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Education: Educators
Tours • Workshops • Preparing • Teacher Boxes • FAQ
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Pre-registration is required for all tours, workshops and
classes.
Please call the Education Department at 815.965.3433 x1020 to
register for
classes or tours, for more information,
or to obtain a copy of
our Educator's Resource Guide.
Fee updates effective for tours or workshops taking place after January 1, 2008 |
| Tours |
Our tours are designed to meet the needs of your class. Each tour
includes hands on experiences and dialogue between the Museum educator and
students. We would be happy to work with you to create other tours
within our subject areas.
Tour Cost: $4/student, $4/chaperone, teachers no
charge
Tour Length: All tours last about an hour
Minimum: 15 people or $60.00
Maximum: 30 in one group (we can do more than one group at a time)
Pre-registration is required: Call 815.965.3433 x1020 to schedule
your visit
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Fossil and Dinosaur Tour
Join us for a walk through the history of the earth with emphasis on local fossils
and dinosaurs. Includes time in the award winning Jane: Diary of a Dionsaur exhibit and information on Homer, Burpee's newest dinosaur discovery, a juvenile Triceratops.
Click here to download pre
and post visit activities for the Fossil and Dino tour. This tour is aligned to Illinois State Learning Standards 4, 11A, 12A,
12B.
Dinomite Tour
A special Dinosaur tour for preschool and kindergarten age children
with plenty of hands-on activities.
The First People: Native Americans
Tour
A comparison of the lifeways of the people of the Woodlands, Great Plains,
and the Desert Southwest. A focus on prehistoric Indians and the Mound
Builders may also be included.
ISLS 4A, 5A, Goal 16, 17C, 18A, 18C
Pint
Size Pow Wow Tour
A special Native American tour for preschool and kindergarten age children
with plenty of student participation.
Beneath Our Feet Tour
This tour covers the basics of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous
rocks; coal mining and earth shaping forces such as glaciers and volcanoes.
ISLS 4A, 5A, 12E, 17B, 17C
Illinois Tour
A look at the Prairie State emphasizing local Native American groups, state
symbols, and geologic history.
ISLS 4A, 5A, 12E, 16A, 16E
Windows to Wilderness Tour
Explore nature in the Rock River Valley as you venture into Burpee's biology exhibit! Focusing on local ecosystems and wildlife, this exhibit
offers a fun interactive approach to the world around us. Preschool version
available.
ISLS 4A, 5A, 12A, 12B, 12E, 16E, 17B, 17C
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| Workshops |
| An associated tour is included in the price of
each workshop. Each student will also make a take-home project related to
the workshop. (Exceptions apply to Project Clear.)
Workshop Cost: $7/student, $4/chaperone, teachers no charge
Minimum: 15 students or $105.00
Pre-registration is required: Call 815.965.3433 x1020 to schedule your
workshop
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Fossil and Dinosaur Workshop (2 hours)
Students will make their own "fossil" and a class mural to take
back to school.
Native American Workshop (2 hours)
Students make a clay pot, decorating it with cord wrapped
sticks, as prehistoric people did.
Archaeology Workshop (3 hours)
Grades 5-12 work with real artifact
boxes, and make a beaded bracelet.
($8 per student, $4 per chaperone, teachers no charge)
minimum 15 students or $120
Project Clear (2.5 -3 hours) Available March–October |
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Project Clear is a hands-on experience
available from March through October for grades 6–12. The program gives
students the opportunity to evaluate the Rock River by collecting water
samples, river macro-invertebrates, and micro-invertebrates. Using the
riverside Aqua-Aerobic Systems Water Lab, students will identify and analyze
samples to determine the health of the river.
The program accommodates up to 60 middle
school students or 40 high school students. Middle school classes will
participate in activities 1 and 2 (see below) during a two and a half hour
session. High school classes will participate in activities 1 through 4
during a three hour session.
This workshop is aligned to State Goals 4, 11, 13. |
| Project Clear Program
Activities:
1. Chemical Testing
(middle school and high school)
Students collect water samples from the river which they test for oxygen,
pH, nitrates, phosphates, temperature, and turbidity. Results are recorded,
analyzed, and compared.
2. Macro-invertebrates (middle school
and high school)
Students collect, identify, and record benthic macro-invertebrates from the
river. The results are used to determine the Cumulative Quality Index Value
(CQIV), an indicator of the river's water quality.
3. Micro-organisms (high school)
Students collect samples using a plankton net. Numerous species of
micro-organisms residing in the river are observed and identified.
4. Bacteria Counts (high school)
Students perform tests to determine river bacteria counts for coliforms and E. coli in order to determine possible health hazards in the water.
Cost for Project Clear:
$7/student for middle school program (2.5 hours) chaperones ans teachers are no charge
minimum 15 students or $105
$8/student for high school program (3 hours)
minimum 15 students or $120
One chaperone is required for every 8 middle school students or every 10
high school students.
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| Teacher Boxes |
Can't bring your class to the Museum? Bring the Museum to
your class! Teacher boxes are available for pickup at the Museum and most contain items that can be touched.
The charge is $5 for non-members and FREE for members. The boxes and
specimens may be kept for one week. To reserve, call the Education
Department at 815.965.3433 x1020. You may also want to consider an outreach program.
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Boxes available: Native Americans (special box available for younger children), bats, birds,
bird eggs, whitetail deer, insects, trees, fossils, dinosaurs (models or
teeth and claws), minerals, Illinois emphasis, and sensory awareness
Individual specimens available (encased in acrylic cubes):
Apatosaurus
Skull Cast (large, heavy), American Kestrel, Screech Owl, Prairie Chicken, Belted
Kingfisher, Great Horned Owl (large, heavy), Songbirds (Robin, Rose-breasted Grosbeak,
and Fox Sparrow in one case), Blandings Turtle
For a full description of
each box, click here! |
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| For more information please contact the Education
Department Scheduler at 815.965.3433 x1020 |
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