Outreach Programs
LIVELY SCIENCE: MONTHLY CLASSROOM PROGRAMS IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
Students put their observation skills to work as they determine the characteristics and adaptations of live animals. Monthly half hour visits give museum instructors the opportunity to reinforce and build on basic concepts. The Museum's live animal collection helps students understand predator/prey relationships, adaptations, habitat connections and importance of conservation of the natural world.
- Schools must contract for a minimum of 5 months of programs.
- The fee is $50 per presentation per month
- Services are limited to central Arkansas
Your school can receive a 15% discount on Lively Science Programs by recruiting a parent of other volunteer to attend our Volunteer Training Workshop in September. This workshop equips them with the skills and knowledge to give museum presentations of your school.
Special Outreach Programs
You can arrange for Museum staff to visit your school, library community center or festival for special presentations of life, earth and social science. Programs utilize the Museum's live animals and/'or specimens and artifacts from our teaching collections. Each program is limited to 35 people. Available topics are:
- Indian Animal Tales
- Woodworks: Forest Ecology
- Splish Splash: Wetlands Ecology
- Desert Endurance: Ecology of Arid Lands
- Mammals, Birds, Reptiles or Amphibians
Fees
- One hour program.............................$100
- Additional hour programs..................$65
- One-half hour....................................$75
- Additional half hour...........................$55
Plus mileage outside a 15 mile radius of the museum:$0.405/mile
Assembly Programs
Some of the Museum's Special Outreach Programs can be adapted for large groups of 50
or more.
- Indian Animal Tales
- Pioneer Arkansas
- Mammals
- Birds
- Reptiles
- Electricity & Magnetism
Fees
- One hour program…………………...…...…$175
- Additional hour programs……………….....$100
Plus $.55 each participant over 60 Plus mileage outside a 15 mile radius of the museum: $0.405/mile |