Giant Screen Theater Where Email: ______You Will Be Among the Rst to See National Parks Adventure 3D at 5PM

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COME VISIT US with FREE Educator Passes! TEACHER’S NIGHT Plan your Museum visit before the eld trip! Bring your Teacher Passes above and come to the Museum free of charge. Thursday, February 11 3:30 - 6:30PM EDUCATOR PASS Don’t miss this special teachers-only event. Enjoy FREE museum Admit one to Exhibit Halls - Exp. 09/04/2016 admission, FREE snacks and beverages, FREE giveaways and lots of FUN! Meet the Putnam Education sta , plan your eld trip or Name: ______Date of visit: / / outreach on the spot and network with your fellow teachers. Finish School: ______your evening in the National Geographic Giant Screen Theater where Email: ______you will be among the rst to see National Parks Adventure 3D at 5PM. This event is intended for actively employed teachers who are interested in a Putnam experience for their students. One additional adult guest may accompany each teacher for the rate of $10 for the EDUCATOR PASS evening. Admit one to Exhibit Halls - Exp. 09/04/2016

Reserve your spot today by calling (563) 336-7296 or send an email Name: ______Date of visit: / / with your name, school name and city, grade and subject taught to School: [email protected] Email: ______

STAY CONNECTED putnam.org/calendar Sign up for FREE Educator Updates! AlwaysCheck our be website in for the upcoming know! events Sign up at: putnam.org/emailsignup for the latest opportunities for school groups, special events, and fundraising! 563.324.1933 | 1717 W 12th Street | Davenport, IA 52804 | putnam.org Book YOUR ADVENTURE Let Us Do the DRIVING BOOK YOUR EXPERIENCE IN 3 EASY STEPS MUSEUM OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT COME TO YOU 1. VISIT www.putnam.org/Education/Field-Trips to begin your eld trip experience Our Elementary and Middle School outreach programs o er an engaging, unforgettable learning experience that happens right in YOUR classroom! Escape to the Outreach costs are determined by the number of programs per day. Programs are approximately 45 minutes long. 2. CHOOSE YOUR DATE Please have 2 or 3 preferred dates and times available 1 Program 2 Programs 3 Programs 4 Programs 5 Programs In addition to the program cost, a travel fee of 3. BOOK YOUR EXPERIENCE $.75/mile (minimum travel fee of $5) applies. - Contact Alice Lo , Group Sales Coordinator at (563) 336-7296 or alo @putnam.org $75.00 $125.00 $162.00 $190.00 $225.00 - Fax your completed reservation form to (563) 324-6638. Contact Victoria Edwards, [email protected] or (563) 336-7285 for more information or to book.

