Add dimension to your field trip with a
Live Science Demonstration Show.
Visiting groups can now enhance their experience by scheduling an exciting science demonstration show.
Available Tuesdays 9:30am-2pm.
Fee: $50 for each show, up to 90 students per show, unless otherwise indicated. (Show fee is in addition to museum admission fee.)
All Live Science shows are 50 minutes long, unless otherwise indicated. Each show is differentiated according to grade level needs. Themes include:
Dinosaurs
October 10, 2012 - January 4, 2013
Grades: PreK-2 only
40 students per show; 30 minute presentation, $30 per show.
Our esteemed paleontologist Dr. L. Berta Saurus helps students "create" fossils, take part in a mock dig, and role-play as dinosaurs to explore how these creatures lived.
Suggested Connections: AdventureZone; A T. Rex Named Sue; Dinosaur Discovery
Electricity
Grades PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Sparks fly with our six foot tall Van de Graaff generator!
Suggested Connections (depending on grade range): AdventureZone/Discover Our Weather; ENERGIZE it; How Things Work; Inquiry Room: Discovering Weather; Magnet Explorations
Liquid Nitrogen
Grades PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
This is the coolest demonstration we have. To be exact, it's the coldest, at -320 degrees Fahrenheit.
Suggested Connections (depending on grade range): AdventureZone/Discover Our Weather; ENERGIZE it; Inquiry Room: Discovering Weather; Solids, Liquids and Gases; Planetarium: My Planets; Our Changing Seasons; Face of Earth; Solar System 2013
Pressure
Grades: PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Bringing "pressure = force/area" to life with a bed of nails, marshmallows and nothing. Really....nothing - well, it's a vacuum actually.
Suggested Connections (depending on grade range): AdventureZone/Discover Our Weather; Inquiry Room: Solids, Liquids and Gases; Planetarium: Fly Me to the Moon
The Chemistry of Hydrogen
Grades: PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
From fuel cells to how life is illuminated miles under the ocean, here's a demonstration that highlights the most common element in the universe.
Suggested Connections (depending on grade range): Adventure Zone/Discover Our Weather; ENERGIZE it; How Things Work; Inquiry Room: Solids, Liquids, and Gases; Planetarium: Solar System 2013.
For reservations call (585)697-1942
For more information relating to curriculum or customization options, contact Tim Cawley at (585)271-4552 x379, tim_cawley@rmsc.org.