Educator Resources
We'll help you get your students excited about science with workshops, materials and more.
Institute for Quality Science Teaching and Learning
Our professional development courses provide you with ideas, resources and lesson plans to bring science to life for your students. You can even earn a Master of Science Education degree through our partnership with Illinois Institute of Technology.
- Teacher Workshops
- These half- to full-day sessions on a variety of science topics are linked to your classroom curriculum.
- Field Trip Activity Sheets
- These hands-on activities can be used before, during and after your Museum visit so you can link to your classroom curriculum.
- Classroom Activities
- Our free hands-on activities are aligned to classroom curriculum and will help you get your students excited about science.
- Graduate Courses
- Enhance your science teaching with graduate-level programs offered jointly by MSI and the Illinois Institute of Technology.
- Science Minors Clubs
- See how you can join our network of after-school Science Minors Clubs for 8- to 13-year-olds.
- Bus Scholarship Program
- We offer free bus transportation to economically disadvantaged schools in the Chicago Public Schools system.
Featured Classroom Activities
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- Extract DNA
- You'll see that DNA is in all living things ... even strawberries!
- 4th - 8th Grade
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- Three Colors of Light
- See what happens when you mix together the three primary colors of light.
- 4th - 8th Grade
CASE
The Center aims to inspire the next generation of inventors and innovators with programs that empower teachers, engage the community and excite students.
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Learn how MSI is transforming lives through science education.
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Powerful: African Americans in Energy
Navigate a miniature golf landscape as you learn about our range of energy choices.
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Tornado Alley
Ride along with researchers of VORTEX 2 to hunt for some of nature's most destructive storms.
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Rocky Mountain Express
Jump onboard this journey through the Canadian Rockies by train!
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Member Omnimax Film Festival
See a favorite Omnimax film, catch one you may have missed or experience a premiere.
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MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition [Opens March 15]
Try your hand at busting or confirming myths in wildly entertaining experiments.
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Elements and Experiments
Join bestselling author Theodore Gray on his tour of the periodic table.
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New Online Activities
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See the Colors in Leaves
Use chromatography to separate the pigments in leaves and see what they're made of.
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Fly a Hot-Air Balloon
See what happens when air is heated as you build and fly a huge hot-air balloon.
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Build an Electric Motor
Magnets and electricity work together to make an electric motor.