincinnati during World War II. Discover how local businesses and industries converted to wartime production, how civilians helped and coped with the war effort and how Cincinnati citizens served their government at home and overseas. Early Settlement - Trek through the woods of the Miami Purchase and encounter a surveyor working on mapping the land and the beginnings of Fort Washington. Learn about the interactions between traders, settlers and Native Americans and then rest-up at Dunlap Station, one of the farthest settlements from Fort Washington, to see how people lived on the fringe of the frontier. Regional Capital - Rediscover Cincinnati as a center of education, religion, the arts and commerce. Step back into the early 1800s and hear boomers and boosters discuss Cincinnati’s early growth, successes and some of the issues facing the city. View works of art by Hiram Powers and John Caspar Wild and see how Cincinnati’s culture, religion and education flourished during this era. Try your hand at our interactive Canal Gallery and help move goods down the Miami Erie Canal with small boats, cargo and locks. La Belle Riviere - Take a trip down the Ohio River and experience people travelling to and settling in Cincinnati during the early 19th century. Step on a flatboat which has been pulled up onto the river bed and is being disassembled to build a house in our Flatboat Gallery. Try your hand at turning a flatboat into a home and while you’re at it, try on the clothes settlers would have worn! Queen City of the West - Pass through the galleries and experience a recreated section of the city as it appeared during the onset of the Civil War, representing the city’s busy commercial and industrial center. This exhibit features two galleries, Immigration and Public Landing, and is anchored by the Queen of the West, a full-sized steamboat docked on the riverfront. Forming a New World, Cincinnati’s Machine Tool Industry 1850-1930 - What do the light bulb, the telephone, electric toy trains and automobiles have in common? They can’t be produced without machine tools! Learn about the city’s rise as the machine tool capital of the world and discover the role local machine tool companies played in the industrialization of America. 11 Explore Duke Energy Children’s Museum At the Duke Energy Children’s Museum, we believe fun and learning go hand in hand. Discover interactive fun for kids of all ages in our eight exhibit areas, including two designed for preschool-aged children and younger—Little Sprouts Farm and Kids’ Town. Join us for more than 1,800 hours of programming for children, covering topics like art, culture, reading, science and more! Animal Spot - Study specimens from Cincinnati Museum Center’s collections, learn about the needs of living creatures and discover how each living organism is intricately connected to its environment. Touch a cast of an elephant skull, feel a real dinosaur fossil, finish a three-layer fish puzzle, observe live fish and explore how animals move, live and eat. Children Just Like Me - Look at life-size photos and representations of children’s homes from around the world. Meet 11 children from around the globe, along with their families, houses, pets and friends. Discover their toys and make music by playing instruments from different countries. Focus on the commonalities that all cultures share and learn to value what makes each one of them unique. Energy Zone - Have a blast with ball-propelling stations that highlight cause and effect relationships, energy forces and simple and complex machines. Analyze which path a ball must take to reach its destination and determine the simple machines or energy forces that may help get it there. Kids at Work - Put on your safety vest and step into a construction site that provides spaces to design and build a variety of structures. Work cooperatively to move rocks, finish a house or build a variety of materials. See how simple shapes work together to make more complex structures. Kids’ Town - Walk into an interactive exhibit that includes a grocery store, post office, diner, veterinarian’s office and other places to imagine and pretend. Discover your interests and gain new perspectives by shopping for groceries, delivering mail, cooking meals, repairing a car and operating a traffic light. Little Sprouts Farm - Learn about the natural world through activities that engage the