MUSEUMS AND OTHER
PLACES TO VISIT
"Museums and Other Places to Visit" identifies and provides information about local facilities that can enrich hands-on science programs in elementary schools. The facilities were selected on the basis of the following criteria:
- They offer resources that can help elementary teachers teach science more effectively.
- They provide interactive science experiences that can complement students' classroom experiences.
- They are "visitable"—that is, they are sites to which teachers can take their science classes.
A glance through the chapter reveals the richness of the resources that meet these criteria. Besides museums, zoos, and science and technology centers, there are planetariums, aquariums, and botanical gardens, among many other types of facilities. Small local sites, moderate-sized organizations, and world-renowned institutions provide resources and assistance to support hands-on science teaching and learning.
Chapter 9 has two sections—the "Complete Regional Listing" and the "Select Annotated Listing." The former provides the names and locations (towns or cities) of almost 600 facilities in the United States and several in Canada. About half of the 600 names are in boldface type; annotations for those institutions appear in the "Select Annotated Listing."
The almost 300 facilities in the "Select Annotated Listing" are considered to be making a particularly significant effort to help teachers teach science more effectively. Each annotation provides the address and telephone number, a brief description of the facility, and information about the resources it offers in support of hands-on science teaching at the elementary school level. The annotations do not list every resource and program at an institution, but they provide a general sense of the facility and indicate types of support available. The annotations are based on information from the facilities themselves.
Readers are urged to scan the entire annotations listing for printed and other resources that might be available to them outside their own local area. For further information about particular programs or materials, or for information about costs or fees for any programs, publications, or materials, readers are encouraged to call the facilities directly.
The regional and annotated lists are arranged by geographical regions (see the map below). Within each region the states are listed alphabetically. The name of each institution appears alphabetically within its state listing.
The nine geographical regions, arranged in a roughly west-to-east array, are as follows:
- Pacific Region
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
- Mountain Region
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
- Great Plains/Midwest Region
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
- South Central Region
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
- Great Lakes Region
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
- Southeast Region
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
- Middle Atlantic Region
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
- New England Region
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Canada Canadian Provinces
The addresses provided with the annotations are locational but are not necessarily mailing addresses. Inquiry should be made to verify them as mailing addresses before relying on them for that purpose.
Despite efforts to be as inclusive as possible, given constraints of time and space, the listings here are not exhaustive. Other facilities may exist or may be developing that would fit the criteria applied here. Teachers are encouraged to seek out and utilize those resources as well. The absence of any facility from these listings is not meant as a reflection on the quality of its programs and resources.
ABOUT THE "COMPLETE REGIONAL LISTING"
The "Complete Regional Listing" provides the names and locations (towns or cities) of almost 600 facilities in the United States and several in Canada. About half of the 600 names are in boldface type; annotations for those institutions appear in the "Select Annotated Listing" on pages 179-221.
This list is arranged by geographical regions (see the map on page 170). Within each region the states are listed alphabetically. The name of each institution appears alphabetically within its state listing.
The nine geographical regions, arranged in a roughly west-to east array, are as follows:
- Pacific Region
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
- Mountain Region
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
- Great Plains/Midwest Region
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
- South Central Region
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
- Great Lakes Region
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
- Southeast Region
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
- Middle Atlantic Region
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
- New England Region
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
- Canada
Canadian Provinces
For easy reference, an "entry number" (for example— 9.1 for Alaska) appears at each state's name in the "Complete Regional Listing." This series of entry numbers continues without interruption into the annotated listing, where each institution has its own entry number.
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PACIFIC REGION
9.1 Alaska
The Imaginarium: A Science Discovery Center (Anchorage)
Pratt Museum (Homer)
University of Alaska Museum (Fairbanks)
9.2 California
Alum Rock Discovery Center (Youth Science Institute) (San Jose)
Bay Area Discovery Museum (Sausalito)
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (San Pedro)
California Academy of Sciences (San Francisco)
California Museum of Science and Industry (Los Angeles)
Carter House Natural Science Museum (Redding)
Chabot Observatory and Science Center (Oakland)
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose (San Jose)
Chula Vista Nature Center (Chula Vista)
Coyote Point Museum for Environmental Education (San Mateo)
Discovery Museum Learning Center (Sacramento)
Discovery Science Center—Launch Pad (Costa Mesa)
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (Watsonville)
The Exploratorium (San Francisco)
¡Explorit! Science Center (Davis)
Fresno Metropolitan Museum (Fresno)
Great Valley Museum of Natural History (Modesto)
Hall of Health (Berkeley)
Hi-Desert Nature Museum (Yucca Valley)
Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California (Berkeley)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Visitors Center (Livermore)
The Lindsay Museum (Walnut Creek)
The Living Desert (Palm Desert)
Lori Brock Children's Discovery Center (Bakersfield)
Los Angeles Zoo (Los Angeles)
Marine World-Africa USA (Vallejo)
Maturango Museum of the Indian Wells Valley (Ridgecrest)
Monterey Bay Aquarium (Monterey)
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
The Oakland Zoo in Knowland Park (Oakland)
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History (Pacific Grove)
Palm Springs Desert Museum (Palm Springs)
Palo Alto Junior Museum (Palo Alto)
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont Colleges (Claremont)
Randall Museum (San Francisco)
Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center (San Diego)
Sacramento Zoo (Sacramento)
Sanborn Discovery Center (Youth Science Institute) (Saratoga)
San Diego Aerospace Museum (San Diego)
San Diego Natural History Museum (San Diego)
San Diego Zoo (San Diego)
San Francisco Zoological Gardens (San Francisco)
Santa Ana Zoo (Santa Ana)
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara)
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (Santa Barbara)
Sea World (San Diego)
Shorebird Nature Center (Berkeley)
Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (La Jolla)
Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (San Francisco)
The Tech Museum of Innovation (San Jose)
University of California Museum of Paleontology (Berkeley)
Vasona Discovery Center (Youth Science Institute) (Los Gatos)
9.3 Hawaii
Bishop Museum (Honolulu)
Haleakala National Park (Makawao)
Harold L. Lyon Arboretum, University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu)
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (Hawaii Volcanoes National Park)
Honolulu Zoo (Honolulu) National Tropical Botanical Garden (Lawai)
Sea Life Park Hawaii (Waimanalo)
Waikiki Aquarium, University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu)
9.4 Oregon
Douglas County Museum of History and Natural History (Roseburg)
The High Desert Museum (Bend)
Metro Washington Park Zoo (Portland)
Mount Pisgah Arboretum (Eugene)
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (Portland)
Pacific Northwest Museum of Natural History (Ashland)
Wildlife Safari (Winston)
Willamette Science and Technology Center (WISTEC) (Eugene)
Wonder Works, A Children's Museum (The Dalles)
World Forestry Center (Portland)
9.5 Washington
Hanford Museums of Science and History (Richland)
LifeTrek—Northwest Museum of Health and Science (Spokane)
Marine Science Society of the Pacific Northwest (Poulsbo)
Mt. Rainier National Park (Ashford)
Museum of Flight (Seattle)
North Cascades Institute (Sedro Woolley)
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park (Eatonville)
Pacific Science Center (Seattle)
The Seattle Aquarium (Seattle)
The Whale Museum (Friday Harbor)
Woodland Park Zoological Gardens (Seattle)
MOUNTAIN REGION
9.6 Arizona
Ariona Science Center (Phoenix)
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (Tucson)
Desert Botanical Garden (Phoenix)
Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium, University of Arizona (Tucson)
Kitt Peak Museum (Tucson)
Lowell Observatory (Flagstaff)
Pima Air and Space Museum (Tucson)
Tucson Children's Museum (Tuscon)
9.7 Colorado
Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park (Colorado Springs)
The Children's Museum of Denver (Denver)
Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum (Golden)
Denver Botanic Gardens (Denver)
Denver Museum of Natural History (Denver)
Denver Zoological Gardens (Denver)
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Florissant)
Hall of Life (Denver)
May Natural History Museum and Museum of Space Exploration (Colorado Springs)
Museum of Western Colorado (Grand Junction)
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) (Boulder)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden)
Pueblo Zoo (Pueblo)
Rocky Mountain National Park (Estes Park)
University of Colorado Museum (Boulder)
9.8 Idaho
The Discovery Center of Idaho (Boise)
Idaho Museum of Natural History, Idaho State University (Pocatello)
9.9 Montana
Glacier National Park (West Glacier)
Museum of the Rockies, Montana State University (Bozeman)
9.10 Nevada
Lied Discovery Children's Museum (Las Vegas)
9.11 New Mexico
Bradbury Science Museum (Los Alamos)
¡Explora! Science Center (Albuquerque)
Las Cruces Museum of Natural History (Las Cruces)
New Mexico Bureau of Mines Mineral Museum (Socorro)
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (Albuquerque)
Rio Grande Zoological Park (Albuquerque)
Santa Fe Children's Museum (Santa Fe)
The Space Center (Alamogordo)
9.12 Utah
Canyonlands Field Institute (Moab)
College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum (Price)
Hansen Planetarium (Salt Lake City)
Hogle Zoological Garden (Salt Lake City)
Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University (Provo)
Utah Museum of Natural History, University of Utah (Salt Lake City)
Zion National Park Museum (Springdale)
9.13 Wyoming
Greybull Museum (Greybull)
Yellowstone National Park (Yellowstone Park)
GREAT PLAINS/MIDWEST REGION
9.14 Iowa
Blank Park Zoo of Des Moines (Des Moines)
Science Center of Iowa (Des Moines)
Science Station (Cedar Rapids)
9.15 Kansas
Children's Museum of Wichita/ Science Center (Wichita)
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center (Hutchinson)
Kansas Learning Center for Health (Halstead)
Kauffman Museum, Bethel College (North Newton)
KU Natural History Museum, University of Kansas (Lawrence)
Lake Afton Public Observatory, Wichita State University (Wichita)
Lee Richardson Zoo (Garden City)
Mid-America Air Museum (Liberal)
Pratt Wildlife Center and Aquarium (Pratt)
Topeka Zoological Park (Topeka)
9.16 Minnesota
The Bakken Museum and Library (Minneapolis)
Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)
Headwaters Science Center (Bemidji)
Minnesota Children's Museum (St. Paul)
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, University of Minnesota (Chanhassen)
Minnesota Zoological Garden (Apple Valley)
