Gallery Programs
Natural science programs are presented in the galleries. These 45 minute inquiry based programs use age-appropriate hands-on activities linked to education standards.
Please contact us early - some programs fill up months in advance. Our staff is often presenting programs and not available to answer the phone. Please leave a detailed message with the time we could reach you or contact us by email. We will respond to your inquiry within 24 hours.
Fees: Advance Reservation Only
Adults (19 and over) $6.00 per adult
Children (18 and under) $4.00 per child
Minimum $35.00
One adult (Teacher) per gallery program receives free admission.
Payment Method:
Please have one person pay for your group with cash, check, credit card or a combination of these options. We can also invoice your school.
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- See also:
- Marx Discovery Center
DINOSAURS PROGRAM SUMMARY
| Appropriate for Grades Pre-K-3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Description Become a paleontologist and investigate the Mesozoic Era - the Age of Dinosaurs. Discover the differences between dinosaurs and other animals, explore the clues fossils provide about ancient environments, and discover the diversity of life during the Mesozoic Era. |
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| Program Structure Students will focus on one of six topics and then share their discoveries with the rest of their class. After the program students will have the opportunity to explore six stations in the Jurassic Gallery under the guidance of their teacher. |
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Nebraska Science Standards
standards overview |
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EXPLORE EVOLUTION PROGRAM SUMMARY
| Appropriate for Grades 7-12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Description Delve into evolution by exploring the current research of seven teams of scientists and the seven organisms they study. Investigate four components of evolution: variation, inheritance, selection and time to develop an understanding of how organisms change through time. |
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| Program Structure Students will investigate and apply the four components of evolution to one organism and then share their discoveries with the rest of the group. |
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Nebraska Science Standards
standards overview |
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FOSSILS OF NEBRASKA PROGRAM SUMMARY
| Appropriate for Grades 4-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description Take a trip through geologic time and investigate Nebraska's rich fossil heritage. Discover life in the Paleozoic Era and the mass extinction, which ended the era. Compare fossils with modern bones to gain a better understanding of the fossilization process. Explore the diversity of life during the Mesozoic Era. Investigate the elephants that once roamed Nebraska during the Cenozoic Era. |
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| Program Structure Students will explore three different galleries in their walk through time and to gain a better understanding of a paleontologist's job, they will have an opportunity to dig for fossils. |
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Nebraska Science Standards
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Grades
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1. Scientific Inquiry
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4. Earth's History
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8.4.4.b |
Grades
9-12
1. Scientific Inquiry
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4. Earth's History
12.4.4.c |
standards overview
NEBRASKA ECOLOGY PROGRAM SUMMARY
| Appropriate for Grades 1-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Description Become an ecologist to explore the rich diversity of life on the plains and discover what different animals in Nebraska need to survive. Investigate a prairie habitat to understand how Nebraska's community of plants and animals depend on each other for survival and how humans affect these environments. |
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| Program Structure Using dioramas in the Hall of Nebraska Wildlife, students will make observations and predictions and then share their discoveries with their class. |
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Nebraska Science Standards
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4. Biodiversity
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5.3.4.a |
standards overview
PEOPLE OF THE BUFFALO PROGRAM SUMMARY
| Appropriate for Grades 3-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description Explore the bison diorama in the Hall of Nebraska Wildlife to discover the animal and plant life on the Nebraska prairie in the late 1800's. Use bison specimens, to investigate the relationships between Native Americans and the buffalo on the plains and explore how this relationship has changed from the early 1800's through today. |
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| Program Structure Working in small groups students will examine parts of a bison, make predictions on the use of these parts, and then present their findings to the class. As a group the students will tell the story of the bison as recorded by Native peoples of Nebraska. |
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Nebraska Science Standards
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3. Flow of Matter and Energy in Ecosystems
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8.3.3.g |
Nebraska Social Studies Standards
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standards overview
ROCKS AND MINERALS PROGRAM SUMMARY
| Appropriate for Grades 5-8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Description Look for clues geologists use to understand the formation of different types of rocks. Use microscopes and hand lens to differentiate the three types of rocks: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. |
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| Program Structure Working in groups, students will explore three stations. They will make observations, collect and record data, and examine rock specimens in order to understand rock identification. |
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Nebraska Science Standards
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WETLANDS PROGRAM SUMMARY
| Appropriate for Grades 4-6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Description Investigate the endangered Salt Creek Tiger Beetle and the unique saline wetland they inhabit. Discover the role of economic development, habitat degradation and light pollution upon the Tiger Beetle. Discover wetlands across the state of Nebraska. |
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| Program Structure Working independently students will use microscopes to discover the life in pond water and examine insect body parts. Observe a simulated habitat and discover wetlands across the state of Nebraska. |
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Nebraska Science Standards
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2. Heredity
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5.3.2.b |
3. Flow of Matter and Energy in Ecosystems
5.3.3.c |
standards overview
WALK THROUGH TIME PROGRAM SUMMARY
| Description Take a trip through geologic time by investigating Nebraska's rich fossil heritage. Adult level. |
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