Resources for your museum.

Museum and other professionals are invited to use and share our hands-on activity guides and professional materials listed below. The Sciencenter will continuously add relevant information to this page.

Collaborative for Early Science Learning

Resources to support museums partnering with local Head Start programs to provide teacher professional development and family engagement focusing on early childhood science.

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services [MG-10-15-0089-15].

Launch a Collaboration with Head Start

Resources to launch a partnership with your local Head Start.

Funding

Sample Contract

Justification

Additional Resources

Working with Early Childhood Teachers

Resources to organize and lead Head Start teacher professional development.

Key Components of Professional Development for Head Start Teachers

Curricula

Recommended Curricula

Additional Resources

Slides: Providing Science PD for Early Childhood Teachers Webinar

Working with Head Start Families

Resources to organize and lead Head Start family workshops.

Key Components of Head Start Family Workshops

Parent Take-Homes: Continue Learning at Home

Additional Resources

Activity Guides

A collection of activities for parents, caregivers, and educators to use with children. These activities may be used in a variety of settings, including family engagement events, professional development workshops, in the classroom, and at home.

Activity Guides (Birth to 3 years old)

Activity Guides (3 to 5 years old)

Museum Tools

The documents listed below were developed to be a high-impact HR toolkit for science centers and museums. You may freely download and customize any of the tools below. Documents are in MS-Word format, unless otherwise noted.