For reservations, call 973-596-6690 or e-mail
schoolgroupreservations@newarkmuseum.org

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Multiple Grades (grades 2–12)
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Event and Course offerings (included in the brochure): 

Special Event
Octoberfest: A Special Day for Special Needs Classes at the Museum
 
 
Friday, October 23, 2009
9:30 am–12:30 pm

Special needs classes are invited to join us for gallery tours and activities designed for your learning needs.  Register now by calling the Manager of School Programs at 973-596-6603, or e-mail schoolgroupreservations@newarkmuseum.org.
Be sure to put Octoberfest 2009 in the subject line.

Art & Science
Water, Water Everywhere (grades 3–8)
Fire Safety & Prevention (grades 3–8)
Walk and Talk with the Animals (grades 3–8)

Arts/Humanities
100 Masterpieces of Art Pottery, 1880-1930 (grades 3–12)
Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America, 1920s–50s
(grades 2–12)
Once Upon a Dime: The World of Money (grades 3–12)
Globe Trackers (grades 3–8)
Express Yourself: Exploring the World through Art (grades 3–12)

Science
Dynamic Earth: Gallery Tour (grades 2–12)
See What Darwin Saw (grades 3–8)
Fossils Tell a Tale (grades 3–8)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (grades 4–8)
Discovering Your Ancestors (grades 5–12)
Movement and Migration (grades 5–12)
Geology Rocks! (grades 5–8)
Skies Alive (grades 5–12)

Mini Zoo
Habitat Harmony (grades 2–5)
Great Adaptations (grades 4–8)

Science Labs
What's in Our Water (grades 4–7)
Forensic Science (grades 6–9)
How Fossils Form (grades 6–9)
Animal Behavior (grades 3–6)
Microworlds (grades 3–12)
Genetics (grades 5–12)
Expedition Saturn (grades 4–8)
Weather—Storms Everywhere (grades 4–8)


 

Early Childhood (grades K–2)
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Course offerings (included in the brochure):

Art & Science
Safari Trip
On a Wing

Arts/Humanities
African Adventure
Native American Adventure
ArtSmart
Asian Adventure

Science
Backyard Bug Safari
Dinosaur Detectives

Mini Zoo
Fish Tails (pre-K–1)



Elementary School (grades 3–5)
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Course offerings (included in the brochure):

Native American Journey: Eastern Woodlands, Plains & the Southwest
Early America
The Ballantine House Mystery: "Who Done It?"
Mysteries & Myths of the Ancient World (Egypt or Greece & Rome)


 

Secondary (grades 6–12)
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Course offerings (included in the brochure):

Design Your Own Museum Tour (grades 9–12)
Western Expansion (grades 6–8)
The Gilded Age: What Was Mark Twain Talking About? (grades 9–12)
Ballantine House: Family Life in 1885 (grades 9–12)



Planetarium Programs
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Offerings (included in the brochure):

Magic Sky (grades Pre-K & K)
The Little Star That Could (grades 1–3)
Secret of the Cardboard Rocket (grades 1–3)
SkyQuest (grades 1–4)
Constellations Tonight (grades 4–8)
The Amazing Telescope (grades 6–12)
Oceans in Space (grades 6–12)



Outreach Programs
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Course offerings (included in the brochure):

In-school Visits 
 

Art/Humanities
American History through Artists' Eyes (grades 3–12)
Every Picture Tells a Story (and So Can Your Students) (grades 3–12)
The Ballantine House: Family Life in 1885 (grades 3–12)

Science
Brain Game (grades 4–8)

Science Labs
Chemistry: Magic and Science (grades 4–8)
Invention and Design (grades 4–8)

Mini Zoo
Egg-cellent Animals (grades 3–6)
Reptile Rap (grades K–5)
Creepy Crawlers (grades K–5)
Fantastic Feathered Friends (grades K–5)
Catch Me If You Can: Predator vs. Prey (grades 4–8)
 

Planetarium

Little Sky (pre-K & K)
Moon Madness (grades 1–4)
Physics Fun (grades 4–8)

SKYLAB–Digital Portable Planetarium
The Amazing Telescope (grades 6–12)
Magic Sky (pre-K & K)
Legends of the Night Sky (grades 1–3)
Secret of the Cardboard Rocket (grades 1–3)
SkyQuest (grades 1–4)
Telescopic Sky (grades 4–6)
Hubble Vision (grades 6–12)
Oceans in Space (grades 6–12)

Distance Learning/Videoconferencing 

DL/Teacher Training

Art & Science
DL/Fire Safety & Prevention (grades 3–5)

Arts/Humanities
DL/1784 Old Stone Schoolhouse
DL/American History through Artists' Eyes (grades 3–12)
DL/House & Home in Victorian America (grades 3–12)
DL/Tibetan Buddhist Altar (grades 3–12)
DL/African Art (grades 3–6)
DL/Native American Art (grades 3–6)

Science
DL/Dynamic Earth: Revealing Nature's Secrets (grades 3–12)


Presentations to Parent/Teacher Organizations or School Board/Administrators

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