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  • Suit/Cabot Lab

    Explore scientific concepts through hands on experiments in a real laboratory setting. Trained volunteers provide a rotating schedule of activities that are available for drop-in.

    • Recommended for Grades 3 – 12
    • Red Wing, Lower Level
    • 20 minutes (Check the Museum map/guide for presentation schedule)

    Starting Points

    • What kinds of scientific questions did you investigate in the lab?
    • Did you use any scientific equipment?

  • Super Cold Science

    Investigate how heat and temperature relate to the movement of atoms and molecules, and experience their extreme, even bizarre, effect on solids, liquids, and gases.

    • Recommended for Grades 3 – 12
    • Various locations in and near the Museum
    • 20 mins (check the Museum map/guide for presentation schedule)

    Starting Points

    • How do supercold temperatures affect solids, liquids and gasses?

  • Take a Closer Look

    See what you can discover when you pay attention to your senses, and learn about ways technology can extend our reach beyond what we can perceive on our own.

    • Recommended for Grades Pre-K – 12
    • Blue Wing, Lower Level

    Starting Points

    • Are there limits to what you can perceive with your senses?
    • How can we use technology to observe things you cannot perceive with your senses alone?

  • The Greatest Places

    The Greatest Places takes audiences on a geographical odyssey to seven amazing locations — including Greenland's giant icebergs, Tibet's Chang Tang Plateau, and Iguazu's immense waterfall — that show nature's enduring power in high relief.

    • Recommended for Grades 3 – 12
    • Mugar Omni Theater, Red Wing, Level 1
    • Separate timed ticket required

    Starting Points

    • Which of these places would you most like to visit and why?

  • The Light House

    Learn about the amazing science behind light and color. Find a series of fun-house mirrors that play tricks with your reflection. Have fun with your shadows by freezing them on the wall or changing their colors. Explore the many different effects that light and color can create.

    • Recommended for Grades K – 12
    • Blue Wing, Level 2

    Starting Points

    • Can you make your reflection flip upside down?
    • How are light and color related?

  • The Rock Garden

    Interesting rocks from interesting places! Petrified wood from Arizona, Egyptian granite, and our own Roxbury puddingstone are just some of the rock stars that can be found in this outdoor exhibit, where you and your students can take a tour of the world just by strolling through.

    • Recommended for Grades 3 – 12
    • Outside Museum Entrance
    • weather permitting

    Starting Points

    • What kinds of rocks can you find?
    • How are they alike? How are they different?

  • The Sky Tonight

    Covering constellation and planet identification, this star show also addresses seasonal events and visible phenomena. Part of our series of traditional star shows that highlight seasonal constellations and night sky objects visible from the New England area.

    • Recommended for Grades 3 – 5
    • Charles Hayden Planetarium, Red Wing, Level 1
    • Separate timed ticket required

    Starting Points

    • What different kinds of objects can you see in our night sky?
    • Which constellations did you learn about?

  • To the Arctic

    An extraordinary journey to the top of the world, <cite>To The Arctic</cite> is the ultimate tale of survival. This large-format film gives an unprecedented glimpse into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home.

    • Recommended for Grades 3 – 12
    • Mugar Omni Theater, Red Wing, Level 1
    • Separate timed ticket required

    Starting Points

    • How are polar bears adapted to their arctic environment?

  • To the Moon

    Climb inside our Apollo Space Capsule and listen to the launch countdown. Check out models of the Mercury capsule and lunar module. See a rock that astronauts brought back from their trip to the Moon.

    • Recommended for Grades K – 12
    • Blue Wing, Level 1

    Starting Points

    • What are some of the challenges that scientists faced while getting to the Moon?
    • How do you think these first models compare to the types of technologies astronauts are using now?

  • Tornado Alley

    Learn about the origins and evolution of tornadoes in this heart-pounding science adventure.

    • Recommended for Grades 3 – 12
    • Mugar Omni Theater
    • Separate timed ticket required

    Starting Points

    • How did the filmmakers protect themselves from the tornado?
    • Why were the scientists trying to collect data about the storms?

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