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Classroom Adventures
WE VISIT YOU -Bring Explorit into your classroom!
Encourages problem-solving skills
Subject varies according to grade level
Real science specimens
Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards
Programs In Your Classroom or at School Site
Four topics, an array of specimens, activities and information. The scope and focus of each subject varies according to grade level.
Invite Explorit into your classroom to provide guided hands-on experiences for your students. After a brief introductory discussion with an Explorit educator, students will rotate through four activity stations, each with interactive activities and explorations to stimulate curiosity, and encourage investigation and problem solving. All programs are aligned with state and national standards.
Topics
Amazing Animals
GRADES K-3
Investigate the way animals survive and thrive with real animal specimens. See how adaptations help animals hide in plain sight and how young animals change as they grow. Meet Explorit’s resident insects and reptiles.
NGSS: LS1.A, LS1.B, LS1.C, LS2.A, LS3.A, LS3.B, LS4.B, LS4.C, LS4.D, ESS2.E, ESS3.A
Earth's Features
GRADES 3-5
Uncover the Earth’s layers to discover the forces behind the phenomena of earthquakes and volcanoes. Design an earthquake-safe structure and then shift the tectonic plates. Explore rock, fossil, sand, and mineral samples for what they reveal about the history of the planet.
NGSS: ESS1.C,ESS2.A, ESS2.B, ESS2.C, ESS2.E, ETS1.A, ETS1.B
Simple Machines
GRADES K-3
Explore how forces and objects interact to make things move. Test different pulley systems, build with gears, and discover the simple machines hidden in everyday objects. Lift people off the ground with a lever, or roll them across the floor with wheels.
NGSS: PS2.A, PS2.B, PS2.C, ETS1.A, ETS1.B, ETS1.C
DETAILS
Session Length - 60 minutes
Group Size - Up to 40 children maximum
Teacher participation plus 2-4 adult chaperones required.
One room available for all sessions please.
Availability - Weekdays Up to 4 sessions per day.
For more information:
Call 530.756.0191
PROGRAM FEES
Collaborate with other teachers to book more sessions and save!
4 sessions = $600 ($150 per session*)
3 sessions = $525 ($175 per session*)
2 sessions = $370 ($185 per session*)
1 session = $210
Travel Fees - 99 cents per round-trip mile .
Please reserve programs as early as possible so we can fully accommodate your needs.
INFORMATION REQUESTED
Please have the following information ready:
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Contact's name, telephone number & email address
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Organization's name, address & telephone number
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Name of program you wish to reserve
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Preferred and alternate dates
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Number of sessions in one day
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Desired time (accounting for lunch and recess)
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Grade level
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Number in group
Cancellation Policy
Explorit charges full program fees for cancellations within 3 weeks of the scheduled Classroom Adventure or Family Science Night programs. A $72 fee will be charged for Discovery Lesson, Inquiry Lab, or Nature Safari cancellations (or $144 for a combined Discovery Lesson/Nature Safari or Discovery Lesson/Inquiry Lab program) made within 3 weeks of the scheduled program.