Learn at Homeschool Classes

The Science Museum of Minnesota has exciting homeschool classes available for families looking to supplement their science curriculum, explore physics, biology, engineering and more with our specialized equipment and expert teachers, and network with other homeschooling families.

Homeschool Programs for Winter and Spring 2013

NEW! Intro to Scratch for Homeschool Families
Three Thursdays, February 7, 14 and 21; 1-4 p.m.
Scratch is free animation software from MIT Media Lab. It is a great introduction to computer programming for all ages and teaches 21st Century Skills in a fun way. Adults and kids will work on individual projects so that they both gain proficiency, then work together on a collaborative project. Get some basics with Scratch, then continue your adventures at home.
Fee: $154, $150 mbr per adult/child pair
Ages: 6-12 with an adult Register Online

NEW! Homeschool Science Club: Brains!
Friday, February 8; 1-4 p.m.
5-6 year olds will test their senses and make a model nervous system. 7-9 year olds will experiment with their own thinking processes and make brain model cupcakes. 10-13 year olds will work with neuron blocks to see how the brain and nervous system communicate.
Fee: $37, $32 mbr
Ages: 5-6 Register Online
Ages: 7-9 Register Online
Ages: 10-13 Register Online

NEW! Homeschool Lab: Motion Commotion
Tuesday, February 12; 1-3 p.m.
Can you topple towers, move through a maze, and turn your pushes and pulls into paintings? Inquiry sets young minds into motion. The source of the force is you, of course.
Fee: $28, $24 mbr
Ages: 7-9 Register Online

NEW! Homeschool Lab: Rollercoaster Physics
Tuesday, February 12; 1-3 p.m.
Design and construct a rollercoaster in small teams. With physics as your guide, adjust and test your variables to get the best coaster in the room.
Fee: $28, $24 mbr
Ages: 10-13 Register Online

NEW! Homeschool Lab: Heart and Lungs
Tuesday, March 5; 1-3 p.m.
Examine a real heart and lungs, experiment with valves and pumps and make model lungs in this lab on the cardio-pulmonary system.
Fee: $28, $24 mbr
Ages: 7-9 Register Online
Ages: 10-13 Register Online

NEW! Homeschool Science Club: Crazy Plastics
Friday, March 15; 1-4 p.m.
5-6 year olds will perform stretch tests with cling wrap, latex and nylon and compare three different recipes for slime. 7-9 year olds will make edible plastic bubbles and gummies. 10-13 year olds will create popular plastics and test different superball recipes.
Fee: $37, $32 mbr
Ages: 5-6 Register Online
Ages: 7-9 Register Online
Ages: 10-13 Register Online

NEW! Homeschool Investigations: Chemical Potions
Monday-Thursday, March 18-21; 1-4 p.m.
Make exciting and mysterious chemical concoctions in this class for advanced wizards.
Fee: $132, $128 mbr
Ages: 7-9 Register Online

Homeschool Investigations: Detective Science
Monday-Thursday, March 18-21; 1-4 p.m.
You can solve mysteries like Scooby Doo and the gang. Make disguises, do fingerprinting, and look at evidence under the microscope.
Fee: $132, $128 mbr
Ages: 10-13 Register Online

NEW! Homeschool Investigations: LEGO Animation
Monday-Wednesday, March 25-27; 1-4 p.m.
Make a LEGO minifigure into the star of your animated film adventure. Learn new animation tricks and build LEGO sets. Edit the video and add sound. Watch your film online.
Fee: $130, $126 mbr
Ages: 7-9 Register Online
Ages: 10-13 Register Online

NEW! Homeschool Science Club: Cosmic Adventures
Friday, April 12; 1-4 p.m.
5-6 year olds will see what it takes to live in space and make a spacecraft for a long space voyage. 7-9 year olds will use an airlock and make a model spacecraft. 10-13 year olds will explore competing models of the universe and check into some of the unsolved mysteries of the universe such as black holes.
Fee: $37, $32 mbr
Ages: 5-6 Register Online
Ages: 7-9 Register Online
Ages: 10-13 Register Online

Homeschool Lab: Dinosaur Dentists
Tuesday, April 30; 1-3 p.m.
Become paleontologists for the day by comparing real teeth from modern day and prehistoric animals. Students will use observations as evidence to answer questions about the animal's diet, environment, and other characteristics.
Fee: $28, $24 mbr
Ages: 7-9 Register Online

NEW! Homeschool Lab: Ancient Egypt
Tuesday, April 30; 1-3 p.m.
Discover the secrets of lost Egypt, and learn how archaeologists use science to gather information about ancient civilizations.
Fee: $28, $24 mbr
Ages: 10-13 Register Online

Learn in the Exhibits

Educator Guides Our educator guides can be adapted to fit any homeschool science curriculum. They have content for before, during, and after your museum visit to enhance your experience with experiments, drawing activities, reading suggestions and more.

If you organize a group of 15 or more visitors, you can get reduced admission to the museum's exhibits and Omnitheater.

Learn at Home

	Science Buzz Interpret the science you and your child see every day in the news and in your lives with this social community where you can start contributing today.
	Disease Detectives This online exhibit introduces you to three patients, all of whom are suffering from different illnesses. Examine each interactive mannequin—taking their temperatures and listening to their hearts, lungs, and bowels—to determine what's making them sick.
	Low Life Labs Find out what robot designers are learning from ants, cockroaches, and other simple life-forms and how the knowledge gleaned from these creatures' natural adaptations to their environments is used to make robots even better.
	Tissues of Life Meet tissue researchers and learn about the four types of tissues that make up the human body. Play Tissues Invaders or one of our other games and test your knowledge of viruses, bacteria, and how your body works to defend itself!

The Science Museum has many more websites with home learning resources. Check them out!