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Homeschool opportunities at the Virginia Living Museum
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exhibits in the Virginia Living Museum were designed to correlate
with and reinforce Virginia's Standards of Learning for Science. While
taking a tour of the geographic regions of Virginia, families can
observe:
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Live animals and plants in their natural habitats
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Plant and animal life cycles, food chains and food webs
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Animal survival adaptations for finding food and shelter, rearing young, avoiding predators, defensive measures
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Animal migration, camouflage and hibernation
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Endangered and threatened species
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Vertebrates and invertebrates
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The importance of conserving Virginia's animal, plant and mineral resources
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Pond, forest, stream, Chesapeake Bay, cypress swamp, mountain cove, cave and more habitats
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Virginia's prehistoric past: rocks, minerals, fossils
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Phases of the moon, reasons for the seasons, earth's revolution and rotation, planets in our solar system.
To assist homeschool families, the Museum offers FREE
grade-level-targeted guides to its living exhibits to help children
focus during their visit. All questions are correlated to Virginia SOLs
and national science standards.
Please note: Only Blank Guides are available online. Answer keys are available at the Museum's front desk.
 The Museum offers Homeschool families special discount pricing for its "Museum in a Trunk" Discovery Boxes. Choose from ten exciting topics. Save more money by sharing Discovery Boxes with other Homeschool families. To reserve a Discovery Box for Homeschool use, please call 757-595-9135.
7-day rental
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FedEx home delivery & pickup
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$112.50 |
7-day rental
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Pickup and return at the VLM |
$90 |
3-day rental
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Pickup and return at the VLM
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$60 |
Each year the Museum offers a full day of natural and space science programs just for homeschool families. The next Homeschool Day will be in 2014.
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