Explore Children’s Museum
221 High St • Portsmouth
(757) 393-5258
childrensmuseumva.com
Guidelines: Visit the Children’s Museum. Based on the grid, complete the number of activities for your grade level.
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DISCOVER
• Make a bubble the size of you in the bubbles exhibit. Pull down on the rope in different ways, what worked best?
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In Pets and Vets, practice taking care of the animals. Practice carrying them, making sure they are healthy, and talk about what they need to stay healthy.
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At Bodyworks practice being a doctor taking care of a baby. What kinds of things does a doctor do to ensure you are healthy?
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In Towne Bank, write a check for a fictional purchase. Look to the example for directions OR make the correct change for the problem-solving scenarios. Put your mathematical and reasoning skills to the test.
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In Dr. Forces Travelling Energy Extravaganza, can you launch a bottle rocket? How did you get the bottle rocket to shoot up to
its highest point? Try another one; do they all go to the same height? OR challenge yourself at Airstream Antics to get the ball through both blue hoops. What did you have to move or change to get them through each hoop?
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In My Backyard and Beyond, discover all of the recycled materials used to furnish the house. What kinds of things can you re
cycle in your own home or school?
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In CreARTivity, draw a picture of yourself using the mirror to help you look at all your unique features.
CONNECT
• In Farm to Food Mart practice being all the people at a grocery store. When you are the check out person how should you speak to your customers? When you are shopping what healthy foods do you want to buy? Why is it important for you to restock the shelves with food?
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At the Working Port see what countries some products you use come from. Do you know any other countries where the
products you use come from?
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In Dr. Forces Travelling Energy Extravaganza try lifting the elephant. Change where you pull down, is it harder or easier? Try
getting help from other girls or adults, does that make it easier?
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In the My Backyard and Beyond exhibit, witness the power of the water cycle. We live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Can you draw a diagram of the water cycle for this area? Where does the water come from? Think about the landforms of Virginia, the different types of body of water, the precipitation, and the flow OR find your location on the rotating globe of Earth. Why do you think Norfolk is a good position for a seaport?
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In CreARTivity look at the different pieces of art. Pick three that you like and look to see where the artists were from. What is similar about their pieces? What is different about their pieces? Why do you like these three pieces of art? OR Put on a play. Think of a time when you were happy, sad, excited, or angry and act it out!
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In CreARTivity go to the Build This! exhibit. Look at the pictures of buildings from all over the world. Try to build one of those buildings. What do the buildings where you live look like?
TAKE ACTION
• Hold a recycling contest for the girls in your troop or your family. Make sure you know what you can recycle where you live and see how much your group can recycle!
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Help your family to eat healthy! Create a shopping list and go to the grocery store with your family.
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Plant a tree in your neighborhood to create new habitats for the animals that live near you.
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Let people know about the Children’s Museum of Virginia. You can make a video, write a pamphlet, create a podcast, give a speech, or draw a poster. Share it with people who might be interested in coming to visit the museum!
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Examining the water cycle in My Backyard and Beyond, think about how water can become contaminated with waste. What
are some contaminates, or pollutants, that you can think of? What can you do to clean the bodies of water in your community?
make a list and try a few.
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In Pets and Vets, you learned and practiced how to take care of animals. With this experience, volunteer at your nearest animal shelter, helping abandoned or abused animals in your community.
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Use your leadership skills and volunteer at the Children’s Museum of Virginia. Call 393-5258 and ask for the Education
Department to learn about current opportunities to volunteer. (For Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors only)
REV 9/15/14
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