Museum on the Move
Museum on the Move - or MoM! - brings hands-on inquiry experiences directly to your 4th grade classroom.
Museum on the Move
- Addresses the Utah Science Core Curriculum and ILO's
- Led by a Museum educator
- Free one time each school year
For questions, email mom@umnh.utah.edu
Science in Your School!
Museum on the Move brings authentic experiences in natural history directly to the 4th grade classroom. The Museum facilitator sets the stage for students to work as teams of scientists on challenges that allow them to ask their own questions, make and record observations and inferences, and draw their own conclusions.
MoM uses highly engaging Museum specimens and practices inquiry-based instruction. MoM is made available to all public schools within the state of Utah at no charge. Funding is provided by the Utah State Legislature and by the Utah State Office of Education's Informal Science Education Enhancement (iSEE) fund.
Program Length: 1.5 hours
Class Size: 1 class (25 - 30 students)
Fee: One visit per year is free to all Utah public schools
Learn methods of identifying and classifying rocks and minerals. Compare sediment samples and different stages of the rock cycle.
Click for pre-visit and post-visit activities for Rocks and Minerals! Be prepared for your MoM visit!
Discover the differences and similarities of Utah animals by studying skulls, claws and other adaptations. Learn ways to classify Utah animals and how to use a taxonomy system.
Click for pre-visit and post-visit activities for Utah Animals!
Be prepared for your MoM visit!
Discover different types of fossils by examining specimens from the Museum. Explore what Utah looked like in distant ages and what fossils tell us about our state’s past.
Click for pre-visit and post-visit activities for Fossils! Be prepared for your MoM visit!
Observe adaptations of the plants and animals that live in the habitats that make up the Great Salt Lake ecosystem.
Click for pre-visit and post-visit activities for Great Salt Lake! Be prepared for your MoM visit!
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