senses, encourage physical development and stimulate thinking skills. For infants and toddlers up to 4 years old. Due to the intimate nature of this exhibit, Little Sprouts Farm is only available to groups between 9 and 10 a.m. Water Works - Make it rain, observe flood plains and control a river’s flow. Interact with hydraulic learning stations that demonstrate water as a force of nature and source of energy. Use the power of water to set machines in motion and test unique boat designs that encourage cooperation and problem-solving. The Woods - Hike into the wilderness and explore our indoor tree house, caves and crawling tubes that challenge your physical abilities and spark your imagination! Follow animal tracks, climb a rock wall and discover hidden treasures buried deep within the Earth’s layers. 12 Museum of Natural History & Science Explore interactive science exhibits, STEM programs and activities to learn more about sustainability, fossils, the Earth and other wonders of science! Get up close with our education animals including our colonies of Big Brown Bats and Madagascar hissing cockroaches, and learn how to properly collect and document natural items in Nature’s Trading Post. STEM Discovery Lab - Step into a science lab where you do the science! Use creative thinking and problem-solving skills to complete hands-on, inquiry-based science experiments and challenges individually or in teams. Discovery Lab classes feature STEM concepts like engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, sustainability and more. Space Exhibit - See a replica of the flight suit worn by Astronaut Neil Armstrong aboard the Apollo 11 Mission and the tools used to collect samples of lunar soil. Armstrong presented Cincinnati Museum Center with the lunar sample located in this exhibit. Nature’s Trading Post - Explore the natural world through The Cave - Investigate the world beneath our feet through respectful observation and responsible item collecting. Bring in natural items like plants, shells, exoskeletons and fossils and tell us what you’ve learned about them. When booking your field trip, inform our staff if your group is interested in trading. Pathways to Change - Journey through four different cultural time periods spanning the Fort Ancient period to the 1990s. Explore the relationships and adaptations found in nature and discover the symbiotic relationships that we share with our environment. Preschool Sandplay - Bring your preschoolers to our coral reef Sandplay area for developmentally appropriate science activities and early childhood learning experiences. Designed for children five years and younger, accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Earth Stories - Learn the ins and outs of museum operations in this audio exhibit that provides a behind-thescenes peek at our collections and curatorial processes. Earth Works - Interact with this digital video exhibit that guides you on a virtual tour of the ancient earthwork complexes that were discovered throughout the Little Miami Valley in Southwest Ohio. 500 feet of darkened passageways inside our manmade replica limestone cave. Walk on the advanced trail and experience a waterfall, underground streams, a formation chamber and the bat chamber, home to the Museum’s own Big Brown Bat colony! The beginner’s trail is wheelchair accessible and provides lookout points to the lower advanced trail. The Science of Mummies - See how science unravels the story of Umi, the mummy of a young Egyptian boy. Learn about the elaborate painted cartonnage wrapped around his body and the 24 amulets hidden within the wrappings, revealed by CT scans taken at the UC College of Medicine/UC Physicians-Radiology. Cincinnati’s Ice Age - Experience the Tri-State region as it was 19,000 years ago and interact with exhibit components to discover clues about the last great ice age. Don’t forget to stop by the Glacial Geology Room and learn how glaciers move, grow and help form the landscape. Climate Change & Us - See global warming from a new perspective and learn how to minimize its effects in Climate Change & Us, a new exhibition space inside the Museum of Natural History & Science. This exhibit is #CincinnatiSmart and was made possible through our partnership with the University of Cincinnati. Paleo Lab - Visit our Paleo Lab and watch paleo volunteers prepare dinosaur bones and other items collected on recent digs. Dino Hall - Some of our prized specimens include a pterosaur skull and wing and the only complete Apatosaurus skull. NEW! Cincinnati Under the Sea - Experience Cincinnati under water 440 million years ago. Learn how regional Ordovician fossils contribute to Cincinnati’s natural history and to our understanding of the evolution of life on Earth. NEW! Extinctions Through Time is the story of Martha, the last Passenger Pigeon that heralded the extinction of her species, the role she played in the modern conservation movement and the ongoing conservation efforts in Cincinnati, exemplified by Ipuh, the Sumatran Rhinoceros. 