VISIT THE PUTNAM! And the Beat Goes ON Science Alive! GIANT SCREEN Clap, sing and dace as students experience a tour of musical heritage. Put on your lab coats and break out the safety glasses! Join a Putnam educator Student Pricing (per student) /Chaperone Pricing (available for 1 chaperone per 10 students) in discovering scienti c laws and properties through exciting demonstrations. One complimentary teacher for every classroom – additional teachers pay the chaperone rate up to the 1:10 ratio. IOWA STANDARDS: SS.K-2.G.1, K-2.G.2 Your students are sure to get a ‘bang’ out of this program! Subsidies are available for this outstanding program! Special needs teachers, please contact us so we can accommodate you. ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 18.A.1, 18.A.2 This program is available as a single classroom or an auditorium presentation – Coral Reefs & Beyond please contact us for pricing and details on large-venue presentations. Museum Admission Giant Screen Movie Giant Screen Movie The Discovery of Students will explore the adaptations and special relationships of the ($3.50) Add-On ONLY King Tut Total exotic creatures that inhabit the reef through a multi-media presentation, IOWA STANDARDS: MS-PS1-1, PS1-2 (Self -Guided Tour) ($3.50) ($5.00) ($5.00) supplemented with hands-on models, experiments and live specimens. ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 12.C.3a, 12.C.3b IOWA STANDARDS: 3-LS1-1, LS2-1, LS3-2, LS4-3 ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 12.A.2a, 12.B.2a, 12.B.2b Our Region and the Civil War P $3.50 Authentic artifacts bring the Civil War to life for your class. Make connections to the Orphan Train, Underground Railroad and the Civil War. You’ll be thinking like P $5.00 Dinosaurs! a Southerner, feeling like a soldier and yearning to know more by the time our This program combines the most up-to-date facts with paleontology costumed presenter leaves your classroom! P P $7.00 discoveries that are sure to keep you students engaged and excited. $8.50 IOWA STANDARDS: SS.6-8.H.1, H.2, H.4 P P IOWA STANDARDS: 3-LS1-1, LS2-1, LS3-2, LS4-3 ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 16A.3c, 16A.3b, 16.B.3c P P P $12.00 ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 12.A.1b, 12.B.1a, 12.B.1b Progress on the Prairie Insects; What’s the Buzz? Learn the history of agriculture in our region from its early roots to modern Additional Group Adult Pricing (Beyond the 1:10 adult/student ratio.) NOTE: Additional group adults MUST Students will learn what makes an insect and interact with a live insect. times. register and check in with their group. Adults who use regular ticketing lines will be charged the regular adult visitor price. IOWA STANDARDS: 3-LS1-1, LS3-1, LS3-2, LS4-1, LS4-3 IOWA STANDARDS: SS.3-5.H.4, 3-5.H.5 ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 12.A.1a , 12.A.1b, 12.B.2b ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 15.A.2a, 16.C.2b Museum Admission Giant Screen Movie Giant Screen Movie The Discovery of River Through Time Pyramids Along the Mississippi ($7.00) Add-On ONLY King Tut Total Fossil evidence of plants and animals that inhabited this area hundreds of Is the Mississippi River the Nile of the West? Travel through time from hunter- Let Us the Do (Self -Guided Tour) ($5.00) ($7.50) ($10.00) millions of years ago will inspire students to explore the unique geologic history gatherers to the Mound Builders, discovering our region’s prehistoric secrets. of the Mississippi River in our region. IOWA STANDARDS: SS.3-5.G.2, 3-5.G.3 IOWA STANDARDS: 4-ESS1-1, ESS2-1, MS-LS4-1, LS4-2 $7.00 ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 17.B.2a, 17.C.3a P ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 12.E.2a, 12.B.2a, 17.A.2a, 17.B.2b P $7.50 P P $12.00 P P $17.00 P P P $22.00 DRIVING DID YOU KNOW? Funding assistance is available for your eld trip! (Funding is based on your free/reduced rate lunch percentages). The Putnam Museum & Science Center thanks the following groups for providing funds for our school groups:

ALCOA Davenport Works Rauch Family Foundation I Doris & Victor Day Foundation, Inc. The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation Riverboat Development Rock Island Community Foundation Riverboard Development Authority Authority

National Geographic GIANT Screen Theater IN MUSEUM PROGRAMS Book It’s like visiting a six-story classroom when you enter our National Geographic Giant Screen Theater. In this premier theater environment The Putnam Education department’s approach to curricula is informed by national, Iowa and Illinois state standards. We strive your students can experience beyond life-size and incredibly close up views of the ocean, space, amazing animals and even time-travel to assist and support our community teachers, parents and school administration with the task of helping students meet and/ right from their seats. Our collection of 2D and 3D lms is sure to inspire discussion, create connections and bring learning to life! or exceed curriculum standards and benchmarks. For many educators and parents it is a daunting task to complete today’s Documentary lms run approximately 40-50 minutes. educational requirements, all while trying to present material in a manner that will resonate with students and their various YOUR ADVENTURE learning styles. Partner with the Putnam to access tools to enhance the learning of your students. As an area leader in non- formal education the Putnam In Museum Programs encourage hands-on experiences, utilization of technology, student- centered learning and an overall dynamic experience!

