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Let us bring the Morris Museum to you! Our Outreach Programs support your classroom curriculum in the sciences, humanities and fine art. A professional outreach educator will visit your school while engaging students in live discussion and hands-on activities. The planetarium programs are presented in the museum’s portable planetarium.
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| Elementary school students learn about insects during the Investigating Insects program. |
Object/PowerPoint Presentation
(Grades 1 - 4)
Students will enjoy learning about the hows and whys of weather phenomena! Through wacky and wonderful demonstrations, children will gain an understanding of world weather conditions.
Science Standard 5.8; Social Studies Standard 6.6
Object/PowerPoint Presentation
(Grades 1 - 6)
Students will explore the diverse habitats and lifestyles of the animal kingdom. Special emphasis is given to threatened and endangered species and the impact of human choices on our world wildlife neighbors.
Science Standards 5.5, 5.10; Social Studies Standard 6.6
Object/PowerPoint Presentation
(Grades 1 - 8)
Tour the earth’s active crust! Students will explore several of earth’s natural processes such as weathering and erosion, and volcanoes and earthquakes as they examine the connection between geology and geography.
Science Standards 5.2, 5.8, 5.10; Social Studies Standard 6.6
Object Presentation
(Grades 3 - 8)
Make simple machines…simpler! While discussing ways these machines improve everyday life, students will discover and test the mathematical relationship between force and distance when using a simple machine to do work.
Science Standards 5.3, 5.4, 5.7
Object Presentation
(Grades K - 3)
In this study of the giants that inhabited the earth millions of years ago, students examine fossils and models. Through observation and comparison, they will learn to identify various characteristics of dinosaurs and how they lived.
Science Standards 5.2, 5.5, 5.8
Object Presentation
(Grades K - 3)
Take a walk in the woods without going outdoors! Children will learn about members of our woodlands community and their interconnections as they explore the secret signs that mammals, birds and reptiles leave behind.
Science Standards 5.5, 5.10
Object Presentation
(Grades 1 - 4)
Insects are so much more than buzzing, hopping creatures! This program allows students to get up-close to actual specimens of beetles, butterflies and other insects. See what makes these tiny animals unique!
Science Standards 5.5, 5.10
Object/PowerPoint Presentation
(Grades 1 - 4)
Trees provide our earth with the essentials of life. In this program, students will explore several ways in which trees and their products are used by people while discussing the parts of a tree and their function.
Science Standards 5.5, 5.10
Object Presentation
(Grades K - 8)
What can we use to make music besides our voices? Students will experience a
multi-sensory exploration of music by seeing, hearing and touching instruments from around the world, and learn a little bit about the culture that created each instrument.
Visual and Performing Arts Standards 1.1, 1.5; Science Standard 5.7; Social Studies Standards 6.3, 6.6
Object/PowerPoint Presentation
(Grades 1 - 8)
The way to “grow a country” is to populate it! Students learn why and how people moved westward, and also examine museum artifacts and reproductions to piece together a picture of pioneer life in the 1800s.
Visual and Performing Arts Standards 1.1, 1.5; Science Standard 5.10; Social Studies Standards 6.3, 6.4
Object/PowerPoint Presentation
(Grades 2 - 8)
Through examining authentic artifacts and reproductions, students will experience a broad overview of American Indian life in four major geographical and cultural areas: Eastern Woodlands, Plains, Southwest and Northwest Coast.
Social Studies Standards 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.6
Object/PowerPoint Presentation
(Grades 1 - 8)
New Jersey has long been an entry point for those seeking to find a home in the New World. Students will explore reasons for immigration, where people came from and what they found when they arrived.
Social Studies Standards 6.2, 6.4, 6.6
Object/PowerPoint Presentation
(Grades K - 12)
Quilts express aesthetic, artistic and mathematical qualities as well as provide a glimpse into the social history of our country. Students will learn that quilts contain messages of hope, friendship and family, a legacy which connects women, families and communities.
Visual and Performing Arts Standards 1.1, 1.5; Mathematics Standards 4.2; Social Studies Standards 6.1, 6.4
Object/PowerPoint Presentation
(Grades 5 - 12)
No one ever “lived in the past” as everyone lives in their own present. So how do we learn about history? Through examining material culture – the objects of the past – students will learn to understand the events and people of history in a fuller context.
Visual and Performing Arts Standards 1.1, 1.5; Language Arts Standards 3.2, 3.3; Social Studies Standards 6.1, 6.4
Object/PowerPoint Presentation
(Grades 1 - 12)
In our highly visual culture, children see so much, but observe very little. This program teaches students to use a 4-step art critique to appreciate art objects in a new way through viewing diverse pieces from the Morris Museum collection.
Visual and Performing Arts Standards 1.1, 1.4, 1.5; Social Studies Standards 6.1, 6.4
Object/PowerPoint Presentation
(Grades 5 - 12)
What are mechanical musical instruments and automata? Discussion will focus on the historical significance of the museum’s Guinness Collection, which spans over 300 years and reveals how entertainment has changed over time.
Visual and Performing Arts Standards 1.1, 1.4, 1.5; Social Studies Standards 6.3, 6.4
(Grades K - 2)
Explore the celestial skies! Students will learn about the sun and moon, earth’s seasons, and take a look at stars and constellations found in the night sky.
Science Standard 5.9; Mathematics Standard 4.2
(Grades 3 - 6)
As an introduction to the history and mythology of our starry nights, students will learn about the mythological origins of constellations and many of the imaginative interpretations by ancient peoples who saw pictures in the night sky.
Science Standards 5.2, 5.9
*These programs are modified for lower and upper grade levels. Please call to inquire what specific topics will be discussed with your students.
Call the Morris Museum at 973.971.3710 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Outreach Programs are available Monday through Friday beginning at 9:30 a.m. To ensure the dates of your choice, we suggest you schedule as far in advance as possible.
A confirmation/invoice will be mailed at the time the program is booked. A deposit of 50% is due upon receipt of this confirmation. Final payment is due within 30 days of the invoice. Fees for programs cancelled up to two weeks in advance will be fully refunded; fees for programs cancelled less than two weeks in advance are non-refundable.
Each program includes two consecutive 50-minute presentations of a topic for the listed fee; each presentation may be conducted for a maximum of 50 students. However, smaller groups allow optimal student interaction and are recommended.
Planetarium programs include four 50-minute presentations for a maximum of 25 students and one teacher per session. The museum respectfully requests that teachers not schedule more than an hour delay between morning and afternoon planetarium programs.
Science & Arts and Humanities Programs:
$150 for the first program;
$100 for each additonal program
Planetarium Programs:
$200
There is an additional travel charge of $25 for schools/organizations outside a 10-mile radius from the Morris Museum.
Please provide a large table at the front of the room for all programs; for PowerPoint presentations, please arrange for a screen to be set up in the room ahead of time.
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