School Virtual Programs
Virtual programs will be available for the 2021-2022 school year! Booking opens September 1st.
Virtual school programs are live-streamed experiences for classes from Grades 2 through 8, led by a museum educator who will conduct demonstrations and facilitate hands-on activities with your class. Materials will be provided.
Virtual school programs can be scheduled Monday through Friday during fall and spring. Use the Virtual School Program Inquiry webform to request programs, and to apply for a scholarship to cover virtual program fees for qualifying schools. Registration will be confirmed via phone with museum staff. Bookings must be made at least three weeks in advance.
Program fees: $3 per student (payment due after program)
Exploring EvolutionLiving things are diverse! Different plants and animals can be distinguished from one another based on shared characters. Learn how evolutionary trees can be used to map these characters and explain evolution, or descent with modification, with hands-on activities. LS3 - Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits LS4 - Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity |
Exploring Earth: Rocks and FossilsRocks and fossils can tell us the story of Kansas’s history. Learn about geological time, types of rocks and fossil identification, and what they can tell us about ancient environments. ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe ESS2 - Earth's Systems LS4 - Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity |