Guided Tours and More

Guided Tours and More

Docents work with students using observation and inquiry, and incorporate hands-on artifacts and specimens. Students participate in learning activities within the galleries.  Activities may include close observation, comparison and contrast, movement, and exhibit critiques.

Teachers appreciate the following:

  • Small Groups.  Larger groups are divided into groups of 10 or fewer students per docent.
  • Enthusiastic, knowledgeable docents lead our tours.  Docents are University students extensively trained by Museum staff.
  • Hands-on opportunities within each tour.
  • Scheduled self-guided time is free when combined with a scheduled group tour.
  • Tours meet MCF and GLCE content benchmarks.

Pre-K to K Programs

Dancing with the Dinosaurs

PreK-K • $6
Explore the dinosaur exhibits in song, stories, and movement! Includes both hands-on exploration in our classroom and guided discovery in the exhibits.

Prehistoric Explorers

PreK-K • $3

A short exploration of our prehistoric life gallery designed especially for young children. Small groups discover dinosaurs and more, using fossils, casts and a puzzle.

 

Elementary School Programs

Prehistoric Life

Grades 1-8 • $6
Learn about fossilization, paleontology, and geologic time. Use hands-on inquiry to solve scientific problems. Explore the world of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals by observing their many adaptations and what they tell us about their lifestyles.

Michigan Ecology

Grades: 3-8 • $6

Guided discovery in our Michigan Wildlife gallery and workshop activities allow students to take a closer look at Michigan’s ecosystems and their inhabitants. Using skulls, soil samples and tools such as stereoscopes and hand lenses, students investigate and classify Michigan’s diverse ecosystems.

Rocks and Fossils

Grades 2-6 • $6

Guided discovery in our Prehistoric Life gallery and workshop activities in our classroom allow students to investigate the rock cycle, use stereoscopes to take a closer look at rock specimens, and focus on fossils and how they form.

Middle School Programs

Let's Talk about RACE

Grades: 6-12
Cost: $6 per person
Available February 11- May 24, 2013

This program includes a one hour visit to the RACE: Are we so different? exhibition, and a 45 minutes facilitated dialogue exploring the exhibit themes, students' personal experiences related to race and racism, and the types of actions that can promote societal change.

Prehistoric Life

Grades 1-8 • $6
Learn about fossilization, paleontology, and geologic time. Use hands-on inquiry to solve scientific problems. Explore the world of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals by observing their many adaptations and what they tell us about their lifestyles.

Michigan Ecology

Grades: 3-8 • $6

Guided discovery in our Michigan Wildlife gallery and workshop activities allow students to take a closer look at Michigan’s ecosystems and their inhabitants. Using skulls, soil samples and tools such as stereoscopes and hand lenses, students investigate and classify Michigan’s diverse ecosystems.

Rocks and Fossils

Grades 2-6 • $6

Guided discovery in our Prehistoric Life gallery and workshop activities in our classroom allow students to investigate the rock cycle, use stereoscopes to take a closer look at rock specimens, and focus on fossils and how they form.

Behind the Scenes: Mammals

Grades 6-12 • $6
Learn how adaptations have enabled mammals to become diverse and successful. Join a Museum of Zoology research scientist for a behind-the-scenes tour of the mammal collections, which hold over 150,000 research specimens, providing examples of mammalian form and function.

High School Programs

Let's Talk about RACE

Grades: 6-12
Cost: $6 per person
Available February 11- May 24, 2013

This program includes a one hour visit to the RACE: Are we so different? exhibition, and a 45 minutes facilitated dialogue exploring the exhibit themes, students' personal experiences related to race and racism, and the types of actions that can promote societal change.

Prehistoric Life

 Grades 9 – adult • $6
Learn about fossilization, paleontology, and geologic time. Use hands-on inquiry to solve scientific problems. Explore the world of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals by observing their many adaptations and what they tell us about their lifestyles.

Behind the Scenes: Mammals

Grades 6-12 • $6
Learn how adaptations have enabled mammals to become diverse and successful. Join a Museum of Zoology research scientist for a behind-the-scenes tour of the mammal collections, which hold over 150,000 research specimens, providing examples of mammalian form and function.

Self-Guided Visit

All ages  $2. 

Age-appropriate Discovery Guides help focus student observation. Available here soon.

Special Program: Let's Talk about RACE

Grades: 6-12
Cost: $6 per person
Available February 11- May 24, 2013

This program includes a one hour visit to the RACE: Are we so different? exhibition, and a 45 minutes facilitated dialogue exploring the exhibit themes, students' personal experiences related to race and racism, and the types of actions that can promote societal change.