Science Museum of Minnesota (St. Paul)
9.17 Missouri
Dickerson Park Zoo (Springfield)
The Discovery Center (Springfield)
Kansas City Museum (Kansas City)
Kansas City Zoological Gardens (Kansas City)
The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum (St. Louis)
Missouri Botanical Garden (St. Louis)
St. Louis Science Center (St. Louis)
St. Louis Zoological Park (St. Louis)
9.18 Nebraska
Folsom Children's Zoo and Botanical Garden (Lincoln)
Fontenelle Forest Nature Center (Bellevue)
Hastings Museum (Hastings)
Henry Doorly Zoo (Omaha)
Neale Woods Nature Center (Omaha)
Omaha Children's Museum (Omaha)
Pioneers Park Nature Center (Lincoln)
Riverside Park Zoo (Scottsbluff)
University of Nebraska State Museum (Lincoln)
9.19 North Dakota
Dakota Zoo (Bismarck)
Gateway to Science Center (Bismarck)
Roosevelt Park Zoo (Minot)
9.20 South Dakota
Badlands National Park (Interior)
South Dakota Discovery Center and Aquarium (Pierre)
Wind Cave National Park (Hot Springs)
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
9.21 Arkansas
Arkansas Museum of Science and History (Little Rock)
Little Rock Zoological Gardens (Little Rock)
Logoly State Park (McNeil)
Mid-America Museum (Hot Springs)
9.22 Louisiana
Alexandria Zoological Park (Alexandria)
Aquarium of the Americas (New Orleans)
Audubon Zoological Garden (New Orleans)
The Children's Museum of Lake Charles (Lake Charles)
Greater Baton Rouge Zoo (Baton Rouge)
Lafayette Natural History Museum, Planetarium, and Nature Station (Lafayette)
Louisiana Arts and Science Center (Baton Rouge)
Louisiana Children's Museum (New Orleans)
Louisiana Nature and Science Center (New Orleans)
Sci-Port Discovery Center (Shreveport)
Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park (Shreveport)
9.23 Oklahoma
Harmon Science Center (Tulsa)
Oklahoma City Zoo (Oklahoma City)
Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma (Norman)
Omniplex Science Museum (Oklahoma City)
Tulsa Zoological Park (Tulsa)
9.24 Texas
Abilene Zoological Gardens (Abilene)
Armand Bayou Nature Center (Houston)
Austin Children's Museum (Austin)
Big Thicket National Preserve (Beaumont)
Caldwell Zoo (Tyler)
The Centennial Museum at the University of Texas at El Paso (El Paso)
The Children's Museum of Houston (Houston)
The Dallas Aquarium (Dallas)
Dallas Civic Garden Center (Dallas)
Dallas Museum of Natural History (Dallas)
The Dallas Zoo (Dallas)
Don Harrington Discovery Center (Amarillo)
El Paso Zoo (El Paso)
Environmental Science Center (Houston)
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History (Fort Worth)
Fort Worth Zoological Park (Fort Worth)
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (Glen Rose)
Foundation for the Museum of Medical Science (Houston)
Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary (McKinney)
Houston Museum of Natural Science (Houston)
Houston Zoological Gardens (Houston)
Insights—El Paso Science Museum (El Paso)
McAllen International Museum (McAllen)
McDonald Observatory Visitors Center (Fort Davis)
National Wildflower Research Center (Austin)
San Antonio Botanical Center (San Antonio)
San Antonio Zoological Gardens and Aquarium (San Antonio)
Science Land—Denton's Discovery Museum (Denton)
The Science Place (Dallas)
Science Spectrum (Lubbock)
Sea World of Texas (San Antonio)
Space Center Houston (Houston)
Strecker Museum (Waco)
Welder Wildlife Foundation (Sinton)
Witte Museum (San Antonio)
GREAT LAKES REGION
9.25 Illinois
The Adler Planetarium (Chicago)
Brookfield Zoo (See Chicago Zoological Park)
Chicago Academy of Sciences (Chicago)
Chicago Botanic Garden (Glencoe)
Chicago Children's Museum (Chicago)
Chicago Zoological Park (Brookfield Zoo) (Brookfield)
Discovery Center Museum (Rockford)
Fermilab Lederman Science Education Center (Batavia)
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago)
Illinois State Museum (Springfield)
John G. Shedd Aquarium (Chicago)
Kohl Children's Museum (Wilmette)
Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences (Peoria)
Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens (Chicago)
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences (Chicago)
The Science Center (Carbondale)
SciTech—Science and Technology Interactive Center (Aurora)
Shedd Aquarium (See John G. Shedd Aquarium)
9.26 Indiana
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis (Indianapolis)
Evansville Museum of Arts and Science (Evansville)
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo (Fort Wayne)
Indianapolis Zoo (Indianapolis)
Mesker Park Zoo (Evansville)
Muncie Children's Museum (Muncie)
Potawatomi Zoo (South Bend)
9.27 Michigan
Abrams Planetarium, Michigan State University (East Lansing)
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum (Ann Arbor)
Belle Isle Nature Center (Detroit)
Binder Park Zoo (Battle Creek)
Chippewa Nature Center (Midland)
Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)
Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
Fernwood Botanic Garden (Niles)
Flint Children's Museum (Flint)
Hall of Ideas, Midland Center for the Arts (Midland)
Impression 5 Science Museum (Lansing)
John Ball Zoological Garden (Grand Rapids)
Kalamazoo Public Museum (Kalamazoo)
Kingman Museum of Natural History (Battle Creek)
Michigan Space Center, Jackson Community College (Jackson)
The Michigan State University Museum (East Lansing)
Muskegon County Museum (Muskegon)
Nichols Arboretum (Ann Arbor)
Oakwoods Metropark Nature Center (Flat Rock)
Potter Park Zoo (Lansing)
Robert T. Longway Planetarium (Flint)
Sarett Nature Center (Benton Harbor)
Sloan Museum (Flint)
Southwestern Michigan College Museum (Dowagiac)
9.28 Ohio
Akron Zoological Park (Akron)
Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm (Dayton)
Cincinnati Museum of Natural History and Planetarium (Cincinnati)
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden (Cincinnati)
Cleveland Botanical Garden (Cleveland)
Cleveland Children's Museum (Cleveland)
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Cleveland)
Cleveland Museum of Natural History (Cleveland)
Columbus Zoological Park (Powell)
COSI/Columbus—Ohio's Center Of Science and Industry (Columbus)
The Dayton Museum of Natural History (Dayton)
Great Lakes Museum of Science, Environment and Technology (Cleveland)
The Holden Arboretum (Kirtland)
Lake Erie Nature and Science Center (Bay Village)
Mckinley Museum of History Science and Industry (Canton)
Orton Geological Museum, Ohio State University (Columbus)
Sea World of Ohio (Aurora)
Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center (Cleveland)
Trailside Nature Center and Museum (Cincinnati)
The Wilderness Center (Wilmot)
9.29 Wisconsin
Discovery World (Milwaukee)
Henry Vilas Park Zoo (Madison)
International Crane Foundation (Baraboo)
Madison Children's Museum (Madison)
Milwaukee Public Museum (Milwaukee)
The Museum of Natural History (Stevens Point)
Olbrich Botanical Gardens (Madison)
University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum (Madison)
Zoological Society—Milwaukee County Zoo (Milwaukee)
SOUTHEAST REGION
9.30 Alabama
Alabama Museum of Natural History (Tuscaloosa)
Anniston Museum of Natural History (Anniston)
Birmingham Botanical Gardens (Birmingham)
Birmingham Zoo (Birmingham)
Children's Hands-On Museum (Tuscaloosa)
The Exploreum Museum of Discovery (Mobile)
George Washington Carver Museum (Tuskegee Institute)
U.S. Space and Rocket Center (Huntsville)
9.31 Florida
Biscayne National Park (Homestead)
The Children's Science Center (Cape Coral)
Discovery Science Center (Ocala) Dolphin Research Center (Grassy Key)
Florida Aquarium (Tampa)
Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida (Gainesville)
Imaginarium Hands-On Museum and Aquarium (Fort Myers)
Great Explorations, The Hands On Museum (St. Petersburg)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (Gulf Breeze)
Miami Museum of Science and Space Transit Planetarium (Miami)
Mote Marine Laboratory/Aquarium (Sarasota)
Museum of Arts and Science (Daytona Beach)
Museum of Discovery and Science (Fort Lauderdale)
Museum of Natural History of the Florida Keys (Marathon)
Museum of Science and History of Jacksonville (Jacksonville)
Museum of Science and Industry (Tampa)
Orlando Science Center (Orlando)
The Science Center of Pinellas County (St. Petersburg)
Sea World of Florida (Orlando)
Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center (Ocala)
South Florida Science Museum (West Palm Beach)
9.32 Georgia
Fernbank Museum of Natural History (Atlanta)
Fernbank Science Center (Atlanta)
Georgia Southern University Museum (Statesboro)
The Museum of Arts and Sciences (Macon)
National Science Center (Fort Gordon)
Oatland Island Education Center (Savannah)
Savannah Science Museum (Savannah)
SciTrek—The Science and Technology Museum of Atlanta (Atlanta)
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia (Athens)
University of Georgia Museum of Natural History (Athens)
Zoo Atlanta (Atlanta)
9.33 Kentucky
Hardin Planetarium (Bowling Green)
John James Audubon Museum (Henderson)
The Living Arts and Science Center (Lexington)
Louisville Science Center (Louisville)
Louisville Zoological Garden (Louisville)
9.34 Mississippi
J. L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium (Biloxi)
Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum (Biloxi)
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (Jackson)
Russell C. Davis Planetarium (Jackson)
University Museums, The University of Mississippi (University)
William M. Colmer Visitor Center (Ocean Springs)
9.35 North Carolina
Adventures in Health Children S Museum (Greenville)
The Arts and Science Center (Statesville)
Cape Fear Museum (Wilmington)
Catawba Science Center (Hickory)
Colburn Gem and Mineral Museum (Asheville)
Discovery Place and Nature Museum (Charlotte)
Harris Visitors Center—Carolina Power and Light Company (New Hill)
The Health Adventure (Asheville)
Imagination Station Science Museum (Wilson)
Morehead Planetarium, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill)
Natural Science Center of Greensboro (Greensboro)
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (Kure Beach)
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores (Atlantic Beach)
North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island (Manteo)
North Carolina Botanical Garden (Chapel Hill)
North Carolina Maritime Museum (Beaufort)
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science (Durham)
North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences (Raleigh)
North Carolina Zoological Park (Asheboro)
Piedmont Environmental Center (High Point)
Rocky Mount Children's Museum (Rocky Mount)
Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium (Gastonia)
SciWorks, the Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County (Winston-Salem)
Western North Carolina Nature Center (Asheville)
9.36 South Carolina
Brookgreen Gardens (Murrells Inlet)
The Charleston Museum (Charleston)
Columbia Museum of Art and Gibbes Planetarium (Columbia)
Greenville Zoo (Greenville)
Museum of York County (Rock Hill)
Riverbanks Zoological Park (Columbia)
Roper Mountain Science Center (Greenville)
The South Carolina Botanical Garden (Clemson)
South Carolina State Museum (Columbia)
World of Energy at Keowee-Toxaway (Seneca)
9.37 Tennessee
American Museum of Science and Energy (Oak Ridge)
The Creative Discovery Museum (Chattanooga)
Cumberland Science Museum (Nashville)
East Tennessee Discovery Center (Knoxville)
Grassmere Wildlife Park (Nashville)
Hands On! Regional Museum (Johnson City)
Knoxville Zoological Gardens (Knoxville)
Lichterman Nature Center (Memphis)
Memphis Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium (Memphis)
Memphis Zoo and Aquarium (Memphis)
9.38 Virginia
D. Ralph Hostetter Museum of Natural History (Harrisonburg)
Leander J. McCormick Observatory (Charlottesville)
M. T. Brackbill Planetarium (Harrisonburg)
Norfolk Botanical Garden (Norfolk)
Orland E. White Arboretum (Boyce)
Richmond Children's Museum (Richmond)
Science Museum of Virginia (Richmond)
Science Museum of Western Virginia (Roanoke)
Shenandoah National Park (Luray)
Virginia Air and Space Center and Hampton Roads History Center (Hampton)
Virginia Living Museum (Newport News)
Virginia Marine Science Museum (Virginia Beach)
Virginia Museum of Natural History (Martinsville)
Virginia Museum of Transportation (Roanoke)
Virginia Zoological Park (Norfolk)
Watermen's Museum (Yorktown)
9.39 West Virginia
Good Children's Zoo (Wheeling)
Sunrise Museum (Charleston)
MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION
9.40 Delaware
Brandywine Zoo (Wilmington)
Delaware Museum of Natural History (Wilmington)
9.41 District of Columbia
Capital Children's Museum (Washington, D.C.)
