School Programs
Can't come to the Museum? Let the Museum come to you! Traveling programs offer convenient, affordable, and unique science learning experiences. Professional Museum educators bring our interactive programs to schools throughout New England. Scholarships are available for qualified applicants. Traveling Programs available to the public, for libraries, festivals, groups, etc, can be found here.
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Grades:
3 - 5
3 - 5
- Weather: Wind, Water & Temperature (Traveling Program)
- Observe how air, water, and heat interact with each other to create weather. Using sensors that create real-time data, learn how materials on Earth heat and cool differently. Students will see a hot air balloon lift off inside their school, pressurize a tank to create enough wind to power a cannon, and ... (details).
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Grades:
K - 2
K - 2
- StarLab Portable Planetarium (Traveling Program)
- See that not all stars are the same and learn why they are different. Learn to recognize patterns in the sky and discuss how different cultures around the world create different constellations based on those patterns. Discover how to use those constellation patterns the way scientists do to find specific stars and planets in the sky ... (details).
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Grades:
3 - 5
3 - 5
- StarLab Portable Planetarium (Traveling Program)
- Older students will explore the reasons behind the phases of the moon. Students will observe the model sky visibly change due to the effects of Earth's rotation and orbit. Learn what planets are currently visible, how to find them, and the reasons for the current controversy over what a planet actually is ... (details).
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Grades:
6 - 8
6 - 8
- StarLab Portable Planetarium (Traveling Program)
- Observe how the night sky changes over the course of a night, month, and year. Learn how astronomers study light to learn about the structure and nature of our universe. Use the science of spectrometry to determine what stars and nebulas are made of and make predictions about how they will evolve over ... (details).
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Grades:
K - 2
K - 2
- Observing Electricity & Magnets (Traveling Program)
- This assembly program emphasizes the "rules" of magnets with exciting demonstrations. Volunteers hold magnets so powerful that their like poles cannot be pushed together and test a variety of metals for magnetism, with a couple of unexpected surprises. Using a super magnet to create a brilliant flash ... (details).
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Grades:
K - 2
K - 2
- Observing Air & Flight (Traveling Program)
- Using the theme of flight, students learn the characteristics of air. See that air is made up of multiple gases by weighing pure gases on a scale; witness air pressure in action as a student zips across the floor on a hovercraft; and observe how changing the shape of a giant ball determines whether it flops along or flies 20 feet into the air ... (details).
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Grades:
6 - 8
6 - 8
- Motion: Speed, Velocity & Acceleration (Traveling Program)
- The words "speed," "velocity," and "acceleration" are often used interchangeably in everyday conversations, but in physics they are very distinct concepts. Students learn to distinguish among the three while exploring the unexpected motion of everyday objects. Watch a pencil accelerate to over 100 mph ... (details).
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Grades:
3 - 5
3 - 5
- Motion: Forces & Work (Traveling Program)
- Learn how forces create motion, understand work, and discover what simple machines do. Students will use mechanical advantage to turn a wheel and axle against a stronger opponent and find out if they can lift a teacher using a lever. Capacity: 8 classes (200 students + teachers) per presentation; 1 to 2 presentations per day ... (details).
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Grades:
4 - 6
4 - 6
- Engineering: Windmill Workshop (Traveling Program)
- Blowing into schools in 2008-09, this program gives students a chance to practice the engineering design process as they test how changing aspects of a windmill blade — such as length, shape, and angle of attachment — affect its efficiency. They can also design and test their own blades, with a strong emphasis on planning and redesign ... (details).
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Grades:
3 - 6
3 - 6
- Electromagnetism (Traveling Program)
- Van de Graaff generators, a 12,000-volt Jacob's Ladder, and other devices figure in several shocking demonstrations as students explore voltage, current, and resistance. Students can observe the interrelationship between magnetism and electricity as an aluminum ring is shot to the ceiling. Capacity: ... (details).
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Grades:
Pre-K - 2
Pre-K - 2
- Dig into Dinosaurs! (Traveling Program)
- This hands-on lab program will give students a chance to think like a paleontologist and move like a dinosaur! By interacting with real and cast fossils, excavating a replica field site, and examining trace fossils such as footprints, students will explore the world of dinosaurs and the scientists who study them ... (details).
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Grades:
3 - 5
3 - 5
- Cryogenics: States of Matter (Traveling Program)
- Learn to distinguish states of matter and how molecules behave when subjected to extreme temperatures. To better understand states of matter, your class will see balloons shrink, a teakettle whistle without a stove, and tops pop off snack cans. Capacity: 8 classes (200 students + teachers) per presentation; 1 to 2 presentations per day ... (details).
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Grades:
6 - 8
6 - 8
- Cryogenics: Heat and Temperature (Traveling Program)
- This advanced assembly illustrates core ideas about heat energy and transfer with unique demonstrations. Students discover the surprising amount of heat in ice, watch a piece of paper incinerated by light, and investigate the remarkable chemical and magnetic differences between the liquid states of nitrogen and oxygen ... (details).
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Grades:
K - 2
K - 2
- Animal Habitats (Traveling Program)
- Where is the ideal place for an animal to live? Students will observe up to three live animals to look for clues that determine their ideal shelter and food. Based on the information collected, students are challenged to pick a suitable habitat for each animal. Then students will touch assorted skins, ... (details).
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Grades:
3 - 5
3 - 5
- Animal Adaptations (Traveling Program)
- Students will expand their understanding of biological adaptations by observing them both on live animals and on skulls. They'll see up to three live animals from different groups, place the animals in their correct class, and learn about specific adaptations each have developed. After observing the ... (details).
