Museum Workshops
Your visit includes a 2-hour* interactive, unique, and hands-on workshop.
Download our 2012-2013 Educator Guide (.5MB PDF)
Pre-Visit Guide for Groups (.3MB PDF)
The Eclectic Museum-Classroom Project (.2MB PDF)
Topics:
Paleo Plants:
Dig into how plants have changed through time, their impact on the Earth and why invasive plants are harmful. Examine and touch Alaskan plant fossils and teeth from ancient herbivores. (Grades 1-3) Science Standards: A,C,G
Teacher Resoruces Related to Paleo Plants
Water, Water Everywhere:
Explore how the water cycle has changed Alaska’s landscape through time, from glaciers and rivers to the ocean. (Grades 1-3) Science Standards: A,B,D,G
Teacher Resources Related to Water
Geology Rocks:
Explore the properties of minerals and different types of rocks from Alaska’s largest rock and mineral collection, and how they fit into the rock cycle. Interact with the stream table and land forms to understand Earth’s changing surface. (Grades 3-5) Science Standards: A,B,D,E,G (Checkout kit available.)
Teachers Resources related to Geology
Polar Dinosaurs:
Discover Alaska during the Cretaceous Period. Explore the characteristics that made dinosaurs so successful. Learn which dinos lived in Alaska millions of years ago, and interact with the evidence they left behind. (Pre-k*, All grades) Science Standards: A,C,G
Teacher Resources related to Polar Dinosaurs
Bones:
Compare and contrast different types of bone, examine X-rays of endo and exoskeletons and draw conclusions on how skeletal systems work. Play “CSI” and reconstruct a real skeleton. (Grades 3-5, 6-8) Science Standards: A,C (Checkout kit available)
Teacher Resoruces related to Bones
Living in the Ice Age:
Examine and learn about ancient Alaskan’s ice age tools. Try your hand at mammoth hunting and mitten sowing. Tour the predators and prey that make up the ice age ecosystem and food chain. (All grades*) Science Standards: A,C History Standards: A,B,C,D
This workshop offers a more generalized view of rock types and focuses on fossil formation, and what that means for us today. Identify and classify fossils through time and discover living fossils. (Grades 3-6) Science Standards: A,B,D,G
Teacher Resources related to Rocks & Fossils
Alaskan Animals:
Explore Alaska’s animals (air, land and sea) and discover what can be learned from their poo, peepers and paws. (Pre-k*, k-3) Science Standards: A,C (Checkout kit available)
Teacher Resources related to Alaskan Animals
Cost:
Workshop: $4/student. We cannot accept passes or memberships as payment for workshops. Adult chaperones are free up to a ratio of one adult per three to eight students depending on age of students. Adults in excess of this number will be asked to pay $3.00
Title I schools please call for scholarship
opportunities.
Availability:
Tours and workshops may be scheduled between 10 AM and 4 PM Monday-Friday.
New! Contact the Museum directly to schedule your class at 274-2400 or education@alaskamuseum.org. Find detailed scheduling information on our Registration page.
*Pre-k workshops are 1 ½ hour.
Title I schools please call for scholarship
opportunities.
Please let us know if there is anything specific
you would like us to emphasize (i.e.
animal, rock or mineral, etc.)
DON’T SEE YOUR TOPIC? CALL OR EMAIL!
201 N. Bragaw St. Anchorage, AK 99508
907-274-2400
education@alaskamuseum.org
General Tours
Pre-Visit Guide for Groups (.pdf)
The Eclectic Museum-Classroom Project (.pdf)
Availability:
Tours may be scheduled between 10 AM and 4 PM Monday-Friday throughout the
year.
1.5 hours for 15-30 students*
2 hours for 30-60 students
Basic Tour: $3/student
Adult chaperones are free up to a ratio of one adult per three to eight students. Adults in excess of this number will be asked to pay $3.00
Title I schools please call for scholarship
opportunities.
*Preschool workshop time runs 1 ½ hours and includes ½ hour of free choice time. If you would like additional time for snack and/or lunch please request when booking.
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