Explorers Hall—National Geographic Society (Washington, D.C.)
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.)
National Aquarium (Washington, D.C.)
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.)
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.)
National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.)
9.42 Maryland
Baltimore Zoo (Baltimore)
Brookside Gardens (Wheaton)
Calvert Marine Museum (Solomons)
Carrie Weedon Natural Science Museum (Annapolis)
The Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum (Chesapeake Beach)
Columbus Center (under development) (Baltimore)
Cylburn Nature Museum (Baltimore)
Howard B. Owens Science Center (Lanham)
Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum (Saint Leonard)
Maryland Science Center (Baltimore)
National Aquarium in Baltimore (Baltimore)
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (Edgewater)
30th Street Nature Center (Mt. Rainier)
Watkins Nature Center (Upper Marlboro)
9.43 New Jersey
Bergen County Zoological Park (Paramus)
Cape May County Park Zoo (Cape May)
The George C. Frelinghuysen Arboretum (Morris Township)
Liberty Science Center (Jersey City)
Monmouth Museum (Lincroft)
The Morris Museum (Morristown)
The Newark Museum (Newark)
The New Jersey State Aquarium at Camden (Camden)
New Jersey State Museum (Trenton)
Reeves-Reed Arboretum (Summit)
Trailside Nature and Science Center (Mountainside)
The Wetlands Institute (Stone Harbor)
9.44 New York
Alley Pond Environmental Center (Douglaston)
American Museum of Natural History (New York)
American Museum—Hayden Planetarium (New York)
Aquarium for Wildlife Conservation (Brooklyn)
Aquarium of Niagara Falls (Niagara Falls)
Brookhaven National Laboratory Science Museum (Upton)
Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Brooklyn)
The Brooklyn Children's Museum (Brooklyn)
Bronx Zoo (See New York Zoological Society—Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park)
Buffalo Museum of Science (Buffalo)
Central Park Wildlife Center (New York)
Children's Museum of History, Natural History and Science (Utica)
Children's Museum of Manhattan (New York)
The Corning Museum of Glass (Coming)
George Landis Arboretum (Esperance)
The Greenburgh Nature Center (Scarsdale)
Hayden Planetarium (See American Museum—Hayden Planetarium)
The Hicksville Gregory Museum (Hicksville)
The Hudson River Museum of Westchester (Yonkers)
Institute of Ecosystem Studies (Millbrook)
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum (New York)
Museum of Science and Technology (Syracuse)
Museum of the Hudson Highlands (Cornwall-on-Hudson)
The New York Botanical Garden (Bronx)
New York Hall of Science (Corona)
New York State Museum (Albany)
New York Zoological Society— Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park (Bronx)
Pember Museum of Natural History (Granville)
Queens Botanical Garden (Queens)
Roberson Museum and Science Center (Binghamton)
and Kopernick Space Education Center (Vestal)
Rochester Museum and Science Center (Rochester)
Ross Park Zoo (Binghamton)
Schenectady Museum and
Planetarium (Schenectady)
Science Discovery Center of Oneonta (Oneonta)
Science Museum of Long Island (Manhasset)
Sciencenter (Ithaca)
Sci-Tech Center of Northern New York (Watertown)
Scotia-Glenville Children's Museum (Scotia)
Seneca Park Zoo (Rochester)
Staten Island Botanical Garden (Staten Island)
Staten Island Children's Museum (Staten Island)
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences (Staten Island)
Staten Island Zoo (Staten Island)
Utica Zoo (Utica)
Vanderbilt Museum (Centerport)
Westmoreland Sanctuary (Mount Kisco)
9.45 Pennsylvania
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
Awbury Arboretum (Philadelphia)
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Pittsburgh)
The Carnegie Science Center (Pittsburgh)
Erie Zoo (Erie)
The Franklin Institute Science Museum (Philadelphia)
Hands-on House, Children's Museum of Lancaster (Lancaster)
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
The Museum of Scientific Discovery (Harrisburg)
National Aviary in Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
The North Museum of Natural History and Science, Franklin and Marshall College (Lancaster)
Philadelphia Zoological Garden (Philadelphia)
The Pittsburgh Children's Museum (Pittsburgh)
The Pittsburgh Zoo (Pittsburgh)
Please Touch Museum (Philadelphia)
Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery (Reading)
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education (Philadelphia)
SMART Discovery Center (Bethlehem)
Venango Museum of Art, Science and Industry (Oil City)
Wagner Free Institute of Science (Philadelphia)
ZOOAMERICA North American Wildlife Park (Hershey)
NEW ENGLAND REGION
9.46 Connecticut
Beardsley Zoo (Bridgeport)
The Bruce Museum (Greenwich)
Connecticut Audubon Society (Hartford)
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (Storrs)
Dinosaur State Park (Rocky Hill)
The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport)
Eli Whitney Museum (Hamden)
Lutz Children's Museum (Manchester)
The Maritime Center at Norwalk (Norwalk)
Mystic Marinelife Aquarium (Mystic)
Science Center of Connecticut (West Hartford)
9.47 Maine
The Children's Museum of Maine (Portland)
L. C. Bates Museum (Hinckley)
Maine State Museum (Augusta)
Mount Desert Oceanarium (Southwest Harbor)
Owls Head Transportation Museum (Owls Head)
9.48 Massachusetts
Aquarium of the National Marine Fisheries Service (Woods Hole)
Berkshire Botanical Garden (Stockbridge)
The Berkshire Museum (Pittsfield)
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History (Brewster)
The Children's Museum (Boston)
Children's Museum at Holyoke (Holyoke)
The Computer Museum (Boston)
The Discovery Museums (Acton)
Harvard Museums of Cultural and Natural History, Harvard University (Cambridge)
Laughing Brook Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary (Hampden)
Museum of Science, Boston (Boston)
National Plastics Center and Museum (Leominster)
New England Aquarium (Boston)
New England Science Center (Worcester)
South Shore Natural Science Center (Norwell)
Springfield Science Museum (Springfield)
Thornton W. Burgess Museum (East Sandwich)
Worcester County Horticultural Society/Tower Hill Botanic Garden (Boylston)
9.49 New Hampshire
Audubon Society of New Hampshire (Concord)
The Children's Museum of Portsmouth (Portsmouth)
Seacoast Science Center (Rye)
9.50 Rhode Island
Audubon Society of Rhode Island (Smithfield)
Museum of Natural History (Providence)
Roger Williams Park Zoo (Providence)
9.51 Vermont
The Discovery Museum (Essex Junction)
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium (St. Johnsbury)
Montshire Museum of Science (Norwich)
CANADA
9.52 Canadian Provinces
Aitken Bicentennial Exhibition Centre (Saint John, New Brunswick)
Calgary Zoo, Botanical Garden and Prehistoric Park (Calgary, Alberta)
Canadian Museum of Nature (Ottawa, Ontario)
Discovery Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Metropolitan Toronto Zoo (Toronto, Ontario)
National Aviation Museum (Ottawa Ontario)
National Museum of Science and Technology (Ottawa, Ontario)
Ontario Science Centre (Don Mills, Ontario)
Saskatchewan Science Centre (Regina, Saskatchewan)
The Science Centre (Calgary, Alberta)
Science North (Sudbury, Ontario)
SCIENCE WORLD British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Vancouver Aquarium, Canada's Pacific National Aquarium (Vancouver, British Columbia)
ABOUT THE "SELECT ANNOTATED LISTING"
The "Select Annotated Listing" provides annotations for the almost 300 facilities that appear in boldface type in the "Complete Regional Listing," on pages 171-178.
The "Select Annotated Listing" is arranged by geographical regions (see the map on page 170). Within each region the states are listed alphabetically. The name of each institution appears alphabetically within its state listing.
The nine geographical regions, listed in a roughly west-to-east array, are as follows:
- Pacific Region
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
- Mountain Region
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
- Great Plains/Midwest Region
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
- South Central Region
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
- Great Lakes Region
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
- Southeast Region
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
- Middle Atlantic Region
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
- New England Region
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
- Canada
Canadian Provinces
For easy reference, an "entry number" (for example— 9.53 for The Imaginarium: A Science Discovery Center, in Anchorage, Alaska) appears with the name of each institution in the "Select Annotated Listing." This series of entry numbers continues without interruption from the "Complete Regional Listing," where each individual state has an entry number.
Each annotation provides the address and telephone number, a brief description of the facility, and information about the resources it offers in support of hands-on science teaching at the elementary school level. The annotations do not list every resource and program at an institution, but they provide a general sense of the facility and the types of support it offers.
To arrange class visits and for information about particular programs, materials, costs or fees, and publications, readers should contact the facilities directly.
