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Teacher's Corner
Welcome Educators!
Please view this video as an introduction to our classes.
Science comes alive for students of all ages at the Virginia Living Museum, the mid-Atlantic region's premier science education facility. Since 1966, the Virginia Living Museum has delivered hands-on education to several million students.
Museum science programs are SOL-correlated and
grade-level targeted. The programs are endorsed by the Virginia
Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education and National
Science Foundation. All programs are taught by our professional
educators who present programs in a way that makes science become real and memorable.
The Museum is a private non-profit organization dedicated to connecting people to nature through educational experiences that promote conservation. The Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. It is a member of the Association of Science and Technology Centers, the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, the Eastern Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail, and the John Smith Trail.
Download the 2011-12 Teacher's Guide.
Teachers: Call early for best selection of programs and dates. Consider reserving programs in the fall or winter when the museum is less busy.
Teachers: incorporate a community-wide service project into your lesson plans by participating in Adopt a Wild Thing...in School. Register by Feb. 17, 2012 for the program, which will be held March 1-30.
Teachers seeking funding assistance for their group may visit Target.com for more information on their "Take Education on the Road" Field Trip Grant program.
 Schedule a Visit
Use our on-lline form to schedule your school visit or call 757-595-9135 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Prepare for Your School's Visit
The Virginia Living Museum wants your class to have the best visit possible. Check out these tips as you prepare for your visit.
Programs
Self Guided Visits
Schedule a self-guided visit of exhibits that feature more than 250 live animals and plant species, native to Virginia, in their natural settings.
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Natural Science
Natural
science programs offer elementary students an introduction to various
topics in the life sciences—from animal adaptations to the importance of
green plants to the study of snakes.
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Planetarium/Space Science
In the Abbitt Planetarium, students in grades K-12 visit
the planets, travel to a black hole, observe spinning galaxies or study
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Environmental Science Labs
Environmental science labs are in-depth sessions in which
middle and high school students actively participate in conducting
experiments, collecting data and analyzing results. |
Science Safaris
Science Safaris, for high school students, are combined
laboratory and field classes that stress field study, experimentation,
data collection and analysis. |
Have VLM Visit Your School
Outreach programs are specially designed, SOL-correlated presentations in your school classroom or auditorium. |
Discovery Boxes
Discovery boxes are "museum-in-a-trunk" traveling curriculum modules that teachers use in their own classrooms.
Teacher Training
The Virginia Living Museum's Teacher Training Institute provides outstanding SOL-correlated, grade-level targeted training programs in life, environmental and earth science for teachers of grades K-12.
Our 2nd annual Adopt a Wild Thing...in
School program was held May 1-7, 2011.
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