Bell Museum Homeschool Day

Join us at the Bell Museum for special homeschool days. Bring your group and enjoy hands-on science labs and immersive planetarium shows that complement your science curriculum.   Experience our education classrooms where students can discover, observe, and learn through engaging activities in astronomy & ecology! Hands-on activities for all ages include exploring extremophiles in outer space, creating climate action zines, and building beaver dams. Helpful Bell educators will be available to answer any questions.   Explore our newly opened exhibit, Wonder: Experiences of Nature, Curiosity and Play. Wonder explores the relationship between nature, curiosity, and play through experiences that encourage creativity, story-telling, and reflection. Enhance your visit in our Minnesota Journeys gallery with accompanying printed Discovery Journals. Discovery Journals are provided for students Grades 2-12 and designed to support your visit through our interactive and immersive galleries.   The Bell Museum has expanded its K12 visit experiences with our On Native Land program thanks to funding from Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. These programs, Gidinendamowinaan and Kapémni, explore Minnesota’s natural history through Ojibwe and Dakhóta traditional ecological ways of knowing. During Homeschool day you’re invited to join our On Native Land educators for a fun hands-on activity.       New! Join Bell Museum staff for a Story Time especially for children ages 2-7 (but all ages welcome). We will read stories about different cultures and regions of the world and books that explore our universe, from the far reaches of the galaxy down to tiny microbes here on Earth.     Grab a ticket to explore “Winter Night Skies” in the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium. Show length: 30 minutes This show is appropriate for ages 4 and up Please note: the 12:30pm planetarium show will include open captions. For additional information or to request an accommodation, please contact the accessibility office at 612-625-4511 or bellaccess@umn.edu.   Pricing Non-members $14 per Adult (with planetarium)  $14 per Youth (with planetarium) $12 per Adult (without planetarium)  $12 per Youth (without planetarium)  Members $10 per Adult (with planetarium) $10 per Youth (with planetarium) $8 per Adult (without planetarium) $8 per Youth (without planetarium)   Register for homeschool day on February 3   We will accept pre-registration for this day, while tickets last, until Monday, February 2; Early registration assures we have time to prepare lab supplies and staff. Please contact bellgroups@umn.edu with questions.