The Omni Theater's projector, housed beneath the seats, is 6 feet tall and weights 1 ton.
EXHIBIT FIELD TRIPS!
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Book now! Exhibit field trips for the 2010-2011 school-year are available beginning Monday, November 1. Our exhibits provide a wide range of interactive experiences that will enhance your classroom curriculum. Check out our website for the most up-to-date exhibit information, pre- and post-visit activities, and resources for your use.
Innovation Gallery
Suggested Grade Level: K-12
Look up and what do you see? DreamTime is a lighted hanging sculpture made of repurposed objects creating an enchanting and inspiring piece of art that will ignite the imagination of your students.
Innovation Studios
Open to students in 3rd grade and above
Innovation Studios are located off the Museum’s central corridor. These five glasswalled learning environments provide opportunities for nurturing imagination, curiosity and creativity while supporting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. The following three studios are open for field trip visitors in 3rd grade and above:
Inventor Studio – offers hands-on experiences in technology, digital technology and engineering.
Imaginer Studio – provides materials for student engagement that foster curiosity and creative thinking as students explore key concepts.
Designer Studio – features engaging demonstrations that highlight various phenomena open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of each week. This studio is also the home for Explorations, fee-based, facilitated programs for school groups.
Explorations - Want to do more with your students? From November through March your students can work with Museum staff in a 30-minute facilitated experience that they will be talking about for weeks to come. All programs are TEKS and TAKS based. Additional fee required.
Energy Blast
Suggested Grade Level: 3-12
Energy Blast tells the dynamic story of energy resources in North Texas through a unique combination of science and history. Physics, technology and innovative thinking come to life through interactive experiences, a 4-D theater and learning stations for your students.
DinoLabs
Suggested Grade Level: 1-12
Learn about North Texas’ prehistoric past! DinoLabs also features three life-sized articulated skeletons, including our state dinosaur, Paluxysaurus jonesi.
DinoDig®
Suggested Grade Level: K-12
A model of the Jones Ranch dig site in North Texas, the site where Paluxysaurus jonesi was found, provides your students the opportunity to explore the sandy ground to uncover fossils.
The Fort Worth Children’s Museum
Open to students in 2nd grade and younger
The Fort Worth Children’s Museum gallery encourages students 2nd grade and younger to experience the joy of discovery and learning through play. Enter through the friendly dragonhead and have hands-on fun in Healthy Kids, Grocery Shopping, Construction Zone, Water Works and Build a House. The Natural Science area provides an opportunity to explore specimens from the Museum’s rich collections.
Noble Planetarium Pre-Show Exhibit Area
Suggested Grade Level: K-12
Make discoveries in the Noble Planetarium’s pre-show exhibit area! This area features live views of the sun from our own Charlie Noble Solar Observatory. ViewSpace provides the latest news about astronomy and space-based Earth science. Don’t miss the 107-pound Blue Mound nickel-iron meteorite or the 302-pound rare stony-iron meteorite from the Brenham field in Kansas. A real Sputnik and a life-sized astronaut grace the ceiling for you to view. Astronomy shows available in main dome for additional fee.
The Cattle Raisers Museum
Suggested Grade Level: K-12
The Cattle Raisers Museum, a “museum within a museum,” immerses guests in the dynamic history and science of the cattle and ranching industry. It is dedicated to telling the story of the Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the history of that industry within Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma through interactive exhibits. This exhibit also has a short multimedia historical presentation, Thundering Herd, included with exhibit admission. See page 8 for more information.
Traveling Exhibitions
The Museum also features traveling exhibitions that rotate throughout the year. Check our website for updated information about the traveling exhibits. At times during the year a gallery may be closed as we strike one exhibition to install a new one.
Rotation
Suggested Grade Level: K-12
At the back of Innovation Gallery is the hands-on, minds-on exhibition Rotation. Students of all ages will find this area engaging and challenging as they work through the exhibit components and deepen their understanding of the physics of rotation. This exhibition will be with us throughout the 2010-2011 school year.
Coming This Fall
Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science
Suggested Grade Level: K-12
We will host the traveling exhibition Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science in our upstairs gallery. The exhibition connects visitors with real archaeologists working on projects in Egypt through a combination of hands-on activities and ancient artifacts (including a real human mummy). This exhibit blends science, history, geography, engineering, technology and culture into an engaging experience for your students.
Where the Quest Begins: Fort Worth’s Sports Champions
Suggested Grade Level: 2-12
Where the Quest Begins highlights Fort Worth’s rich sports legacy and provides insights as to how we think, live, entertain ourselves and celebrate our champions.
Coming This Spring
Identity: An Exhibition of You
Suggested Grade Level: 2-12
Explore the physical, psychological and social elements in your life that make you tick. Compare fingerprints, find out if you are an introvert or extrovert, and view the differences between male and female brains. Investigate the question “What makes you You?” and uncover new understanding of the elements that contribute to making you unique.
FAST FACTS
Exhibit Field Trips available:
November 1, 2010 – May 27, 2011
- To book: Group Services: 817-255-9440
- Fee: $5 per student
- Explorations Fee:
- Additional $1 per student
- Group Minimum: 15
- Required Chaperones: admitted free
- PK-K: 1 adult/6 students
- 1-12: 1 adult/10 students
- Additional chaperones: $10
- All students must be accompanied by a chaperone at all times.
Call for reservations 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
817-255-9440 or toll-free 1-888-255-9300, ext. 440
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