13 Programs-on-Wheels Looking to bring the excitement of Cincinnati Museum Center directly to your location? Check out our Programs-on-Wheels and choose one of our educational and entertaining science, natural history or social studies programs- all of which reflect National and Ohio revised academic content standards. Early Childhood Programs-on-Wheels Ages 3-Kindergarten 45 minutes, maximum 24 students per program * Program requires a large open space ES = Program available in Exploration Station format. See page 17 for details. For further information or to book, call (513) 287-7021. 3…2…1… Blast Off!* ES - Blast off with radio-controlled space shuttles, build the solar system in your classroom and explore what’s beyond Earth as you look at photos and learn about gravity, asteroids, orbits and more. A Cultural Experience - Use music, toys, colorful clothing and role playing to explore cultures from Peru, Japan and Mali. Coral: A Colorful Community ES - Learn what coral is, where it lives, what it eats and how it protects itself. Explore different types of real coral skeletons, experience how a coral polyp feels and view pictures of some of the creatures that live in a coral reef. Make a coral reef habitat come to life with beautiful puppets. Program can be adapted for children up to grade 3. Call for details. Dino Dig* ES - Growl, claw and walk like a dinosaur! Dig up fossils and identify what dinosaurs they came from. Learn about different kinds of dinosaurs, including what they looked like, what they ate and how they protected themselves. Egg-cellent Eggs - Explore bird eggs and learn about their shapes, sizes, colors and nests through hands-on activities. Learn about the other animals that lay eggs and crack open an egg to find out what’s inside. From the Backyard to the Barnyard - Use puppets to investigate animals that might live in backyard or barnyard habitats. Meet one of our resident animals, investigate what this animal eats and discover how it finds food by echolocation. How Does Your Garden Grow?* - What does a plant look like? What does it need to grow? Learn about the parts of a plant, the plant life cycle and the difference between fruits and vegetables. Then plant your own seed under the dirt and take it home. Our Five Senses - It takes a nose to know, or maybe hands, ears, eyes or a tongue! Explore the magic of your senses through fun, hands-on activities and interaction with a live animal. Snug as a Bug ES - Learn about the life cycle of a caterpillar, build a bug and study insects. Explore how insects protect themselves by playing a game of hide-and-seek with a very hungry frog. Meet and touch live insects and marvel at incredible mounted bugs from around the world. 14 Stuffee, the Amazing Anatomy Doll - Meet Stuffee, a seven-foot-tall, blue-haired, smiling anatomy doll that unzips to show others what’s inside all of us. Feed Stuffee lunch and use stethoscopes to listen to your own beating heart. Tall Tails - Wiggle, waggle and hop as you learn about animal adaptations. Try on larger-than-life costumed tails and morph into different animals. Hear a Native American tale about two unique local animals. Wild About Animals - From Africa to Antarctica, become part of the wild animal kingdom. Take an imaginary safari across Africa and look through binoculars to see zebras, lions and more. Waddle like a penguin in the coldest place on Earth then hop on over to a continent with some unusual Down Under residents. Wonders of Weather - Investigate seasonal weather patterns, complete the water cycle, make some snow and race clouds. Have a hair-raising experience with lightning and take home jewelry with sun-sensing abilities. Elementary & Middle School Science Programs-on-Wheels 60 minutes, maximum 30 students per program * Program requires a large open space ES = Program available in exploration station format. See page 17 for details. For further information or to book, call (513) 287-7021. ABC: Arches, Bridges & Construction ES Grades 5-8 Work in teams to build arches, a suspension bridge and a truss bridge you can crawl across. Learn what makes bridges work– anchors, beams and compression to name a few. Explore the concepts of live load, dead load and environmental stress. Awesome Animal Adaptations ES Grades 1-8 Explore animal habitats and adaptations. Meet and touch live animals that may include a bat, snake, box turtle, tarantula and/or hissing cockroaches. Learn about and handle unique items from our collections like baleen, pronghorn antelope fur and armadillo armor. Elementary & Middle School Science Programs-on-Wheels (continued) Bats ES Grades 1-8 Walk like a bat, fly like a bat and meet a native Big Brown Bat! Explore echolocation, understand how it works and hear what it sounds like. Learn about these amazing yet misunderstood animals through a slide presentation, a game, artifacts and more. Chemistry in Your Hands ES Grades 4-8 Heat it up and cool it down! See and feel the evidence of physical versus chemical change. Watch your experiments change color as you create acids and bases. Learn chemistry basics and practice lab safety. Beware—the results you take home may be slimy! Digging for Dinosaurs* ES Grades 1-4 Uncover fossils on a mock paleontological dinosaur dig. Discuss Cincinnati’s world-famous Ordovician fossils, learn how fossils are formed and unearth how to differentiate them from rocks. Touch fossils that came from dinosaurs like Allosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Stegosaurus and raptors. Experimenting with Physical Science ES Grades 3-6 What shapes do bubbles take? Does sound vibrate? Explore bubbles, sound, electricity, magnets, motion, light, color, mirrors and optical illusions in this inquiry-based program. Create hypotheses, perform experiments, draw conclusions and share your discoveries. Exploring Nano Science ES Grades 4-8 From clothes to household products and computers, nanotechnology’s all around us. What’s nano science? It’s science on the scale of the nanometer, which is one billionth of a meter. Learn about how we use nano science to study things that are too small to see, like atoms and molecules. Complete up to six experiments and explore the behavior of atoms and molecules on the nano scale. Strong reading skills are necessary to follow directions and perform experiments. Forensics: The Science of Crime ES Grades 5-8 Analyze human skull replicas to determine the gender and ethnicity of a fictional victim. Combine clues from the skull with crime scene evidence to determine the identity of a missing person and speculate as to the cause of death. Program can be expanded to include human evolution. Call for details. Fossils at Our Feet: Ancient Creatures of the Queen City ES Grades 3-8 Investigate how land masses move and shift through time. Explore a timeline of major species evolution and extinction events. Learn about local ancient creatures, the habitats in which they lived and their adaptations. Program includes an Ordovician period diorama and fossil specimens from our collections. Program can accommodate adult audiences. Call for details. Geology Rocks ES Grades 4-7 Transform into a geologist for the day! Learn all about rocks and minerals while viewing and handling impressive specimens from our collections. Test your knowledge of everyday uses of minerals, then examine, test and classify specimens to learn their true identities. Incredible Insects ES Grades 1-5 Get up close with the creatures that make up Earth’s largest population. Learn the characteristics of insects, see the world through the eyes of a fly and learn amazing facts about insect defense, including camouflage and mimicry. This program comes complete with live insects and mounted insect specimens from across the globe. Jerusalem and the Dead Sea Scrolls— Then & Now! Grades 4-8 Learn about the history and diversity of Jerusalem by watching a short video. Explore the history and science behind Iron Gall Ink and ancient and modern manuscript materials. Recreate a message using a concordance, which is the same method scholars from the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College used to recreate sections