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Tours

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Availability:

Tours may be scheduled between 10 AM and 4 PM Tuesday-Friday throughout the year.

1.5 hours for 15-30 students

2 hours for 30-60 students

Basic Tour: $3/student
Chaperones are free

Title I schools please call for scholarship opportunities.

Museum Workshops

Availability:

1.5 hours for 15-30 students

2 hours for 30-60 students

Workshops may be scheduled between 10 AM and 4 PM Tuesday-Friday throughout the school year.

Cost:

Workshop: $4/student*
Chaperones are free
*$4.50 for Geology Rocks if comet demonstration is requested.

Title I schools please call for scholarship opportunities.

Topics:

Geology Rocks: Explore in detail the formation of the Earth and how this relates to the rock cycle using our touchable stream table, land forms and rock and mineral specimens. (Grades 3-5) *$.50 extra per student for comet demonstration if desired. Please request when booking.

Polar Dinosaurs: Compare and contrast the characteristics of polar dinosaurs and dinosaurs from other parts of the world. Learn which dinos lived in Alaska millions of years ago. (Pre-K, All grades)

Bones: Discover and touch different types of bone, learn interesting facts, examine X-rays, cross section models, and play “CSI” with a found skeleton. (Grades 3-5, 6-8)

Living in the Ice Age: Examine and learn about ancient Alaska’s ice age artifacts and animals. Try mammoth hunting, mitten sowing, an ice age fashion show, and more. (Pre-K, All grades)

Rocks & Fossils: This workshop offers a more generalized view of rock types and focuses on the formation of fossils. Compare and contrast fossils through time and discover living fossils. (Grades 3-6)

Alaskan Animals: Explore Alaska’s animals (air, land and sea) and discover what you can learn
from their poo, peepers and paws. Students will also be able to make up an Alaskan food chain. (Pre-K, k-2)


Availability:
Tours and workshops may be scheduled between 10 AM and 4 PM Tuesday-Friday.
ASD classes contact community resources to schedule.

Title I schools please call for scholarship opportunities.

Please let us know if there is anything specific you would like us to emphasize (i.e. animal, rock or mineral, etc.)

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201 N. Bragaw St. Anchorage, AK 99508
907-274-2400

education@alaskamuseum.org

 

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