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Program Guide                                                                       January  |  February  |  March





        Homeschool Programs


        The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis offers engaging
        programs for homeschool families that relate to museum
        exhibits and support state and national academic standards.
        Homeschool programs are recommended for children age
        6–10, although all ages are welcome with adult assistance.
        One kit per student is recommended.

        Virtual Homeschool: Paleo Investigations
                        Put on your investigative caps and be
                         prepared to go beneath the surface
                           of what you think you know about
                            dinosaurs. Explore prehistoric
                              pathologies and determine what
                                happened to the dinosaurs.     Homeschool: Women in STEM
                                 Learn how one little bone,    Discover the girl power that changed science and history
                                 visible in our Bucky skeleton,   forever. Go into the field, into the lab, or even into outer space
                                makes such a difference in     with our crew of female discoverers. Learn about Merit-Ptah,
                              our understanding of dinosaur    the first woman ever mentioned in the field of science,
                         development. Investigate coprolite    discover what was commonly overlooked about Rosalind
        and determine what the dinosaur ate, explore trace fossils,   Franklin, or travel to the stars with Mae Jamison. Learn about
        and discover how animals, even dinosaurs, used color. This   these famous women and then have a hands-on learning
        program needs some savvy scientists to crack the case, we   experience related to their work. Celebrate Women’s History
        hope you are one of them!                              Month with us by thinking like a girl!
        Date: Thursday, Jan. 21                                Date: Thursday, March 11
        Time: 1–2:30 p.m.                                      In-Person Program Time: 10–11:30 a.m.
        Pick-up Times: 10–11 a.m. and 4–5 p.m. on Jan. 14 and 20  Virtual Program Time: 1–2:30 p.m.
        Fee: $12 member kit*                                   Virtual Kit Pick-up Times: 10–11 a.m. and 4–5 p.m. on
        $15 nonmember kit*                                     March 4 and 10
        *shipping is an additional cost                        Fee: $12 member youth or virtual kit*
                                                               $15 nonmember youth or virtual kit*
        Virtual Homeschool: The Science of Art                 *shipping is an additional cost
        Combine your science lab and art studio as we learn about
        the science behind art. Many of your favorite techniques,
        processes, or supplies can be explained by science. Discover
        how the sun can be used as an medium and how to paint
        with magnets. Practice physics with markers and pendulums.
        Study motion with artistic robots and more. Let’s get a little
        messy and a great deal scientific!
        Date: Thursday, Feb. 18
        Time: 1–2:30 p.m.
        Pick-up Times: 10–11 a.m. and 4–5 p.m. on Feb. 11 and 17
        Fee: $12 member kit*
        $15 nonmember kit*
        *shipping is an additional cost








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