of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Use DNA to match sections of a document together the same way researchers now match together sections of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The Reasons for the Seasons ES Grades 1-5 Why are spring and summer warm while winter and fall are cool? Use a globe to rotate, revolve, learn about the seasons and understand how we experience them. Create the sounds of spring and explore mounted animal specimens from our collections. Win a seasonal prize by identifying a special visitor that left behind scat and tracks. Taxonomic Detectives ES Grades 4-8 Classification isn’t as mysterious as it sounds! Start off with some simple classification activities, then use clues based on eye placement and teeth type to inspect real animal skulls. Follow a dichotomous key to determine the skulls’ identity from the taxonomic order right down to the species. Thinking Green? ES Grades 5-8 We use energy every day, but where does it come from? Review energy types, explore personal energy usage and compare renewable and non-renewable sources of electricity. Use renewable energy kits to experiment with wind turbines and solar panels. Recommended program length is 75 minutes. Tour the Solar System Grades 3-6 Soar through the solar system and marvel at recent images from Mercury, Neptune and beyond. Touch real meteorites and rocks of the type found on our Moon. Visualize the distance between the planets and observe the crushing effects of air pressure. Your Heart, Your Blood, Your Health ES Grades 2-6 Learn about how the heart is packaged, the way it works, the way it sounds, to which system it belongs and what it pumps. Get a closer look at capillaries, run a little race, test your food pyramid knowledge and share some giant microbes. 15 Programs-on-Wheels Elementary & Middle School Social Studies Programs 60 minutes maximum 30 students per program * Program requires a large open space ES = Program available in Exploration Station format. See page 17 for details. For further information or to book, call (513) 287-7021. Business Beginnings Grades 3-8 Investigate soap and candle making, meatpacking, furniture making and brewing in 19th century Cincinnati. Work in small groups and review period business records, illustrations and historical artifacts. Learn how resources were used in these industries and how they impacted production and consumption. Economic terms such as opportunity cost, scarcity, profit and loss are used in this program. Impact of Inventions ES Grades 2-6 Many inventors, like Benjamin Banneker, Garrett Morgan, Eli Whitney, George Washington Carver and Patricia Bath, have created items that change our daily lives. Use a timeline, experiment with hands-on activities and investigate how their inventions impacted our world. Lewis & Clark ES Grades 3-8 Use maps, historical artifacts, parched corn and primary sources to study the wildlife, unknown lands and people Lewis and Clark encountered on their Corps of Discovery. Primary source material includes a Meriwether Lewis manuscript owned by Museum Center and replicas of the Jefferson Peace Medal. Liberty on the Border ES Grades 3-8 Imagine life as a Civil War soldier and interact with hardtack, period ammunition and a haversack containing letters from the 1860s. Learn about Civil War causes, economic effects, important figures and territorial expansion through photographs, prints, maps, replicas and other period materials. Lotions, Potions & Strange Notions ES Grades 3-6 Learn the cause of cholera (present day and historical theories) and imagine the symptoms this disease caused. Touch a model giant microbe of Vibrio cholerae (cholera) and investigate where the disease is found today. Explore old-fashioned home and herbal remedies then use mortars and pestles to roll herbal pills like those dispensed in 19th century apothecaries. One World, Many Cultures Grades 1-4 Take a trip around the world and use maps and travel buddies to navigate your way. Explore cultures from Africa, Asia, Australia and South and North America through clothing, crafts, games, celebrations, music and photographs. 