About Group Visits
All ages
Feature Exhibit
During a guided tour, students will be separated into groups of 25 or less and led through 5 exhibit areas by a trained Learning Facilitator. The Facilitator will support the students’ exploration of exhibits and lead the group through a unique Inquiry Based Learning experience. The Facilitator will also assist with all logistical aspects of your tour including time management, communicating Museum rules and utilizing chaperones effectively. Each group will explore 5 exhibit areas and participate in one activity station lead by the Facilitator.
- Pre-K and Kindergarten students will enjoy a Storytime that expands upon the key concepts explored in the exhibit areas.
- Students in grades 1st-3rd will participate in a science demonstration that expands upon the concepts they discover in the Museum feature exhibit.
ACM tours are designed for grades PK- 3rd.If you are interested in bringing a group of students who are older than 3rd grade the Museum can design a custom visit. Additional fees apply to custom visits and six weeks notice is needed to schedule. Please indicate the grade of your students on your Reservation Request Form and an educator will contact you to discuss curriculum and details.
Learn more about the Museum's exhibit experiences and how they integrate into classroom learning.
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January 30 - May 22, 2010
2 stops on group visit
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Discover the amazing powers and properties of air!
Air is at work all around us.
It is a familiar and accessible medium for playful investigations that provide first-hand experiences with physical science concepts relating to air, sound and weather. As students ask questions, make predictions, describe their observations and share their ideas, they gain skills in the processes of investigation and reasoning.
13 highly interactive experiences make science touchable and develop students’ intuitive understanding of how air moves, how moving air affects objects in its path and how objects in turn affect the movement of air.
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Permanent Exhibit
1 stop on group visit
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En Mi Familia /In My Family is the country’s only hands-on exhibit inspired by the works of nationally-recognized artist and author Carmen Lomas Garza.
The exhibit brings to life 4 of Carmen’s joyful family scenes to:
- Spark recognition and pride in Mexican American culture heritage
- Invite students to compare cultural traditions and reflect on how their own family builds their unique personal and cultural identity
- Boost English language learners’ emergent literacy skills with linguistically and culturally relevant activities and narratives that connect meaningfully to their lives
- Demonstrate the power of family narratives and source materials to build sense of self and cultural pride
In each area, students can touch, see, hear and even smell the everyday activities and special celebrations depicted in Carmen’s paintings and bilingual storybooks, hear Carmen herself tell her stories in Spanish and English and get the cultural backstory on traditional foods, music and celebration.
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