Membership discounts just for educators
Receive a complimentary Individual Pass membership or a 30% discount off the purchase of any family level membership of your choice.
Grades 5 – 8
Test your urban planning skills and help New Yorkers prepare for the effects of a changing climate. Investigate the impacts of heavier rainfall and rising temperatures on our city, and use green infrastructure concepts to design a more resilient New York City.
Grade 5- NYC Unit 3 5-ESS3-1, NYS PE 5-ESS3-1; NYC Unit 3 5-ESS2-1, NYS 5-ESS2-1
Grade 6- NYC Unit 5 MS-ESS3-5, NYS MS-ESS3-5
Grade 7- NYC Unit 5 MS-ESS3-3, NYS MS-ESS3-3; NYC Unit 5 MS-ESS3-4, NYS MS-ESS3-4
Fee: $200 (plus group admission). Available September through June.
Grades 6 – 10
Sharpen observation skills while learning about minerals, how they are different than rocks, and how they are classified through their various properties. Sort mineral samples by color and luster, and perform a streak test to identify minerals.
Grades 9 – 10 – NYC Earth Science Unit 3
NYS HS-ESS2-3
Fee: $200 (plus group admission). Available September through June.
Grades 6 – 12
Discover the shared chemistry that exists among living things. Engage in an interactive lab protocol utilizing lab equipment (goggles, gloves, pipettes, microcentrifuge tubes, chemical solutions) to extract DNA from your own cheek cells and learn how the same units of DNA lead to the diversity of living things.
Grade 7 – NYC Unit 3-MS-LS1-2, NYS MS-LS1-2
Grade 8 – NYC Unit 3 MS LS3-1, MS LS3-2, NYS MS LS3-1, MS LS3-2
Grade 9 – 12 – LE Units 4, NYS HS-LS1-1
Fee: $200 (plus group admission). Available September through June.
Grades 7 – 10
Use critical thinking strategies and forensic science techniques to solve a mystery. Examine trace evidence to record and interpret data in order to formulate a conclusion.
Grades 9 to 10 – NYC LE Unit
Fee: $200 (plus group admission). Available September through June.
Grades 1 – 12
Predict rising and setting positions of the Sun at the beginning of each season and explore factors that contribute to seasonal change. Students will also learn about the seasonal changes in other places on earth and the factors contributing to those changes. Note: The workshop takes place in a planetarium style room that will be dimly lit for 45 minutes.
Grade 1 – NYC Unit 1 1-ESS1-2, NYS 1-ESS1-2
Grade 5 – NYC Unit 5 5-ESS1-1 5-ESS1-2, NYS 5-ESS1-1 5-ESS1-2
Grade 8 – NYC Unit 2 MS-ESS1-1, NYS MS-ESS1-1
Fee: $200 (plus group admission). Available September through June.
Grades 1 – 12
Immerse yourself in the evening starry sky. Learn how to read a star map and find objects in the night sky using a technique called star hopping. Make connections between the constellations in the night sky and Greek and Native American mythologies. Note: The workshop takes place in a planetarium style room that will be dimly lit for 45 minutes.
Grade 1 – Grade 5 – NYC Unit 5-ESS1-2, NYS 5-ESS1-2
Grade 8 – NYC Unit 2 MS-ESS1-1, NYS MS-ESS1-1
Fee: $200 (plus group admission). Available September through June.
Enhance your field trip with a Design Lab challenge. No reservations required.
Maker Space is a learning environment where school groups and teachers can tinker, design and create together. Everyday materials are reused in exciting ways that encourage experimentation and collaboration to develop 21st-century skills.
Receive a complimentary Individual Pass membership or a 30% discount off the purchase of any family level membership of your choice.