Lesson Plan
Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Plants Alive: Garden in a Glove Journal

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will observe the germination and growth of plants from seeds over the course of several days, and record their observations in a journal.
Lesson Plan
Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Mold and Cast

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners will define the term fossil, identify the difference between a mold and a cast fossil, and understand how scientists use models to learn about the physical structure of something in the natural world.
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Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Measuring a Dino

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars will begin exploring dinosaur' bodies by measuring them and comparing dinosaur size to their own size.
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Other

Port Discovery Children's Museum: Stem at Home: How to Diy Cloud in a Bottle

For Students 1st - 8th
Do you ever wonder what happens when a cloud gets too full? Find out in this easy and fun experiment.
Interactive
Children's Museum

Children's Museum: Field Guide to the Universe: Astronomers

For Students 9th - 10th
Read brief biographies of astronomers who are grouped by time period.
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Other

Boston Children's Museum: Moon Leap

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discover why the effects of gravity are different in different parts of our solar system.
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Staten Island Children's Museum

Staten Island Children's Museum: Steam Camp at Home

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Fun family STEAM activities to do at home.
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Staten Island Children's Museum

Staten Island Children's Museum: Green Thumbs at Home

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Fun outdoor family activities to do at home.
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Staten Island Children's Museum

Staten Island Children's Museum: Sensory Play

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Fun sensory activities to do at home with the family.
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Staten Island Children's Museum

Staten Island Children's Museum: Great Explorations Tundra

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Fun family activity relating to the tundra.
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Staten Island Children's Museum

Staten Island Children's Museum: Garden Terrace

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Fun family project relating to plants and seeds.
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Other

Port Discovery Children's Museum: Stem at Home: Bouncy Egg Experiment

For Students 3rd - 6th
Would you believe us if we told you we could make an egg bounce without breaking? Check out this experiment. It requires just three ingredients and five easy steps to learn how to bounce an egg.
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Staten Island Children's Museum

Staten Island Children's Museum: Great Explorations Rainforests

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Fun family project relating to rainforests.
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Staten Island Children's Museum

Staten Island Children's Museum: Bugs and Other Arthropods

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Fun family projects relating to insects.
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Other

The New Children's Museum: Troy's Favorite Clay Hamburger

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn basic clay sculpting skills by completing this project.
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Other

The New Children's Museum: Clay Houses

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will create a unique miniature dwelling out of clay. This project can be connected to the class curriculum.
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Other

The New Children's Museum: Face It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Create a self-portrait using a variety of art techniques and styles by cutting construction paper into facial contour lines.
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Other

The New Children's Museum: Healing Strings

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will choose a healing emotion and colors that represent that emotion then use yarn to create unique artwork.
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Other

Providence Children's Museum: A Maze Ing Challenges

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students will build a water drop maze using no-cost materials and see if they can make it to the end without their drop of water falling off or falling in.
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Staten Island Children's Museum

Staten Island Children's Museum: Sea of Boats

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Use this activity guide to discover about boats and learn some water science.
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Staten Island Children's Museum

Staten Island Children's Museum: Carnival Spectacular

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Enjoy these carnival-related STEAM-themed activities at home.
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Hidden Children: Daily Life

For Students 9th - 10th
The daily experiences of Jewish children in hiding during World War II varied depending on whether they could hide openly or had to stay confined at all times. Opportunities to play were often limited or non-existent, and their...
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Children During the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the plight of children, especially Jewish and Roma children, during the Holocaust
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Museum of Wonders and What the Young Folks Saw by F. Opper

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book A Museum of Wonders and What the Young Folks Saw There by F. Opper (1884), a collection of illustrated children's poems.