Exhibit Guides
With the assistance of area K-12 educators, Imagination Station has created learning guides to help structure a field trip that aligns directly to the concepts you are teaching in the classroom. These guides include student data recording pages, chaperone tips & instructions and a post-visit activity to complete back in the classroom.
Mindbender Mansion
Enter the wonderfully puzzling world of Mindbender Mansion, an eclectic place full of brainteasers and interactive challenges guaranteed to test the brain power and problem solving skills of adults and children alike.
Mindbender Mansion Educator Guide
Engineer IT!
Think It. Build It. Test It … Do It Again! Your students will become engineers as they follow the engineering design process to create the best possible windmills, boats and towers.
Engineer IT! Exhibit Guide (Grades 3-5 – Teacher Guide)
Engineer IT! Exhibit Guide (Grades 3-5 – Student Guide)
Engineer IT! Exhibit Guide (Grades 6-8 – Teacher Guide)
Engineer IT! Exhibit Guide (Grades 6-8 – Student Guide)
Energy Factory
Send your class on an energy exploration as they learn about energy production and conservation. Through a partnership with BP and First Solar, students will see energy come to life.
Energy Factory Exhibit Guide (Grades 2-4)
Energy Factory Exhibit Guide (Grade 5-8)
Energy Factory Extension Activities
Forces
Exploring some of our most exciting exhibits, the High Wire Cycle, the Giant Lever and Tennis Ball Launcher, students will discover how simple machines make work easier and better understand the unseen forces that affect us all.
Forces Exhibit Guide (Grades 3-5)
Forces Exhibit Guide (Grades 6-8)
Weather
Ever tried to stop a tornado or stand up in a hurricane? Our guide will help your class discover the science behind these awe-inspiring natural phenomena.
Weather Exhibit Guide (Grades K-3)
Weather Exhibit Guide (Grades 4-8)
Early Childhood
Kids under five years of age learn about forces, motion, math and life science in this guide designed around our safe and friendly Little KIDSPACE.
Little KIDSPACE Exhibit Guide (PreK)
Nature of Science
Students develop the critical skills necessary for proper scientific investigation by exploring a variety of Imagination Station exhibits and charting their findings. This guide stresses the importance of good observational skills.
