MUSEUM FUN!
Grades 5-6+
SECTION 1 (Start by the tree ring display)
1. How old is this tree? Count the rings and remember 1 ring = 1 year in growth.
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2. Look at the display of the cougar and hawk. What do you think they were doing? Write a short story about what they were doing, where they were going, and why they are in this adventure.
3. Can rocks grow? ______________________________________________________
What is the shape of the BERYL crystal? _____________________________________
(HINT: 3 sides = triangle, 4 sides = quadrilateral, 5 sides = pentagon, 6 sides = hexagon, 7 sides = heptagon, 8 sides = octagon, 9 sides = nonagon, 10 sides = decagon)
Draw your own crystal, using any shape to create it. What would you call it?
SECTION 2 (Start Marsh Living the Great Basin)
1. Where did the Anasazi Native Americans live? _________________________
Read about AThe Modified Basketmaker Period@ in the Anasazi exhibit. Draw a quick sketch of what you think a pit house might look like.
2. What is a Petroglyph? _____________________________________________
What is a Pictograph? ________________________________________________ Draw your own pictograph in the space below.
3. What animal family did the saber-tooth tiger belong to? _______________________
Would this have made a good pet? ___________ Why or why not? _________________
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(Why not, the Flintstones had one!)
4. Look at the Indian pictures in the center. These pictures give us an idea of what traditional Southwest Indian life was like. Choose one picture and write at least 3 things you observed from it.
SECTION 3 (Move to the outside of the museum to the herbs and spices display)
1. Why do you think herbs and spices were so important years ago?
SECTION 4 (Activity)
A Field Trip to Pluto
Fill in the spaces below to make your own story of a trip to Pluto. Once those are filled out, transfer them to the same number on the next page. You have just created your own story. If you have time, read your classmates=.
Do you remember what the parts of speech are? If not here=s a key to help you!
NOUN is a person, place or thing (Example: dog, table, Salt Lake, Susan)
ADJECTIVE describes a word (Example: round, sharp, purple, bouncy)
VERB expresses action (Example: Build, run, do, give, tie)
1. Teacher=s Name ____________________________________
2. Grade ____________________________________________
3. Verb __________________________________________(ed)
4. Verb __________________________________________(ed)
5. Piece of Clothing ___________________________________
6. Adjective _________________________________________
7. Adjective _________________________________________
8. Toy ______________________________________________
9. Noun _____________________________________________
10. Adjective _________________________________________
11. Vehicle ___________________________________________
12. Boys Name ________________________________________
13. Number ___________________________________________
14. Noun _____________________________________________
15. Verb ______________________________________________
16. Name _____________________________________________
17. Verb _____________________________________________
18. Adjective _________________________________________
19. Noun ___________________________________________(s)
20. Verb __________________________________________(ed)
21. Adjective _________________________________________
A Field Trip to Pluto
Last week (1) __________ told our (2) __________ grade class we were going on a field trip, but this was not a regular field trip. We were traveling to Pluto! We had to get permission from our parents. When I told my mom she (3) _________ . So I went to my dad. When I told him about our field trip he (4) ___________with joy. He was so excited for me. He said that Pluto was the only planet that has not been visited by a spacecraft from Earth. So he signed my permission slip. (1) ___________ told us we needed to prepare for this trip by packing a few things. First, because it is cold there, we need to bring a (5) __________. This should keep us (6) __________ and (7)___________. Second, we need to bring our own food. (1) ___________ says we can=t bring a (8) __________, because it will just get in the way. The last thing we need to pack is a (9) __________. I was all ready for Pluto.
Finally the day arrived for our trip. I felt (10) __________ about our trip. Our class boarded the (11) __________ to take us to NASA. On the way there (12) ___________ said it would take (13) __________ days to get to Pluto. I think he=s wrong! We loaded onto the space shuttle and buckled our seat belts. I could hear the count down begin - 10, 9, 8... the (14) __________ started to
(15) __________ 7, 6, 5, 4... (16) __________ started to (17) __________
3, 2, 1... BLAST OFF!!! We went past a lot of planets and then we finally saw Pluto! It was so small compared to Earth. It looked so (18) __________. We landed on the icy surface and took off our seat belts. We had to put on
(19) __________ to keep us from floating away. We (20) __________ onto Pluto and explored what it was like. There was no one that lived there. It was kinda (21) __________. We put our class flag into the icy surface to claim that we were the first people to ever go to Pluto. It was the best field trip ever!