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Size, Scale and Models
Children's Museum of IndianapolisAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners take measurements and create charts to learn about the size of dinosaurs and their relative scale to humans. In addition, learners discover how scientists estimate the...
Looking Back Through Time
Children's Museum of IndianapolisAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners create their own archaeological profiles. In doing so, learners will discover the fundamental nature of an archaeological site: objects and features found deeper in the...
Construction and Destruction
Children's Museum of IndianapolisAdd to list DetailsIn this three/four-day lesson, learners calculate perimeters and areas and draw the castle plan to scale. They develop a timeline outlining the construction of a castle and build catapults, a...
Castle Basics
Children's Museum of IndianapolisAdd to list DetailsIn this four-day lesson, learners identify three-dimensional forms in castle design, research different parts of the castle with a focus on their uses, and design and enlarge a banner for the great...
Excavating and Mapping Under Water
Children's Museum of IndianapolisAdd to list DetailsIn this archaeology activity, learners consider ways in which excavating an underwater site is different from excavating a terrestrial site. Through experimentation, learners discover new...
Hot Stuff!
Children's Museum of IndianapolisAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners discover that sand is the major ingredient in glass. They carry out a guided investigation involving chocolate to see what happens when heat is applied to a material that...
The Web of Life
Children's Museum of IndianapolisAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners examine ways that Native Americans of the Southwest express their relationship with nature through art. Learners cooperate to create a large weaving and individual rug...