Museum Visit Plus Educational Program
A Sciencenter field trip gives your students a chance to enjoy more than 200 interactive exhibits and our outdoor science park (open seasonally). To make your visit even more exciting, teachers can choose a 45-minute staff-led program on a variety of science topics.
Download .pdf with more information about the field trip logistics and what to expect.
Air Apparent (grades K-3)
Come fly with us!
Your Sciencenter educator will present a variety of surprising demonstrations showing that air has weight, takes up space and creates pressure. Students will try out a number of activities challenging them to discover Bernoulli's Principle, explain how aircraft stay afloat and more. An astounding and educational program!
New York State Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science and Technology:
- Standard 1 - Analysis, Inquiry and Design (Scientific Inquiry)
- Standard 4 - Science (Physical Setting)
- Standard 6 - Interconnectedness (Equilibrium and Stability)
Download Air Apparent teacher's packet with pre-and post-program materials, background information, and more.
Oobleck (grades K-3)
Remember Bartholomew and the green oobleck?
Students will plunge right into activities that engage them in identifying the properties of matter. They will use their observation and reasoning skills to investigate solids, liquids and mystery "oobleck." A fun, messy, hands-on program!
New York State Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science and Technology:
- Standard 1 - Analysis, Inquiry and Design (Scientific Inquiry)
- Standard 4 - Science (Physical Setting)
- Standard 6 - Interconnectedness (Models)
Download Oobleck teacher's packet with pre-and post-program materials, background information, and more.
Connect to the Ocean (grades K-6)
Visit the ocean... right here in the Finger Lakes!
Through a theater presentation and hands-on exhibits and activities, students will learn about the importance of the ocean and the different organisms that inhabit it. Students will then have a chance to see, touch and learn more about live ocean animals at our new touch tank. A truly memorable experience!
New York State Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science and Technology:
- Standard 1 - Analysis, Inquiry and Design (Scientific Inquiry)
- Standard 4 - Science (Physical Setting, The Living Environment)
- Standard 6 - Interconnectedness (Equilibrium and Stability)
Download Connect to the Ocean teacher's packet with pre-and post-program materials, background information, and more.
Hidden Attraction (grades K-6)
It's magnetic!
K-3 students will learn the basic properties of magnetism by making magnets, figuring out what materials are attracted to magnets, playing magnet games, and learning cool magnet tricks and facts. Students in grades 4-6 will explore concepts of attraction and repulsion, learn about magnetic fields, and experiment with electromagnets. All students will discover the "hidden attraction" of science and learning!
New York State Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science and Technology:
- Standard 1 - Analysis, Inquiry and Design (Scientific Inquiry, Engineering Design)
- Standard 4 - Science (Physical Setting)
- Standard 5 - Technology (Engineering Design, Technological Systems)
Download Hidden Attraction teacher's packet with pre-and post-program materials, background information, and more.
Catch the Wave (grades 4-6)
Explore light and sound
Hands-on activities and demonstrations let students investigate the wave nature of light and sound. Students generate visible sound waves in water, break up white light into its component colors using prisms and diffraction gratings, and more! An intriguing program that will challenge older kids.
New York State Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science and Technology:
- Standard 1 - Analysis, Inquiry and Design (Scientific Inquiry)
- Standard 4 - Science (Physical Setting)
- Standard 6 - Interconnectedness (Models)
Crank it Up (grades 4-6)
School work was never so easy!
Students learn first-hand what "work" really is, and how they can make it easier using simple machines! Hands-on activities include creating fantastic machines out of gears, and using levers and pulleys to lift heavy objects with ease. Once students get into simple machines, they'll find them everywhere!
New York State Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science and Technology:
- Standard 1 - Analysis, Inquiry and Design (Scientific Inquiry, Engineering Design)
- Standard 3 - Mathematics (Measurement, Patterns/Functions)
- Standard 5 - Technology (Engineering Design, Tools, Resources, and Technological Processes, Technological Systems)
Download Crank it Up teacher's packet with pre-and post-program materials, background information, and more.
Rates and Fees
The Sciencenter looks forward to welcoming your school group and is pleased to offer discounted admission rates to schools for field trips of 10 or more students. For groups smaller than 10, regular admission rates apply. Minimum $50 charge.
The Sciencenter suggests a chaperone ratio of 1 adult to every 6 children. Field trip chaperones are admitted free of charge up to a ratio of 1:4. Additional chaperones may accompany groups at the discounted group rate for adults ($5.50 per person).
September 1 - February 28: Come early and SAVE!Museum Visit Plus Program: $3.50 per student (up to age 17)
March 1 - August 31Museum Visit Plus Program: $4.50 per student (up to age 17)
Program Duration
The Sciencenter's hands-on educational programs last approximately 45 minutes. Sciencenter educators will divide large groups into shifts for the program, with a maximum of 24 children per program.
Please Note
Individual Sciencenter memberships are not transferable to school groups for the purpose of reducing field trip costs for schools. Effective August 1, 2007, the free admission benefit to individual members may not be applied to offset field trip fees.
Reservations
For more information or reservations, please contact Shannon McSurely, Education Program Manager, at 607.272.0600 ext. 23 or smcsurely@sciencenter.org.