The addresses provided with the annotations are locational but are not necessarily mailing addresses.
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PACIFIC REGION
Alaska
9.53 The Imaginarium: A Science Discovery Center, 725 W. Fifth Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 276-3179
Regional discovery center focusing on the life, earth, and physical sciences, with special emphasis on the animals and ecology of Alaska. Programs for students: At the Imaginarium: classes; guided tours; field trips. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materils: Loans of live animals and plants. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning.
California
9.54 Bay Area Discovery Museum, 557 E. Fort Baker, Sausalito, CA 94965 (415) 487-4398
Children's museum with a science lab, a media center, and a discovery hall; emphasis on estuary ecology, biology, geology, and ethnobotany, especially as related to San Francisco Bay area ecosystems. Programs for students: At the museum: workshops; participatory exhibitions; field trip programs (grades K-1 and 2-5). At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; pre-/postvisit materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education to integrate natural sciences and the arts.
9.55 Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen white Dr., San Pedro, CA 90731 (310) 548-7562
Museum/aquarium, with 35 aquariums and exhibits, located on the shore adjacent to sandy beaches, salt marsh, and rocky shore habitats; focused on the marine life of southern California. Programs for students: At the aquarium: wetlab/field workshops; guided tours; hands-on exhibits; whalewatching boat trips. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on marine and environmental topics and on hands-on learning; resource library.
9.56 California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118-4599 (415) 221-5100
Research-based institution that includes a natural history museum, aquarium, planetarium, and discovery room; focused on life sciences, natural history and evolution, astronomy, physics, and chemistry. Programs for students: At the academy: planetarium programs; guided tours; hands-on exhibits; after-school and Saturday classes. At schools: outreach vans. Materials: Activity books; kits with curriculum guides and audiocassettes; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning; library resource center; newsletter.
9.57 California Museum of Science and Industry, 700 State Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90037 (213) 744-7444
Extensive science and technology museum, with an IMAX theater; focused on physical sciences, human biology and health, aerospace, technology, zoology, the environment, and the relationship of science to the arts and humanities. Programs for students: At the museum: participatory exhibits; guided tours; science workshops; parent-child programs. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Teacher's guides; activity sheets: Science Explorers. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science topics and hands-on learning; leadership conferences.
9.58 Chabot Observatory and Science Center, 4917 Mountain Blvd., Oakland, CA 94619-3014 (510) 530-3480
A 111-year-old observatory and planetarium and a science center scheduled to open in 1997; current focus on astronomy and related sciences to be extended to earth, life, and environmental sciences. Programs for students: At the observatory: observatory and telescope workshops; planetarium shows; hands-on exhibits. At schools: portable planetarium; traveling exhibits; environmental education programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; curriculum units with hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual and computer-based materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning; information and resources online; newsletter.
9.59 Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, 180 Woz Way, San Jose, CA 95110-2780 (408) 298-5437
Museum with a freshwater aquarium and more than 150 interactive exhibits. Programs for students: At the museum: hands-on exhibits; classes. At schools: outreach programs.
9.60 Coyote Point Museum for Environmental Education, 1651 Coyote Point Dr., San Mateo, CA 94401 (415) 342-7755
Nature center with an environmental hall, wildlife habitats, and a curriculum library; emphasis on life sciences and the environment. Programs for students: At the museum: hands-on exhibits; programs for school groups; after-school classes (grades 1-3); guided tours; field trips. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; curriculum units and supplemental activities developed upon request; loans of "experience boxes" and mounted specimens; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.61 Discovery Museum Learning Center, 3615 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95628 (916) 277-6181
Science center with a discovery trail and a planetarium; focused on astronomy, botany, earth sciences, life science and the human body, matter and energy, and robotics. Programs for students: At the center: docent-led tours; planetarium shows; programs with live animals. At schools: assembly programs, including a traveling Star Dome. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning, including workshops on several national curriculum projects.
9.62 The Exploratorium, 3601 Lyon St., San Francisco, CA 94123 (415) 563-7337
One of the world's major hands-on museums, with a center for teaching and learning; focused on science, art, and human perception. Programs for students: At the museum: 650 interactive exhibits; field trips. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: At the center:
summer institute (has 2,000 graduates) for teachers of grades K-12, concentrating on science content, hands-on learning, and innovative approaches to teaching discovery-based science; quarterly magazine Exploring.
9.63 Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Centennial Drive, Berkeley, CA 94720 (510) 642-4193
Science museum and leading center for educational research; develops and disseminates model programs, such as the Full Option Science System (FOSS) and Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) series of curriculum units; facilities include a participatory planetarium and discovery-oriented physics, biology, and computer labs. Programs for students: At Lawrence Hall: classes; hands-on exhibits; field trips. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: FOSS and GEMS units; catalogs of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning; extensive library of science education and curriculum materials; newsletter.
9.64 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Visitors Center, 7000 East Ave., Livermore, CA 94550 (510) 424-0576
National laboratory with an active educational program, focusing on physics. Programs for students: At schools: science and technology presentations with about 20 scientific demonstrations, including light and laser experiments, by Science Presentation Volunteers. Materials: Teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content.
9.65 The Lindsay Museum, 1931 First Ave., Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (510) 935-1978
Wildlife and natural history museum with wild animals and a Discovery Room, focused on life history, geology, ecology, and the environment. Programs for students: At the museum: hands-on exhibits; guided tours. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Loans of taxidermal specimens. Education and support for teachers: In-service classes on science content and hands-on learning; letter-answering service; newsletter.
9.66 The Living Desert, 47-900 Portola Ave., Palm Desert, CA 92260 (619) 346-5694
Botanical garden and wildlife park, including 200 acres of gardens representing various desert ecosystems of the world, 1,000 acres of wilderness preserve and hiking trails, and a discovery room open on weekends.
Programs for students: At the park: classes; guided tours; hands-on exhibits. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: Workshops; newsletter.
9.67 Los Angeles Zoo, 5333 Zoo Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90027 (213) 666-4090
Zoo, with educational programs that emphasize an understanding of and appreciation for wildlife and conservation. Programs for students: At the zoo: workshops; guided tours. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Curriculum materials and activities for school classes; Zoo Discovery Kits (grades PreK-2) for zoo visits led by teachers; slide sets. Education and support for teachers: Workshops on science content and hands-on learning, for the classroom and for zoo visits.
9.68 Monterey Bay Aquarium, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940 (408) 648-4850
Renowned aquarium and marine research institution, with hands-on discovery labs and a touch pool; focused on marine biology, ecology, geology, meteorology, oceanography, and on the methods and processes of science. Programs for students: At the aquarium: programs for school groups; self-guided tours. At schools: outreach programs (including aquaravan with live animals). Materials: Pre-Ipostvisit, curriculum, and audiovisual materials; a series of natural history books; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning, including field, exhibit, lab, and classroom experiences; leadership programs.
9.69 Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007 (213) 744-3466
Museum comprising the original museum on Exposition Boulevard, Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries, William S. Hart Museum in Newhall, Calif., and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County at Burbank; facilities include hands-on discovery centers and an insect zoo; emphasis on earth and life sciences and anthropology. Programs for students: At the museums: classes; workshops; field trips; tours for school groups; hands-on exhibits. At schools: outreach programs; traveling insect zoo; earthmobile. Materials: Lending boxes with science specimens; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: Courses in natural history; lectures; library.
9.70 Palm Springs Desert Museum, 101 Museum Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92263 (619) 325-7186
Museum of art, the performing arts, and natural science, with a nature trail; focused on the life sciences geology, ethnobotany, and various interdisciplinary areas. Programs for students: At the museum: guided tours; hands-on exhibits; formal museum classes (grades 2-5); overnight field trips (grades 4-5). At schools: classes; traveling exhibits. Materials: Kits of desert species for loan; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: Science project workshops on science content and hands-on learning; lending library.
9.71 Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1500 No. College Ave. Claremont, CA 91711 (909) 625-8767
Botanic garden, affiliated with the Claremont Colleges, featuring an 86-acre display of California native plants; focused on research and education in botany and on conservation and cultivation of native plants. Programs for students: At the garden: hands-on learning centers; guided tours. At schools: out-reach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; loans of hands-on materials and live specimens; pre-/postvisit teacher's packets; curriculum and audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: Workshops to review national and California curricula in biological and environmental sciences.
9.72 Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA 94114 (415) 554-9600
Children's museum on 16 acres, with live animals, a petting corral, and a hiking trail; emphasis on physical, life, earth, and environmental sciences. Programs for students: At the museum: hands-on exhibits; classes for school groups; after-school classes; vacation-time workshops; guided tours. At schools: out-reach programs (limited). Materials:
Discovery lending kits; curriculum materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning, including national curriculum projects; newsletter.
9.73 Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center, 1875 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 238-1233
Science center, with a planetarium, Omnimax theater, and Challenger Learning Center, focused on physical and space sciences and astronomy. Programs for students: At the center: hands-on exhibits; self-guided tours; presentations; after-school classes. At the Challenger Center: programs and simulated space voyage for classes; tours to Palomar Observatory at the California Institute of Technology. At schools: out-reach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher materials and resource guides with many student activities; some lending boxes; audiovisual materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
9.74 San Diego Natural History Museum, 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 232-3821
Regional research and educational museum, with desert and earth science discovery labs, and (under development) an Environmental Science Education Center; focused on life and earth sciences and the environment, but also emphasizing interdisciplinary fields that combine science with society and the arts and humanities. Programs for students: At the museum: ecology field walks; guided/self-guided tours; workshops (grades K-3). At schools: outreach presentations. Materials: Specimens and videos for loan; curriculum materials (in English and Spanish) to accompany museum visits; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service education including workshops, classes, field trips, and expeditions; resource lending library.
9.75 San Diego Zoo, 2920 Zoo Dr., San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 231-1515
World-renowned zoo on 100 acres, operated by the Zoological Society of San Diego. Programs for students:
At the zoo: classes. At schools: out-reach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Interdisciplinary curriculum packets on various topics (e.g., rain forests, dinosaurs); audiovisual materials; loans of live animals and plants; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.76 Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93105-2199 (805) 682-4726
Botanic garden and arboretum with a herbarium, focusing on horticultural research and the preservation of biological diversity, especially of California's native flora. Programs for students: At the garden: after-school and holiday classes; workshops; field trips. At the garden and at schools: garden tours and school outreach programs that complement one another and are designed for specific grades. Materials: Activity-based resource guides; nature kits for loan; flier describing materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning in the environmental sciences; library; newsletter.
