DISCOVERY TOURS
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Discovery Tours at the Museum
The Delaware Museum of Natural History is an enriching field trip destination that will excite and inform your class about the natural world. Students will experience new learning opportunities through special guided tours and engaging exhibits. Habitats, adaptations, biodiversity, and fossils are ongoing themes in our programs, which are designed to meet Delaware State Science Standards and Science Curriculum Units.
Tours for Pre-K through 1st Grade:
Animals Make Sense
African Animals
Animal Homes
The Changing Seasons
Under the Sea (Ocean life)
Meet the Dinosaurs
For the Birds
Build a Bug
Tours for 2nd through 6th Grade:
Bizarre Beasts (Animal adaptations)
Endangered Species
Delmarva Habitats
Wetland Wonders
Outdoor Exploration
Underwater Appetites (Food chains)
Dinosaurs Unearthed
Prehistoric Delmarva
Basically Birds
Birds of the World
Amazing Arthropods
Molluskmania!
Looking for something else? We can often work with you to custom-develop programs to meet your specific goals. For information about special tours related to our temporary exhibits or natural history related subjects you are covering in your classroom, please contact Julie Steinhauer at jsteinhauer@delmnh.org or 302-658-9111, ext. 305.
Discovery Tours at Your Doorstep
If you can’t come to the Museum, we’ll bring the Museum to you! The Delaware Museum of Natural History offers educational outreach programs for schools, community organizations, and libraries. Museum educators bring samples from our mollusk, bird, insect, reptile, and mammal collections to your venue. These Discovery Tours at Your Doorstep encompass a variety of natural history themes and concepts for groups of all ages:
American Animals
Animals A to Z
Backyard Animals
Bats
Changing Seasons
Creepy Crawlies
Dinosaurs!
For the Birds
Reptiles and Amphibians
Under the Sea
Wetland Wonders
For more information, please call Tour and Outreach Coordinator Mariah Romaninsky at mromaninsky@delmnh.org or 302-658-9111, ext. 322.
Scholarships
Children who receive free or reduced breakfast or lunch qualify for one free Discovery Tour at the Museum and one free Discovery Tour at Your Doorstep per school year. To receive scholarships, schools must fax a letter on school letterhead indicating the number of qualifying children at least two weeks before the tour. Please fax to 302-658-2610, Attn: Education Programs Facilitator. Scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For scheduling and more information, please call 302-658-9111, ext. 305.
Tour Evaluation
Did you recently bring a group to the Museum or have a Discovery Tour at Your Doorstep? Please click here to complete our online feedback survey. Thank you!
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