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film is included with each program.
Cost: $4.25 per student
No charge for teacher and two adults. Additional adults are $5.
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| WHALES & SHIPS |
ORCA
WHALES |
1
hour
Grades Pre-K
Discover the big players in the ocean world. Take a museum
walk-through with our educator and touch
whale bones, see our whaleboat up close, and our other artifacts.
Whale film included. 1 hour. $4.25
Arts Add-On:
• Students learn about
whale anatomy and create paper beluga, orca, or humpback
whale
puppets or and create sparkly whale posters of whale species. 30 min. $2.50
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1
hour
Grades Pre-K
Learn all about the amazing and beautiful
orca whale. Find out how big they are, how they eat, what
they
look like up close, and why they have blow holes in this
brand new program! Film included.
Arts Add-On:
• Students learn about
general orca whale anatomy, where their flippers are
placed, and
create their own paper orca whale puppets. 30 min.
$2.50
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| SINK
OR FLOAT |
WONDER
OF WHALES |
1
hour
Grades Pre-K - 3
How do boats float? Find
out! See our whaleboat and practice floating and sinking with
different shapes,
weights, and clay. Older students discuss density. Accommodates
up to 40 students.
Arts Add-On:
• Students learn
about a ship’s main parts and form their own boat model craft.
$2.50
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1
hour, 15 min.
Grades 1-5
Wonder of Whales
Discover the marvelous world of whales, their ocean environment,
how they eat, and the need for
conservation. Touch real whale bones, teeth, and baleen. Film:
Portrait of a Whale.
Arts Add-On:
• Students try their own hands at carving scrimshaw, a sailor’s
classic folk craft. Our most
popular craft! 30 min. Key chains $2, Small boxes $2.50,
Large Boxes $3.50
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| WONDER
OF WHALES |
COMMUNITIES
BY THE SEA |
1
hour 15 min.
Grades 1-5
Discover the marvelous world of whales, their
ocean environment, how they eat, and the need for
conservation. Touch real whale bones, teeth, and baleen. Film:
Portrait of a Whale.
Arts Add-On:
• Students try their own
hands at carving scrimshaw, a sailor’s classic folk craft.
Our most
popular craft! 30 min. Key chains $2, Small boxes $2.50,
Large Boxes $3.50
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1
hour, 30 min.
Grades 1- 12
What was life like for Long Island communities
in the 1800s? Travel through time and find out. Students
discover the role of whaling in people’s lives, understand
typical jobs, and touch artifacts to explore the
maritime heritage in people’s lifestyles. Film: Had You Lived
Then.
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| WHALERS
AND WHALING |
MOBY
DICK AT THE MUSEUM |
1
hour, 30 min.
Grades 1-12, Adults
Explore the lives of 19th century whalers and
the importance of whaling in US history. Students learn the
how, why, and when of whale hunting and the need for whale
conservation. |
1
hour, 30 min.
Grades 1-12, Adults
Enrich
your students’ study of the classic novel by seeing the tools
of the whaling industry, understanding
the crew’s life and roles aboard a whaling ship, and discovering
life during Melville’s time.
Arts Add-On:
• Students try their own hands at carving scrimshaw, a sailor’s
classic
folk craft. Our most popular craft! 30 min Key chains $2,
Small boxes
$2.50, Large Boxes $3.50
• Explore the traditional art and craft of ship-in-a-bottle.
Students
bring their own clean, glass, label-free jars; we supply
everything
else. 45 min $3.75
• Students take part in creating a replica of a sailor’s
valentine, an
antique seashell gift originally brought home from a voyage
for a
loved one during the 1800s. 45 min $3.75
• Students fashion ship models and understand the names and
shapes
behind a ship’s design. 30 min. $3.00
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| Arts
education to add to your general program. |
| BELUGA
PUPPET |
WHALE
PUPPETS AND POSTERS |
30
min.
