Scheduling A Field Trip

The Muncie Children's Museum strives to be a focal point for hands-on, fun and educational learning. Our programs are designed to complement classroom learning. All programs are 30-45 minutes long, and are limited to one program per class. We encourage 'free time' to explore the Museum after programs. Please ask for a recommendation regarding the amount of free time that works best with your grade level. A confirmation will be sent regarding your field trip reservation.

Schedule Your Field Trip
Field trip scheduling is tentative until a Museum employee contacts you confirming your field trip date.

Group Programs

Animal Families

• Animal Families come in all different shapes and sizes. Find out what awesome adaptations animals have to live in these families and survive in their habitats.
• Children will experience meeting a MCM animal up close and personal. 
• Children will be able to identify and classify what make up an animal family.
• Children will learn what an adaptation is and what animals need to survive in their habitats.
  
• Best for grades K-3

• Fire can be a scary thing to children, especially if they don't know how to be safe. Learn Not to Burn is designed to teach children what to do if there is a fire in their house and how to get help when needed.
  
• Children will learn the most up to date safety tips on how to get out of a structure fire.
• Children will participate in a fire simulation complete with smoke and heated doors.
• Children will know how to get help in case of a fire through 911 call simulators.
  
• Best for grades K-3

Starlab 

• View the stars as if it were perfectly clear night in our Starlab planetarium. Explore what makes day and night and why the sky is constantly changing.
• Children will experience what the sky might look like without any lights, pollution or clouds.
• Children will observe how the earth rotates and changes from night to day.
• Children will be able to identify several stars and constellations.
  
• Best for grades K -5

• Take a trip to the MCM's Outdoor Learning Center to discover how the seasons change. Explore the How, What, Where, When and Why of the world around us. Topics will change with each new season.
  
• Weather Investigations (December 2011 - February 2012) Children will do experiments to discover how weather changes.
• Life Cycles (March 2012 - May 2012) Children will learn the importance of spring by dissecting the life cycle.
• Solar Science (June 2012 - August 2012) Children will use different gadgets to explore many uses for the sun.
• Animal Migration (September 2012 - November 2012) Children will investigate the many ways animals prepare themselves for winter.
  
• Best for grades K -5

Stuffee

• Discover the new MyPlate way to eat while playing the meal-matching game. Take a look into the body with help from Stuffee, see how food is digested and why it is so important to be healthy.
  
• Children will explore how food breaks down and travels through the body.
• Children will learn why it is important to stay healthy.
• Children will learn how to read food labels and pick appropriate amounts for each meal.
  
• Best for grades K-3
  

Field trip scheduling is tentative until a Museum employee contacts you confirming your field trip date.