Indiana Children's Museums
Children's Museum of Evansville (cMOE) - Located in Downtown Evansville, Indiana, The Koch Family Children’s Museum of Evansville (cMoe) offers over 18,000 square feet of galleries and exhibits, housed in a beautiful historic Art Deco building once home to the public library. The mission of the museum is to spark the curious minds and imaginations of children and their families through dynamic exhibits, programs, and activities. Museum staff and supporters strive to meet that mission everyday by encouraging young minds to explore all that cMoe offers and experience learning through play.
Children (and their parents) are encouraged to play hands-on with galleries and exhibits. Popular favorites include performing a play in the 5th Street Theater, splashing in the Wet Deck, climbing through Moe the two-story duck, playing the laser harp, acting like a booger in a giant nose, and chatting with the talking Mark Twain bust. cMoe is located within walking distance to downtown restaurants and other attractions.
Programs - Field Trips, Kid's Programs, Special Events, Early Childhood Experiences, Scouts, Camps
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Children (and their parents) are encouraged to play hands-on with galleries and exhibits. Popular favorites include performing a play in the 5th Street Theater, splashing in the Wet Deck, climbing through Moe the two-story duck, playing the laser harp, acting like a booger in a giant nose, and chatting with the talking Mark Twain bust. cMoe is located within walking distance to downtown restaurants and other attractions.
Programs - Field Trips, Kid's Programs, Special Events, Early Childhood Experiences, Scouts, Camps
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Children's Museum of Indianapolis - The Children’s Museum is at the forefront of creating learning experiences with the power to transform the lives of children and families. We are also a pioneer in both the education and museum worlds, offering engaging exhibits, interpretive activities, standards-based school programs, and teacher development workshops. An important part of our success takes place outside the walls of the museum, through neighborhood partnerships, community outreach efforts, and the positive economic impact of museum attendance on the economy of central Indiana.We welcome visitors from across the country and around the world, and are honored to serve our friends from the Hoosier state as a neighborhood partner, a community advocate, and a cultural leader.
Services for Teachers and Schools - The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis believes that teachers are among the world’s most valuable resources. To support educators, the museum offers:
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Services for Teachers and Schools - The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis believes that teachers are among the world’s most valuable resources. To support educators, the museum offers:
- Discounted field trips
- Free classroom resources
- Professional development opportunities
- Professional Development - Our teacher workshops and institutes can provide the opportunity for educators to receive graduate credit, Certification Renewal Units (CRUs), and Professional Growth Points for license renewal. Education Network Nights feature previews of new exhibits and often include expert guest speakers, plus the chance to network with other teachers.
- Teacher's Club
- Classroom Resources - Units of Study and School Visit Guide
- Field Trips
- Home School
- School Outreach
- Teacher Community - A site where teachers can share student work and dialogue about creating excellent student performance.
- Power of Children Awards
- After School Programs
- School Memberships - The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis invites you to participate in the school membership program. This program will give your school the flexibility and accessibility needed to create extraordinary learning experiences designed to improve student achievement across the arts, humanities, and STEM that are tied to state and national standards.
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Healthworks Kids Museum - HealthWorks! has been infectiously contaminating kids of all ages since our doors first opened in February 2000. Two years earlier, the leadership of Memorial Health System and Memorial Health Foundation, inspired by Memorial’s vision of becoming the healthiest community in the nation, began dreaming about a bold and innovative way to reach kids. They knew that new and different approaches were needed to give children the passion and courage to lead inspired and healthy lives. They also knew they didn’t know a lot about how to do this…but they boldly moved forward, learning at the speed of light as they visited dozens of facilities and joined forces with many experts from both our local community and from across the country. Very quickly, the vision changed from dream to reality with the development and creation of HealthWorks!, a one-of-a-kind place that merges the best of both worlds from children’s museums and health education centers with our own creative spin. Today, we are the educational arm of Memorial Children’s Hospital and over half a million people have experienced our irresistible health edutainment through field trips, community outreach programs, birthday parties, special events and general admission visits. And though our facility is important, HealthWorks! is really about people and the way we interact.
