Museum Visit and Discovery Space
When you visit the Sciencenter, your class can also reserve a private visit to the museum's Discovery Space, hosted by a Sciencenter educator. The Discovery Space provides school-age kids with a place to explore the world of science at their own pace. Students spend time engaged in self-directed, hands-on, independent learning experiences as they invesigate science through activities, games and experiments.
The Discovery Space supports nearly all of the New York State Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science and Technology:
- Standard 1 - Analysis, Inquiry and Design
- Standard 3 - Mathematics
- Standard 4 - Science
- Standard 5 - Technology
- Standard 6 - Interconnectedness
A Sciencenter educator can help you identify the discovery boxes that are best aligned with your curriculum and class interests.
Rates and Fees
The Sciencenter looks forward to welcoming your school group and is pleased to offer discounted admission rates to schools for field trips of 10 or more students. For groups smaller than 10, regular admission rates apply.
The Sciencenter suggests a chaperone ratio of 1 adult to every 6 children. Field trip chaperones are admitted free of charge up to a ratio of 1:4. Additional chaperones may accompany groups at the discounted group rate for adults ($5.50 per person).
September 1 - February 28: Come early and SAVE!Museum Visit Plus Discovery Space: $3.50 per student (up to age 17)
March 1 - August 31Museum Visit Plus Discovery Space: $4.50 per student (up to age 17)
Duration
Discovery Space reservations last approximately 30 minutes. Sciencenter educators will divide large groups into shifts for the program, with a maximum of 20 persons per session.Please Note
Individual Sciencenter memberships are not transferable to school groups for the purpose of reducing field trip costs for schools. Effective August 1, 2007, the free admission benefit to individual members may not be applied to offset field trip fees.
Questions and Reservations
For more information or reservations contact Shannon McSurely, Education Program Manager, at 607.272.0600 ext. 23 or smcsurely@sciencenter.org.
