Facilitated Workshops

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During a facilitated workshop, your group will experience an in-depth guided visit to one specific exhibit in conjunction with a hands-on workshop led by a museum educator. It’s a perfect way to kick off or culminate a themed unit in your classroom! Our workshops and pre- and post-visit activities are aligned with the Illinois Learning Standards. The symbols next to each workshop can help you relate your visit to both the standards and your curriculum. For information on registering, see FAQs.

Please note: We do not offer onsite facilitated workshops from June 16-September 30, 2008. If you are interested in registering for a CCM to Go Workshop at your site, please click here.

Facilitated Workshops

Workshops	Grade Level	Days Offered
Art About Me	Age 3-Grade 5	T, W, Th, F
Big Backyard	Age 3-Grade 2	T, W, Th, F
Dinosaur Expedition	Grades K-5	T, W, Th, F
How People Make Things	Grades K-5	M, W
Inventing Lab	Grades 2-5	M, T, W, Th, F
Partners in Play	Age 3-K	T, W, Th
Secrets of Painting	Grades 1-5	M, T, Th, F
Skyline	Grades 1-5	T, W, Th, F
WaterWays	Grades 1-5	M, T, W, Th, F

Fees Workshops only Workshop plus museum exploration: Capacity Pre K and K: Grades 1-5:

$4.50 per student $5.50 per student minimum 15 students per class maximum 20 students per class minimum 20 sutdents per class maximum 30 students per class

Art About Me (in the My Museum exhibit)
Age 3-Grade 5
What is an identity? How are we alike and different from others? How can we celebrate ourselves and those around us? Students will explore the My Museum exhibit and reflect on their own unique characteristics, as well as discuss the importance of understanding others. They will express themselves creatively through movement and visual arts activities. We can only accommodate one group per day.

We can accommodate only one group per day. Available Tuesday through Friday.

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BIG Backyard: A Storytelling Adventure
Age 3-Grade 2
In this exhibit’s urban garden environment, students learn about the natural world while practicing such literacy skills as sequencing and comprehension. Working in teams, each group will complete an outdoor adventure through a variety of hands-on activities, including a collaborative book that captures the experience.
We can accommodate only one group per day. Available Tuesday through Friday.

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Dinosaur Expedition
Kindergarten-Grade 5
Students will expand their knowledge of paleontology through hands-on discovery in this re-creation of the 1997 Saharan expedition that uncovered Suchomimus, a never-before-seen species of dinosaur. "Junior paleontologists" will dig for bones at the excavation site, examine their findings in the lab, and explore the life of this unique dinosaur.
Dinosaur Expedition was created in partnership with Project Exploration.
We can accommodate two groups per day. Available Tuesday through Friday

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How People Make Things
Kindergarten-Grade 5
Every object in the world has a story! Discover how familiar objects are created through a process that involves people, ideas, and technology. Students will utilize science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to collaboratively develop objects from concept through completion.
We can accommodate two groups per day. Available Mondays and Wednesdays, January 28-May 11, 2008

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Inventing Lab
Grades 2-5
This dynamic inventing laboratory invites students to solve problems using science inquiry skills. They can invent a unique alarm clock or create a flying machine to launch from a 55-foot tower. Students team up in our classic Golf Ball Challenge workshop to devise their own Rube Goldberg-style invention.
We can accommodate two groups per day. Available Monday through Friday, beginning October 8. Workshop will NOT be available on Wednesdays from January 28-May 11.

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Partners in Play: A Workshop for Early Learners
Age 3- K
Share in storytelling, music activities, and multisensory experiences in CCMís unique early learning environmentóthe Pritzker Playspace!
Color & Light(Sept./Oct.): Young learners will explore the qualities of these two important elements, as they experiment with a kaleidoscope of light and drench their hands in fountains of color.
Taking Care(Nov./Dec.) The world needs compassion from each of us. Students will learn how to take care of animals, babies, themselves, and even their friends.
Fit to Be Fun (Jan./Feb.) Energetic learners will discover the fun in physical activity, as they hop, skip, and jump their way through a challenging obstacle course.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (Mar./Apr.) Discover the many things that can be built out of recycled materials! Students will learn the importance of recycling and create their own toy out of trash!
Galactic Voyage (May/Jun.) Walk on the moon and count the stars! This environment will allow students to become galactic voyagers and discover the world in outer space.
Note: This workshop includes a 45-minute facilitated experience and 45 minutes of free museum exploration. We can accommodate two groups per day. Available Tuesday through Thursday.

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Secrets of Painting
Grades 1-5
Unlock the secrets of painting with a visit to our working art studio. This workshop gives students a first-hand understanding of artist tools, techniques and concepts through a series of investigative activities about basic art elements. Students will apply these newfound discoveries as they create unique works of art to take home.
We can only accommodate one group per day. Available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

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Skyline
Grades 1-5
Build your own skyscraper! Students will learn how tall buildings stand up by using science, engineering, and math skills. Teamwork is a top priority while collaborating on unique structures. Innovative technology will helps student document and reflect on the building process, both during the workshop and, later, on the Internet.
We can only accommodate one group per day. Workshop is available Tuesday through Friday, beginning November 20, 2007.

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WaterWays
Grades 1-5
This “splashy” exhibit allows students to pump, squirt and manipulate water while learning about the multi-functional uses of this life-sustaining substance. By designing and building an aqueduct system, students will gain first-hand knowledge of how water is moved from one place to another and how its power is used to accomplish many functions.
We can accommodate two groups per day. Available every day.

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