Guided School Program Overview

Students participate in a lesson about animals from Northeastern Wisconsin and learn about geography, habitats, animal adaptations, and diets. Students will interact with fossils and other objects, such as a Woolly Mammoth tooth, trilobite, porcupine quills, and beaver fur. They finish the lesson with the opportunity to create a mini habitat diorama.

Meets both Science and Social Studies standards.

Appropriate for grades K-5.

Students participate in a lesson about different industries in Northeastern Wisconsin such as paper, dairy, and ice harvesting, and learn about renewable vs non-renewable resources, consumers and producers, and goods vs services. Students will interact with artifacts such as ice harvesting tongs and a butter box.

Meets Social Studies standards with a focus on economics.

Appropriate for grades 3-5.

Students participate in a lesson about different people and cultures of Northeastern Wisconsin such as indigenous tribes (Menominee, Ho-Chunk, Oneida), European immigrants (German and Polish), and Asian and African refugees (Hmong and Somali). Students will interact with different artifacts and cultural objects to investigate differences and similarities between the people who call Wisconsin home.

Meets Social Studies standards.

Appropriate for grades 1-5.

Students participate in a lesson about the science behind candymaking. They will investigate the essential questions, "Where does sugar come from?" "What does its structure look like?" and "What affects its structure, and how can it change?" Students finish the lesson with the opportunity to conduct a Magical Skittles science experiment.

Meets Science standards.

Appropriate for grades 3–6.

Available beginning September 18, 2024

Discover the forces behind Wisconsin’s weather and natural disasters. Students will engage in the science behind Wisconsin’s extreme weather events such as blizzards and tornadoes, explore how these phenomena form, how they affect our region, and how we can prepare for them.

Meets Science standards.

Appropriate for grades 1–5.

Available through November 3, 2024, in relation to the museum's Telling Our Stories exhibition.

A social-emotional lesson that teaches students about the importance of self-acceptance and embracing differences through the children's story Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall. Students read Red and discuss questions including how the crayon felt and how its friends and family felt. Students then participate in an art activity that encourages creativity and individuality.

Meets Art & Design and English Language Arts standards.

Appropriate for all grade levels.

Programs can be adapted for most age groups with advanced notice and communication between teachers and museum education staff.