The Educator’s Guide is an essential component of your Alf Museum experience. You will find the appropriate guide for your use under the headings below. If you will be visiting the Alf Museum for a tour, you will use the Educator’s Guide for grades K-4 or the Educator’s Guide for grades 5-8. If you will be receiving an in classroom Science Connections presentation, you will use the Science Connections Educator’s Guide for grades K-4. We encourage you to download and print the applicable Educator’s Guide to use prior to your visit to the museum or in classroom presentation. The Educator’s Guide includes background information about the Alf Museum and the science of paleontology, a summary of our museum guidelines and what to expect, a pre-visit checklist, a series of California Science Content-aligned activities/exercises for classroom use before and/or after your visit or in classroom presentation, and a list of relevant terms and additional resources. Please contact us if you need an Educator’s Guide mailed to you.
School Group Museum Tours
During your visit, your school group will receive a detailed tour of the museum’s two fossil-filled exhibition halls as we discuss various highlights from the history of life. Your group will also view a short film which takes them along on a recent dinosaur discovery made by the museum. This presentation enables your group to see the more dynamic, scientifically-active side of the Alf Museum.
For more information about our group tours and/or to schedule a tour, please contact: Linda Petrone at (909)482-5243.
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Educator's
Guide to the Alf Museum (K-4)
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Educator's Guide to the Alf Museum (5-8)
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Chaperone
Guide
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Educator's
Evaluation Forms - PLEASE help us to continue to refine our guide
to best serve the needs of our teaching community!
Classroom Science Connections
These new traveling programs combine in-class presentations and hands-on
exercises to teach major scientific concepts using fossils. All programs
include an engaging “fossil talk and touch” portion followed by fun
activities which reinforce the concepts covered in the class
presentation. Please note that most of these programs are only offered
to one class at a time (the exception being our “Great Science
Connections” variety). Click on one of the highlighted titles below to
learn more about the different program offerings. For more information
about Classroom Science Connections and/or to schedule a presentation,
please contact:
Kathy Sanders at (909) 482-5225.
◊ Great Science Connections (for Multiple Classes)
◊ Science Connections Educators Guide (K-4) -Requires Adobe Reader-
Our "Paleontology in the Classroom" Educator Workshop is designed to introduce local teachers to our museum resources and to share paleontological activities and lesson ideas. The program includes a behind-the-scenes museum tour and a make & take activities session (including a free copy of our "Paleontology in the Classroom" activity book). The workshop also provides information about our school tours and Classroom Science Connection programs. All participants are also invited on a field excursion to collect fossils for their classrooms. Check our Calendar section for details!
