school programs

The Museum on the Go will come to your school! 



The Museum on the Go will present the concept of air as a State of Matter. During the Museum visit, children will observe, explore and investigate the properties of air through several hands-on exhibits and a facilitated activity. We will begin each group session with three experiments demonstrated by the Museum on the Go educators. After a brief introduction to the exhibits, the students will have approximately 20 minutes of free exploration. We will end the group session with a closing demonstration. 


PROGRAM
  • 45 minute session with up to 24 students
  • 15 minute orientation
  • Independent exploration of hands-on experiences focused on "air"

MATERIALS PROVIDED:
Exhibits: Bernoulli Blower, Hopper Popper, Bubble Sheet, Air Canon, Magnet Table,  and Wind Wall. 
Materials to make and test flying contraptions in the Wind Tube.

Note: Exhibits are set up and broken down by museum staff, teacher curriculum guide to exhibits, pre and post visit teacher materials.

COST
$1300    three school days, 15 sessions, maximum 360 students served
$1000    two school days, 10 sessions,  maximum 240 students served
$800      Science Night - featuring demonstrations, exhibits and family activities
$600      non-facilitated rental of certain exhibits for two days


Download Teacher Guide & Evaluation

MOGTeacherGuideAirProgram.pdf 356.4KB 2010/04/26 09:14
TeacherEval.pdf 224.9KB 2010/05/01 05:34




(New Program!)
We are activity developing a new program and plan to roll it out for the 2010-2011 school year.  Please email Theresa at theresa@cmocc.org for more details.


Please fill out a school schedule form to help us plan our visit to your school.




   
CONTACT:
Theresa Giacomino
Director of Programs & Education
(707) 338-3412
theresa@cmosc.org


  

  
“It was truly wonderful to see such an age-appropriate,  hands-on science activity for my students. They were engaged and fascinated from the beginning. My bilingual students were completely immersed. Thank you for such a thoughtful and expertly executed exhibit!”
                    — Paty Perkins
Kindergarten Teacher, Valley Vista Elementary School, Petaluma