The Museum School was one of the first museum preschools accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
FIELD TRIPS TO THE OMNI THEATER, AN IMAX DOME
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT HOLIDAY FILM
We are pleased to offer the following holiday film for your enjoyment this year.
Disney’s A Christmas Carol: The IMAX Experience
December 19, 2009 through January 18, 2010
Running time: 1hr. 36 min.
Rated PG for scary sequences and images.
Fee: $9 per student
During your winter break you won’t want to miss this new holiday delight. Disney’s A Christmas Carol is a Christmas classic. Join Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) as he begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gary Oldman), and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Then the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come (all played by Carrey) take Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths that he is reluctant to face. At the end, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.
Omni Theater Field Trip Facts:
Field trips available: Now through May 28, 2010
To book: Group Services: 817-255-9440
Fee: $3.50 per student
Group minimum: 15 students; Maximum: 370 students
Required Chaperones: admitted free
PK-K: 1 adult/6 students; Grades 1-12: 1 adult/10 students
Time Choices: 10:00 a.m., 11:05 a.m., or 12:10 p.m.
Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure
Grades: K- 12
Now through May 28, 2010
45 minutes; Life Science
Journey to another world where insects rule! What a way for students to build their conceptual understanding of ecosystems, life cycles, heredity, diversity and organism adaptations! Students will be totally engaged with lush rainforests of Borneo and an amazing praying mantis and caterpillar – the real stars of Bugs! Visit Bugs! Teacher's Guide to preview educational content and download classroom activities.
Dolphins
Grades: K- 12
Now through February 26, 2010
45 minutes; Life Science
Who wouldn’t want to swim alongside a dolphin? Hurry onboard our marine science research vessel because the adventure is about to begin! Students will be mesmerized as they watch marine scientists study dolphin physiology, communication, intelligence, and interdependence with the marine ecosystem. Not only will the dolphins delight your students, they’ll also help them deepen their understanding of the unifying concepts and processes of science. This film embodies science as inquiry, systems, evidence and models, change and consistency, equilibrium, form and function.
Visit Dolphins Teacher's Guide to preview educational content and download classroom activities.
Forces of Nature
Grades 3-12
Now through May 28, 1010
40 minutes; Life, Earth, Physical Science and Technology
Hold your breath, here we go! With National Geographic’s trademark combination of scientific excellence, storytelling and human emotion, Forces of Nature showcases the incredible spectacle of earthquakes, volcanoes, and severe storms. Students travel the globe with volcanologists, geophysicists and meteorologists to learn how they use innovative technologies to predict how ad where nature’s most chaotic forces might strike next. What a way to build student knowledge about energy, cycles, systems, forces and the nature of science.
Visit nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/film/education.html to preview educational content and download the educators guide with activities for use in your classroom.
Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West
Grades: 4 - 12
January 5 – May 28, 2009
40 minutes; History, Social Studies, Geography, Life Science
At dawn of our nation, two courageous captains of the U.S. Army led a mission of 31 explorers from the mouth of the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean and back. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark pushed their Corps of Discovery --which included a heroic Native American woman, Sacagawea, and her infant son -- to the limits of endurance. Theirs was a grueling journey through thick forests and raging rapids, over towering peaks and plunging precipices. It was a treacherous 8,000-mile trek that was survived thanks to the grace and generosity of the Native Americans who inhabited this unmapped land.
Visit Family Activity Guide - PDF to preview educational content and download the educators guide with activities for use in your classroom.
Sharks
Grades: K-12
March 1 – May 28, 2009
42 minutes: Life science, environmental science
Aris Turtle will be your guide as your students learn about the behavior of many shark species that have been in existence since a million years before the dinosaurs—the sand tiger shark, great white shark, scalloped hammerhead shark, gray reef shark and whale shark. Your students will be engaged as they learn about these fascinating creatures and the importance of protecting our fragile marine ecosystem and preserving its biodiversity. Sharks offers a unique educational experience that promotes environmental awareness and the changing the perception of these endangered animals.
Visit Shark's Educator Guide - PDF for educational resources you can use in your classroom.