16 Transportation Transformations ES Grades 3-6 Learn how canals, streetcars and inclines impacted the growth of Cincinnati from the 1820s through the 1950s. Learn a period folksong, load goods on a mock canal boat, experience one of Cincinnati’s five inclines and view historical photographs of these forms of transportation. The Underground Railroad: Its History, People & Glory ES Grades 3-8 Recreate elements of the Underground Railroad through pictures, slave shackles, photographs, navigational tools and true stories of historical figures. Discover the resourcefulness, courage and determination of freedom-seeking slaves and abolitionists. Walking City ES Grades 3-8 Explore how geographic factors kept Cincinnatians confined to the downtown basin and learn why our city remained a walking city longer than most. Perform tasks and understand what life was like in 19th century Cincinnati by engaging with a 2’x3’ period map, advertisements and illustrations. When Two Worlds Met ES Grades 3-6 The North American fur trade connected people from different worlds. Exchange furs, coins and wampum for replica goods from a late 18th century trading post. Learn about the Battle of Fallen Timbers by stepping into roles as the signers of the Treaty of Greenville. Adult Programs Adult Programs-on-Wheels Rekindle your love of the natural world. Our Adult Programson-Wheels are lecture-based programs led by passionate instructors who highlight our inspiring collections and specimens. Birdwatcher Birds are beautiful creatures and can be found in nearly every habitat imaginable. Learn how to identify them and increase your enjoyment of the natural world. Understand the numerous bird species found in our region and get practical advice on observing, attracting and identifying them. Exploration Stations Love Programs-on-Wheels but looking for something less structured? Our brand new Exploration Stations are based off traditional Programs-on-Wheels topics but serve a greater number of people. Book a program during your next family night, field day or fair for hands-on, stop-and-go informal learning. You provide the tables, we’ll provide Museum materials and activities that entertain and educate people of all ages. Look for the ES designation to see what programs are available in this format! Call for additional details. Just for Teachers At Cincinnati Museum Center, we’re committed to supporting educators throughout the entire year with professional development opportunities. Sign up for the Educator eNewsletter at cincymuseum.org/educators to receive the latest information about these events. Get the latest from cincymuseum.org by joining our Educator eNewsletter: Learn about Teacher Preview events Download Gallery and Interpretation Guides Find out about our OMNIMAX® films and Special Exhibits Receive a $20 Educator discount on your Member Pass Explore Teacher resources And MORE! Insights Lecture Series Appropriate for educators and high school students Insights Lectures feature local and national experts that speak on a variety of subjects and are chosen for their their ability to spark insight and dialogue. For more information please visit our website at cincymuseum. org/educators/ongoinglearning. Learning Through Play At Cincinnati Museum Center, we know that open-ended, hands-on play is crucial to the development of your students’ literacy, life skills and kindergarten readiness. Meet the region’s best childhood development experts and learn how to get the most from interactions with your little ones during this one-day conference on March 12. Choose from many hands-on sessions and visit vendors in our free information fair. Sessions are approved for OH Step Up To Quality and KY Early Care and Education Training Hours. Teacher Preview Nights Preview our new special exhibits and OMNIMAX® films and see if they’re a good fit for your classroom. Sign up for the Educator eNewsletter at cincymuseum.org/educators to stay informed. “There’s no better way to learn how to teach than to be asked to do what you will be asking your students to do. This is what they did, and they did it well” -Hamilton County Teacher Fundamentals of Inquiry Get back to the basics of teaching science to your students! Join us for hands-on, team-oriented workshops developed specifically for educators interested in exploring the theory and practice of inquiry-based teaching with STEM applications. These 90-minute workshops illuminate the power of learning science content through inquiry and introduce strategies for providing inquiry-based experiences in the classroom. Comparing Approaches to Hands-On Science Children approach learning about science in different ways. Educators