An innovative education program that brings live animals such as earthworms, giant millipedes, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, and snails to your classroom. Students will learn responsible animal care, where and how animals live around us, and how invertebrates are different from—and similar to—humans.

The program includes:

• All equipment (aquaria, measuring tools, food)
• Live animals (new species of invertebrates on a regular schedule)
• Half-day meeting with participating teachers to match program goals to curriculum
• Classroom visits by museum staff at beginning of program and once every three weeks
• Field trip to the Bell Museum
• Field study on school grounds or nearby park

Visiting Invertebrates is designed as an affordable long-term program. Costs vary depending on the number of visits and the number of classrooms engaged in the program. Minimum cost: $850

Funding to launch this program was provided by CENSHARE (Center to Study Human-Animal Relationships and Environments).

Whatever your learning objectives—to integrate life science into your curriculum, to understand how scientists conduct research, or to connect students with the environmental concerns of their neighborhood—a residency with skilled education staff from the Bell Museum is an effective, creative tool to achieve these goals. Museum staff will work with you to define, plan, and implement a personalized, on-site residency specific to your expectations.

Bell Museum residencies feature:

• Interdisciplinary learning through exhibit development, video production, writing, or art projects that connect science to key curriculum areas
• Moments of discovery through participatory science experiments
• Real science demonstrations by University of Minnesota scientists in your school or classroom

Cost varies by residency length, activities, supplies, planning requirements, and student contact hours. For more information call 612-624-9050.

To register, e-mail registrations@bellmuseum.org or call 612-624-9050.