Teacher Resources

The Museum has a staff member dedicated to directing educational activities and services.  Contact Education Director Kira Berman at 734.647.8574 or via E-mail for assistance.

For Planetarium services, please contact the Planetarium Director, Matt Linke at 734.647.1381 or via E-mail.

We provide the following materials to enrich your visit:

  • Scavenger Hunts—age appropriate activities to help focus student exploration of our various galleries.
  • Pre- and Post-Visit Materials—supplemental information to help students prepare for their visit before they come, and to reinforce what they have learned after their visit. 
  • Astronomy Resources in the Planetarium section provide related links and pre-visit materials for Planetarium group shows.
  • The School and Community Programs section provides complete descriptions of the guided tours available, a PDF of our brochure, information on outreach to your classroom, and more.
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Project WILD K-12 Educator Training

Project WILD is designed to supplement science, social studies, language arts, math, art, music and physical education curriculum. These one-day workshops will demonstrate how to easily incorporate Project WILD in your classroom through hands-on activities. Each participant will receive the Project WILD book. Lunch will be provided to attendees.

Date & Time: March 3, 2012; 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Place:  University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
    1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Registration: Call Project WILD Facilitator Brittany Chunn at (734) 647-6421 or contact her via email at brchunn@umich.edu.
Cost: $45, guide, materials and lunch included.

.5 SBCEUs offered for a nominal fee.

All WILD workshops will have a portion held outside if weather permits, so please dress accordingly.