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May 2010

ENews for Educators

Dear Educators:

The school year’s coming to an end, and a great way to reward your students (while still teaching them) is to take a field trip to the Museum. Apply for our special Arabia scholarship or use a Chaperone Guide to help focus your trip.  For up-to-date information, visit our website: mos.org/educators.

Best,
Educator Programs Group
educator-email@mos.org

FIELD TRIPS


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Arabia Scholarships


Thanks to support from MacGillivray Freeman Films, schools can apply for a scholarship covering Omni admission for up to 100 students to see the new film Arabia. Some restrictions apply.

Learn More: Scholarship | Arabia




Focused Field Trips

Get chaperones and students involved in their Museum visit by downloading guides and activity sheets ahead of time. We are always adding new material, so please check back often.
Learn More

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Overnight Field Trips

We are now booking Overnights for next school year! Take your class on a field trip they’ll never forget. Each overnight includes experiments, a Lightning! show, an Omni film, and much more. Plus, where else do you have a chance to sleep under a dinosaur?
Learn More


IN THE NEWS


Traveling Programs

The Museum of Science’s Traveling Programs were recently featured in an article in The New York Times about how museums are working with schools in this challenging economy.

The Learning Network Blog is now asking students, “What’s the Coolest Thing You’ve Ever Seen in a Museum?”
Share Your Students’ Favorite Things

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Engineering the Future® Three-Day Institute
June 23 – 25
$350 ($400 after June 4); includes breakfast, lunch, and materials

Open to all teachers interested in expanding their knowledge of standards-based engineering design, this program works through key activities in each of the course’s four projects.
Learn More | Register


Implementing Technology/Engineering Standards
August 11 – 13 and August 16 – 17
Grades 6 – 12

This institute provides the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and deliver a technology/engineering course that meets the Massachusetts Framework. The course demonstrates laboratory activities and approaches for design-based curricula.
Learn More | Register


IN THIS ISSUE

PLAN A FIELD TRIP

For information on field trips or to make a reservation, contact Science Central (open daily 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) at 617-723-2500 or fieldtrips@mos.org.

Need help getting started? Our Museum educators are happy to help you create a field trip with a Field Trip Planning Session. Call 617-589-0172.

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EVENTS

Food, Glorious Food
Lecture
May 7
; 7:00 p.m.

An Evening with Sylvia Earle
Lecture
May 12, 7:00 p.m.

Blue Zones:  Secrets of a Long Life
Lecture
April 28, 6:30 p.m.