Get the Discovery Room educator guide.
Natural History Guides
These guides showcase the amazing variety of animal life found in Kansas City, including our local prehistoric life, insects, birds and mammals. Each guide contains a series of colorful illustrations for use in identifying native and introduced animals in KC. Paper copies of these guides are also available by request at the museum’s front desk.
Ages 3-5
These lessons are about 45-minutes each. They will help you guide children through a science topic typically led by Museum at Prairiefire staff—but are adapted so you can work with your child at home! Sessions include elements such as a short and exciting lesson, story time, an activity or experiment, artifact or animal encounters, and a craft.
Ages 6-10
Designed for elementary learners (1st-5th graders), JAM Sessions are unique and entertaining programs designed to engage students in inquiry-based, fully interactive learning activities. Merging curiosity, education, and interactive experiences, JAM Sessions research natural history and STEM subjects to encourage a well-rounded education.
SPONSORED BY OUR GLOBAL STEM EDUCATION PARTNER
Support for educators in the field and at home.
Professional Development
Our teacher professional development courses will introduce teachers to the problem-based learning (PBL) instructional model and provide them with the science content needed to create a unit that is designed to help elementary and middle school students achieve the Next Generation Science Standards in various subjects.
School Memberships
With a School Membership our Education Team will introduce children to diverse STEAM topics through hands-on, play-based discovery of the natural world at your school. Children lead their inquiry, facilitated by trained scientists and early childhood educators. Plus, your school employees receive ALL the benefits of a Friends & Family Membership!
Project Based Learning
Students work on a project over an extended period of time that engages them in solving a real-world problem or answering a complex question. They demonstrate their knowledge and skills by developing a public product or presentation for a real audience. As a result, students develop deep content knowledge as well as critical thinking, creativity, and communication skills. This type of learning unleashes a contagious, creative energy among students and teachers.
Contact us.
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
info@visitthemap.org
Phone
(913) 333-3500
Hours
10am - 5pm
We open at 12pm on Sundays.