should be able to vary their approaches to meet the needs of every student. Experience three approaches to teaching science in your classroom. Process Skills - Children young and old use the same process skills when learning science. Experience them in this hands-on workshop that will foster your student’s interest and success in science. Subtle Shifts - In order to help learners develop the process skills needed for science exploration and inquiry, teachers gradually shift to giving learners more responsibility for using these skills in science activities. Practice making small shifts in existing activities to help learners strengthen the process skills needed for scientific inquiry. Interested in having a Fundamentals of Inquiry workshop at your location? We’re able to cater our workshops to your schools’ needs with activities chosen by you! Visit cincymuseum.org/educators/ongoinglearning for workshop dates and additional information. For more information concerning these workshop opportunities please contact Karen Venetian at (513) 287-7000 ext. 7204. 17 Learning Labs Be a Rock Star (2-6) Be a Space Ace (4-8) Bee the Pollinator (1-3) Block by Block (PreK-K) Cave Dwellers (1-5) Creature Feature (1-5) Dinosaur Discovery (1-5) Forces of Nature (4-9) Meet Stuffee (PreK-K) My Rainforest Adventure (PreK-K) Preserving our Heritage: America’s Nat’l Parks (3-5) Simple Machines (1-3) STEM-ing it Up! (4-8) This Little Dino (PreK-K) Toying with Physics (4-12) What’s the (State of) Matter? (1-5) Will it Float (PreK-K) STEM Discovery Labs 3D Printing Maker Lab (6-12) Do You Nano? (4-12) The Best of Biology (9-12) Eco-Life (4-12) Fantastic Physics (4-12) Interact with Chemistry (9-12) Super Heroes of STEMville! (4-9) You are the Scientist! (4-10) Programs-on-Wheels 3...2...1...Blast Off! (PreK-K) ABC: Arches, Bridges & Construction (5-8) Awesome Animal Adaptations (1-8) Bats (1-8) Chemistry in Your Hands (4-8) Coral: A Colorful Community (PreK-K) Dead Sea Scrollls (4-8) Digging for Dinosaurs (1-4) Dino Dig (PreK-K) “Egg”-cellent Eggs (PreK-K) Experimenting with Physical Science (3-6) Exploring Nano Science (4-8) Forensics: The Science of Crime (5-8) Fossils at Our Feet (3-8) From Backyard to Barnyard (PreK-K) Geology Rocks (4-7) How does your Garden Grow (PreK-K) Incredible Insects (1-5) Our Five Senses (PreK-K) The Reasons for the Seasons (1-5) Snug as a Bug (PreK-K) Stuffee the Amazing Anatomy Doll (PreK-K) Tall Tails (PreK-K) Taxonomic Detectives (4-8) Thinking Green? (5-8) Tour the Solar System (3-6) Wild about Animals (PreK-K) Wonders of Weather (PreK-K) Your Heart, Your Blood, Your Health (2-6) Key Ohio Academic Standards PreK= National Academic Standards PreK-4= K-2= 5-8= Cincinnati Museum Center gratefully acknowledges The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation The Ashland Inc. Advised Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Louis & Melba Schott Foundation/Fifth Third Bank, Trustee SC Ministry Foundation Wells Fargo Advisors Woodward Trust Additionally, Museum Center sincerely appreciates the City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County and the State of Ohio for operating and capital support. 3-5= 9-12= 6-8= 9-12= History and Nature of Science Personal & Social Perspectives Science & Technology Earth & Space Science Life Science Physical Science Science as Inquiry National Academic Standards Physics (PHY) 9-12 Physical Science (PS-H) 9-12 Physical Geology (PG) 9-12 Environmental Science (EVS) 9-12 Chemistry (CHM) 9-12 Biology (BIO) 9-12 Life Science (LS) K-8 Physical Science (PS) K-8 Science Programs Earth & Space Science (ESS) K-8 Ohio Revised Academic Content Standards History and Nature of Science Personal & Social Perspectives Science & Technology Earth & Space Science Life Science Physical Science Science as Inquiry National Academic Standards Physics (PHY) 9-12 Physical Science (PS-H) 9-12 Physical Geology (PG) 9-12 Environmental Science (EVS) 9-12 Chemistry (CHM) 9-12 Biology (BIO) 9-12 Life Science (LS) K-8 Physical Science (PS) K-8 Earth & Space Science (ESS) K-8 Ohio Revised Academic Content Standards Duke Energy Children’s Museum Animal Spot Children Just Like Me Energy Zone Kids at Work Kids’ Town Little Sprouts (4 and under) Water Works The Woods Museum of Natural History & Science The Cave Climate Change & Us Cincinnati’s Ice Age Cincinnati Under the Sea Earth Stories Earth Works