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Learning Labs
Museum educators, known as LAB R.A.T.S. (for Radical Approach
To the Subject), can bring a museum full of learning to your classroom!
Tools, magnets, pneumatic powered hovercrafts, circular weaving looms,
levers and pulleys are just some of the innovative learning tools
featured in our acclaimed Learning Labs.
These age-appropriate labs were developed to help students learn integrated
science math and art concepts through open-ended exploration. The labs
support curriculum and address Illinois state goals, national goals and
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards. The Learning
Labs serve over 25,000 students a year in over 40 school districts. Let
your classroom be next!
FOR RESERVATIONS, PLEASE CALL 630-637-8000 or request
a reservation online.
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No Numbers Math - Grades Pre K-1
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Sorting,
classifying, patterning and geometry are explored in this unique
lab. Children explore the language of mathematics as they gain understanding
and insight using common objects. Analytical thinking, problem solving
skills and spatial sense emerge during this hands-on, interactive
lab.
(1 to 1-1/4 hours)
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Cost for Labs:
One class: $185.00
Two classes, same day: $350.00
Three classes, same day: $500.00
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Estimation Station - Grades K-3
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How
many Skittles can fit into your hand? Most of a child's daily
"real life" encounters with mathematics include estimation!
Students learn to use referents such as different sized shoes, tiles,
weights and stuffed animals to estimate length, capacity, mass,
volume, distance, quantity and time.
(1-1/2 hours)
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Cost for Labs:
One class: $185.00
Two classes, same day: $350.00
Three classes, same day: $500.00
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Geospace - Grades K- 5
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Cylinders,
cubes, prisms, and cones fill the air as students construct their
own "geo-worlds". Geometric understanding begins with
basic shapes and solids in the younger grades, and progresses to
complex polyhedrons in older grades.
(1-1/2 hours)
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Cost for Labs:
One class: $185.00
Two classes, same day: $350.00
Three classes, same day: $500.00
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What's Inside? - Grades 2 - 5
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Students
explore the inner workings of household appliances, toys and computers
as they use real hand tools to take them apart. Students uncover
simple machines, learn about
electricity, discover magnets and more!
(1-1/2 hours)
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Cost for Labs:
One class: $185.00
Two classes, same day: $350.00
Three classes, same day: $500.00
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Wheels, Levers & Pulleys - Grades 1- 4
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Get
all geared up for an uplifting and very active experience about
ways we make our work easier. Explore the impact of friction and
discover the mechanics of simple machines using our hands-on interactive
exhibits.
(1-1/2 hours)
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Cost for Labs:
One class: $185.00
Two classes, same day: $350.00
Three classes, same day: $500.00
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Magnet Exploration - Grades Pre K- 4
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Turn
a needle into a magnet, hunt for hidden treasures, and discover
the power of magnets. Students investigate such concepts as: magnetic
fields and lines of force, north and south poles, conduction of
magnetism, pole patterns and our magnetic Earth.
(1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours)
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Cost for Labs:
One class: $185.00
Two classes, same day: $350.00
Three classes, same day: $500.00
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Kids Design Engineering (KDE) - Grades 2-4
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In
this highly acclaimed three-session program, students incorporate
science, math, art and technology to solve engineering challenges
using a pneumatic power system. A local district math coordinator
said it best: "The framework for each step of the way is a
wonderful model for all of us to adopt: awareness, tool practice,
project plan, build time, test, retest. Sounds like the scientific
method to me. I love it!" This program was developed with funding
from the Illinois State Board of Education Center for Scientific
Literacy.
(2 sessions at your school, 1 session at the Museum
2 hours each session)
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Cost:
$24 per student
(Minimum 20 students)
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Energy In Our World - Grades 1-4
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What makes machines work? What makes humans move? Energy! Embark on a hands-on exploration of the energy in air, water, electricity, gravity, rubber bands, solar and human power.
(1-1/2 hours)
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Cost for Labs:
One class: $185.00
Two classes, same day: $350.00
Three classes, same day: $500.00
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FOR RESERVATIONS, PLEASE CALL 630-637-8000 or request
a reservation online.
Special thanks to our generous school programs sponsors BP, Computer
Associates, and Lucent Technologies.
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