Students gather around a museum educator at a table in UnEarthed.

Bring the class. Or we'll come to you.

Standards-aligned tours in the museum and hands-on lessons in your classroom, from certified museum teachers.

Field trips.

Book at least three weeks ahead. Pay by check or card at check-in. Teachers, bus drivers and required staff are free.

  • Discovery Tours

    Two hours of self-guided exploration across every gallery. One teacher free; one adult per student with paid admission.

    Grades
    PreK – 5th (some middle school)
    Length
    2 hours
    Group
    20 – 150 students
    Price
    General admission group rate
  • STEM Tours

    A 30-minute science demonstration in the Imaginatorium, a 35-minute lab on your chosen topic, and an hour in UnEarthed and STEM Zone. Six topics including Electrified (grades 3–5) and Sense-ational Science.

    Grades
    K – 8th, by topic
    Length
    2½ hours
    Group
    25 – 100 students
    Price
    $15 per student · $7.50 for Title I schools · teachers and bus drivers free
  • Imagine! Tours

    Through ArtsBuild's Imagine! program, Hamilton County kindergarteners take an arts-based field trip to the museum at no cost.

    Grades
    Kindergarten, Hamilton County Schools
    Length
    2 hours
    Group
    By class
    Price
    Free

Reservations: ssw@cdmfun.org · (423) 648-6040

Outreach lessons in your classroom.

Certified museum teachers bring standards-aligned, hands-on lessons to your classroom, co-op, after-school program, troop or club. Students rotate through stations that reinforce the concept. Book at least two weeks ahead; availability is limited. 60 minutes, $150 per lesson plus travel.

Request a lesson
  • Early childhood

    Lights in our Sky · Lights and Shadows · Bugs!

  • K – 2

    Senses · Magnets · Weather · Habitats

  • 3 – 5

    Energy · Simple machines · Earth systems · Chemistry

  • 6 – 8

    Engineering design · Forces · Ecosystems

Also on the road.

Family Nights

Nine hands-on activities for up to 300 participants, ages 4 and up. We bring the materials, train your presenters and stay on site.

$550 plus travel

Request a Family Night

STARLAB

A mobile digital planetarium that comes to your school.

Ask about dates

Teachers get in free.

Show your school ID at Guest Relations. Homeschool families qualify for the EdDiscovery membership.

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