Exploration Station: A Children’s Museum

Kayleigh Burton and Lauren Krull

What is Exploration Station? A hands-on exploration and discovery museum for children and their families,

teachers, and care-givers! Located in Bourbonnais, IL

CO$T 175 2nd graders from NB Gallaway Elementary Price Per Student : $9 (including lunch too!)

-$4 to get into museum-$3 for lunch

Chaperones get in for free! 1 chaperone for every 5 students. (35 total)

3 buses/70 miles roundtrip: 36.48 109.24 X 3 +67.20 (gas)

$109.24 buses $176.44 total

Programs: Shop-A-Lot Market Visitors can:

Sort and classify foods

“Shop” using carts or reusable bags

“Buy” baked goods, produce, dairy, or deli items

Practice their counting skills with a cash register

6.D.EC    Make comparisons of quantities. 

8.A.EC    Sort and classify objects by a variety of properties.

10.A.ECa  Represent data using concrete objects, pictures, and graphs.

22.A.EC    Participate in simple practices that promote healthy living and prevent illness.

9B.1b      Sort, classify and compare familiar shapes.

15.D.1a     Demonstrate the benefits of simple voluntary exchanges.

15.D.1b     Know that barter is a type of exchange and that money makes exchange easier.

Programs: Space Center Visitors can:

Explore the mysteries of space

Fly paper airplanes to simulate flight path

Make discoveries about the sun, Earth, and moon

Experiment

5.A.EC    Seek answers to questions through active exploration.

6.A.ECa  Use concepts that include number recognition, counting and one-to-one correspondence.

6.A.ECb  Count with understanding and recognize “how many” in sets of objects.

6.D.1      Compare the numbers of objects in groups.

10.C.1a    Describe the concept of probability in relationship to likelihood and chance.

10.C.1b    Systematically list all possible outcomes of a simple one-stage experiment (paper airplane flight path)

12.D.1a    Identify examples of motion (moving in a straight line, rotating)

12.D.1b    Identify observable forces in nature (gravity)

12F.1b     Identify and describe characteristics of the sun, Earth and moon as familiar objects in the solar system.

Programs: Explore A Lot (castle area) Visitors can:

Enjoy a puppet theater

Play with periscopes Dress in period

clothing Sit at the Round

Table Make new fairytale

friends

1.A.ECa   Understand that pictures and symbols have meaning and that print carries a message.

1.A.ECb  Understand that reading progresses from left to right and top to bottom.

1.B.ECa   Predict what will happen next using pictures and content for guides.

1.C.ECa   Retell information from a story. 1.C.ECb   Respond to simple questions

about reading material. 1.C.ECc   Demonstrate understanding of

literal meaning of stories by making comments.

19.A.ECa Engage in active play using gross motor skills.

26.A.ECc Music: Participate in music activities.

26.A.1d Relate symbol systems (e.g. icons, syllables, numbers, and letters) to musical sounds.

Itinerary 8:05- School Begins 8:25- Bus departs NB Gallaway (1 hour trip) 9:30- Arrive at Exploration Station 3 hours in the museum to enjoy 12:30-Exit museum; lunch in picnic area

outside 1:15- Bus departs for ND Gallaway 2:20- Arrive back at school 2:30- Dismissal

Student Grouping:Chaperone 1: Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 Student 4 Student 5

Chaperone 2: Student 6 Student 7 Student 8 Student 9 Student 10

Chaperone 3: Student 11 Student 12 Student 13 Student 14 Student 15

Chaperone 4: Student 16 Student 17 Student 18 Student 19 Student 20

Chaperone 5: Student 21 Student 22 Student23 Student 24 Student 25

Chaperone 6: Student 26 Student 27 Student 28 Student 29 Student 30

Chaperone 7: Student 31 Student 32 Student 33 Student 34 Student 35

Chaperone 8: Student 36 Student 37 Student 38 Student 39 Student 40

Chaperone 9: Student 41 Student 42 Student 43 Student 44 Student 45

Chaperone 10: Student 46 Student 47 Student 48 Student 49 Student 50

Chaperone 11: Student 51 Student 52 Student 53 Student 54 Student 55

Chaperone 12: Student 56 Student 57 Student 58 Student 59 Student 60

Chaperone 13: Student 61 Student 62 Student 63 Student 64 Student 65

Chaperone 14: Student 66 Student 67 Student 68 Student 69 Student 70

Chaperone 15: Student 71 Student 72 Student 73 Student 74 Student 75

Chaperone 16: Student 76 Student 77 Student 78 Student 79 Student 80

Chaperone17: Student 81 Student 82 Student 83 Student 84 Student 85

Chaperone 18: Student 86 Student 87 Student 88 Student 89 Student 90

Chaperone 19: Student 91 Student 92 Student 93 Student 94 Student 95

Chaperone 20: Student 96 Student 97 Student 98 Student 99 Student 100

Chaperone 21: Student 101 Student 102 Student 103 Student 104 Student 105

Chaperone 22: Student 106 Student 107 Student 108 Student 109 Student 110

Chaperone 23: Student 111 Student 112 Student 113 Student 114 Student 115

Chaperone 24: Student 116 Student 117 Student 118 Student 119 Student120

Chaperone 25: Student 121 Student 122 Student 123 Student 124 Student 125

Chaperone 26: Student 126 Student 127 Student 128 Student 129 Student 130

Chaperone27: Student 131 Student 132 Student 133 Student 134 Student 135

Chaperone 28: Student 136 Student 137 Student 138 Student 139 Student 140

Chaperone 29: Student 141 Student 142 Student 143 Student 144 Student 145

Chaperone 30: Student 146 Student 147 Student 148 Student 149 Student 150

Chaperone 31: Student 151 Student 152 Student 153 Student 154 Student 155

Chaperone 32: Student 156 Student 157 Student 158 Student 159 Student 160

Chaperone 33: Student 161 Student 162 Student 163 Student 164 Student 165

Chaperone 34: Student 166 Student 167 Student 168 Student 169 Student 170

Chaperone 35: Student 171 Student 172 Student 173 Student 174 Student 175

Follow Up Activity The next day, students will be asked to draw a

picture of their favorite exhibit from Exploration Station and write 3 sentences stating why and what they learned.

Teacher will lead class in discussions about the field trip and why it was a great idea to go on.