9.77 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93105 (805) 682-4711
Natural history museum, including a planetarium, with a satellite marine museum (The Sea Center) on Stearns Wharf featuring a touch tank; emphasis on natural history and marine science. Programs for students: At the museums: presentations and guided programs for school groups; hands-on exhibits. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; curriculum units; natural objects and kits for loan; teacher's guides; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: Summer workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
9.78 Sea World, 1720 So. Shores Rd., San Diego, CA 92109-7995 (619) 226-3834
Aquarium, oceanarium, and marine museum; focused on marine science with emphasis on ecology and conservation. Programs for students: At Sea World: classes; guided/self-guided tours; hands-on exhibits. At schools throughout the western United States: assembly programs; live, interactive television programs via satellite, cable, and Public Broadcasting System. Materials: Teacher's guides; audiovisual and computer- based materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning, including courses for college credit.
9.79 Stephen Birch Aquarium Museum, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla, CA 92093-0207 (619) 534-FISH
Aquarium and museum of ocean science serving as the public education center for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography; focused on the oceans and global science. Programs for students: At the aquarium-museum: classes; guided tours; hands-on exhibits; field activities. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Teacher's guides; curriculum materials; discovery kits. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
9.80 The Tech Museum of Innovation, 145 W. San Carlos St., San Jose, CA 95113 (408) 279-7148
Interactive museum and learning center, with emphasis on learning about science and technology through active involvement. Programs for students: At the museum: classes and programs (grades 4-6); hands-on exhibits; guided tours. At schools: outreach programs (limited). Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides; audiovisual and computer-based materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
Hawaii
9.81 Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St., Honolulu, HI 96817-0916 (808) 847-3511
Cultural and natural history museum, with a planetarium and an observatory; emphasizes zoology, botany, and archaeology. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; guided tours; hands-on exhibits; field trips. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual and computer-based materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
9.82 Sea Life Park Hawaii, Makapu'u Point, Waimanalo, HI 96795 (808) 259-7933
Oceanarium with an education center, on the island of Oahu, focused on marine science and marine conservation. Programs for students: At the oceanarium: programs; hands-on exhibits. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; teacher resource library.
9.83 Waikiki Aquarium, 2777 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815 (808) 923-9741
Research-based marine aquarium of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, emphasizing ecology, habitats, adaptations for survival, and conservation of Hawaiian and Pacific marine life. Programs for students: At the aquarium: classes; guided/self-guided tours; hands-on exhibits. At outer district schools: outreach programs (grades 3-6). Materials: Teacher's guides; audiovisual and pre-/postvisit materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content; newsletter.
Oregon
9.84 The High Desert Museum, 59800 So. Hwy. 97, Bend, OR 97702-8933 (503) 382-4754
Regional, participation-oriented, "living" museum focused on the natural history of the arid Inter-mountain West. Programs for students: At the museum: classes on natural and cultural history; science- focused field trip programs; self-guided tours. At schools within 150-mile radius of the museum: outreach programs. Materials: Science resource kits for rural outreach. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning in life and earth sciences; newsletter.
9.85 Metro Washigton Park Zoo, 4001 S.W. Canyon Rd., Portland, OR 97221 (503) 226-1561
City zoo with special emphasis on endangered wildlife issues at the local, regional, and international levels. Programs for students: At the zoo: classes; hands-on exhibits. At schools: zoomobile with outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; field guides for nature trail; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit and audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.86 Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, 1945 S.E. Water Ave., Portland, OR 97214-3354 (503) 797-4000
Science and technology museum, with a planetarium, Omnimax theater, botanical garden, environmental center, and education resource center. Programs for students: At the museum: many hands-on classes and exhibits; week-long day camps at sites from beach to desert; guided tours; field trips. At schools in Oregon, Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, and Washington: outreach assemblies and classroom programs with hands-on activities; interactive demonstrations (some with live animals); portable planetarium. Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides; audiovisual and computer-based materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops and courses on science content and hands-on learning, both at the museum and at schools anywhere in the Pacific Northwest; newsletter.
9.87 Pacffic Northwest Museum of Natural History, 1500 E. Main St., Ashland, OR 97520 (503) 488-1084
Highly interactive natural history museum, with a discovery center and realistic, multisensory exhibits reflecting six ecosystems of the Northwest; focused on the physical, life, earth, and environmental sciences. Programs for students: At the museum: hands-on exhibits (many with computer interactions); classes; self-guided tours; presentations with live animals. Materials: Hands-on activity books; supplemental materials; magazine for students. Education and support for teachers: Workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.88 World Forestry Center, 4033 S.W. Canyon Rd., Portland, OR 97221 (503) 228-1367
Forestry center with a museum an information institute, and a 70-acre working tree farm and outdoor education site in Wilsonville, Oreg.; focused on the study and conservation of global forests and forest resources. Programs for students: At the museum and tree farm: guided tours; learning lab presentations. At the museum: hands-on activity stations. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity kits; curriculum units with hands-on materials and teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: International information network on forest resources; newsletter.
Washington
9.89 Marine Science Society of the Pacific Northwest, Marine Science Center, 18743 Front St., N.E., Poulsbo, WA 98370 (206) 779-5549
Small marine facility on the shore of Puget Sound, focusing on the marine environment. Programs for students: At the facility: hands-on instruction; guided tours; hands-on exhibits. At schools: outreach programs (including field studies). Materials: Hands-on activity books; science kits of hands-on materials and live animals for loan; teacher's guides; audiovisual and computer-based materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
9.90 North Cascades Institute, 2105 Hwy. 20, Sedro Woolley, WA 98284 (206) 856-5700
Institute focusing on field-based, experiential, environmental education in the Greater North Cascades ecosystem, including the North Cascades National Park, Puget Sound, and the Columbia River Basin. Programs for students: In North Cascades National Park: 3-day mountain school (grade 5, with teachers and parents); in the Skagit River watershed: field trips to local streams and habitats (grade 4). At schools: outreach programs on watershed education. Materials: Curriculum and resource materials; catalog of field seminars. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops and field seminars focused on watersheds, natural history, and experiential teaching.
9.91 Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave., No., Seattle, WA 98109-4895 (206) 443-2001
Science and technology center with an IMAX theater, a planetarium, and an extensive science education program. Programs for students: At the center: more than 200 hands-on exhibits; classes; demonstrations; laser light shows; peer-teaching workshops; field-study programs at summer camps. At schools in a majority of school districts in Washington State: seven traveling vans bringing interactive assemblies, hands-on classes, and hands-on exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; materials and, where appropriate, lesson plans for continuing various Science Center education programs; audiovisual and computer-based materials. Education and support for teachers: Hands-on workshops for teams (a teacher and five students); teacher institutes on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.92 The Seattle Aquarium, Pier 59, Waterfront Park, Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 386-4300
Regionally focused marine science institution, with a discovery lab and tide pool; provides outdoor environmental education programs for both students and teachers. Programs for students: At the aquarium: guided tours; hands-on exhibits; hands-on classes, with live animals; comprehensive early-childhood program. At schools: interactive programs; traveling exhibits, with live animals. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit and audiovisual materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
9.93 Woodland Park Zoological Gardens, 5500 Phinney Ave. No., Seattle, WA 98103 (206) 684-4800
Zoo featuring naturalistic exhibits and an education center with a discovery room; focus includes major ecosystems of the world and wildlife conservation. Programs for students: At the zoo: hands-on exhibits; programs for school groups; guided tours. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; curriculum packets; loan kits; videos; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops, lectures, and classes on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
MOUNTAIN REGION
Arizona
9.94 Arizona Science Center, 147 E. Adams St., Phoenix, AZ 85004-2331 (602) 256-9388
Science and technology center, with a planetarium. Programs for students: At the center: classes; interactive exhibits. At schools: outreach programs, including family telescope nights. Materials: Field trip guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.95 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 No. Kinney Rd., Tucson, AZ 85743-9719 (602) 883-1380
Natural history museum focusing on the ecology of the Sonora Desert region; most exhibits outdoors, consisting of living representations of plant and animal communities; educational programs emphasize conservation. Programs for students: At the museum: programs for school groups, including docent-led tours. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; kits on ecological subjects for loan. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on desert ecology; field trips; hikes.
9.96 Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 No. Galvin Pkwy., Papago Park, Phoenix, AZ 85008 (602) 941-1217
Botanical garden and research facility, with plants representing more than 4,000 species; focused on arid-land plants of the world, with special emphasis on succulents and native plants of the southwestern United States. Programs for students: At the garden: workshops; guided tours with hands-on demonstrations; interactive investigation stations. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; curriculum units with hands-on materials; teacher's guides and information packets; teacher's checklist for self-guided tours; video; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning; field-test site for curriculum materials.
9.97 Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 (602) 621-4515
University-based science center, with a domed theater and interactive-exhibit halls; focused on astronomy, physics, and computers. Programs for students: At the center: programs; guided tours. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.98 Kitt Peak Museum, Tucson, AZ 85735-9734 (602) 322-3426
Education-oriented, astronomy-based museum located at Kitt Peak National Observatory, focused on astronomical research and the activities of the observatory; exhibits also emphasize aspects of the Native American culture and natural history of the surrounding desert. Programs for students: At the museum: guided tours and "star-party" activities featuring a hands-on approach to telescopes and sky-object identification. At schools: audiovisual and lecture-format outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Teacher's guides; audiovisual and computer-based materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content.
9.99 Lowell Observatory, 1400 W. Mars Hill Rd., Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (602) 774-2096
Research observatory, with a Visitor Center featuring many instruments modified for interactive display; emphasis on astronomy and physical and earth sciences. Programs for students: At the observatory: interactive displays; more than 20 programs and workshops on various astronomical topics; guided tours. Materials: Workshop materials; fact sheets. Education and support for teachers: Visitor Center and Clark telescope can be reserved for teacher workshops.
Colorado
9.100 Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, 16th and Maple, Golden, CO 80401-1887 (303) 273-3815
Small, university museum in the geosciences, with considerable collections of minerals, rocks, fossils, gems, and mining artifacts. Programs for students: At the museum: guided tours (including local geology); hands-on exhibits. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Teaching trunks and fossil kits of hands-on materials for loan; excess mineral and fossil material (not in the collection) available upon request.
9.101 Denver Museum of Natural History, 2001 Colorado Blvd., in City Park, Denver, CO 80205 (303) 370-6357
Museum with an IMAX theater and a planetarium, focused on earth, life, environmental, anthropological, and health sciences and planetarium studies. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; guided tours; hands-on exhibits; field studies/trips. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning.
