Field Trip Worksheets
These hands-on activities can be done before, during and after your visit so you can link your Museum experience to your classroom curriculum. All materials are free for download.
Science Storms
Suggested for grades 4 - 8
Explore the science behind some of nature's most powerful phenomena - tornados, waves, lightning and more - with these resources that complement our new physics and chemistry exhibition.
- Science Storms Student Guide (PDF)
- Science Storms Phenomena Student Guide (PDF)
- Science Storms Guiding Questions (PDF)
YOU! The Experience
Suggested for grades 4 - 12
Help students gain a richer understanding of themselves and how their mind and body work by using these resources in our new health and wellness exhibition.
- YOU! Student Guide (PDF)
- YOU! Guiding Questions (PDF)
Simple Machines
Suggested for grades 2 - 8
Focus your field trip on simple machines found throughout the Museum with activities to do in the classroom and at the Museum. Be sure to check out the teacher and chaperone hints in the chaperone guide!
- Simple Machines Student Guide (PDF)
- Simple Machines Pre-Visit Activities (PDF)
- Simple Machines Chaperone Guide (PDF)
U-505 Instructors Manual
Suggested for grades 4 - 12
Prepare for your class field trip with insider knowledge about the U-505 Submarine. The U-505 Instructors Manual includes pre-visit tips, activities and interdisciplinary classroom lessons in science, writing and history.
- U-505 Instructors Manual (PDF)
Self-Guided Exploration
Suggested for all grades
m.Stories is a field trip exploration that educates and entertains. This writing activity asks students to note what they observe, understand what they're seeing and connect it to their lives, thus changing their Museum experience from passive observation to meaningful discovery.
(Documents are in Adobe PDF format)
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Animal Inside Out
A stunning look inside the animal kingdom from the creators of BODY WORLDS.
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Space Junk
A visually stunning exploration of our planet's perilous ring of orbiting debris.
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Air Racers
Ride along as elite pilots fight for position, wingtip-to-wingtip, in the fastest motor sport.
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Inventive Genius Lecture: Empires of Light
Jill Jonnes discusses the electric clashes between Edison, Tesla and Westinghouse.
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The Wooded Isle and Gardens of the World's Fair
Cathy Maloney discusses the gardens of the World's Fairs and tours the Wooded Isle.
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The Wooded Isle and Gardens of the World's Fair
Cathy Maloney returns to discuss World's Fair gardens and tour the Wooded Isle.
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New Online Activities
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Habitat Overcrowding
See what happens when plants compete for survival in an area with limited resources.
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Straw Bridges
Tap into your inner engineer as you design, build and test model bridges.
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What Goes Around
Create a traveling circulatory system to learn how blood flow and nutrient exchange happens.