The time of an educator is precious. Therefore we have listed the state standards for our In Museum and Outreach Programs below the program description.

OCEANS A, B, SEA Discover what life is like for animals under the sea! Learn why star sh and sea urchins have tube feet, why a coral reef is so unique, and how ocean creatures and humans are connected through the interactive food web. Topped o with live hermit crabs, this program is sure to make waves!

Exhibit connection: Ocean Experience Discovery Area IOWA STANDARDS: I-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS2-2 NATIONAL PARKS ADVENTURE 3D MUMMIES: Secrets of the Pharaohs 3D ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 12.A.2a, 12.B.2a, 12.B.2b Opening February 12, 2016 Part historic journey and part forensic adventure, Mummies: Secrets of the ANCIENT EGYPT: ISIS NEFERIT Pharaohs follows researchers and explorers as they piece together the archeological A two-part program! First, a costumed interpreter makes a dramatic The power of America’s national parks is undeniable. Millions have packed up the and genetic clues of Egyptian mummies. These relics of the past create a window presentation on the life of this temple chantress. This peek at life in family to hike through impossibly lush forests, to gaze upon towering cli s and deep- OCEAN CREATURES into the fascinating and mysterious world of the pharaohs. In addition to increasing ancient Egypt also includes a “demonstration” of the mummi cation plunging canyons, to witness the breathtaking arcs of natural history, and, most of all, Visit the ocean, right here at the Putnam! Join us as we discover the our understanding of the culture, religion, medicine, and daily life of the Egyptians to share moments of wonder amid the protected treasures of this land. process! Then a Museum Educator will lead you to the Egyptian Gallery wonderful world of ocean habitats and animals through hands-on thousands of years ago, scientists today are reconstructing mummy DNA to gain to give detail on some of the most asked about artifacts and will be activities and the Ocean Experience discovery area. Students will explore insight into modern human genetics and to advance medical treatments. To unwrap Narrated by Academy Award® winner Robert Redford, National Parks Adventure 3D available to answer student questions. animal adaptations, light and pressure, visit our crab lab and learn how the secrets of the pharaohs is to perhaps glimpse the future of our own civilization. takes audiences on the ultimate o -trail adventure into the nation’s awe-inspiring we can do our part to protect the ocean. great outdoors and untamed wilderness. Immersive 3D cinematography takes Exhibit connection: Unearthing Ancient Egypt Produced in association with the Dome Theater Alliance and the Franklin Institute, viewers soaring over red rock canyons, hurtling up craggy mountain peaks and into Exhibit connection: Ocean Experience Mummies was selected as the o cial companion 3D experience for the global other-worldly realms found within America’s most legendary outdoor playgrounds, IOWA STANDARDS: SS.6–8.H.1, H.3, H.4, H.6 blockbuster exhibition, Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs. In just six including Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, Yosemite, and Arches. Celebrate the 100- ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 18.A.3, 16.A.3c IOWA STANDARDS: 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2 months the lm shattered box o ce records at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia year anniversary of the national parks with world-class mountaineer Conrad Anker, with over 350,000 viewers. Mummies was nominated for three Giant Screen Cinema ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 12.A.2a, 12.B.2a, 12.B.2b adventure photographer Max Lowe and artist Rachel Pohl as they hike, climb and Association awards including Best Film, Best Film for Lifelong Learning and Best explore their way across America’s majestic parks in an action-packed expedition that THE CASE OF THE TALKING SKULLS Cinematography. will inspire the adventurer in us all. Animal skulls are great tools for teaching students about the diversity of STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND wildlife and the special role each animal plays in its natural habitat. Your A total immersion experience transports your students to Ellis Island in Films from the Vault students will learn to “read” the clues that skulls provide by participating the early 1900s. Students will be engaged in a role-play interrogation Curriculum Additional lms may be selected from the Giant Screen Digital Library for groups of 50 or more. Scheduling these lms is based on in these lively hands-on lessons: Predator or prey? Herbivore, carnivore or as they attempt to gain entry into the United States. This presentation availability of the theater. Additional lm library o erings may include: omnivore? Nocturnal or diurnal? includes actual stories of immigrants and their journeys to this region. A pre-visit Ship’s Manifest activity enhances your students’ involvement. Exhibit connection: Hall of Mammals and Black Earth | Big River HISTORY Galapagos 3D PHYSICAL SCIENCE STEM Exhibit connection: River, Prairie & People IOWA STANDARDS: SS.6–8.H.1, H.3, H.4, H.6 Jerusalem 3D Last Reef 3D Grand Canyon Adventure 3D Mysteries of the Unseen World 3D ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 12.B.2a, 12.B.2b IOWA STANDARDS: SS 3-5 H.4, H.6, H.8, BS.1, BS.2 ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 16.C.2c, 16.D.2(w), 16.E.2a

