Educators

Workshops

These educational and engaging activities are designed to assist educators in preparing children for a Museum field trip or extending the learning into the classroom.

All Aboard!

Learn how trains transport people and goods, and the key factors of railway safety.

  • Identify the different types of trains and their uses.
  • Plan and construct a train car out of recycled materials.
  • Learn the basic rules of railway safety.
  • Identify the...
Animal Adaptations

Discover how animals adapt to their environment through exploring birds, insects, invertebrates and amphibians.

  • Investigate and identify physical features that help animals survive.
  • Observe and explore the survival behaviors of worms and amphibians.
  • Compare and...
Animal Habitats

Explore, compare, contrast and construct bird homes and shelters.

  • Explore materials found in nature to create shelters
  • Compare animal shelters with human shelters.
  • Explore bird’s nests through observational drawings and discussion.
  • Create a bird’s nest...
Blow the House Down

Experiment and test the wind-resistance of building materials.

  • Relate lessons learned from a story to real life.
  • Compare and contrast a variety of building materials.
  • Plan, build and test structures to withstand a strong gust of air.
  • Record and discuss the...
Dimensions in Art

Investigate and learn about various media by creating three-dimensional works of art inspired by artists Augusta Savage and Alexander Calder.

  • Understand the difference between two- and three- dimensional art.
  • Investigate and identify objects by their shape, size, color...
Energy Around Us

Discover how wind, sun and water can be used as sources of energy through experimentation.

  • Measure the effects of different energy sources.
  • Explore how water moves objects.
  • Compare and contrast the impact of wind on various objects.
  • Learn how to conserve...
H20 Art

Explore the properties of water, color, shape and texture through the creation of “water art.”

  • Explore color mixing by creating a collaborative art mural using colored ice.
  • Learn about absorption and color value through experimenting with coffee filter staining.
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Health and Nutrition

Understand how a balance of good nutrition and physical activity are important for living a healthy lifestyle.

  • Experience how energy is used during physical activity.
  • Learn the importance of eating foods from each of the five food groups every day.
  • Create a balanced...
Let’s Get Moving

Understand how physical activity affects our body and promotes well-being.

  • Experience how a variety of music tempo effects individual breathing rates.
  • Predict, measure and analyze results.
  • Recognize and discuss how everyday household chores are exercise.
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Re-Use It

Explore methods to reduce and reuse garbage.

  • Discover how children can help reduce garbage.
  • Sort and chart objects that can be reused.
  • Analyze methods of how to reuse garbage.
  • Creatively reuse materials to make practical and functional products.
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Science of Sound

Explore, design, build and test musical instruments to discover how sound is created through vibration.

  • Experience vibration by observing, touching and listening to a variety of instruments.
  • Plan, construct and test a vibrating instrument with recycled materials.
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Sensational Senses

Discover how the five senses help people learn about their world.

  • Identify objects using tactile discrimination.
  • Explore sweet and sour tastes.
  • Utilize visual discrimination to explore color change and mixing.
  • Compare and match the sound of different...
Simple Machines

Discover how simple machines work to make our everyday lives easier.

  • Compare, contrast and test the effectiveness of simple machines.
  • Graph and chart the results of experiments.
  • Explore force and motion through manipulating wheels, levers and other simple machines...
Tools We Use

Experiment and explore various tools that are used by scientists

  • Discuss and respond to a story about scientists.
  • Discover how a centrifuge works by separating water from cloth.
  • Graph and record results.
  • Compare and contrast a variety of textured materials...
Water Investigations

Investigate various tools and methods to move water.

  • Test materials and methods to move water by comparing and contrasting various tools including pipettes, basters and sponges.
  • Graph and chart data sets.
  • Plan, construct and test a pipeline to move water from one...

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Field Trip Scholarships

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Accessibility

Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago strives to be equally available to guests with any level of physical, visual, auditory, or cognitive challenge. Our facility and exhibits were designed using the principles of universal design.
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