Take flight with our next Educator Networking Night!

February 16, 2012
4:30-7:30 p.m.
Teachers of Grades K – 8
Fee: $5 per teacher (not refundable)

Flight Adventures, the newest addition to the suite of experiences offered at The Children's Museum, invites teachers to use models to earn about the science of flight. Design, build, and test models in a real wind tunnel or an interactive game, see real historic models, and be inspired to become an aviator.

Event Highlights and Activities

• Learn about Flight Adventures, an original SpaceQuest Planetarium production
• Receive a copy of the newest unit of study adn enter to win a free fieldtrip
• Experiment with model aircraft in a wind tunnel
• Visit the Flight Adventures display and see historic aviation models and authentic NASA models
• Learn about models with experts from the Academy of Model Aeronautics
• Light dinner will be served

 Click here for more information and to register online. Or call 317-334-4000 to register by phone.

Physical Science Adventures
For Teachers of Grades K-3
Saturdays, March 3 and March 10

Go on a physical science adventure at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis and explore forces, simple machines, flight and transportation. Participants will examine museum exhibits and models that engage children in science concepts through play and hands-on inquiry.


Participants will receive related lessons from museum units of study.

Fee: $105.00/per teacher
Registration Deadline: Feb. 18

Welcome 2012! Make this an unforgetable year for your students and register for a field trip to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis today!
 
 The Adventures of Mr. Potato Head will open on January 28, CSI: Flight Adventures takes off on February 25, and LEGO Travel Adventure will roll into town on March 10.

 You can register your students for a guided experience in both of these exhibits. And, don't forget to check out National Geographic Treasures of the Earth and all of our our permanent exhibits. 

Hope to see you at the museum soon!

Underwater Archaeology in the News

Archaeologists working for North Carolina are preparing to raise one of the cannons from Blackbeard's famous ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge! Read more here.

Powerful Energy Information Shared with Children to Help Transform America’s Habits

September 19, 2011

Senator Richard G. Lugar and The Children's Museum of Indianapolis partnered to host the second annual Lugar Energy Summit for elementary and middle school students today. Teams from several area schools learned how energy is generated, how they can conserve energy and how to develop a project to reduce the environmental footprint of schools.

“The choices we make regarding energy have a dramatic impact on the environment and on each of our lives,” said Dr. Jeffrey H. Patchen, museum president and CEO. “By partnering with Senator Lugar on this important issue, we can help children learn at an early age that they have the power to conserve energy and protect the world in which we live through intelligent decisions concerning renewable energy sources.”

Click here to read the entire press release.