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A picture of a child investigating with a chaperone during a Museum Class. Museum Classes
Your group will experience a 45–minute in–depth, hands–on class led by one of our Museum Educators, plus one hour and 15 minutes of Museum exploration. You receive pre– and post–program materials to prepare your students for their visit, and to spark their imaginations in the classroom and at home. Museum classes are the perfect way to kick–off or culminate a themed unit in your classroom and work toward meeting state standards. Call 651–225–6002 to make a reservation.

After you make your Museum Class reservation, you will receive a reservation kit that includes: Two weeks prior to your visit, you will receive a packet with the following:
Museum Class Topics:

Language Arts

Awesome Authors: Jump to Japan, Grades 2 – 4
Learn about life in Japan by creating your own book in the style of Japanese anime (animation), manga (comics) or traditional woodblock prints.
Standard: Compose narrative pieces of writing.

A picture of a child exploring during a Museum Class. Mathematics
Patterns Everywhere, Grades Pre–K – 1
Break out of your pattern! Students explore patterns in the world around them while developing building blocks for everyday learning.
Standards: Mathematical Reasoning, Patterns and Functions
Spatial Sense and Geometry

Science

NEW! Weather Wonders, Grades 1 – 4
Learn how mixing air, water and heat can kick up a storm.
Standards: History and Nature of Science and Physical Science

Dino Dig, Grades Pre–K – 4
Your students can become paleontologists and explore the prehistoric world of dinosaurs.
Standards: Earth and Space Science, History and Nature of Science

A picture of a child investigating the world of ants during the Amazing ANTics Museum class. Amazing ANTics, Grades K – 3
Your students will ANTicipate this visit! Investigate insects with an in–depth study of prairie ants through a variety of hands–on activities.
Standards: Life Science, History and Nature of Science and Earth Science

Forest Food Find, Grades 1 – 4
Eat or be eaten! Students explore predator/prey relationships and the energy of food chains as they become animals trying to survive in the forest.
Standards: Life Science, History and Nature of Science and Earth Science

Get the Dirt on Earth Science, Grades 2 – 4
What kind of rock floats in water? Students become geologists while investigating igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks and minerals.
Standards: Earth Science, History and Nature of Science and Physical Science

Tremendous Turtles, Grades Pre–K – 1
Join us on the far–away island of Sala–ma–Sond, where Yertle the Turtle is king of the pond! Students take part in an interactive story time, learn about turtles in Minnesota and make their own books.
Standards: Life Science
Language Arts — Comprehension, Literature, Speaking and Listening

A picture of children working together to create a community using blocks during a Museum Class. Social Studies
Community Faces and Places, Grades 1 – 3
Become city planners! Students cooperate with each other while building a community as a team.
Standards: Geography, Economics, Government and Citizenship

Global Shoes, Grades Pre–K – 4
Introduce your classroom to the world through shoes. Exploring what we wear on our feet provides clues to where we live, work, play and celebrate the special moments in our lives.
Standards: Geography, Economics and World History



Safe Communities, Grades Pre–K – 1
Learn the signs of safety in your community. Build a group community, make your own signs and practice safe travel through your community.
Standards: Rights and Responsibilities, Language and Literacy and Visual Arts

Suitcase Adventures, Grades 2 – 4
Pack your bags and zoom into geography! Students sharpen map skills through a variety of hands–on geographic activities.
Standards: Geography and Economics

Physical Education and Lifetime Fitness

Hands–On Health, Grades Pre–K – 4
Discover the amazing dramas that take place every day in our bodies. Learn how the choices we make about exercise, nutrition and safety impact our health.
Standards: Personal Health and Fitness and Life Science

Self–Guided Visits
Preschool and Kindergarten Tuesdays Self–Guided Visits
Family Night Self–Guided Visits
A drawing of a child painting.
Museum–to–Go! Classes

Classroom and Parent Resources Science StoryPacks™
Classroom Resources Discovery Trunks

Educator Workshops

Parent Education Services and Literacy
Child Development Classes
Ready? Set. Read! Support your child's literacy development.


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