SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS
The Midwest Museum offers a wide variety of opportunities to meet your educational goals. Each option includes a guided tour of the collection, classroom instruction by qualified educators, enriching hands-on activities and time for self-exploration in the Exploratorium. Each tour is 2 hours long with a cost of $4.50 per student. There is a minimum of 15 students at this rate and a maximum of 30. Teachers are free, and one chaperone per 10 students is free. Facilities are available to eat sack lunches.
Educational classroom programs designed to meet State of Illinois educational goals are available to enhance your field trip experience. Current programs include "Animal Adaptations in Africa," "Animal Myth, Legend, and Folklore,""Extinct Family Relatives," and "Native American Culture of the Great Lakes." Contact us for detailed information or to book a field trip.
Animal Adaptations in Africa
Through engaging activities, explore how and why animals adapt to their environments for feeding, defense, locomotion and reproduction. The program will be modified to meet the needs of early elementary students (State Goals 12.B.1a &b), late elementary students (12.B.2a &2b) and middle/junior high school students (12.B.3b)
Animal Myth, Legend and Folklore
Travel through time exploring the relationship between human culture and animals through a study of international legends. This program will capture the early elementary through middle school student and meet State Goals 12.A.1a, 12.B.2a, 18.A.1, 18.A.2 and 18.A.3.
Extinct Family Relatives
Dive into the past to better understand how animals become extinct. Through this journey, students will gain an appreciation for the importance of the diversity of life on Earth. This program can be modified to meet the needs of early elementary students (12.B.1a & 1b), late elementary students (12.B.2a & 2b) middle school students (12.B.3a & 3b), early high school (12.B.4a & 4b) and late high school (12.B.5a & 5b).
Native American Culture of the Great Lakes
Visit an Ojibwe camp to explore how native people lived in a harsh but rich climate. Learn about woodland culture, stories, food, dances and games. Construct a wigwam, examine arrows and tools, participate in a dance, and experience other Native American traditions. This program will help fulfill Illinois State Goals K-12: (16A1.b; 18A.1a; 18C.1; 27B.1a; 18A.2a;18C.2; 27B.2a; 18A.31; 18c.3b; 27B.3a ;27B.4b; 27B.5a)
If you are interested in setting up a field trip or would like more information about our programming, please call us at (815) 895-9777.
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The Midwest Museum offers a wide variety of opportunities to meet your educational goals. Each option includes a guided tour of the collection, classroom instruction by qualified educators, enriching hands-on activities and time for self-exploration in the Exploratorium. Each tour is 2 hours long with a cost of $4.50 per student. There is a minimum of 15 students at this rate and a maximum of 30. Teachers are free, and one chaperone per 10 students is free. Facilities are available to eat sack lunches.
Educational classroom programs designed to meet State of Illinois educational goals are available to enhance your field trip experience. Current programs include "Animal Adaptations in Africa," "Animal Myth, Legend, and Folklore,""Extinct Family Relatives," and "Native American Culture of the Great Lakes." Contact us for detailed information or to book a field trip.
Animal Adaptations in Africa
Through engaging activities, explore how and why animals adapt to their environments for feeding, defense, locomotion and reproduction. The program will be modified to meet the needs of early elementary students (State Goals 12.B.1a &b), late elementary students (12.B.2a &2b) and middle/junior high school students (12.B.3b)
Animal Myth, Legend and Folklore
Travel through time exploring the relationship between human culture and animals through a study of international legends. This program will capture the early elementary through middle school student and meet State Goals 12.A.1a, 12.B.2a, 18.A.1, 18.A.2 and 18.A.3.
Extinct Family Relatives
Dive into the past to better understand how animals become extinct. Through this journey, students will gain an appreciation for the importance of the diversity of life on Earth. This program can be modified to meet the needs of early elementary students (12.B.1a & 1b), late elementary students (12.B.2a & 2b) middle school students (12.B.3a & 3b), early high school (12.B.4a & 4b) and late high school (12.B.5a & 5b).
Native American Culture of the Great Lakes
Visit an Ojibwe camp to explore how native people lived in a harsh but rich climate. Learn about woodland culture, stories, food, dances and games. Construct a wigwam, examine arrows and tools, participate in a dance, and experience other Native American traditions. This program will help fulfill Illinois State Goals K-12: (16A1.b; 18A.1a; 18C.1; 27B.1a; 18A.2a;18C.2; 27B.2a; 18A.31; 18c.3b; 27B.3a ;27B.4b; 27B.5a)
If you are interested in setting up a field trip or would like more information about our programming, please call us at (815) 895-9777.
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