We’ll Bring the Museum to You!
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A hands-on experience for students inside the classroom!

These art and science curriculum based outreach lessons are available for all teachers within a 35-mile radius of the Museum.

• Each lesson lasts one hour (STARLAB can last up to 90 minutes for 3rd – 8th)
• Lessons can be customized for all grade levels
• Multi-aged groups should not span more than 4 years
• Reservations are required at least one week in advance

Each lesson is based on curriculum objectives and standards in science, math, or art that are appropriate for your students’ grade level. These lessons are appropriate for classrooms, after school groups, church groups, scouting troops, clubs, and enrichment programs. All CDM presenters are experienced education specialists. For more information on specific objectives or grade markers, please contact Sue Kral at spk@cdmfun.org  or Lynne Mulligan at lpm@cdmfun.org.

CHOOSE FROM ONE OF THESE PRESENTATIONS TO ENRICH YOUR PROGRAM:

EXCITING & NEW PRESENTATIONS

NEW! HEALTHY ME, HEALTHY YOU Grade PreK - 3
Experiment with the skeletal system and learn more about how the human body works! Students will use stethoscopes to analyze how the heart beat changes after exercise.  They will examine how their lungs really work and “see” and “feel” a pulse.  Students will be motivated to adopt healthy eating habits for a lifetime after they play with a food pyramid to choose a menu for the day that is good to eat and meets the guidelines.   Healthy lifestyles will be encouraged as they wash their hands and hold them under a special light to see if they missed any of the “germs” (fluorescent fluid) we gave them as they joined the group.

NEW! JUMP IN TO GEOMETRY  Grades K – 5
Explore the solid surface shapes found in architecture and art, discover the relationship between shapes and solids, and discover the volume of shapes in the environment.  Students will develop an awareness of the beautiful shapes in nature.  The presentation will include the creation of an art project using all the geometric shapes discussed in the lesson.

NEW! SIZE IT UP!!   Grades K – 5
Measure the room, a friend, and other objects of interest!  Students will weigh various items and experiment to see if liquids and solids weigh the same when they take up the same amount of space.  They will make a sundial for measuring time and determine whether popped corn weighs more than unpopped corn.

NEW! FULL OF ENERGY Grades 1 – 3
Where does energy come from and what forms does it take?  These questions and many more will be answered as students explore sound waves, mechanical energy, and chemical energy in the fruit that gives them energy.  They will experiment with static electricity and conductors, insulators, and the radiation of heat through various objects.

NEW! SPECIAL SERIES BROUGHT TO YOU FROM CRABTREE FARMS AND CREATIVE DISCOVERY MUSEUM

FROM SEED TO TABLE   Grades K - 5
This four-lesson series is based on the seasonal growing cycle of plants, students will learn about the parts of  plants, what plants need to grow, how we use and reuse them, and what time of year they grow.  They will dig in the dirt, grow plants, play learning games, follow recipes and taste different foods.  They will also create art projects based on botanical materials.  The value of eating seasonally and eating nutritious foods to keep our bodies healthy will be explored. 

Classes who participate in all four lessons will be invited to a festival at Crabtree Farms in the spring where students will get to see the gardens and greenhouses and how the plants and food they studied are actually grown.

TRIED & TRUE PRESENTATIONS

Magnificent Magnets Grades PreK - 3
Your students can experiment like scientists do as they guide a magnet through a maze without touching it, test a magnet’s attraction through their own hand and attempt to make a magnet work in water. They’ll also make scientific predictions, experiment with different types of magnets, test the magnet’s strength and actually see the magnetic field.

Simply Amazing Machines Grades PreK - 5
Your students can be engineers for an hour as they explore six different simple machines — levers, inclined planes, screws, wheels and axles, pulleys and wedges. They will experiment with clamps and screwdrivers, send a message across the room using a pulley, transport items in a wagon and lift YOU using a lever. Students will also have the opportunity to explore all of the simple machines in small groups.

Wacky Weather, Water, and the Water Cycle Grades PreK - 5
In this wonderful weather lesson, students become meteorologists as they use various weather instruments to gather data and make seasonal forecasts. They’ll learn about the water cycle, examine different types of clouds, and produce fog.

Mesmerizing Masks Grades K - 5
Students can examine masks from various cultures before making their own to take home. They’ll learn different ways masks have been used both around the world and throughout history. We’ll discuss how colors evoke different emotions and the students will learn to identify symmetry and asymmetry. We’ll then help them envision ways to use masks in today’s modern world.

Rockin' with Rocks (and Minerals) Grades 1 - 6
Your students can uncover time like geologists do as they examine fossils, create a sedimentary rock, and compare different rocks and minerals by their characteristics. They’ll dig their hands into dirt and sand samples and perform simple tests to identify rocks.

Shocking Discoveries Grades 3 - 6
Students can tinker just like electricians as they discover static electricity using balloons, newspaper and their own hair. They’ll learn about conductors and insulators using coins, aluminum foil, crayons, and paper. Students will also experiment with batteries, construct circuits, and learn more about the basic concept of electricity.

Starlight, Starbright, STARLAB Grades 1 - 8
Students can be astronomers in this exciting lesson that combines classroom instruction with time in the STARLAB. Your students can examine objects through a telescope, learn about the phases of the moon, and create their own constellations. They’ll also explore our solar system and calculate how far they might jump on the moon.

NEW! MUSEUM A-GO-GO FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT

Creative Discovery Museum would like to help you excite parents and children with a science and math parent night at your school site.  We will provide all the materials for up to 9 activities serving 300 participants, we train your presenters (parents or teachers), and we stay on-site just to make sure the evening runs smoothly. All you do is provide the families!  The activities will include but not be limited to; Puzzle solving, Honey, am I shrinking?; The Animal Race; Beaks of Our Feathered Friends; Reaching the Top of the Tower; and Marble Croquet.  Please call Lynne Mulligan at 648-6068 for more detailed information and pricing.

REGISTER NOW!
Just pick up the phone and call the Museum at (423) 648-6040 or (423) 648-6045 to schedule an outreach lesson for your class. The best in hands-on learning is only a phone call away!  Or, FAX us at (423)267-9344.

LESSON COSTS
To encourage multiple bookings on the same day, (saving both fuel and time) the following discount pricing is available through June 2008:

One lesson for $70
Two lessons for $130
Three lessons for $180 
Four lessons for $240

These prices are good for any combination of grade levels and lessons booked at the same school campus on the same day (Four classroom maximum per day, with any combination of grade levels Pre-K through five and lessons).
Full payment is due at time of presentation.

STARLAB COSTS
Minimum charge: $300 for one 90-minute lesson (set-up and take-down fee included).
However, schools can receive up to four STARLAB lessons on one day for only $300 and pay only $275 for each additional day of STARLAB lessons (four STARLAB lessons per day maximum).
15% discount for HCDE use of STARLAB
HCDE: $275 for the first day and $230 for each additional day.

FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT COSTS
A charge of $450 for the night would bring to your school two presenters to train your staff to work the nine experiences.  They would bring with them all the materials necessary to provide an enjoyable and educational family night for up to 300 and they would stay to the end of your family night.  Your school would also receive one family membership certificate which they could present in any way that they wish to a participating family.