9.102 Denver Zoological Gardens, City Park, Denver, CO 80205 (303) 331-4100
Zoo with several naturalistic displays, including Bird World, Northern Shores (the Arctic), and Tropical Discovery. Programs for students: At the zoo: topical guided tours; self-guided tours. At schools: outreach van with school programs about the prairie (grades 3-4) and reptiles (grades 5-7); speakers bureau. Materials: Previsit teacher packets for zoo visits and outreach programs. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops; newsletter.
Idaho
9.103 The Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, ID 83702 (208) 343-9895
Participatory science museum, with a planetarium. Programs for students: At the center: grade-specific demonstrations; classes; hands-on exhibits. At schools: traveling exhibits. Materials: Teacher's guides; audiovisual and computer-based materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; extensive teacher training program in astronomy; teacher resource center.
9.104 Idaho Museum of Natural History, 1066 So. Fifth, Pocatello, ID 83209 (208) 236-3168
Natural history museum of Idaho State University; focused on several physical sciences in addition to natural history fields (paleontology, geology, botany, archaeology, and ethnography). Programs for students: At the museum: classes; guided tours. At schools: exhibits trailer; two mobile science-lab classrooms. Materials: Hands-on activity books and support materials; teacher's guides; discovery boxes and other educational resources for loan; audiovisual and pre/postvisit materials; catalog of resource materials. Education and support for teachers: newsletter.
Montana
9.105 Museum of the Rockies, 600 W. Kagy Blvd., Bozeman, MT 59715 (406) 994-5283
Museum at Montana State University, focused on the natural and cultural history of the Northern Rocky Mountain region; emphasizes archaeology, geology, ethnology, paleontology, and astronomy. Programs for students: At the museum: hands-on exhibits; programs for school groups; guided tours; field studies. At schools: outreach programs, including a portable planetarium and traveling trunks. Materials: Dinologues (on dinosaurs): a series of educational videos, slide sets, activity kits, fossil casts, and teacher workbooks relating to biology, microbiology, astronomy, geology, chemistry, physics, and anatomy. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
Nevada
9.106 Lied Discovery Children's Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd., No., Las Vegas, NV 89101 (702) 382-3445
Children's museum, with more than 100 hands-on exhibits and an in-house radio station. Programs for students: At the museum: educational programs; guided tours; field trips; quarterly newspaper (grades 4-5). At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Packets, provided before guided tours; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
New Mexico
9.107 ¡Explora! Science Center, First Plaza Galeria at Second and Tijeras, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (Temporary quarters, until 1996) (505) 842-6188
Recently opened science and technology center, with initial focus on physical science concepts (including air pressure, fluids, sound, motion, light, and electricity) and health; moving to permanent quarters in 1996. Programs for students: At the center: more than 30 interactive hands-on exhibits; demonstrations; classes. At schools: outreach program combining science and art; traveling exhibits. Materials: Teacher's guides; previsit materials. Education and support for teachers: Workshops.
9.108 New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd., NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104-1375 (505) 841-8837
Natural history museum focusing on earth and life sciences, with special emphasis on strengthening science outreach programs for rural elementary schools. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; guided tours; hands-on exhibits; summer science camps. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: Statewide in-service education programs on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.109 Rio Grande Zoological Park, 903 Tenth St., S.W. Albuquerque, NM 87102 (505) 843-7413
Zoo with naturalistic exhibits and discovery stations. Programs for students: At the zoo: presentations; guided tours; hands-on exhibits. At schools: local outreach programs; zoomobile (travels statewide). Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guide; educational packets for use on-site; video on animal communication (grades K-3), with teacher's manual. Education and support for teachers: Workshops on using the zoo and on Suitcase for Survival (contains endangered-animal artifacts).
9.110 Santa Fe Children's Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 989-8359
Children's museum, with live animals and an ongoing, hands-on outdoor ecology project; emphasis on physics, biology, botany, and the earth and environmental sciences. Programs for students: At the museum: participatory exhibits; classes; guided tours. At schools: outreach programs, with live animals and plants. Materials: Curriculum units with hands-on materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on hands-on learning; resource library; newsletter.
9.111 The Space Center, Top of New Mexico Highway 2001, Alamogordo, NM 88310 (505) 437-2840
Space center complex with a four-story museum, space theater (planetarium and Omnimax), and air and space park. Programs for students: At the center: guided/self-guided tours; numerous classes; planetarium shows. At schools in Arizona, Texas, and Colorado: outreach programs with grade-specific, hands-on learning experiences; traveling exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual and computer-based materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops at schools on science content and hands-on learning, using national curricular materials; resource library.
Utah
9.112 Canyonlands Field Institute, 1320 So. Hwy. 19, Moab, UT 84532 (800) 860-5262
Educational institute situated in and using as its classroom the canyons of southeastern Utah (including Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and several Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Study Areas); focused on physical, earth, and life sciences; also emphasizes scientific, recreational, and social aspects of the environment. Programs for students: At the institute: multidiscipline program for school groups. Materials: Instructional materials for teachers. Education and support for teachers: Programs; workshops; teaching assistantships.
9.113 Hansen Planetarium, 15 So. State St., Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (801) 538-2104
Planetarium and space science museum, emphasizing astronomy and astrophysics, space science, physics,
and chemistry. Programs for students: At the planetarium: planetarium shows; discussions on space topics; science demonstrations; hands-on exhibits; telescope observing sessions. At schools: assemblies; classroom visits; exhibits; portable planetarium. Materials: Lending boxes with hands-on materials; teacher's guides; computer-based materials.
9.114 Utah Museum of Natural History, University of Utah, President's Circle, 200 So. University St., Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (801) 581-4303
University-based natural history museum focusing on physical, life, and earth sciences. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; guided tours; field studies. At schools: outreach classes. Materials: Teaching kits with hands-on materials and lesson plans for loan. Education and support for teachers: In-service classes on science content and hands-on learning; field trips; letter-answering service.
Wyoming
9.115 Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone Park, WY 82190 (307) 344-7381
National park, with five visitors centers and two museums focused on the natural and cultural history of Yellowstone National Park. Programs for students: Expedition: Yellowstone! (EY!), an interdisciplinary environmental education program (grades 4-6), designed either for classes at schools or as a several-day expedition with a Park Ranger. Materials: Catalog of materials; hands-on activity books; curriculum units with hands-on materials; audiovisual materials; teacher's guides on EY! Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning in connection with EY!
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Iowa
9.116 Blank Park Zoo of Des Moines, 7401 S.W. 9th St., Des Moines, IA 50315 (515) 285-4722
Naturalistic zoo, all outdoors, with almost 1,000 animals of about 100 species; emphasis on informal education through observation of animals in settings similar to their native environments. Programs for students: At the ZOO: programs for school groups; field studies. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Under development.
9.117 Science Center of Iowa, 4500 Grand Ave., Greenwood-Ashworth Park, Des Moines, IA 50312 (515) 274-6868
Science center with a Challenger Learning Center and planetarium, emphasizing the life, physical, and space sciences, astronomy, and mathematics. Programs for students: At the center: classes; hands-on exhibits; field trips. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
9.118 Science Station, 427 First St., S.E., Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 (319) 366-0968
Science center, focused primarily on various areas of physics. Programs for students: At the center: classes demonstrations; interactive exhibits; programs for school groups. At schools: outreach programs, including hands-on activities. Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides.
Kansas
9.119 Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, 1100 No. Plum, Hutchinson, KS 67501-1499 (316) 662-2305
Space center, with a planetarium, Omnimax theater, and Hall of Space Museum; focused on physical sciences, human biology, and earth and space sciences. Programs for students: At the center: Discovery workshops; classes; guided tours; field trips to Johnson Space Center. At schools: week-long traveling program (grades K-3); Voyager space science assembly program. Materials: Curriculum units with hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual and computer-based materials. Education and support for teachers: Teachers and Space in-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning, onsite/offsite; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Regional Teacher Resource Center; newsletter.
9.120 Kauffman Museum, Bethel College, North Newton, KS 67117 (316) 283-1612
Cultural and natural history museum, providing prairie-centered science education for south central Kansas. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; guided tours. At schools: traveling exhibits. Materials: Curriculum units with hands-on materials; teacher's guides; loans of museum artifacts. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on prairie ecology and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.121 KU Natural History Museum, 602 Dyche Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-2454 (913) 864-4540
Research-based natural history museum with collections of more than 5 million specimens; focused on vertebrate and invertebrate fossils, and modern insects, plants, and vertebrates, and astronomy. Programs for students: At the museum: exhibits; workshops; field trips. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Traveling kits of museum specimens with curriculum materials; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content.
9.122 Lake Afton Public Observatory, MacArthur Rd. at 247th St., W., Wichita, KS 67260 (316) 794-8995
Small observatory and astronomy museum affiliated with Wichita State University. Programs for students:
At the observatory: observatory programs; hands-on exhibits. At schools: classroom presentations; portable learning centers. Materials: Astronomy activity books; curriculum guidelines; videotape programs; instructional games. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
Minnesota
9.123 Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, 10 Church St., S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455-0140 (612) 624-7083
University museum of natural history serving as a center for the JASON Project on oceanography curriculum, with a Touch and See Room; focused on life and earth sciences, life history, and the environment. Programs for students: At the museum: hands-on exhibits (especially in Touch and See Room); classes; guided tours; field trips. At schools: outreach programs (by special arrangement). Materials: Hands-on activity books; curriculum guides; Bell Museum Learning Kits with hands-on specimens and activity guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; wildlife information service; newsletter.
9.124 Headwaters Science Center, 413 Beltrami, Bemidji, MN 56601 (218) 751-1110
Science and environmental learning center; emphasis on the physical, life, earth, space, and environmental sciences. Programs for students: At the museum: programs; hands-on exhibits; guided tours; nature field trips. At schools: outreach programs, including a portable planetarium. Materials: Hands-on activity books; curriculum units with hands-on materials; supplemental activities; audiovisual and computer-based materials; magazines for students; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content with visiting scientists, and workshops on hands-on learning; teacher resource room.
9.125 Minnesota Children's Museum, 1217 Bandana Blvd., No., St. Paul, MN 55108 (612) 644-5305
Children's museum, offering interactive experiences for children 6 months to 10 years old and their teachers and parents; uses an interdisciplinary approach in presenting science, arts, and culture in varied formats. Programs for students: At the museum: Discovery Workshops. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Curriculum units with hands-on materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning.
