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Sciencenter
Sciencenter
The Sciencenter is the perfect place for a group, camp, or school field trip! We offer a fun, memorable, and educational experience for kids, teachers, and chaperones alike. You can make the most of your visit by choosing the package that works best for you: a basic self-guided museum experience – or enrich your visit with an interactive educational program. Small groups may also want to consider a stroll on our Sagan Planet Walk.
Programming
Programming
Connect to the Ocean (Off Campus)
Connect to the Ocean (Off Campus)
Grades: K–5
Group Size: 10–100; 100 students for the 30-minute program followed by touch tank encounters in smaller groups
Length of Program: 40 minutes per program group
Description:
Have you ever touched a sea star? We are all connected to the ocean! In this program students participate in an interactive presentation to explore the importance of the ocean to life on earth. Students then have the opportunity to explore ocean life through touch at our live animal touch-tank exhibit.
This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:
Learning Standards for Mathematical Principles
Reasoning abstractly and quantitatively
Science and Engineering Practices
Analyzing and interpreting data
Asking Questions
Categories: Math; Museums/Exhibits; Physical Education; Science
Cost:
$13.50 per student ($10.50/student group rate and $3/student educational program)
1 complimentary chaperone per every 6 students • $10.50 per additional chaperone at time of booking. Chaperones paying separately will pay regular admission.
A minimum charge of $135 will apply for small groups.
States of Matter (Off Campus)
States of Matter (Off Campus)
Grades: K-2
Group Size: 10–24 students per group; can have multiple groups in one visit
Length of Program: 35-45 minutes per program group
Description:
Want to get messy with science? Students learn about states of matter as they make observations about various substances, classifying them as a solid, liquid or gas. Students then investigate dry ice and explore making fog filled bubbles as the dry ice sublimates from a solid directly to a gas.
This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:
Learning Standards for Mathematical Principles
Reasoning abstractly and quantitatively
Measurement and data
Science and Engineering Practices
Analyzing and interpreting data
Asking Questions
Categories: Museums/Exhibits; Science
Cost:
$13.50 per student ($10.50/student group rate and $3/student educational program)
1 complimentary chaperone per every 6 students • $10.50 per additional chaperone at time of booking. Chaperones paying separately will pay regular admission.
A minimum charge of $135 will apply for small groups.
Power the Future (Off Campus)
Power the Future (Off Campus)
Grades: 2 - 5
Group Size: 10–24 students per group; can have multiple groups in one visit
Length of Program: 45 minutes per program group
Description:
How will we power our future? Students will work on an engineering challenge to develop their own windmill while learning about renewable energy and climate change. Power the Future also includes interactive discussions of where energy comes from and ways we can reduce our environmental impact.
This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:
Learning Standards for Mathematical Principles
Reasoning abstractly and quantitatively
Science and Engineering Practices
Analyzing and interpreting data
Asking Questions
Categories: Math; Museums/Exhibits; Physical Education; Science
Cost:
$13.50 per student ($10.50/student group rate and $3/student educational program)
1 complimentary chaperone per every 6 students • $10.50 per additional chaperone at time of booking. Chaperones paying separately will pay regular admission.
A minimum charge of $135 will apply for small groups.
General Admission (Off Campus)
General Admission (Off Campus)
Grades: 2 - 5
Group Size: Flexible, please contact the Sciencenter to learn more and plan your visit
Length of Program: Flexible, please contact the Sciencenter to learn more and plan your visit
Description:
The Sciencenter is the perfect place for a school field trip! We offer a fun, memorable, and educational experience for kids, teachers, and chaperones alike. Come explore our many interactive, educational, and fun exhibits! At the Sciencenter you can learn about weather, space, engineering, animals, and so much more!
This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:
Learning Standards for Mathematical Principles
Reasoning abstractly and quantitatively
Science and Engineering Practices
Analyzing and interpreting data
Asking Questions
Categories: Math; Museums/Exhibits; Physical Education; Science
Cost:
$10.50/student group rate
1 complimentary chaperone per every 6 students
$10.50 per additional chaperone at time of booking. Chaperones paying separately will pay regular admission.
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