RMSC staff and/or volunteers spark hands-on active exploration using artifacts and objects that are available on docent-facilitated tours only. They will work with you to highlight specific content to meet your curriculum goals.
Add $1 per student, per tour, to general admission.
50 minutes long unless otherwise indicated.
Choose from programs in:
Science 
Grades: PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8
or
Social Studies
Grades: PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8
Science, Grades PreK-2
Animals and Plants Around Us
Expedition Earth Exhibit
PreK: 50 minutes with dig site experience, 25 minutes without
K-2: 80 minutes with dig site experience, 50 minutes without
Explore hibernation, camouflage, and food chains. Compare and contrast animal and plant structure and function.
A: 1 ; CDOS: 1,2; ELA: 1,4 ; MST: 1,4LE(1,2,3,5,6,7)
Suggested Connections: Native American Environments & Cultures; Object Theater: Natural Treasures; Discovery Station: Predator-Prey Discovery; Seneca Discovery; Inquiry Room: Insect Investigations; Planetarium: Our Changing Seasons; Native American Skies.
Science, Grades 3-5
Animals and Plants Around Us
Expedition Earth Exhibition
80 minutes with dig site or 50 minutes without
Explore plants and animals; what features help them survive and how they are all connected.
ELA: 1,4 ; CDOS: 1,2 ; MST: 1,4LE(1,2,3,4,5,6,7); SS: 1,3,5
Suggested Connections: Native American Environments & Cultures; Discovery Station: Haida Discovery, Inquiry Room: Insect Investigations; Planetarium: Amazing Journeys; Our Changing Seasons; Native American Skies.
Life of Long Ago Timeline
Expedition Earth Exhibition
25 minute program
Measure out the millions of year as we travel back from paleoman to mastodons to dinosaurs to reptiles to amphibians to fish and early plants.
ELA: 1,4 ; CDOS: 1,2 ; MST: 1,4LE(1,2,3,4,5,6,7),4PS(2) ; SS: 1,2,3,5
Suggested Connections: A TRex Named Sue, Inquiry Room: Insect Investigations
Stories in Stone
Expedition Earth Exhibition
80 minutes with dig site experience, 50 minutes without
Get hands-on with rocks, minerals and fossils. Explore processes such as weathering, deposition, and plate tectonics, which have molded our area.
ELA: 1,4 ; CDOS: 1,2 ; MST: 1,4LE(1,2,3,6,7),4PS(2,3,4)
Suggested Connections: AdventureZone; Life of Long Ago Timeline; Object Theater: Natural Resources; Inquiry Room: Rocks, Fossils and More, Planetarium: Face of Earth; Solar System 2013, Challenger Learning Center.
Science, Grades 6-8
Life of Long Ago Timeline
Expedition Earth Exhibition
25 minutes
Travel back from paleo-man to mastodons to dinosaurs to reptiles to amphibians to fish and early plants.
ELA: 1,4 ; CDOS: 1,2 ; MST: 1,4LE(1,2,3,4,5,6,7),4PS(2) ; SS: 1,2,3,5
Suggested Connections: Grade 6-9: A TRex Named Sue, Rochester's Geology; Planetarium: Amazing Journeys
Rochester's Geology
Expedition Earth Exhibition
80 minutes with dig site experience, 50 minutes without
Explore earthquakes, volcanoes, weathering, deposition and tectonic plate movement. Observe rocks, minerals and fossils.
ELA: 1,4 ; CDOS: 1,2 ; MST: 1,4LE(1,3,5,6,7),4PS(2,3,4)
Suggested Connections: Life of Long Ago Time Line; Object Theater: Natural Treasures Inquiry Room: Rocks, Fossils and More; Planetarium: Face of Earth.
Social Studies, Grades PreK-2
Native American Environments & Cultures
Native Peoples of North Americas Exhibit
PreK: 25 minutes
K-2: 50 Minutes
Compare and contrast the past culture of the Algonquin, Apache, Haida, Pueblo, Inuit, Haudenosaunee ("Iroquois"), and Plains Indians. How were the needs of families and communities met in different ways?
