Explore, play, and discover in the Museum of Natural Curiosity!
Morning Field Trips for the 22-23 school year are full through mid-April.
Explorer Field Trip
A self-guided tour through the Museum for schools
Who it’s made for:
- Elementary School students
- Junior High students
- High School students
Price:
$4 per student
- 5-student minimum to qualify for field trip rate
- K-6: 1 free adult for every 4 students (includes teachers)
- Middle School & High School: 1 free adult for every 10 students (includes teachers)
- Extra adults will be charged $6 and must arrive with the group and be paid for in one transaction.
- 2-hour, self-guided admission
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FIELD TRIP REQUEST MUST BE SUBMITTED 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE
EXPLORER PLUS FIELD TRIP
Curriculum-based activity and self-guided tour through the Museum for schools
Who it’s made for:
- Elementary School students
Price:
$5 per student
REquest explorer plus field trip
Description:
- 15-student minimum required in attendance or payment for Explorer Plus ($75)
- 1 free adult for every 4 students (includes teachers)
- Extra adults will be charged $6 and must arrive with the group and be paid for in one transaction.
- Includes a 25-minute facilitated activity based on SEEd standard for each grade level:
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Kindergarten – BOOM! It Moves Students will compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of forces on the motion of an object.
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1st Grade – Vibrating Matter Students will discover that vibrating matter can make sound and that sound can make matter vibrate.
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2nd Grade – Which is Well-Suited? Students will discover that materials can be well-suited when using the right materials for a project.
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3rd Grade – Interactions Students will determine that things can be moved without contact.
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4th Grade – When Energy Collides Students will discover the cause-and-effect relationship between speed and energy.
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5th Grade – Unseen Students will discover how matter is too small to be seen but still exist.
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6th Grade – Does it Matter? Students will discover the effect of the transfer of energy between matter.
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- 2-hour, self-guided admission. 3-hour self-guided admission is included for Explorer Plus Field Trips with more than 4 classes.
- Not available between June and August
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FIELD TRIP REQUEST MUST BE SUBMITTED 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE
DISCOVERY FIELD TRIP
A SELF-GUIDED FIELD TRIP FOR OTHER EDUCATIONAL GROUPS
Who it’s made for:
- Preschool students
- Home School/Online Schools students
- Clubs, After School, Post-High School Programs, etc.
Price:
$6 per student and adult
Description:
- One teacher/coordinator admitted for free at all venues
- 5-student minimum to qualify for a Discovery field trip rate
- Pre-K, K-6: 1:4 ratio chaperone required for safety and supervision
- Middle School and High School: 1:10 ratio chaperone is required for safety and supervision
- You may bring more than the 1:4 ratio for the same rate
- 2-hour self-guided admission to one venue
- Anyone coming on a membership needs to check in separately and not be included in the number of students/adults on the request form
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FIELD TRIP REQUEST MUST BE SUBMITTED 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE
CAREER EXPLORATION EXPERIENCE (CEE)
STEM Careers
Who it’s made for:
- Junior High students
Price:
$8 per student
Request career exploration experience
Description:
- Only available for grades 6-8
- 75-student maximum
- 1 free adult for every 10 students
- Extra adults will be charged $6 and must arrive with the group and be paid for in one transaction.
- Offered only from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (no lunch break)
- Not available June – August
- Three 50-minute hands on workshops for in-depth look at variety of careers
- Venue admission not included
- Venue admission may be added for $2 per student and correct adult ratio based on grade (venue must be added at least one week before field trip date)
- Field Trip types
- STEM Careers (Museum of Natural Curiosity)
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FIELD TRIP REQUEST MUST BE SUBMITTED 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE
University DISCOVERY FIELD TRIP
A SELF-GUIDED FIELD TRIP FOR OTHER EDUCATIONAL GROUPS
Who it’s made for:
- College/University students
Price:
$6 per student and adult
Description:
- One teacher/coordinator admitted free at all venues
- 2-hours self-guided admission
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FIELD TRIP REQUEST MUST BE SUBMITTED 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE