Program:	Outreach: Rocks and Minerals
	Danville Science Center
Description:	Students will dig into the rock cycle and the principles of mineral classification using minerals and rocks found in Virginia. Students will analyze scientific terms to determine the origin of certain rocks in the rock cycle. Pairs of students then manipulate and test different minerals to discover their properties and identify them on a chart.
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Program:	Riverside Science
	Danville Science Center
Description:	Learn about our environment and local ecosystem directly from the Dan River. Come on down and get your feet wet while getting a first-hand lesson in ecology.
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Program:	Mix it Up
	Danville Science Center
Description:	Make a prediction, explore a mixture and discover the unexpected results. Create mixtures to learn how materials combine and separate.
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Program:	Simple Machines
	Danville Science Center
Description:	How do simple machines make work easier? Give a hand to levers, pulleys and inclined planes.
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Program:	The Web of Life
	Danville Science Center
Description:	Visualize the development and dynamics of the food web. Find out how energy travels from the sun, to green plants, to bugs, to birds, and finally, to your table.
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Program:	Star Lab: Constellations and Astronomical Mythology
	Danville Science Center
Description:	Explore the myths and legends of other cultures while you tour the night sky. Learn how to recognize and find constellations. In StarLab, the sky is only the beginning. The Science Center's portable planetarium brings the mystery of the stars and the movement of the Earth to you.
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Program:	Talk to the Animals(K-3)
	Danville Science Center
Description:	Get the scoop on the stars from the Womack Natural History Museum. Students are introduced to live insects, amphibians, and fish while learning about their life cycles, habitats, and tools for survival. Students will also get the opportunity to touch and examine various furs of local animals they may encounter in their back yard.
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Program:	Fossil Finds (Grades 3-5)
	Danville Science Center
Description:	Students dig into real coastal plains sediments to hone their sorting and classification skills. They discover evidence of a broad diversity of organisms in ancient ocean environments.
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Program:	Star Lab: Global Weather Patterns
	Danville Science Center
Description:	How does wind affects our daily lives? Study jet streams and high and low pressure air masses in a global projection of the Earth. In StarLab, the sky is only the beginning. The Science Center's portable planetarium brings the mystery of the stars and the movement of the Earth to you.
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Program:	Star Lab: Plate Tectonics
	Danville Science Center
Description:	Learn how and why the surface of the Earth is constantly changing. Unearth the forces that create earthquakes and volcanoes. In StarLab, the sky is only the beginning. The Science Center's portable planetarium brings the mystery of the stars and the movement of the Earth to you.
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Program:	Opposite’s Attract (K-5)
	Danville Science Center
Description:	Students will learn the effects of magnets on various objects while exploring attraction/repulsion and poles through predictions and experiments. Learn how we use magnets in our everyday lives and how magnets and electricity interact to construct a simple speaker.
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Program:	Super Senses (Grades Pre-K to 2)
	Danville Science Center
Description:	Have you ever followed your nose to some freshly baked cookies, investigated a strange sound, or shaken a package to guess what was inside? Learn m ore about your five senses as we trick your eyes and stump our sniffers with interactive games.
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Program:	Outreach: Sound
	Danville Science Center
Description:	Through a series of interactive demonstrations and experiments, students tune into concepts of frequency, amplitude, resonance, and vibration. Students use tuning forks of different frequencies and “sound tubes” to determine the height of the column of air which will resonate.
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Program:	Outreach: Rocks and Minerals
	Danville Science Center
Description:	Students will dig into the rock cycle and the principles of mineral classification using minerals and rocks found in Virginia. Students will analyze scientific terms to determine the origin of certain rocks in the rock cycle. Pairs of students then manipulate and test different minerals to discover their properties and identify them on a chart.
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Program:	Discover Your Past!
	Belle Grove Plantation
Description:	Come discover your past at an authentic antebellum plantation. Boasting exciting, hands-on activities, Belle Grove offers a comprehensive educational program that brings history to life. Four interactive activities, in the Manor House, Winter Kitchen, Blacksmith’s Forge and on the Historic Landscape, provide children with a taste of life on a nineteenth century Virginia plantation. Students tour the elegant home of Major Isaac Hite, Jr. and his wife Nelly Madison Hite, sister of President James Madison. Young visitors enter period rooms architecturally inspired by Thomas Jefferson, encounter authentic furnishings and artifacts, and walk on the same floorboards where James and Dolley Madison once walked. In the Winter Kitchen, students help a costumed interpreter make biscuits while learning about the lives of the one hundred and three African American slaves who lived and worked at Belle Grove. Students also have time to try on reproduction clothing and play with items in a special “Please Touch” section. In the Blacksmith’s Forge, young visitors witness trained blacksmiths hand-craft iron hooks and nails. During the demonstration, students learn about the importance of the Forge to the plantation economy. On the Historic Grounds, children see the original Smokehouse and Icehouse, dating to 1815, and learn the methods used to preserve ice and foodstuffs. Students also learn about the Civil War Battle of Cedar Creek, fought on the grounds in 1864. They also have time to play with reproduction 19th century toys on the mansion’s lawns. “Discover Your Past” tours are offered year round; indoor and outdoor picnic facilities are available.
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Program:	SOL Cross-Curriculum Field Trips at Gari Melchers Home and Studio
	Gari Melchers Home and Studio At Belmont
Description:	Visit our website at www.GariMelchers.org to view our field trip flyer which lists all SOLs covered.
Contact:	Michelle Dolby 540-654-1851 mdolby@umw.edu

 

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Program:	Kindergarten - Fifth Grade Tour
	Old Coast Guard Station
Description:	Students are taken on an oral history tour of the museum where they will discover why there was a need for the Life-Saving Service/Coast Guard with the aid of photographs, maps, and charts. They will learn about the daily job of the surfmen, methods of rescue, and changes to the community and service. Also included: rescue sequence game, shipwreck stories, a storybook reading (K-2), videos, and Tower Cam. All tours are tailored for the specific grade level. Average tour: 60 – 90 minutes Rates: $1.00/student $2.00/adult
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Program:	Churns and Making Butter (Jan.)
	Town of Wytheville, Department of Museums
Description:	Students learn the importance of the family milk cow long ago. Children will be able to look at artifacts once used to make butter and will taste butter that they will make in class.
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Program:	Sheep to Cloth (April)
	Town of Wytheville, Department of Museums
Description:	Students will see how a spinning wheel and a loom are used to make thread and cloth from wool.
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Program:	Native Americans (Nov.)
	Town of Wytheville, Department of Museums
Description:	Students can explore the culture of the people who lived in this area before the Europeans.
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Program:	Thomas J. Boyd Museum Tour
	Town of Wytheville, Department of Museums
Description:	Contact Museums of Wytheville for more information.
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Program:	Christmas Tour of the Haller-Gibboney Rock House (Dec.)
	Town of Wytheville, Department of Museums
Description:	Learn about Christmas traditions of the past. Preschool and Kindergarten students can enjoy a story time in the parlor.
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Program:	Dyeing Eggs using Natural Dyes (March)
	Town of Wytheville, Department of Museums
Description:	Learn about making and using natural dyes. Enjoy a hands-on classroom experience of dyeing eggs.
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Program:	Apples Long Ago (Sept./Oct.)
	Town of Wytheville, Department of Museums
Description:	Students learn about apples and drying apples as people did in years past.
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Program:	Tour of the historic Haller-Gibboney Rock House Gardens (May)
	Town of Wytheville, Department of Museums
Description:	Learn the historic uses of herbs and flowers and make a sachet to give to someone special.
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