The Field Museum Educator Open House
Chicago, Illinois
Friday, October 3, 2008, 6 to 9 pm

Educators of all subjects and grades will experience a private evening of celebration and learning at the Field Museum’s Educator Open House. Teachers will gather a wealth of information and free materials for their classrooms at hands-on activity stations and during break-out stations, guided tours, and exhibition visits. They will also have the opportunity to check out Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters, the DNA Discovery Center, the Crown Family PlayLab, and learn what's new for the 2008–2009 school year.

Registration
For registration and more information, please visit the website of the Field Museum.

Presentations
This year, educators from the Smithsonian Institution will introduce Chicago-area educators to Smithsonian distance-learning opportunities.

Art Conservation
See how art conservation has a unique position as crossroads for art, history, science, and technology. Take home a classroom activity and become familiar with the Lunder Center’s video materials available on the Web for use in the classroom.
Julie Heath - Lunder Conservation Center Program Manager, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Teaching Climate Change in the Classroom
Explore the myths and facts surrounding global climate change as it relates to changes in ecosystems, human impacts, and future scenarios. How does increased concentrations of carbon dioxide affect atmospheric processes? The time to teach this material is now.
Mark Haddon - Education Director, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Download Presentation (PPT - 59Mb)

Teachers will also have the opportunity to collect a broad selection of innovative, classroom-ready Smithsonian resources and learn about the many other ways they can bring the Smithsonian into their classrooms.

The Smithsonian Institution’s participation in the Field Museum’s Educator Open House is made possible by the Donnelley Foundation.

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