Dinosaurs and Fossils
Grades: Pre-K-2
Capacity: 30 students
Program Time: 20 minutes
Discover what a fossil is and how they tell the story of dinosaurs. Examine actual fossils and meet the Museum’s own dinosaur, Deinonychus (dine-ON-ik-us).
Supports Benchmarks SCI.V.1.E.4 and SCI.III.4.E.1 of the Michigan Framework for Science Education.

Magnets
Grades: Pre-K-2
Capacity: 30 students
Program Time: 30 minutes
What are magnets? Students will experiment with properties of magnetism and learn how magnets are used every day.
Supports Benchmark SCI.IV.3.E.3 of the Michigan Framework for Science Education.

Forces in Motion
Grades: K-5
Capacity: 30 students
Program Time: 30 minutes
Discover how things move. Learn about gravity, inertia, and friction through hands-on experiments and demonstrations. 
Supports Benchmark SCI.IV.3.E.2 of the Michigan Framework for Science Education.

Whooo’s In The Forest?
Grades: Pre-K-2
Capacity: 30 students
Program Time: 20 minutes
This program, focusing on the owl, introduces students to local  predators, adaptations, food chains/webs, habitats, and predator/prey concepts. A great precursor to the Museum's Nature’s Food Web program for grades 3-5.
Supports L.OL.00.11 and L.OL.01.13 of the MDE Grade Level Content Expectations for Science.

Nature’s Food Webs
Grades: 3-5
Capacity: 30 students
Program Time: 1 hour
By studying the food web of an owl, students explore firsthand the complex interdependence between food and energy in living systems. Students will dissect an owl pellet. **Requires 1 adult for every 5 students.
Supports Benchmarks SCI.II.1.E.4, SCI.III.2.E.4, SCI.III.2.E.1, SCI.III.4.E.2, and
SCI.III.5.E.2 of the Michigan Framework for Science Education.

Rocking Rocks
Grades: K-3
Capacity: 30 students
Program Time: 30 minutes
How is a rock made?  What are the different types of rocks?  Students will identify the three types of rocks; igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary through hands-on detective work.
Supports Benchmarks SCI.IV.1.E.1 and SCI.V.1.E.2 of the Michigan Framework for Science Education.

Habitats and Adaptations
Grades: 3-5
Capacity 30 students
Program Time: 45 minutes
Students will learn the components of a habitat.  They will also learn adaptations that animals have to help them survive in their habitat.
Supports Benchmarks SCI.II.1.E.4, SCI.III.2.E.1, SCI.III.2.E.4, SCI.III.3.E.2, and SCI.III.5.E.2 of the Michigan Framework for Science Education.

Hands-On Science Tour
Grades: K-5
Capacity: 15 students
Program Time: 30 minutes for K-1; 45 minutes for 2-5
After a brief guided tour of the Science Center, students explore
magnets, sound, reflection and electricity; view a tornado; observe the seasonal globe; and explore 30 hands-on drawers.
Supports Benchmarks SCI.IV.3.E.4, SCI.IV.4.E.1, SCI.IV.3.E.5, and SCI.IV.4.E.2 of the Michigan Framework for Science Education.

Shocking!
Grades: K-5
Capacity: 30 students
Program Time: 30 minutes for K-1; 45 minutes for 2-5
Experiment and learn about the properties of electric current and static electricity through demonstrations and hands-on activities.
Supports Benchmarks SCI.IV.1.E.4 and SCI.IV.1.E.5 of the Michigan Framework for Science Education.

Body Works: It’s All Up To You!
Grades: K-5
Capacity: 15 students
Program Time: 45 minutes for K-1; 1 hour for 2-5
Learn how to live a healthy life. Explore hands-on displays that teach proper nutrition, the importance of exercise and activity and the consequences of not living a healthy life. This program is facilitated by docents from the Muskegon County Medical Alliance.
Specific benchmarks are mailed upon scheduling of the program.