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Elementary School Programs
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School Program Policies: The Museum offers a variety of educational programs designed for elementary school students. Programs run for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. Program fees are $8.00 per student, with a $100 per class minimum. Programs fill quickly, so teachers are urged to make reservations as early during the school year as possible. All programs are geared to appropriate age levels using Core Curriculum Grade K-6. Programs are scheduled at 9:30, 11:00 and 12:30. Prompt arrival and departure are requested. Approximately two months prior to your visit, a deposit request and confirmation letter with directions and preparation material will be mailed to you. A $25 deposit for each class must be received at least one month in advance. If payment is not received, your program is subject to cancellation. Balance of the fee is due on the day of the program. If you must cancel your visit, please call the museum immediately. If your school is closed due to snow, we will make every effort to accommodate your group at a later date or credit your deposit. Program deposits or payments will not be refunded to groups that cancel without three (3) week's notice. To set up an education field trip, please call 631-632-8230.
Going Green on Long Island (Grades K-1,2-5)
Students lean how to take care of their environment through recycling, composting, and energy conservation. In the lab, grade-appropriate activities will reinforce the ways we can "Go Green" on Long Island.
From Sea to Table (Grades )
Water, Water Everywhere (Grades 1-4) Students review the water cycle and learn about the various water sources on Long Island. Find out the importance of our ground water and what we can do to preserve it.
Life in the Forest (Grades K-6) Students explore the ecological niche of trees in the forest and the birds that inhabit them. Hands-on activities introduce such topics as photosynthesis, deciduous and evergreen trees, bird migration and feeding habits.
Global Warming, Then and Now (Grades 3-6) Learn about glaciation, its effect on Long Island’s geological history and what’s happening today. In the lab, students will create and learn about topographic maps.
Native Americans (Grades K-6) Introduction to Long Island’s Native American culture. In the lab, children use their investigative skills to explore how the first Americans adapted to their environment. Young group plant seeds, older groups create clay pots.
Long Island's Wildlife (Grades K-3) Become a woodland sleuth. Learn how animals survive the winter and what their tracks tell us. Using museum specimens, students compare and interpret data and make their own animal tracks.
It Rocks (Grades 2-5) Learn the three families of rocks that comprise the surface of the Earth and understand why earthquakes and volcanoes occur. Use hands-on activities to explore such properties as color, size, shape, texture, density and magnetism.
Dinosaur Detectives (Grades K-3) Children use investigative skills as they speculate about dinosaurs, solve a puzzle of dinosaur bones and make plaster fossils.
Investigating Insects (Grades K-4) Insects have been important inhabitants of the Earth for the last 350 million years. Through our presentation, museum specimens and “create an insect” lab session, students explore anatomy, life cycle and protective coloration of insects.
Long Island Seashore (Grades K-6) Explore the ways in which sea creatures have adapted to the variety of conditions that exist on Long Island’s north and south shores. The intricate food web that connects plants, animals and their environment is presented. Weather permitting, a brief visit to a north shore beach is included.
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