New
- learning standards
The following curriculum
related information
can be included with your school's
visit.
Maps
| Families and Communities |
Primary Documents |
Historic Events and their Effect on Cold Spring Harbor
| Marine Mammals |
 Basic Education
Programs |
Fee:
$4.25 per student
No charge for two accompanying adults per class. Additional
adults - $5.00 each. |
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| WHALES |
WHALING |
1
hour 15 min.
Grades K-4, Adults Learn
about different whales, their environment, food,
migration patterns and the need for conservation.
Touch a whales tooth, blubber and baleen - film
included |
1
hour, 30 min.
Grades 4-12, Adults Learn
about 19th century whale men; Includes how, why,
and when whales were hunted. Discuss the need
for whale conservation.
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General
Workshops |
To the basic fee of
$4.25 per student, add fee indicated below.
Recommended
for groups of 100 or less.
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| SCRIMSHAW |
A
SAILOR'S DAY WORKSHOP |
30
min.
Grades 1-12, Adults
1 - key
chains - $2.00 per student
2 - small plastic box - $2.50 per
student
3- large plastic box- $3.50 per
student
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45
min.
Grades 3-6
$4.25 per student Learn
about life aboard a whaling ship and sing a sea
chantey.
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| ECHOLOCATION
WORKSHOP |
WALKING
TOUR |
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20
min.
Grades 3-6
$2.00 per student Learn
how whales communicate.
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45
min.
Grades 3-6
$4.25 per student View
the historic buildings of 19th Century Cold Spring
Harbor and Learn their stories.
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| FULL
DAY PROGRAM |
3
½ - 4 hour program
Grades 3-6
$11.00 per student
Includes the
programs whales or whaling, a scrimshaw workshop
Walking tour or a sailor's day and choice
of films. ($12.00) if special workshop is
substituted). |
| SHIP
IN A BOTTLE |
WHALESHIP
MODEL |
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45 min.
Grades 4-6, Adults
$3.75 per student
Create a simplified
version of this craft.
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40
min.
Grades 3-6
$3.75
per student
Build a ship
model and learn about ships.
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| SAILOR'S
VALENTINES |
WHALE
PUPPET |
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45
min.
Grades 2-6
$3.75 per student
Create a replica
of a shell valentine. |
30 min.
Grades K-2
$2.50 per student
Make a paper
whale hand puppet and learn about Beluga
Whales. |
SPECIAL
EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
We
welcome special education groups and are pleased
to work with teachers in designing customized
programs.
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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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| 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 |
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| 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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lAdditional
Services
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| IN
SERVICE WORKSHOPS |
ADULT
TOURS |
| School
districts may contact our Education Department
to plan in-service training for teachers and
other professionals.. |
Adult
tour groups are encouraged to use our resources.
Programs can be customized to meet specific interests |
| 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 |
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| 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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