The Discovery of King Tut Dig into The Discovery of King Tut will give visitors an educational experience Science Center that is, in some ways, more immersive than seeing the actual Visit the Putnam with your students and take a look at the power of tomb relics in Egypt. Created over 5 years under the direction of hands-on experiences. Our Science Center features more than 45 Egyptologists, the exhibit includes hundreds of painstakingly crafted interactives with a twist: students who encounter the new center will not reproductions of artifacts from Tut’s tomb made by Egyptian artisans. only experience science, technology, engineering, and math in action. HISTORY These exact recreations of three tomb chambers a ord students They will learn HOW these concepts connect to careers, how STEM makes the opportunity one could not have even if visiting Egypt - the the world a better place and how THEY can be part of our STEM future. opportunity to experience what Howard Carter saw when he rst entered the tomb. The Putnam’s Science Center covers over 10,000 square feet of engaging hands-on learning experiences . Our “How Things Work” section The Discovery of King Tut includes an individually customizable, immerses visitors in concepts such as simple machines, electricity, complimentary audio tour with both student and adult versions. A magnets, light, sound and much more. The “Innovation” section multi-disciplinary exhibit, Tut (which has been viewed by more than features architecture structure and design, engineering, lm and 5 million people in Europe and which The Wall Street Journal called music, aerospace and robotics. Round out these experiences with a “beautiful, fascinating, and the next best thing to seeing the originals in their Egyptian home”) will provide your students with kinetic sculpture demonstrating a Sine Wave in the Grand Lobby and valuable insights into this important chapter of history while also enabling them to learn how modern scienti c techniques are our Dino Dig outside - all connected to STEM careers and educational yielding new discoveries about the boy king and ancient Egyptian culture. opportunities!

Black Earth/Big River Explore wetlands, woodlands, prairies and your own backyard. Come Unearthing Ancient Egypt face-to-face with live Mississippi River sh in our 718 gallon Hands-On No trip to the Putnam is complete without visiting our most iconic gallery, home of our two mummies. Step into an ancient aquarium. Discover how invasive species are threatening local Egyptian tomb, where you will learn how the people lived and what was required for a pleasant afterlife. Visit the computer ecosystems and what you can do to preserve your watershed. interactive station to explore the mummies, inside and out, through the magic of CT imagery. Find out how forensic See the area’s natural habitats as you’ve never seen them before. anthropologists reconstruct facial features. Take in this amazing collection of authentic Egyptian treasures. Hall of Mammals

Explore the world of mammals. From the familiar cottontail in your SCIENCE backyard to the strange ant-eating Pangolin of southeast Asia and the polar bears of the Arctic Circle, mammals are everywhere. They come in all shapes and sizes. Learn how these animals have adapted to survive under extreme conditions and the perils that they face today. Where else can you travel from your backyard to the dusty plains of Africa and the ice-covered waters of the Arctic in just a few steps?

