Museum school workshops are inquiry based programs which include cooperative learning strategies and hands-on activities.
Students work in small groups to make discoveries related to scientific topics.
This approach to learning can loosely be defined as Constructivism. Each workshop is directly related to a particular exhibit, and contains and exhibit component for the teacher to lead after the workshop has been completed. If I Were A Critter Children will use their imagination as they explore an underground prairie and a kid-sized beaver's lodge with an educator in the Children's Gallery exhibit. Through a group puppet show and observing real animals in action, the children will learn about animals of the prairie and some of their special needs and adaptations. Students will learn that some microbes are helpful and others are harmful.