For Educators:
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For Educators:
- Education Standards
- Field Trip Information
- General Visitor Information
- HWI Happenings
- Programs - Camps, DTSB First Fridays, HealthWorks! Hummer, Hip Hoppers Play Dates, Human Growth and Development Programs, Little Noggins' Nook presented by Memorial BrainWorks, Passport to Play, Program Guide, Safesitter Babysitting, Scouts, The Biggest Winner
- Teacher Lessons - By Grade (K - 2 and 3-5)
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Kids Commons; Columbus' Community Children's Museum - Mission Statement - A fun, safe, and inviting place, kidscommons nurtures exploration, collaboration, and creativity within all children and their caregivers. It is a place to learn about our community and our world. Fun and Learning for All Ages - Our vibrant, safe setting is full of hands-on learning and fun. Spend time in the Childhood Garden, enjoy Our House-Japan, scamper up our 17-foot-tall climbing wall, or hang out in the bubble room, a favorite exhibit from our early days in the pilot museum. Don’t miss museum favorites ExploraHouse, home of our world famous giant toilet, and Kids on the Move, our healthy lifestyles exhibit.
Education - Big changes are taking place at kidscommons! Many of our most popular programs address standards for more than one grade level. These standards include Indiana State Standards, Common Core State Standards and the Next Generation of Science Standards. If you would like to discuss a program topic, please contact us at [email protected] or call 812-378-3046. We appreciate your feedback on the changes we are making to address and stay current with the standards.
Program options –
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Education - Big changes are taking place at kidscommons! Many of our most popular programs address standards for more than one grade level. These standards include Indiana State Standards, Common Core State Standards and the Next Generation of Science Standards. If you would like to discuss a program topic, please contact us at [email protected] or call 812-378-3046. We appreciate your feedback on the changes we are making to address and stay current with the standards.
Program options –
- We come to you: One of our educators will come to your classroom and present a program.
- Due to increased fuel costs, schools located more than 20 miles from kidscommons will be charged $.555/mile over 20 miles
- Bring your class to kidscommons for a program plus up to 90 minutes of museum exploration. Note: Scholarships for transportation costs may be available. Contact us for additional information.
- Kidscommons staff will meet you at the Bartholomew County Landfill for a wetlands program or at the Columbus/Bartholomew County Recycling Center for a recycling program.
- Preschool Journeys - Sensory Discovery: It's a Surprise!, Our World in Shapes and Colors, Circus Come to Town, Bugology, Under the Sea, Marching Through the Seasons, Pop Goes the Bubbles, The Magic of Water, Recycling Program, Recycled Lunch
- Kindergarten - Science Lab: Penguins and Coolers, Amazing Magnets, Choose a Healthy You, K & 1st Grade Program - What's the Weather?,
- 1st Grade
- 2nd Grade - Pond Party, Rocks and Minerals, 2nd/3rrd Grade Geography Programs, World Explorers: Continents and Cultures, Tour the USA, Discuvering County Landmarks, Community Waterways
- 3rd Grade - Mystery Powders, What is Sound?, Architecture, 2nd/3rd Grade Geography Programs, World Explorers: Continents & Cultures, Tour the USA, Discovering County Landmarks, Community Waterways
- 4th Grade - Energizing Your World, Simple Machines, What You Eat; Where it Goes
- 5th Grade - Microscopes and Cells, Forces and Motion, Lego Robotics: Race to the Finish
- 6th Grade - CSI: kidscommons, The Case of the Stolen Bridge, The Case of the Baby Swap, Your Body's Ooey Gooey Systems, Investigating the Science of Lasers
- Recycling and Wetlands Programs
- Home School Programs
- After School
- School Opportunities
- Scouting Programs
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Muncie Children's Museum -
Teachers
When teachers bring their students to the Muncie Children's Museum they are not just bringing them to a museum where you stand around and look at objects in glass cases. When teachers bring their students to the Muncie Children's Museum, they are bringing them to a world of exploration and discovery! With more than 24,000 square feet to explore, hands-on exhibits, and seven interactive programs to choose from, students will not only have the time of their lives, but they will learn while doing so.
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Teachers
When teachers bring their students to the Muncie Children's Museum they are not just bringing them to a museum where you stand around and look at objects in glass cases. When teachers bring their students to the Muncie Children's Museum, they are bringing them to a world of exploration and discovery! With more than 24,000 square feet to explore, hands-on exhibits, and seven interactive programs to choose from, students will not only have the time of their lives, but they will learn while doing so.
Field Trip Guide