Ocean Experience Designed especially for younger children, the Ocean Experience is a River, Prairie, People permanent installation featuring di erent underwater habitats from Travel through time along the Mississippi River. Explore the lifestyle of the earliest Quad City residents, the American Indians. kelp forests to coral reefs to tidal pools to deep seas! Immersive and Continue your journey through the settling of the Quad Cities area and discover the roots of the Civil War time. See Bix interactive, Ocean Experience is all about hands-on learning for our Beiderbecke’s coronet while you listen to period jazz. Learn how immigrants from all over the world have made the Quad Cities youngest visitors! their home.

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The time of an educator is precious. Therefore we have listed the state standards for our In Museum and Outreach Programs below the program description.

Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West Meerkats 3D Mysteries of the Great Lakes Space Junk 3D CIRCUITS STANDARDSAND YOU Copper tape, Batteries, and LED’S oh my!!!! Simplicity is key when it WEATHER ROCKS Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs 3D Mysteries of the Unseen World 3D Space Junk 3D DeepSea Challenge 3D comes to making electricity. Let us help teach your students in an Get ready to rock, rumble and…get wet? Exploring the earth’s dynamic electrifying class all about how simple circuits work. forces and wonders of weather, participants create their own tornados and examine hurricanes and tsunamis. Classes will take a look at how Rocky Mountain Express Pandas: The Journey Home 3D Titans of the Ice Age 3D Journey to Space 3D Exhibit connection: Science Center clouds are formed in a unique demonstration that is sure to amaze. Prehistoric Planet: Walking with Prehistoric Planet: Walking with NATURAL SCIENCE Rocky Mountain Express IOWA STANDARDS: 4-PS3-2 IOWA STANDARDS: 3-ESS2-1, 3-ESS2-2 Dinosaurs 3D Dinosaurs 3D ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 12.C.1a, 12.C.2a ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 12.E.2a, 13.B.2a Bugs: A Rainforest Adventure 3D Sea Monsters 3D Journey to Space 3D Robots 3D EVERY DROP COUNTS Water is needed to produce everything we use today, but how much Dinosaurs Alive 3D Wild Oceans 3D DeepSea Challenge 3D WEATHER water do we really use? Can we “reuse” water or how does a water lter keep our water clean? What are some of the pollutants in our watershed Flight of the Butter ies 3D Tiny Giants 3D Forces of Nature and what can we do to help? Learn to become aware of our local environment through these hands-on demonstrations of water activities. Flying Monsters 3D Titans of the Ice Age 3D Tornado Alley 3D Visit our website for more program details! Exhibit Connection: Black Earth | Big River putnam.org/Education Program available, go to: Additional resources Hands-on Accompanying IOWA STANDARDS: 5-ESS2-2 putnam.org/Education for more information available exhibit/program documentary available ILLINOIS STANDARDS: 12.E.2a 6 3 Book YOUR ADVENTURE Let Us Do the DRIVING BOOK YOUR EXPERIENCE IN 3 EASY STEPS MUSEUM OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT COME TO YOU 1. VISIT www.putnam.org/Education/Field-Trips to begin your eld trip experience Our Elementary and Middle School outreach programs o er an engaging, unforgettable learning experience that happens right in YOUR classroom! Escape to the Outreach costs are determined by the number of programs per day. Programs are approximately 45 minutes long. 2. CHOOSE YOUR DATE Please have 2 or 3 preferred dates and times available 1 Program 2 Programs 3 Programs 4 Programs 5 Programs In addition to the program cost, a travel fee of 3. BOOK YOUR EXPERIENCE $.75/mile (minimum travel fee of $5) applies. - Contact Alice Lo , Group Sales Coordinator at (563) 336-7296 or alo @putnam.org $75.00 $125.00 $162.00 $190.00 $225.00 - Fax your completed reservation form to (563) 324-6638. Contact Victoria Edwards, [email protected] or (563) 336-7285 for more information or to book.

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Giant Screen Theater Where Email: ______You Will Be Among the  Rst to See National Parks Adventure 3D at 5PM

Giant Screen Theater Where Email: ______You Will Be Among the Rst to See National Parks Adventure 3D at 5PM