Content Provider Programs List

Bat Biology    based on 6 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Meet up to three live bats with the Leslie Science and Nature Center! Take an up close look at the wondrous world of bats! Explore what makes bats so unique, why they're important across the globe and try your hand at being an expert echo-locator using a si...
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Adult Learners

Cold Blooded Classification- REPTILES    based on 10 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Leslie Science and Nature Center joins us with LIVE reptiles in our lab as we explore what makes a reptile a reptile. Feel the snake or lizard skin specimens we send you while you learn the adaptations that make these animals so successful in the wild.
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult Learners

Critters In The Cold    based on 142 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Learn about animal adaptations to extreme weather with hands-on experiments and even take a virtual trip to Antarctica. Join us as we learn how animals, such as penguins, live and have babies during extreme weather.
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  Kindergarten, 1, 2

Dissecting a Cow Eye    based on 31 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Get your goggles on! Dissect a cow eye to understand how each structure works to provide the sense of sight, just like a human eye. After the program, work with your class on a series of optical illusions to see how your eyes and brain work together to bring...
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Explore Your Five Senses!    based on 21 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Ever wonder why you can smell, hear, taste, see, and feel? Come find out how your senses help you to discover the world around you!
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  Pre-K Students, Kindergarten

Fraction Interactions    based on 136 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
It's the fraction game show! Students will find out how much they know about fractions as they work together to survive three rounds while constructing, observing, and dancing to solve math problems. Fractions can be fun!
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  3, 4, 5

Halloween Slime Time    based on 194 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Explore our smoky cauldron and mysterious concoctions as we make two types of slime. Younger students use their slime to investigate the three states of matter. Older students investigate the properties of polymers. Gooey concoctions are perfect for Hallowe...
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Life Cycle Strategies    based on 3 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Through observations of live animals and scientific journaling, students will compare and contrast the life cycles and adaptations of different organisms. By analyzing animals at different stages of their life cycle, audiences will discover the intimate ...
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Nature's Recyclers    based on 6 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Students will learn the important role that scavengers and decomposers play in our everyday lives. We’ll meet live animals, including a turkey vulture up close, and discover just how decomposition works, and why it’s essential for all living things.
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Adult Learners

Out of this World!    based on 2 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Come explore the universe with us! We’ll discover how our days, seasons, and years can be predicted by the orbit of Earth around the sun. We’ll learn how stars in our galaxy and planets in solar system compare to each other and try our hand at modeling h...
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Owls From the Inside Out    based on 48 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Get up close to owls with an avian expert from Leslie Science and Nature Center (Ann Arbor, Michigan) uses live birds to compare and contrast the characteristics of different owl species. Learn how owls have adapted to a predatory way of life. Dissect real ow...
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  3, 4, 5, 6

Slime Time and the States of Matter    based on 235 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Explore the three states of matter by making two types of slime! Behave like molecules in solids, liquids, and gasses, and make scientific observations to discover why slime is special!
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Snakes and the Scientific Method This program has not yet been evaluated. - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
After practicing observational skills of reptiles such as snakes, students will use the scientific method as they attempt to discover one of the snake’s natural habitats. We’ll perform an experiment, learn how to use evidence to solve problems and answer...
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  2, 3, 4, 5, 6

FREE! Teacher and Coordinator Program Demo    based on 3 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Meet with the Ann Arbor Hands On Museum for a personalized chat about our program offerings! 
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners

The Fossil Record    based on 37 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Together we'll take a look at actual fossils and discuss how you can find the clues that they hide and how to interpret their stories that unfolded millions of years ago. Invent your own prehistoric animals, follow along in the story of fossilization and disc...
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  3, 4, 5

Walking Up a Food Chain    based on 57 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Together with the Leslie Science and Nature Center, we will create a food chain using LIVE animals (hawk/owl, snake, frog, spider and roach for example). Along the way we will discuss how they survive in the wild.
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult Learners

Wonderful Water   based on 1 evaluation(s). - by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum 2008-09 Honorable Mention,2009-10,2010-11,2011-12,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Water may be all around us, but it’s actually pretty special. We’ll discover how water changes phases through the water cycle, how surface tension keeps water molecules together, and even look at technology that changes how water behaves. Come discover w...
Availability:  By Request ONLY
Audience:  2, 3, 4, 5