9.126 Minnesota Zoological Garden, 13000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley, MN 55124 (612) 432-9000
State zoological garden (480 acres, more than 2,000 animals), with a children's zoo and Zoolab; involves 200,000 students and teachers annually in its education programs on wildlife, environmental issues, and conservation. Programs for students: At the zoo: wildlife quest classes; guided tours; hands-on exhibits; field trips. At schools: zoomobile with programs; speakers bureau. Materials: Hands-on activity books; curriculum units; teacher's guides; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
9.127 Science Museum of Minnesota, 30 E. 10th St., St. Paul, MN 55101 (612) 221-9488
Renowned science museum with a nature center and an Omnitheater, operating a Museum Magnet School in partnership with the St. Paul Public Schools; emphasizes a broad range of sciences with varied object- and activity-centered programs. Programs for students: At the museum: hands-on exhibits; classes; demonstrations; field trips. At schools: assembly programs; week-long resident programs. Materials: Exhibit guides; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; teacher conferences, field trips, and institutes; newsletter.
Missouri
9.128 Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64123 (816) 483-8300
Museum of history, science, technology, and natural history, with a planetarium and a Challenger Learning Center; emphasis on weather, paleontology, astronomy, and genetics, among other areas. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; guided tours; hands-on exhibits. At schools: outreach programs, including a portable planetarium. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes with hands-on materials; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning.
9.129 The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum, 516 So. Kirkwood Rd., St. Louis, MO 63122 (314) 822-8900
Children's museum devoted to providing hands-on learning experiences; emphasis in exhibits and outreach programs on water, magnets, air, simple machines, and much more; includes an area called "A Little Bit of Magic" for 1- to 7-year-olds. Programs for students: At the museum: guided/self-guided tours; more than 50 curriculum-related hands-on exhibits; Piaget-based Expericenter (hands-on learning laboratory). At schools: assembly and hands-on learning programs. Materials: Activity books; child-oriented guide to each exhibit. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; preview of museum before class visits.
9.130 Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110 (314) 577-5141
Renowned and popular botanical garden, with numerous specialized gardens and greenhouses, 2,400-acre Shaw Arboretum, a nature preserve at Gray Summit, and Henry Shaw Academy. Programs for students: At the garden and arboretum: classes; guided/self-guided tours; interactive exhibits; field studies. At the academy: several more-intensive education programs. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; Suitcase Science Kits for loan locally; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning, including summer workshops and travel-study programs; teacher resource center.
9.131 St. Louis Science Center, 5050 Oakland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110 (314) 289-4444
Science center, including a planetarium, Omnimax theater, and a discovery room, and with more than 600 hands-on exhibits focusing on technology, human society, ecology and the environment, and space science. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; interactive demonstrations (grades 3-8); hands-on rooms; planetarium and laser light shows. At schools: Outreach Van, with demonstrations, dynamic activities; portable planetarium programs; science festivals. Materials: Teacher's guides; extensive pre-/postvisit materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on hands-on learning; previsit briefings; newsletter.
9.132 St. Louis Zoological Park, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63110 (314) 768-5466
Zoo with more than 4,300 animals, and featuring a Classroom of the Future. Programs for students: At the zoo: classes with live-animal demonstrations; docent-led tours; hands-on exhibits; self-guided scavenger hunts. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on ac- tivity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials (Zoocase Science Kits); 6-week science curriculum units; teacher's guides; audiovisual and computer-based materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; library and teacher resource center; newsletter.
Nebraska
9.133 Hastings Museum, 1330 No. Burlington, Hastings, NE 68902 (402) 461-4629
General and natural history museum, with a planetarium, an IMAX theater, and a Discovery Center; focused on astronomy, biology, zoology, geology, paleontology, archaeology, and space science. Programs for students: At the museum: hands-on exhibits; presentations for school groups; planetarium shows; IMAX films; orientation and self-guided tours. Materials: Information packets including suggested activities; teacher's manuals for films. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on hands-on learning; film previews.
9.134 Henry Doorly Zoo, 3701 So. 10th St., Omaha, NE 68107 (402) 733-8400
Zoological park featuring more than 2,000 animals, with emphasis on wildlife conservation. Programs for students: At the zoo: hands-on exhibits; guided/self-guided tours; classroom programs with live animals. At schools: zoomobile visits; speakers bureau. Materials: Lending boxes with hands-on materials; teacher's guides; activity guides; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content; newsletter.
9.135 Uuiversity of Nebraska State Museum, Morrill Hall, 14th and U St., Lincoln, NE 68588-0332 (402) 472-2637
Natural science museum, with a planetarium and a discovery room; emphasizes life science, earth science and paleontology, and space science. Programs for students: At the museum: Encounter Center (discovery) programs; planetarium and laser light shows; guided tours; hands-on gallery programs; field trips. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Lending boxes of hands-on materials; lesson plans; audiovisual and computer-based materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops and programs on science content and hands-on learning; NASA Teacher Resource Center; newsletter.
North Dakota
9.136 Gateway to Science Center, 2700 State St., Gateway Mail, Bismarck, ND 58501 (701) 258-1975
Science center focused on the physical, life, earth, and atmospheric sciences and engineering. Programs for students: At the center: hands-on exhibits; programs for school groups; guided tours. Materials: Activity questionnaires; instructional materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.137 Roosevelt Park Zoo, 1219 Burdick Expressway, E., Minot, ND 58701 (701) 857-4166
Zoo and regional center for wildlife education, featuring approximately 200 mammals, birds, and reptiles, with a children's zoo and a zoo education center. Programs for students: At the ZOO: classes; guided tours. At the center: exhibit area for hands-on, interactive activities. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: Workshops; reference center (at the zoo education center) with wildlife books and magazines.
South Dakota
9.138 South Dakota Discovery Center and Aquarium, 805 W. Sioux Ave., Pierre, SD 57501 (605) 224-8295
Discovery center and aquarium, with a planetarium, and (150 meters away in the Missouri River), Discovery Island. Programs for students: At the center: more than 60 hands-on exhibits; planetarium shows; laboratory activities. On Discovery Island: wetlands ecology field site. At schools in South Dakota, Nebraska, and North Dakota: outreach programs; traveling exhibits; portable planetarium. Materials: Lending kits.
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Arkansas
9.139 Arkansas Museum of Science and History, MacArthur Park, Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 324-9231
Science museum concentrating on natural sciences, life sciences, and geology. Programs for students: At the museum: classes with live animals; hands-on exhibits. At schools: outreach programs with live animals; 6-week series of summer classes traveling the state to rural areas. Materials: Activity books; loans of kits; audiovisual materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning.
9.140 Little Rock Zoological Gardens, One Jonesboro Dr., Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 663-4733
Zoo with more than 700 specimens from six continents. Programs for students: At the zoo: self-guided tours with materials; guided tours; hands-on exhibits in the spring. Materials: Teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on hands-on learning.
9.141 Mid-America Museum, 500 Mid-America Blvd., Hot Springs, AR 71913 (501) 767-3461
Science museum with an aquarium, a laser theater, and interactive exhibits focused on human perception, energy, matter, and life. Programs for students: At the museum: Energy Scavenger Hunt and Museum Odyssey (students explore the museum to answer questions about interactive exhibits). At the museum and at schools: portable planetarium. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; science activity boxes for loan in Arkansas; teacher's guides; museum guidebook for educators. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on hands-on learning, based on science activity boxes.
Louisiana
9.142 Aquarium of the Americas, Audubon Institute, One Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70178 (504) 565-3033
Internationally known aquarium; exhibits about 8,000 animals from the waters in and around North, Central, and South America in five galleries, each focused on a different habitat. Programs for students: At the aquarium: microlab and touch-pool hands-on exhibits; workshops; participatory shows; guided tours. At schools: outreach programs with an aquavan. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content, hands-on learning, and regional and national curriculum projects.
9.143 Audubon Zoological Garden, Audubon Institute, 6500 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70118 (504) 861-2537
Zoological garden with more than 1,500 animals, and including a botanical garden and a nature and conservation center. Programs for students: At the zoo: workshops; presentations; hands-on exhibits. At schools: outreach programs with a zoomobile. Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning in several areas of natural history; some workshops on national curriculum projects.
9.144 The Children's Museum of Lake Charles, 925 Enterprise Blvd., Lake Charles, LA 70601 (318) 433-9420
Hands-on science museum for children of all ages. Programs for students: At the museum: programs and hands-on exhibits rotated every 2 months and presented in lesson-plan format. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.145 Greater Baton Rouge Zoo, 3601 Thomas Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (504) 775-3877
Municipal zoo; emphasis in educational programs on conservation, natural history and evolution, and environmental awareness. Programs for students: At the zoo: hands-on exhibits; programs for school groups; guided tours. At schools: outreach programs, with slide shows and live animals. Materials: Teacher's guides; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: Workshops.
9.146 Lafayette Natural History Museum, Planetarium, and Nature Station, 637 Girard Park Dr., Lafayette, LA 70503 (318) 268-5544
Museum with a planetarium, a 33-acre nature trail, and a Nature Station; focused on areas of the physical and natural sciences, including astronomy, spectroscopy, model rocketry, archaeology, and the environmental sciences. Programs for students: At the museum: hands-on exhibits; guided tours. At the Nature Station: programs on environmental science; trail walks. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides on the exhibits.
9.147 Louisiana Arts and Science Center, 100 So. River Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (504) 344-5272
Arts and science center that includes Science Station—a hands-on physical science gallery primarily designed for grades 4-9; exhibits focus on light and color, sound, electricity and magnetism, and simple machines. Programs for students: At the center: space and planetarium shows; guided tours; field trips; weekend and summer workshops. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Teacher's guides; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
9.148 Louisiana Children's Museum, 428 Julia St., New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 523-1357
Children's museum, with a separate exhibit area for children 3 years old and younger, and a main exhibit area
for 8- to 12-year-olds. Programs for students: At the museum: programs; hands-on exhibits. Materials:
Teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
9.149 Louisiana Nature and Science Center, Joe W. Brown Memorial Park, New Orleans, LA 70127 (504) 246-5672
Nature center within the New Orleans metropolitan area, with direct access to an urban forest and wetlands area. Programs for students: At the center: classes, guided tours; hands-on exhibits; field trips. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
9.150 Sci-Port Discovery Center, 101 Milam St., Shreveport, LA 71101 (318) 424-3466
Science center actively involved with the Louisiana Statewide Systemic Initiative (LSSI) in teacher training and support; emphasis on the physical, life, space, and some earth sciences. Programs for students: At the center: workshops; summer science series with activities and materials. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials:
Teacher packets, including hands-on experiments related to exhibits. Education and support for teachers: In-service summer workshops on traveling and permanent exhibits; LSSI training and follow-up with packets, demonstrations, activities, and support during the year for teachers of grades 3-5 in seven Louisiana parishes.
