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Hours
Monday - Saturday:
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday:
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Last Friday:
10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
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$8 Adults
$6 Seniors
$6 Military
$5 Students
$5 Ages 12-17
$4 Ages 2-11
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Education
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5th Grade
A visit to the Museum of Arts and Sciences opens a world of exploration to your class. With your visit to the Museum you will recieve both pre- and post-visit activites for all that you do at the Museum to connect your field trip to the classroom. Here are some of the 5th Grade GPS that are dealt with on every visit to the Museum; refer to the pre- and post- materials to see a complete list:
ELA5R1 The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts.
M5N5 Students will understand the meaning of percentage.
S5CS6 Students will question scientific claims and arguments effectively.
The Museum provides a variety of unique experiences and opportunities for your students to learn. Select any combination of programs or current exhibits that would enhance your classroom experience. Use the links below to view information on specific programs and exhibits and correlations to the Georgia Performance Standards.
Quick Links:
Featured Exhibitions Planetarium
Live Animal Programs Environmental Education
Labs and Classes
If you have any more questions please feel free to contact the Group Services Coordinator at groups@masmacon.com. If you are ready to book your trip please use either our online form or call the Museum to submit your request.
Featured Exhibits
Head to Toe
March 28-August 31, 2008
Newberry Gallery
Are you an herbivore or a carnivore? What can an x-ray see? Just how hard does your heart work? What do fingerprints do? The answers to these questions and more await you in the Museum's latest exhibit!
The human body is a fascinating and complex machine, with each of its many parts fulfilling a unique and interesting function. Head to Toe, based on Pacific Science Center's nationally acclaimed Science on Wheels: Blood and Guts exhibition, educated visitors about five bodily topics: skeletons, organs, the senses, general health and general body facts. Compare skulls and backbones to learn how each one works for different animals. Learn about your individual fingerprints and smell detector cells in your nose.
Live Animal Program
The Pyramid of Life
Planetarium Shows
Below are Planetarium programs that we recommend for 5th grade and the Georgia Performance Standards dealt with through that Planetarium program.
Tour The Solar System
This program is a tour of the sun and its planets and moons through the electronic eyes of remote spacecraft. Learn how objects in the Solar System move in relation to each other. Viewers will also find out about the latest scientific discoveries.
Related GPS:
S5CS4 Students will use ideas of system, model, change, and scale in exploring scientific and technological matters.
The Sky Tonight
This live, interactive program looks at the planets, constellations, and other objects currently visible in the central Georgia sky. The presentation is ideal for beginning sky observers, children learning about the constellations, or Scouts fulfilling badge requirements.
Related GPS:
S5CS4 Students will use ideas of system, model, change, and scale in exploring scientific and technological matters.
Environmental Education
Nature Trail Tour
Students are guided on the Sweetgum Nature Trail and use tools such as a magnifier, specimen nets, and binoculars to observe and learn about plants and animals.
Related GPS:
S5L1 Students will classify organisms into groups and relate how they determined the groups with how and why scientists use classification.
S5L4 Students will relate how microorganisms benefit or harm larger organisms.
Below are activities that can be done in conjunction with a Nature Trail Tour or on their own during your visit to the Museum.
Name That Tree
Tree species can be identified by looking at several different features: leaves, bark, twigs, flowers, fruit, and seeds. Even the overall shape of a tree can give clues to the tree’s identity. In this activity, your students will learn more about trees through these identifying features.
Related GPS:
S5L1 Students will classify organisms into groups and relate how they determined the groups with how and why scientists use classification.
Oh, Deer!
Students will identify and describe food, water, and shelter as three essential components of habitat, describe factors that influence carrying capacity, define "limiting factors" and give examples, and recognize that some fluctuations in wildlife populations are natural as ecological systems undergo constant change.
Related GPS:
S5L2 Students will recognize that offspring can resemble parents in inherited traits and learned behaviors.
We will show animals from many different groups, such as mammals, birds and reptiles. The students will be asked to tell us what the animal is and how they determined what group they belong to. For example, do they have feathers, scales, or hair?
Related GPS:
S5L1- Students will classify organisms into groups and relate how they determined the groups with how and why scientists use classification.
You Have My Eyes
With the help of some of our offspring at the Museum, we will show how baby animals look like smaller versions of their parents and explain how the adults teach them to hunt for food, how to hide from predators, and all the other things they need to know to be able to survive. Animal offspring are taught basically the same way human children are.
Related GPS:
S5L2- Students will recognize that offspring can resemble parents in inherited traits and learned behaviors.
