The goal of Exploration Place educational programming is to provide fun and exciting experiences while exploring science. Program selections have been developed to meet Kansas State Science Standards for each grade level. As a result, teachers have the freedom of tailoring visits to best meet their learning goals and objectives. Start exploring the weath of expanded educational experiences EP has to offer in our Educator's Guide for 2007 and 2008.
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For more information, to reserve school field trips or make group reservations, please call (316) 263-3373, ext. 100.
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Summer Little Explorers Workshops
Start June 7th
If you’ve got a little one at home and are looking for some fun this summer, be sure to sign up for the Little Explorers Workshops. Just for children 2 to 5 years and their caretakers, you’ll take part in enriching activities that help develop your child’s skills including large and fine motor, language development and early math. Topics center on the sea, bugs, boats, taking care of pets and more. Click here to register or call 266-4275 or ask for a form when you visit EP. Cost is $4 per child (Member), $15 per child (non-Member). Adults are not charged.
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Creative Explorers Summer Camps
Start June 9th
Keep your child busy this summer during these 5-day sessions designed to develop creative thinking. NEW topics include how to be more eco-friendly, investigating the science behind the “gross” side of life including the human body’s gooey innards, long-lasting cockroaches, maggots, headcheese, and more. PLUS, for those who want to get in shape and stay that way for life, take the challenging exercise and nutrition classes presented by our friends at Wichita’s Fitness Boot Camp. Click here to register or call 263-3373 or ask for a form when you visit EP.
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Non-Members click here to Register online!
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EP on the Go!:
This educational outreach program is designed to bring the excitement of Exploration Place to your classroom or childcare center. Program sessions are 50 minutes and will be tailored to each grade level. Your students will participate in activities that help illustrate the following topics: Properties of Matter, Electricity & Circuits or Force & Motion. These programs can be used either to pre-assess your students before entering a new science unit or as a cumulation activity once a unit has been completed.
EP’s Little Explorers on the Go!
This program is designed to bring the excitement of the Exploration Place Little Explorers Workshops to your preschool-aged children. Sessions are 30 minutes of hands-on activities designed for ages 2 to 4.
Little Explorer on the Go Brochure (PDF)
Exploring Outer Space:
With this exciting 95-minute program, middle and high-school students, will enter the largest domed theater in Kansas — the CyberDome — and encounter it’s two astronomy-based shows: Black Holes and Cosmic Collisions.
Under the theater’s massive dome, students won’t just read or hear about the stars, planets and constellations — but will actually be among these celestial objects. EP’s CyberDome Educator will engage students in discussions about near earth objects, asteroid impact probability, geological time, gravity, laws of motion, and relativity.
