Spring 2013
Hands-on science with the Museum as the student's laboratory.
Pre-registration and pre-payment are required
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings in same class $9 per child
$16 per child non-members, additional siblings in same class $13 per child
January
Tuesday 1/8/2013 - Brine Shrimp
2.00 - 4.00 pm
Students will observe and study brine shrimp as they hatch and grow.
Classes are based on Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science curriculum produced by the National Science Foundation. As always, the Museum is an integral part of the classes.
Tuesday 1/22/2013 - Under Cover
2.00 – 4.00 pm
Students explore various kinds of animal’s coverings. They will study these adaptations by observing Burpee’s live animals and examples from the Museum’s permanent collection.
Classes are based on Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science curriculum produced by the National Science Foundation. As always, the Museum is an integral part of the classes.
February
Tuesday 2/5/2013 – Color Me Safe
2.00 – 4.00 pm
Students will go outside to study survival by coloration. They will discover the importance of animal coloring, using whole number computation, gathering and recording and interpretation of data, and applying generalizations. Class will end with a camouflage project.
For 6 – 9 year olds
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext. 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child nonmembers, additional siblings $13 per child
Tuesday 2/19/2013 – Cartoon Critters
2.00 – 4.00 pm
Students will study the main groups of animals and the differences between wild and domestic animals. They will go “behind the scenes” to Burpee’s permanent collection area and conclude by making an animal project.
For 6 – 9 year olds
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext. 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child nonmembers, additional siblings $13 per child
March
Tuesday 3/5/2013– Food Chains
2.00 – 4.00 pm
Students will use the exhibits, Burpee’s biology collections and games to study food chains and predator/prey relationships.
For 6 – 9 year olds
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext. 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child nonmembers, additional siblings $13 per child
Tuesday 3/19/13– Microlife
2.00 – 4.00 pm
Use microscopes to examine the world that is too small for our eyes. Experiment with size and find out what is enormous.
For 6 – 9 year olds
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext. 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child nonmembers, additional siblings $13 per child
April
Tuesday 4/2/2013 - April Showers Bring May Flowers
2.00 – 4.00 pm
Students will record weather types on a graph and compare the weather type to the day’s temperature recorded on a graph.
For 6 – 9 year olds
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext. 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child nonmembers, additional siblings $13 per child
Tuesday 4/16/2013 - Meet Meterology
2.00 – 4.00 pm
Students will measure and record shadows, wind direction and speed, and average temperatures.
For 6 – 9 year olds
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext. 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child nonmembers, additional siblings $13 per child
Tuesday 4/30/2013 – Potato “Eye-Deas”
2.00 – 4.00 pm
It’s time to plant potatoes! Students will study similarities and differences in this class. They will estimate, measure, graph, observe and classify, gather and record data, and interpret their findings. They will observe plants in the Museum and go home with planted potatoes.
For 6 – 9 year olds
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext. 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child nonmembers, additional siblings $13 per child
May
Tuesday 5/28/2013 – Sherlock Combs the Yard
2.00 – 4.00 pm
Students will head to Burpee’s back yard to do some collecting, and then they will use geometry, observation, comparison and contrast, and data interpretation to explore the attributes of what they found. Class will conclude with a take home project.
For 6 – 9 year olds
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext. 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child nonmembers, additional siblings $13 per child
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