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Educator Resource Guide
Table of Contents
f e at u re d e x hibits :
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O M S I C O M ES TO YOU
• RACE: Are We So Different? Sep 29, 2012–Jan 1, 2013 (p. 8)
Teacher Open House --------------------------------------------4 Membership Discount for Teachers ----------------------------4
Traveling Programs Map and Schedule ---------------------------------------------33
• Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body Sep 29, 2012–Jan 6, 2013 (p. 8)
Professional Development --------------------------------------5
Traveling Programs At-A-Glance -------------------------------34
• MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition Feb 8-May 5, 2013 (p. 8) • Human Plus: Real Lives, Real Engineering Spring 2013 (p. 9) H IG H L I G H TS: • To The Arctic in the OMNIMAX® Theater (p. 23) • New Teacher Professional Development workshops on classroom gardening and composting (p. 5)
V I S I T US Field Trips Planning Your Field Trip ------------------------------------------6 Museum Exhibits -------------------------------------------------8 Title One Discount ------------------------------------------------9 Reserved Labs At-A-Glance ------------------------------------10 Reserved Labs ---------------------------------------------------14
Assemblies -----------------------------------------------------38 Classroom Programs -------------------------------------------39 Portable Planetarium -------------------------------------------42 Science Festival ------------------------------------------------42 O M S I fo r H o m e s cho o l e r s -------------------------43 s cho o l pa rt n e r s hi ps -------------------------------44
Stage Programs ------------------------------------------------20
RE G ISTRATION
• Explore the awesome beauty and vast scale of the universe at OMSI’s Museum Camp-In (p. 27)
OMNIMAX® Dome Theater --------------------------------------21
Information ------------------------------------------------------45
Kendall Planetarium --------------------------------------------24
Forms ------------------------------------------------------------46
• Title One Field Trip discount: Oct 2–Nov 16, 2012 (p. 9)
USS Blueback Submarine -------------------------------------26
• Teacher Open House: Oct 11, 2012 (p. 4)
Camp-Ins Museum Camp-Ins ---------------------------------------------27
• New Outdoor Science School site for Spring 2013: Cascade Science School at Camp Namanu. (p. 29) • Eastside streetcar service to arrive at OMSI this fall (inside front cover) • Maker Faire: Sept 15–16, 2012 (p. 5)
Submarine Camp-Ins -------------------------------------------27 Hostel ------------------------------------------------------------27 Outdoor Science School Overnight Programs --------------------------------------------28 Day Trips --------------------------------------------------------30 Family Science Nights ----------------------------------------31