Nano Mini Exhibit STEM Discovery Lab Paleo Lab/ Dino Hall Nature’s Trading Post Pathways to Change Preschool Sandplay The Science of Mummies Space Exhibit Learning Labs Cincinnati in Motion (1-3) Children Around the World Coming to America (3-8) Let’s All Celebrate (PreK-K) Life on the Ohio River (3-5) Mind Your Money (1-3) Mind Your Money (4-8) Native American Lifestyles (1-5) On the Trail with Lewis & Clark (4-8) Uncovering Egypt (4-8) Programs-on-Wheels A Cultural Experience (PreK-K) Business Beginnings (3-6) The Impact of Inventions (2-6) Lewis & Clark (3-6) Liberty on the Border (3-8) Lotions, Potions & Strange Notions (3-6) One World, Many Cultures (1-4) Transportation Transformations (3-6) The Underground Railroad (3-8) Walking City (3-8) When Two Worlds Met (3-6) Duke Energy Children’s Museum Animal Spot Children Just Like Me Energy Zone Kids at Work Kids’ Town Little Sprouts (4 and under) Water Works The Woods Cincinnati History Museum Cincinnati in Motion Cincinnati Goes to War Early Settlement La Belle Riviere Machine Tool Industry 1850-1930 Queen City of the West Regional Capital World History U.S. History Geography Economics Civics World Geography 9-12 Contemporary World Issues 9-12 9-12 Financial Literacy National Academic Standards Economics & Modern World History 9-12 American Government 9-12 American History 9-12 Economics K-8 Government K-8 Geography K-8 Social Studies Programs History K-8 Ohio Revised Academic Content Standards Hear your students say “Best Museum Center Visit Field Trip Ever!” Programs-on-Wheels – price per program All Museums Pass $8.50 and add OMNIMAX® for $2.50 One Museum pass $6.50 and add OMNIMAX® for $2.50 OMNIMAX® only $5.50 Special Exhibit Pricing varies per exhibit. Early Childhood (PreK-K) – up to 24 students 2 programs $260 3 programs $360 4 programs $460 Learning Labs – price per program Single program Oct – Jan Feb - May Jun - Sep Elemantary & Secondary - up to 30 students Single Program $125 Additional programs* $115 *same program, same day Elementary & Secondary – up to 30 students 2 programs $285 3 programs $390 4 programs $505 Early Childhood (PreK-K) - up to 25 students Single Program $85 Additional program* $75 *same program, same day STEM Discovery Lab – up to 40 students Single Program Additional program* $125 $115 *same program, same day Museum LIVE! Programs C! Cincinnati! Walk Over the Rhine Overnight at the Museum Scout Programs $70 $145 $30 $15 $5 per bus per tour per person per scout per adult Single program Oct – Jan Feb - May Jun - Sep $165 $190 $140 $180 $205 $155 Adult Programs-on-Wheels Pricing same as Elementary & Secondary Teacher Workshops – up to 36 teachers Exploration Stations $200 per program $155 per hour (2 hour minimum) How to book your field trip Call (513) 287-7021 Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. or fill out the online reservation request form at cincymuseum.org/educators. Reservation Checklist School Name __________________________________________ Teacher Name _________________________________________ School Address ________________________________________ Teacher Phone Number _________________________________ Teacher E-mail _________________________________________ Date of Visit ___________________________________________ Back-up Date (s) _______________________________________ Time of Arrival _________________________________________ Time of Departure ______________________________________ Number of Students ____________________________________ Grade Level (s) ________________________________________ Number of Adults & Chaperones __________________________ 20 5 students: 1 chaperone through Grade 5 10 students: 1 chaperone Grades 6 and up Payment Accepted forms of payment include credit card, check or P.O. Payment is due no less than 2 weeks before your field trip. What do we want to do? _______ OMNIMAX® _______ One Museums Pass _______ One Museums Pass + OMNIMAX® _______ All Museum Pass _______ All Museum Pass + OMNIMAX® _______ Special Exhibit _______ Learning Lab _______ STEM Discovery Lab _______ Programs-on-Wheels _______ Walk Over-the-Rhine! _______ C! Cincinnati _______ Overnight at the Museum _______ Scout Program Cancellations Cancellations are due no less than two business days before the field trip. Cancellations within two business days are subject to pay 50% of the reservation. No-Shows are subject to pay 100 % of the reservation.