Home School Families MASM HomeSchool Day
September 16, 2013 • 10am - 3pm
January 13, 2014 • 10am - 3pm
$5 + tax/person
Join us for a unique opportunity to participate in lots of hands-on activities and explore the Museum with other homeschool families. This is a great way to network with other homeschool families and to learn about MASM programs designed specifically for homeschoolers. We have carefully selected new activities and new topics so that families that attended previous HomeSchool Days will have a fresh experience in September and again in January. Plan to arrive at 10:00 am and stay all day! More details to be announced soon! RSVP to Director of Informal Learning at groups@midamericamuseum.org or call 501.767.3461 x13.
HomeSchool One Day Workshops
Owl Pellet Dissection
Thursday, October 24, 2013 10am-12noon • ages 8-12
Explore an example of a food web at work by dissecting a REAL owl pellet! Discover what a typical owl diet is by identifying skeletons of small mammals inside the owl pellet. $10 member / $15 non-member + tax Registration form click here
Microbiology
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 10am-12noon • ages 12-16
Get ready to explore the hidden world of microorganisms. Discover cell structures, learn the different classifications of microorganisms and observe their behaviors under the lens of a microscope. $10 member / $15 non-member + tax Registration form click here
Astronomy
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 10am-12noon • ages 8-12
Bring the stars closer to home! Learn about their lifecycle and explore the night sky in the middle of the day. $10 member / $15 non-member + tax Registration form click here
Sheep Heart Dissection
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 10am-12noon • ages 12-16
Explore your most important muscle - the heart! Learn about the inner workings of your heart, how to keep it healthy and dissect a REAL sheep heart. $15 member / $20 non-member + tax Registration form click here
NEW: workshop for ages 5-7
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Thursday, January 23, 2014 10am-12noon • ages 5-7
Explore the amazing world of plants as we take apart a seed, learn how plants drink water, listen to the story of "Jack's Garden" and make your own leaf print to take home! One adult partner required per student $10 + tax member per adult/student pair/ $15 + tax non-member per adult/student pair Registration form click here
Special note: One adult partner (age 16 and up) is required per student. Registration fee covers the fee for both the adult partner and student.
Kitchen Chemistry
Thursday, February 20, 2014 10am-12noon • ages 8-12 Amazing chemical reactions happen everyday, right in your kitchen! Discover how chemistry changes the world by mixing up some common ingredients with surprising results. $10 member / $15 non-member + tax Registration form click here
Chemical Solutions
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10am-12noon • ages 12-16
Chemistry is all about changing things up! Take a closer look at what's going on behind the scenes with mixtures, solutions and compounds. $10 member / $15 non-member + tax Registration form click here
Electricity
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 10am-12noon • ages 8-12
Time to get electrified! Wire up some circuits, explore electrolytes, and even build a battery powered Scribble Bot. $10 member / $15 non-member + tax Registration form click here
Frog Dissection
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 10am-12noon • ages 12-16
Explore some of the common structures of Vertebrates by dissecting a real frog! Observe some of the specialized tools of amphibians as well as some similarities to the human body. $15 member / $20 non-member + tax Registration form click here
Fall HomeSchool Program Series
Ecology Ages 8-12 only
Tuesday Series begins October 1, 2013, 10-11:30 am.
Cost: $45 +tax for members/$55 +tax for non-members
Registration form click here
Intro to Living Systems Ages 12-16 only
Wednesday Series begins October 2, 2013, 10-11:30 am.
Cost: $45 +tax for members/$55 +tax for non-members
Registration form click here
Spring HomeSchool Program Series
Our Chemical World Ages 8-12 only
Tuesday Series begins January 28, 2014, 10-11:30 am.
Cost: $45 +tax for members/$55 +tax for non-members
Registration form click here
Intro to Chemistry Ages 12-16 only
Wednesday Series begins January 29, 2014, 10-11:30 am.
Cost: $45 +tax for members/$55 +tax for non-members
Registration form click here
One day of MASM science fun just isn’t enough! The homeschool program series gives your student interactive science once a week for 5 weeks. During MASM’s 5-week Homeschool Series, homeschool students will participate in a focused 1.5 hour long workshop. Each week a different topic will be explored building upon the experiences of the previous weeks. Based on feedback from the HomeSchool community, the Wednesday Program Series will be for students ages 12-16! The Tuesday Program Series will remain for the younger students, ages 8-12. All experiments will be hands-on and age appropriate.
Pre-registration required to Director of Informal Learning at groups@MidAmericaMuseum.org or call 501.767.3461 x13.
Experiment Kits
Now available!
Bring a piece of MASM to your home when you rent a kit chock-full of supplies and instructions. Kit rental includes training and experiments for the whole family. Three kits are available for rent: Botany, Light, and Magnification. One month rental is $25+ tax.
Botany: Conduct an experiment to discover what plants need to grow. Investigate plant structures, dissect a flower and even make a model of a plant cell. Then put everything you learned together and invent your perfect plant!
Light: What can be bent, distorted, broken, blended, refracted and reflected? Light! Explore the dazzling world of colors, prisms, mirrors, ultra-violet rays and more!
Magnification: Explore the world of small with magnifying lenses and microscopes. Then, bring the far away close to home by learning with binoculars and a telescope!
For kit availability and rental reservation, contact Director of Informal Learning at groups@MidAmericaMuseum.org or call 501.767.3461 x13.
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