Oklahoma
9.151 Oklahoma City Zoo, 2101 N.E. 50th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73111 (405) 424-3344
Zoo with an aquarium and an exotic horticultural collection. Programs for students: At the ZOO: guided tours; a wide variety of hands-on classes and labs on animals. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; loan of Suitcase for Survival (containing endangered-animal artifacts). Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on hands-on learning.
9.152 Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, 1335 Asp Ave., Norman, OK 73019 (405) 325-4712
University museum of natural history and anthropology, with school programs focused on ecology, zoology, geology, and paleontology. Programs for students: At the museum: classes with hands-on activities; field trips; week-long summer workshops on natural history themes. Materials: Curriculum units with hands-on materials; loans of museum mounts and preserved specimens. Education and support for teachers: Instructional materials.
9.153 Omniplex Science Museum, 2100 N.E. 52nd St., Oklahoma City, OK 73111-7198 (405) 424-5545
Science and technology museum with a planetarium and botanical garden; part of the larger Kirkpatrick Center Museum Complex; focused on geology, astronomy, paleontology, and the physical and life sciences. Programs for students: At the museum: 300 hands-on exhibits; more than 100 science and planetarium programs. Materials: Lending boxes of hands-on materials and equipment (grades 4-6); teacher's guides; catalog of materials. Educadon and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
Texas
9.154 Abilene Zoological Gardens, Hwy. 36 at Loop 322, Abilene, TX 79604 (915) 676-6085
Zoo with a habitat-oriented discovery center and related activities. Programs for students: At the zoo: classes; guided tours. At schools: outreach programs, with live animals. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning.
9.155 Austin Children's Museum, 1501 W. Fifth St., Austin, TX 78703 (512) 472-2499
Children's museum with activities integrating three themes: How Different People Live, The Human Experience, and Everyday Science and Technology. Programs for students: At the museum: hands-on exhibits on applied sciences; classes; guided tours; field trips. At schools: classes; after-school science programs. Materials: Curriculum units with hands-on materials and curriculum guidelines; supplemental activities for many exhibits; hands-on learning kits. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning.
9.156 Dallas Museum of Natural History, First Ave. and Grand in Fair Park, Dallas, TX 75315 (214) 670-8457
Museum with a discovery center, focusing on the native plants and animals of Texas, including fossils.
Programs for students: At the museum: classes; guided tours; hands-on exhibits. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit and audiovisual materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning, including Project Wild (environmental education program emphasizing wildlife); teacher resource center; newsletter.
9.157 Don Harrington Discovery Center, 1200 Streit Dr., Amarillo, TX 79106 (806) 355-9547
Discovery center with a planetarium focused on the physical, life, earth, space, and environmental sciences. Programs for students: At the center: hands-on exhibits; classes on science and health; planetarium shows; guided tours. At schools: traveling exhibits. Materials: Previsit materials. Educadon and support for teachers: In-service workshops on hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.158 Environmental Science Center, 8856 Westview Dr., Houston, TX 77055 (713) 465-9628
Science center, with a 5-acre arboretum and bird sanctuary and an outdoor classroom; focused on wildlife, natural history, geology, and oceanography. Programs for students: At the center: hands-on programs for school classes. Materials: Hands-on activity books; districtwide Elementary Science Kit program; loans of specimens, kits, and audiovisual materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service programs; newsletter.
9.159 Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, 1501 Montgomery St., Fort Worth, TX 76107-3079 (817) 732-1631
Museum founded in 1941 in an elementary school, with a planetarium, Omni theater, discovery gallery for children 6 years old and younger, and outdoor fossil-digging area. Programs for students: At the museum: participatory demonstrations; guided tours; hands-on exhibits. At the Museum School: after-school, intersession, and Saturday classes; field trips. Materials: Lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit materials. Educadon and support for teachers: Work- shops on science content, with field trips and hands-on activities; preview events for Omni films and planetarium programs.
9.160 Houston Museum of Natural Science, One Hermann Circle Dr., Hermann Park, Houston, TX 77030 (713) 639-4600
Natural science museum with a planetarium, IMAX theater, Challenger Space Science Center, and an observatory; emphasis on physical, space, earth, and life sciences. Programs for students: At the museum: exploratorium of hands-on exhibits; guided tours; classes; field trips. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials and living things; teacher's guides; audiovisual and computer-based materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.161 Insights-El Paso Science Museum, 505 No. Santa Fe, El Paso, TX 79901 (915) 542-2990
Participatory science museum serving large sections of Texas, New Mexico, and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; guided tours; more than 180 interactive exhibits. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides; computer-based materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; field trips; newsletter.
9.162 McAllen International Museum, 1900 Nolana, McAllen TX 78504 (210) 682-1564
Art and science museum, with a Science Hall for grades 2-5; focused on earth sciences and natural history. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; guided tours; hands-on exhibits. At schools: hands-on programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit materials. Education and support for teachers: Newsletter.
9.163 The Science Place, 1318 Second Ave., Dallas, TX 75315 (214) 428-7200
Science center, with a planetarium and Kids Place (for early-childhood learning); emphasizes physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, health, dinosaurs, and mathematics. Programs for students: At the center: classes; guided tours; planetarium shows; hands-on exhibits; field trips. At schools: outreach programs; traveling exhibits. Materials: Lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.164 Sea World of Texas, 10500 Sea World Dr., San Antonio, TX 78251 (210) 523-3606
Marine zoological park with living learning centers; focused on marine and environmental science. Programs for students: At Sea World: guided/self-guided tours; presentations with animals; field trips; classes. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Curriculum guides; audiovisual materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: Workshops.
9.165 Space Center Houston, 1601 NASA Road One, Houston, TX 77058 (713) 244-2105
Space center, designed for both education and entertainment, providing a variety of space experiences and serving as the visitor complex for NASA's Johnson Space Center. Programs for students: At the center: self-guided class visits; hands-on exhibits, including computer simulators. Materials: Classroom activities; hands-on activity books and accompanying teacher's guides on space exhibits and attractions at the center. Education and support for teachers: Briefings on space science topics; newsletter.
9.166 Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209-6396 (210) 820-2181
Museum and, under development and expected to open in 1997, a science education center with interactive elements such as waterwheels, sundials, pulley lifts, and live insects. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; demonstrations; hands-on exhibits. At schools: outreach programs. Materials: Teacher's guides; audiovisual materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on hands-on learning; newsletter.
GREAT LAKES REGION
Illinois
9.167 The Adler Planetarium, 1300 So. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 922-STAR
Planetarium and science museum focusing on astronomy, earth science, and the history of science; one of a constellation of three lakeside museums, along with the Field Museum of Natural History and the John G. Shedd Aquarium. Programs for students: At the planetarium: classes; hands-on exhibits; regional outreach with computer networking, becoming available nationally. At schools: outreach programs, including portable planetarium visits. Materials: Hands-on previsit materials; curriculum materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content; library with curriculum materials.
9.168 Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook Rd., Glencoe, IL 60022 (708) 835-5440
Living museum on 300 acres, with special emphasis on native plant communities—woodlands, prairies, and wetlands—and including an education center and a children's vegetable garden. Programs for students: At the garden: guided tours; hands-on exhibits; field trips; programs designed to complement school curriculum. At schools: outreach programs throughout the Chicago area. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes of hands-on materials; teacher's guides; catalogs of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.169 Chicago Children's Museum, North Pier Chicago, 465 E. Illinois St., Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 527-1000
Children's museum and originator of numerous traveling exhibits; focused on the physical and life sciences, geology, meteorology, and environmental science. Programs for students: At the museum: hands-on exhibits; programs for school groups; guided tours. At schools: traveling trunk shows; programs. Materials: Hands-on activity books; curriculum units with hands-on materials; activity guides; pre/postvisit, audiovisual, and computer-based materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.170 Chicago Zoological Park (Brookfield Zoo), 8400 W. 31st St., Brookfield, IL 60513 (708) 485-0263
Chicago's major zoo, with more than 2,000 animals representing more than 400 species, many in naturalistic habitats; emphasis on conservation. Programs for students: At the ZOO: hands-on exhibits; classes; guided/self-guided tours. Materials: Hands-on activity books; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit materials developed in collaboration with teachers to enhance classroom studies; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.171 Fermilab Lederman Science Education Center, Batavia, IL 60510-0500 General information: (708) 840-8258 Teacher Resource Center: (708) 840-8259
Fermilab, a world-famous high-energy physics laboratory that offers an extensive science education program; emphasizes physics and energy-related topics. Programs for students: At Fermilab: interactive teaching stations; informal classes emphasizing hands-on learning and process skills. At schools: outreach programs; hands-on exhibits. Materials: Curriculum units; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on hands-on learning; teacher resource center for previewing collection of science education materials; directory of regional science resources; newsletter.
9.172 Field Museum of Natural History, Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 922-9410
World-renowned research institution and museum focused on evolutionary biology and the environment and on cultural understanding and change, with more than 21 million specimens and artifacts in anthropology, botany, geology, and zoology; one of a constellation of three lake-side museums, along with the Adler Planetarium and the John G. Shedd Aquarium. Programs for students: At the museum: classes; guided tours; hands-on exhibits. At schools: traveling exhibits. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes/kits; teacher's guides; audiovisual materials; catalog of materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service workshops on science content and hands-on learning; training for teaching in urban neighborhoods; newsletter.
9.173 John G. Shedd Aquarium, 1200 So. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 939-2426
Aquarium and oceanarium, including an aquatic science center, with more than 6,000 aquatic animals representing every region of the world; one of a constellation of three lake-side museums (along with the Field Museum of Natural History and Adler Planetarium). Programs for students: At the aquarium: specialized workshops and classes for student groups; hands-on exhibits; self-guided tours; local field trips. Materials: Lending boxes/kits; teacher's guides. Education and support for teachers: In-service education on science content and hands-on learning; teacher resource center; field trips.
9.174 Museum of Science and Industry, 57th St. and Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60637 (312) 684-1414
World-renowned, interactive museum, with more than 2,000 exhibits in 75 exhibit halls, discovery centers for grades PreK-K and K-4, and learning laboratories embedded within museum exhibits for grades 5-8; emphasis on physical sciences, technology, and industry. Programs for students: At the museum: programs for school groups; hands-on exhibits; guided tours. At schools: Science Club Network. Materials: Hands-on activity books; lending boxes/kits; teacher's guides; pre-/postvisit, audiovisual, and computer-based materials. Education and support for teachers: In-service education and teacher-parent workshops on science content and hands-on learning; newsletter.
9.175 Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, 2001 No. Clark St., Chicago,
