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Provide your students with in-depth exploration and discovery in an array of science and natural history topics. Science Labs encourage an active learning environment through the use of authentic objects, specimens and live animals. The one to two hour labs are aligned with state science standards and are adaptable to meet a variety of grade levels and learning needs.
Cost: $4.50 per student, $5 per additional adult. $2 per student when combined with a tour.
Group Size: Science lab only - maximum 35 students; Science lab and tour - maximum 70 students. Ratio of one adult (admitted free) for every 10 students.
Discover the diverse assortment of adaptations that aid animals in their survival. Observe a turtle and learn how their bodies and other animals like them are designed to fit their habitats.
Grade Level: 4th – 8th
Learn to identify the differences and similarities between butterflies and moths, explore the life cycle of these invertebrates and trace their magnificent annual migration.
Grade Level: K – 6th
Insects are the most successful and most misunderstood organisms on the planet. Find out the role they play in keeping our world healthy, green and growing. Get up close and personal with a variety of invertebrates such as giant hissing cockroaches and 10-inch African millipedes.
Grade Level: K – 6th
Meet the Bell Museum's busy honeybees and learn about their amazing social structure, as well as what qualifies them as super-organisms. Learn about the critical role bees play in our ecosystem as pollinators and sample some honey.
Grade Level: K – 8th
* For an additional charge of $ .50 per student, each student will receive a small jar of Bell Museum honey. While supplies last!
Transform into a bear and discover how they adapt to survive during the winter. Learn about their behavior, family structure and explore the challenges they face in their never ending search for food.
Grade Level: K – 3rd
Discover the warm-blooded giants that once roamed the Minnesota landscape such as giant beavers, saber-toothed cats, and woolly mammoths, and explore the mysteries and theories of their disappearance. In addition, learn which of their descendants are very much alive and living with us today.
Grade Level: K – 6th
Learn the difference between a reptile and amphibian. From salamanders, snakes and turtles, explore their ancient natural history and the remarkable adaptations reptiles and amphibians have made to extreme climates and environments on land and in water.
Grade Level: K - 6th
Cost: $5.50 per student, $5 per additional adult. $3 per student when combined with a tour.
Group Size: Science lab only - maximum 35 students; Science lab and tour - maximum 70 students. Ratio of one adult (admitted free) for every 10 students.
Learn external and internal anatomy of a fish through small group dissections and observe the process on an interactive video monitor. Learn about fish behavior, fish biology and the function of unique organs like the gas bladder and hepatopancreas.
Grade Level: 2nd - 8th
Learn the biology and anatomy of the Louisiana Lubber grasshopper using observation, scientific drawing and dissection with the aid of an interpretive monitor.
Grade Level: 2nd - 8th
To make a reservation for a Science Lab program or for further information, please call (612) 626-9660 or email belladm@umn.edu
Reservation desk is open Tuesday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.