Resource Center
Educator’s Guide
2011-2012 Educator's Guide
Our Educator’s Guide is a comprehensive brochure explaining all of the educational offerings that Imagination Station provides. It’ll explain what’s available to you when you bring your classroom to Imagination Station on a Field Trip (Exhibit Guides, Interactive Demonstrations), descriptions of our Learning Worlds and Attractions, explanation of our Community Outreach Programs (Workshops on Wheels, Science Festivals, STARLAB and Interactive Distance Learning), how to book a Field Trip or Outreach Program, as well as a listing of all of the Educator Resources that we have to offer.
Prep4Ed
We offer this quarterly Open House for all teachers committed to bringing their students to Imagination Station. This program will empower you with inside knowledge of the exhibits and familiarize you with all our educator resources. Chaperones are welcome! All sessions run from 4:00-5:30 pm.
Discover.ed Electronic Newsletter
Our monthly e-newsletter lets educators know what is going on at the Imagination Station and includes great hands-on activities for your classroom.
Resource Links
Making Field Trips Work; Strategies for creating an effective learning experience. By James Kisiel
The field trip is probably one of the most common out-of-classroom learning experiences students encounter. Teachers provide these experiences for a variety of reasons including motivation, exposure, and even as a reward, especially after weeks of standardized testing. Read more…
Tips From The Field; Advice from museum experts on making the most of field trips. By Rachel Connolly, Meghan Groome, Keith Sheppard & Nick Stroud
Field trips are opportunities to experience science in settings beyond the classroom. Much educational research has focused on effective ways of designing and planning field trips for optimal impact on the classroom and science curriculum. Read more…
Michigan Department of Education
National Science Teachers Association
Resource Summary to download.