Grades K-2, Adults
$2.50 per student
Students learn about general
orca whale anatomy, where their flippers are placed, and
create their own paper orca whale puppets.
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30
min.
Grades Pre-K
$2.50
Students learn about whale anatomy and create
paper beluga, orca, or humpback whale puppets or and create
sparkly whale posters of whale species.
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| BOAT
MODEL CRAFT |
SAILOR'S
VALENTINES |
30
min.
Grades Pre-K & up
$2.50
Students learn about a ship’s main parts and
form their own boat model craft.
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45
min.
Grades K & up
$3.75 per student
Take part in creating a replica of a
sailor’s antique souvenir, a seashell gift originally
brought home from a voyage for a loved one during the 1800s.
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| SCRIMSHAW |
SHIP
IN A BOTTLE |
30
min.
Grades 1 & up
Key chains $2, Small Box $2.50,
Large Box $3.50
Our most popular craft! Students try their
own hands at carving scrimshaw, a sailor’s favorite folk
craft.
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45
min.
Grades 4 & up
$3.75 per student
Learn the art and craft of ships in bottles.
Note: Students bring their own clean glass jars.
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 3
½ - 4 hour program
Grades 3-6
$11.00- $12.00 per student
Have your lunch at the museum workshop. Programs
run about 10:00-2:00. $11-12.
Choose one of the programs below: |
A
SAILOR'S DAY:
Artifacts Up Close |
A
LONG ISLAND WHALING TOWN
Visit our Village |
45 min.
Grades 3-6, Adults
What was
a sailor’s like life aboard a whaling ship? Find out
by touching artifacts, examining sailors’ tools, singing
a
sea chantey, and exploring nautical culture. |
45
min.
Grades 3-6
Bring history to life and learn the stories
and personalities behind the 19th century homes of Cold Spring
Harbor in
this fun walking tour. What will you learn?
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Our programs
travel to schools. Expand your cur riculum with historic photographs,
objects to touch and explore, crafts,and hands-on-activities. This
program is eligible for schools who have not visited us in the
past two years.
Cost: $250 for 1 hr class, max 30 students;
$200 for second class. Mileage fees may apply. |
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| Classification,
oceans, estuaries … soon to come! |
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| JAZZ
UP YOUR HISTORY CLASSES |
| Infuse
your history class with fresh, object-based approaches. Emphasis
is placed on close observation of objects, communication, science
and art links, and personal connections to provide a better understanding
of history. |
| INQUIRY-BASED
SCIENCE CRASH COURSE |
| Turn
your students into scientists by enhancing your teaching with
inquiry-based methods for meaningful science learning. We will
translate theory to action for you and model hands-on experiments
based on your curriculum |
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| MUSEUM
VISITATION POLICY |
PARKING |
| Discipline
and deportment of children are the responsibility of the accompanying
adults. |
All
buses and tour groups are required to park immediately in front
of the museum or the Wright House on the same side of the street. |
| THE
MUSEUM STORE |
ADULT
TOURS |
| The
store offers nautical items ranging from $.25 upward. There
are many items under $5.00. Profits from the gift shop help
offset the rising costs of educational programming. |
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The
Museum has a collection of films which is incorporated into
the regular Educational Programs. These films are of great
help in understanding whaling in its historic context, life
in a whaling community, and the present need to protect our
marine mammal populations. |
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FILMS |
| Portrait
of a Whale |
Had
You Lived Then |
12
minutes, color.
Introduction to whale biology
and behavior.
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18
minutes, color
Life in a New England seaport
during the whaling days.
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| And
So Ends |
Whales,
Can They be Saved |
| 25
minutes, color.
Background of the Museum's whaleboat
as told by museum founder Robert Cushman Murphy.
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22
minutes, color.
Grades 3-12, Adults
covers 19th century whaling
and whale conservation. |
| On
Board the Morgan |
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23
Min. Color and Bl. and Wh. min.
Grades 1-12, Adults
Tour the Charles Morgan and
learn about the whaling industry.
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