For Grade 2 the emphasis shifts from families to communities and students locate nations geographically.
A: 4; ELA: 1, 4 ; LOTE: 2; SS: 1, 3
Suggested Connections: Animals and Plants Around Us; Expedition Earth. Planetarium: Our Changing seasons.
Social Studies, Grades 3-5
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NEW! Haudenosaunee Day
Grade 4
Friday, November 9, 9am-2pm only
Immerse your students in the vibrant art and culture of today's Haudenosaunee
Limited Availability. Call soon (585)697-1942 to make a reservation.
$8 value reduced to $4 by School Scholarships. Inquire about partial scholarships for transportation: deborah_massey@rmsc.org
Click here for more information.
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Native American Environments & Cultures
Native Peoples of North Americas Exhibit
Observe the past material culture of the Algonquin, Apache, Haida, Pueblo, Inuit, Haudenosaunee ("Iroquois"), and Plains Indians. How do Native Americans continue to contribute to the cultural diversity of America today?
A: 4; ELA: 1, 4 ; LOTE: 2; SS: 1, 3
Suggested Connections: Expedition Earth; Discovery Station: Bone, Fur, Tooth and Tool Discovery; Planetarium: Native American Skies.
Rochester's Underground Railroad Immersion Experience
Flight to Freedom Exhibit
Take a journey - from slavery, to the doors of Rochester's abolitionists, to freedom. Learn about four important people along the way.
A: 1,4 ; ELA: 1,2,4 ; SS: 1,2,3,4,5
Suggested Connections: Planetarium: Freedom Under the Stars.
THE Haudenosaunee
At the Western Door and Native Peoples Exhibits
80 minutes includes our trade game
50 minutes without
Explore how the cultures of the Haudenosaunee ("Iroquois") and Europeans were changed by contact and how the Haudenosaunee maintain their cultural identity today.
A: 1, 2, 4 ; CDOS1; ELA: 1, 2, 4 ; LOTE: 1, 2 ; MST: 4LE, 5 ; SS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Suggested Connections: Animals and Plants Around Us; Discovery Station: Bone, Fur, Tooth and Tool; Planetarium: Native American Skies.
Social Studies, Grades 6-8
Native American Environments & Cultures
Native Peoples of North Americas Exhibit
Recommended for Grades 7,8
Students observe the past material culture of the Algonquin, Apache, Haida, Pueblo, Inuit, Iroquois, and Plains Indians, and are guided toward inferences as to the religious, social, political, economic, technological, and artistic aspects of these communities. How where these aspects affected by the geography and environment? How do Native Americans continue to contribute to the cultural diversity of America?
A: 4; ELA: 1, 4 ; LOTE: 2; SS: 1, 3
Suggested Connections: Discovery Station: Bone, Fur, Tooth & Tool Discovery; Planetarium: Native American Skies.
Rochester's Underground Railroad Immersion Experience
Flight to Freedom Exhibit
Students take a role-playing journey – from slavery, to the doors of Rochester's abolitionists, to freedom. What were the decisions and risks along the way? Who were some of the Rochesterians that fought against slavery? Who were some of the key people and events that precipitated the Civil War, and how was Rochester in the thick of it?
A: 1,4 ; ELA: 1,2,4 ; SS: 1,2,3,4,5
Suggested Connections: Haida Discovery; Planetarium: Freedom Under the Stars.
The Haudenosaunee
At the Western Door and Native Peoples Exhibits
80 minutes includes our trade game
50 minutes without
Students compare and contrast European and Seneca cultures before contact and explore the positive and negative effects of 400 years of cooperation and conflict. Students explore topics such as: the Canandaigua Treaty, the concept of manifest destiny, issues of sovereignty, reservations, and land claims. What is the role of Native Americans today?
1, 2 ; MST: 4LE, 5 ; SS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Suggested Connections: Discovery Station: Bone, Fur, Tooth and Tool Discovery; Planetarium: Native American Skies.
For more information relating to curriculum or customization options, call Deborah Massey at (585)271-4552 x521
For reservations call (585)697-1942