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| Program Fees - Per Program | |
| Number of Students | Virtual Program Fee |
| 1–30 | $75 |
| 31–60 | $90 |
| 61–90 | $105 |
| 91–120 | $120 |
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Weather Tools (Grades K–1) (Virtual)
Explore simple weather measurement tools and learn how they can be used to predict the weather. Details
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Dino Traits (Grades K–2) (Virtual)
Do some paleontology by examining 3D printed models of three different dinosaur fossils with us! Details
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Hop, Swim, Fly (Grades K–2) (Virtual)
See through animals' eyes with fun videos and discover how they get around their habitats! Details
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Light, Camera, Action! (Grades K–2) (Virtual)
Students will watch the Museum educator change as various lenses and materials are placed between them and the camera, and discover how, when light changes, what we see changes, too. Details
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Plants Alive! Seed Germination (Grades K–2) (Virtual)
Examine a seed to learn what makes it so special, and then test your green thumb by getting seeds ready to germinate. Details
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The Water Cycle (Grades 2–3) (Virtual)
Students will simulate the motion of water through the water cycle and discuss how climate change might impact the water cycle. Details
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Fairytale Forensics (Grades 3–5) (Virtual)
Students will hear a forensics expert describe their work, then explore a virtual crime scene. Following this, students will use tools to practice collecting evidence from their own mock crime scenes. Details
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Geology Tour (Grades 3–5 ) (Virtual)
Students will learn what types of observations they must make to classify a rock correctly and the physical properties that make up each rock category. Details
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Digging Through Time (Grades 3–5) (Virtual)
Students will explore how fossils are laid down in the ground and how studying the layers of the earth can help paleontologists understand how old dinosaur fossils are. Details
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The Carbon Cycle (Grades 4-6) (Virtual)
Students will learn how human activity affects the carbon cycle and how these changes affect the geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere. Details
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Planet or PlaNOT? (Grades 6–8) (Virtual)
Explore the variety of solar system objects, learn how they are categorized, and discuss mystery objects to determine their place in the cosmos. Details
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Urban Heat Islands (Grades 7-8) (Virtual)
Students will use NASA satellite data to analyze Indianapolis as an urban heat island, discuss what causes cities to retain heat, and make observations of those qualities in their own neighborhoods. Details
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Chihuly Art (Grades K–5) (Virtual)
Create a Chihuly-inspired piece of art in your classroom. Details
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Secrets of the Artifact (Grades 3–5) (Virtual)
Students learn new thinking strategies as they use context clues and inquiry skills to identify a mystery artifact and discover more about the past. Details
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Collections Chat (Grades 3–5) (Virtual)
Students will examine images of an object from the collection using See, Think, Wonder, a guided thinking strategy. Details
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Voices of Hope (Grades 3-8) (Virtual)
Experience a recorded actor performance to discover how one inspiring child served as an example of overcoming discrimination and intolerance and made a positive difference in the world today. Details
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Art the Egyptian Way (Grades 3–8) (Virtual)
Students learn about how the ancient Egyptian artists used mathematical proportions to produce their distinctive look. Details
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Making Your Mark: Protest Art (Grades 6–8) (Virtual)
Learn about the tradition of protest art and how artists have used their art to share a message, particularly regarding the Black Lives Matter mural in Indianapolis in 2020. Details
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Found Voices (Grades 6–8) (Virtual)
By engaging with stories and artifacts, students explore the circumstances that forced Anne Frank into hiding. They then connect with her writing by using passages from her diary to create found poems. Details
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