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Teachers – How will you inspire the
modern generation of tech-savvy students?
REGISTER NOW FOR SUMMER 2008 TEACHER TRAINING!
LEGO Simple & Motorized Machines (K-8)
or
LEGO NXT Mindstorms (6-12)
LEGO Robotics NXT and Motorized Simple Machines are the next
generation in
educational robotics, enabling students to discover science,
technology,
engineering and math in a fun, engaging, and hands-on way.
Robotics helps students aged 8 and up to develop skills by
building and
programming smart robots in a natural, step-by-step learning
process. With its
combination of a LEGO® building set, user-friendly software,
and progressive
curriculum activities, Robotics learning opportunities
provide students with the
right tools to put their knowledge into practice and then
challenges them to
come up with new ideas by themselves.
Don’t try to beat them using old methods, join ‘em with
something they know and love…technology!
2008 Robotics Workshops
$50 registration fee per workshop.
Graduate/undergraduate and certificate renewal credit are
pending.
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The South Dakota Discovery Center offers
teachers inquiry based, hands-on learning resources that will
address standards (important for the teacher) and make learning fun
(important for the students). Whether you want to check out a kit to
teach about geology, attend a workshop to expand your repertoire of
outdoor activities or schedule a visit to the SD Discovery Center
with your class, this is your starting point on our website.
Professional Development Opportunities
The SD Discovery Center offers
accredited professional development opportunities for all educators
(pre-service, para-professional, in-service). Check back often
for new opportunities!
GEMS
The South Dakota Discovery Center now offers even more
Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS)! Through an
affiliation with the GEMS program from the Lawrence Hall of Science
public science education center at the University of California
Berkely, the SD Discovery Center has expanded its ability to train
and equip teachers with effective, high quality professional
development and classroom kits. Check out our GEMS page for a list
of kits that you can bring into your classroom.
SD Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)
The South Dakota Discovery Center and
Aquarium houses Project WET, which trains and equips educators to
incorporate water education into their teaching. Professional
development opportunities are offered for credit during the summer
OR you may schedule a workshop on site. WET workshops can be
conducted with Project WILD and/or Project Learning Tree for the
ultimate in environmental education preparation.
SD Leopold
Education Project
The Leopold Education
Project (LEP) is a conservation and environmental education
curriculum based on the writings of conservationist Aldo Leopold,
specifically A Sand County Almanac. The Leopold Education
Project uses multi-disciplinary activities which foster critical
thinking to teach about humanity's ties to the natural environment.
The mission of the LEP is to create an ecologically literate
citizenry so that each individual might develop a personal land
ethic.
SD Project Webfoot
Project Webfoot
is a joint initiative between Ducks Unlimited and Project WET to
train and equip educators to teach about wetlands. Attendees
at a Webfoot training will receive a teacher resource kit which
includes the Wonders of Wetlands
teacher guide, water fowl identification DVD, posters, reading list
and student journals for up to 25 students.
Van Programs
Bring one of our exciting programs that addresses standards
with hands-on, inquiry based activities to your school.
Explore states of matter, go on a journey with Lewis & Clark or
learn to navigate the night sky in our portable planetarium
Exhibit Hall Visit
Bringing your class to Pierre? Schedule a visit to the SD Discovery
Center, the Capitol and the Cultural Heritage Center to
provide your students with the best educational site visits that
Pierre has to offer. Register
for the SD Discovery Center visit online or call 605-224-8295 to
arrange your visit. (You will have to book your Capitol and
CHC trips separately).
Exhibit Hall Information |
Capitol Information |
Cultural Heritage
Center Information
We are happy to accommodate groups outside of regular exhibit hall
hours.
Price information:
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With School
Check |
Without
School Check |
| K - 6th Grade |
$2.50 |
$2.70 |
| Grade 7 - 12 |
$3.30 |
$3.57 |
| Parents/Chaperone |
$3.30 |
$3.57 |
School employees (teachers, bus drivers,
aides) are free!
If you have a BankWest in your community, you are eligible for
reduced price programs such as our popular StarLab planetarium show.
Click here
to find out if you are eligible. Go back
Program Scholarship
Your class may be eligible to receive reduced price programming!
Missouri River Expedition Journal
Use this journal to guide your students through
ecological exploration, Lewis & Clark style.
Classroom Memberships
A classroom membership to the SD Discovery Center provides
unlimited, low cost access to teaching guides, kits and exhibits for
an entire year.
Benefits
Unlimited free admission to the SD Discovery Center exhibit hall
for one year. A trip to the SD Discovery Center is great
for kicking off and ending the school year or as a class reward.
Visit during units on electricity and magnetism, aquatic biology
and light and mirrors to utilize exhibits that teach these
concepts.
No rental fees on teaching kits, backpacks and GEMS kits and
guides.
First invited to special school programs.Download a
membership
form
(requires PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat) and send, with payment,
to:
SD Discovery Center
805 W Sioux Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
For an electronic membership form in MS Word, email
Anne Lewis at annelewis@sd-discovery.com.
