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Classroom Activities

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.


Absorb & Repel
Investigate how different materials repel or absorb water.
Assemblage Art
Combine various materials together to explore the concept of assemblage art.
Cool Tool Creations
Create a tool that helps perform a job more effectively.
Drying it Out
Investigate and compare the rate of drying in different conditions.
Earthworm Investigations
Investigate how worms burrow in the ground and make tunnels.
From Trash to Treasure
Create art from recycled materials while understanding the need to eliminate litter and be kind to
Homemade Paper
Explore how used paper can be recycled into new paper.
Kitchen Jamboree
Observe, explore and investigate vibrating instruments in everyday places.
Make a Healthy Menu
Explore a variety of healthy foods to make a menu.
Movement Sticks
Exercise and use creativity to move like words/pictures.
Natural Vibrations
Discover sounds around us and how they are created through vibration.
Newspaper Super Structures
Children will build structures using newspaper and other materials.
No Hands!
Investigate through role play animal behavior without the use of hands.
Olympic Track Meet
Increase your heart rate by running and understand how running fast vs. walking affects your pulse.
Our Town
Children will become more familiar with different types of buildings in their towns.
Railroad Jobs and Careers
Investigate and explain the different jobs related to rail travel.
Scented Dough
Develop olfactory distinction.
Senses Walk
Encourage children to use their senses to explore the world around them.
Spotting Simple Machines
Discover that simple machines are used every day in the world around us.
Stepping Out: Hop, Skip, Jump
Explore and experiment how we use our bodies everyday to get from one place to another.
Stop, Look, Listen
Investigate railroad crossing safety.
Sunny Day Painting
Explore properties of water and watch evaporation happen by “painting” with water in the sun.
Terrific Tool Hunt
Discover tools people use to help them with their work.
The Wheel Deal
Explore how wheels help move objects and reduce friction.
Tissue Paper Spray Art
Observe color mixing and absorbency using colored tissue paper and spray bottles.
Where Does the Wind Blow?
The children will investigate through comparing the force of wind in different locations.
Who Lives Here?
Explore the different parts of a tree to see which animals live in and around trees.