New York Hall of Science (February 2009)

High School Explainers greet guests, meet school buses, escort students inside and help with storing coats and lunches. Explainers are found throughout New York museums and serve in various capacities. These particular students work during the day and attend school at night as part if the "School in the City" program.

Family Kits on different subjects (with books, activities and experiments) can be checked out in the Library

Large Teacher Resource section. Used by Urban Advantage teachers and students.

Simple activity in the Library. They change the activity on a regular basis.

Preschool Place - The Discovery Room

Overhead view of Preschool Place

Entrance to Preschool Place - monitored by a staff member limiting the number of people inside and keeping kids from leaving

Reading room - puppets and costumes complimented the books

The central area off of the room with the grocery store section off to the right and the puppet stage in the foreground.

Block Room

Acitivity Box Room - Each box had objects related to the theme to touch and discover

Fossil Box - Activities, background information and extensions are on the lid

The Puppet Stage is to the right, a rrot vegetable planting activity on the left. The puppet show is a popular daily activity.

Grocery Store

Preschool Discovery Cart in another section of the museum. No activities today.