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| Simple Machines in Action |
DuPage Children's
Museum (DCM) educators, known as LAB
R.A.T.S. (for Radical Approach To the
Subject), take a museum full of learning out to area schools. These Learning
Labs have been developed to help students understand integrated science, math
and art concepts through open-ended
exploration. Mag-lev cars, pulley
swings, pneumatic-powered hovercrafts, cylinders and pyramids, cups and socks
and water wheels are just some of the innovative learning tools featured! School
Program Manager Chris Barry states, “These are unique hands-on learning
experiences for children. Learning
through these experiences—experiential learning is really the best way to
learn.”
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| Kids Design Engineering |
The labs support
classroom curriculum and address Illinois State Goals as well as National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards. These programs will
continue to be aligned with up and coming Next Generation Science Standards as
well as the Common Core State Standards. Teachers choose from topics in Patterns, Strategies and Number Sense;
Magnet Exploration; Estimation Station; GeoSpace; Energy in Our World; Wheels,
Levers & Pulleys; Kids Design Engineering; and Simple Machines in Action. The
Learning Labs serve over 25,000 students each year in 40 school districts.
The fun and
learning do not stop there! School Programs offer on-site Learning Lab Field
Trips, traditional school field trips, Math and Science Nights and
Exhibits-To-Go.
Take a closer
look at what we have to offer. Your classroom could be next! Follow this link
to DCM School Progams
information online.
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