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Louisiana Art & Science Museum 2019- 2020 Educational Programs for Pre-Kindergarten–Grade 12 An Educator’s Guide to School Group Programming ❑ V Join us and discover how art & science shape Page 2 each other, our Planning Your Visit lives, and the world. Pages 3 - 4 Planetarium Shows Pages 5 - 7 Journey through the cosmos in the Irene W. Classes Pennington Planetarium, explore a mummy’s tomb, Page 8 Interactive and encounter a 65-million-year-old Triceratops skull. Educational Theater Our school group experiences can be transformative for your students because programs Page 9 build on one another, bridge disciplines, and create connections between objects, ideas, and Guided Tours & experiences. Participate in hands-on classes, immerse yourselves in extraordinary stories under Guided Explorations the planetarium dome, and discover the world through interpretation of art and museum objects in our galleries. Page 10 Exhibitions & Galleries Layered experiences open new worlds at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum. Our programs spark big ideas and give meaning to what your students learn. We have designed them to meet Page 11 your educational expectations, address Hands-On Galleries curriculum requirements, and foster a Page 12 lifelong love of learning. Please consider our Discovery Dome Special Fall Offer sample itineraries of layered programming on page 13 of this Adventure Planner. Page 13 Free 30-minute Guided Tour! Museum Store & We offer a wide range of educational Schedule any class, planetarium show, or Sample Itineraries interactive educational theater for the Fall programs for students in Pre-Kindergarten 2019 semester, and your group will receive through grade 12, including: Page 14 School Reservation one free 30-minute Guided Tour or Hands- • Hands-On Classes (1.5 hours) Request Form On Gallery experience of your choice. • Irene W. Pennington Planetarium Shows (1 hour) Page 15 • Interactive Educational Theater Directions & Parking (1 hour) lasm.org/AP • Guided Explorations (1 hour), Guided Experience the convenience of our Tours (30 minutes), and Hands-On Galleries (30 minutes). educator website! including • Custom search by grade, program type, • Art & Science Galleries, changing fine art exhibitions, an We Appreciate and subject. Ancient Egypt Gallery, and a Solar Our Teachers! • Register digitally with our online form. System Gallery As a thank you gift, we now a portable • Discovery Dome, offer afree , year-long special planetarium that travels to teacher membership, which your school includes free Museum and We look forward to another great year of Planetarium admission, to all learning experiences for you and your teachers who attend or book students, and we thank you for allowing us a field trip during the 2019- to be an extension of your classroom! 2020 school year. AFFILIATE ❑ V Planning Your Visit to the Louisiana Art & Science Museum Use this Adventure Planner to design your visit. Please fill out the School Reservation Request Form on page 14 or online at lasm.org/AP! If you have any questions regarding scheduling or An accurate count of the students, school staff, and programming,contact us at [email protected] parents/chaperones attending the visit is required or 225.344.5272, ext. 142. We will be happy to at check-in. If your itinerary requires you to divide assist you in creating an unforgettable learning your students into equal sub-groups, such as A, B, C, experience for your students. or D, please do so before leaving your school. Booking Your Visit Review your confirmation packet for policies and procedures regarding cancellations. One Field trip itineraries are customized for your group week before your visit date, you will be emailed and based on program selections. When completing information about parking downtown. Please share the School Reservation Request Form, double-check parking information with parents/chaperones and the accuracy of your information and provide an bus drivers. estimation of parents/chaperones attending. Space is not guaranteed for parents/chaperones who are During Your Visit not included in the reservation. An accurate total of We welcome you to take photographs in hands-on participating adults and students is required at least galleries, during classroom and auditorium one week prior to your visit. programs, and before and after programs in the Send your reservation form in one of three ways: planetarium theater. Photography and videography ONLINE: lasm.org/AP/register may not be permitted in all galleries. FAX: 225.214.1445 Enjoy the visit! We look forward to a wonderful day MAIL: 100 River Road South, with your group. Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Share Your Experience Your itinerary will be sent in a confirmation packet within three business days. Please review and then We would love to receive pictures of your visit! sign and return the School Visit Confirmation Form If you want to share your Art & Science Museum by the due date to confirm your visit. Cancellation or photographs with us, share your images by tagging modification of your schedule should be made well in us in your posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! advance of your visit. @theLASM @LASM @LASMbr Preparing for Your Visit Day Include all student fees in the final payment, which must be made the day of your visit. School staff members accompanying students are admitted free of charge. Checks made out to Louisiana Art Programs fill up quickly— book early to & Science Museum, cash, and credit cards are all ensure your desired date and programs! accepted. Refunds for overpayments will be mailed to your school minus a $15 processing fee. PAGE 2 IRENE W. PENNINGTON Planetarium Shows With a fulldome screen and state-of-the-art technology, our immersive planetarium shows connect your students with topics ranging from dinosaurs and butterflies to our solar system and beyond. GROUP SIZE: 171 maximum * The Little Star That Could GRADES 1–2 You and your students will follow Little Star, an average yellow star, in search TIMES: of planets of his own to protect and warm. Along the way, he meets other stars, learns what makes each star special, and discovers that stars combine to form star clusters and galaxies. Eventually, Little Star finds his planets. On the hour Each planet in our solar system is introduced to your students during this fun and educational planetarium show. LENGTH: Layered Experience: Pairs well with Solar System Gallery (Guided Tour) or Astronomy (Guided Exploration). Allow 1 hour * Magic Tree House Space Mission GRADES 1–5 COST: A mysterious “M” sends the adventurous Jack and Annie on a fun-filled journey to discover the secrets of the Sun, Moon, planets, space travel, and $6.75 per student & chaperone more. This beautifully-produced show is great for Magic Tree House book fans and school audiences alike. Layered Experience: Pairs well with The Art of Astronomy (Class), Solar * Dipper’s Adventure System Gallery (Guided Tour), or Astronomy (Guided Exploration). GRADES PRE-K–1 America’s Musical Journey New! Dipper the Bear takes young students on a fun-filled, interactive camping adventure to discover constellations, our Moon, and other GRADES 1–12 daytime and nighttime objects in the sky. This live, educator-led From New Orleans to New York City: a story of culture, creativity, and the program is great for first-time visitors to the planetarium.. music that shaped America. Join us for this cross-country adventure through the musical heritage of America and the cultural cities where America’s * ‡ One World, One Sky: music was born. Narrated by Morgan Freeman. Layered Experience: Pairs well with Shake, Rattle, & Roll (Interactive Big Bird’s Adventure Educational Theater). GRADES PRE-K–1 New! Elmo’s friend Hu Hu Zhu visits Sesame Street and discovers that Elmo * ‡ Apollo 11: First Steps Edition can see the same stars that he sees in China. He and your students will GRADES 1–12 learn how to locate the Moon, the Big Dipper, and the North Star in the nighttime sky. Crafted from a newly-discovered trove of 70 mm footage and more than 11,000 hours of audio recordings, Apollo 11 takes us straight to ‡ the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission: the one that first put Flight of the Butterflies men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin GRADES K–12 household names. Immersed in the perspectives of the astronauts, the Follow the monarchs’ perilous journey, join hundreds of millions of team in Mission Control, and the millions of spectators on the ground, real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico, and discover we vividly experience those momentous days and hours in 1969 when the compelling true story of a scientist’s 40-year search to find the humankind took a giant leap into the future. monarchs’ secret hideaway in this beautiful scientific adventure. Layered Experience: Pairs well with Solar System Gallery (Guided Tour) Layered Experience: Pairs well with The Traveling Trunk Show or Astronomy (Guided Exploration). (Interactive Educational Theater) and Beetles, Bugs, & Butterflies (Class). ‡ Dream Big: Engineering Our World GRADES 1–12 Dream Big celebrates the human ingenuity behind engineering marvels big and small, and reveals the heart that drives engineers to create better lives * Preceded by a live, presenter-led tour of the current for people around the world while transforming the way we think about seasonal night sky. To preview any of these shows, engineering. please email [email protected]. Layered Experience: Pairs well with Marbles, Motion, & Magnets, Engineering: Simple Machines, Engineering Encounters, and Robot ‡ This planetarium show offers an Educator’s Guide. Design Challenge (Classes). Visit lasm.org/ap/educator-guides to access the guide. Programs are subject to change. If you don’t see your PAGE favorite planetarium show from a previous visit, please ask 3 if we can make it available.