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Chaperone Guide: Models, Shapes, and Puzzles

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Guide highlights: Seeing is Deceiving, Making Models, Mathematica: A World of Numbers & Beyond, and Dinosaurs: Modeling the Mesozoic. Please note that some programs require advance reservations or additional tickets.

This guide provides chaperones with themed recommendations for programs and shows to see during your field trip. It also includes a map that highlights the points of interest. Use this guide to stimulate group conversation, keep track of your program schedule, and list group members and their reactions to their experience.

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Grades 4 – 8
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Chaperone Guide: Models, Shapes, and Puzzles

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