Learning Labs

NEW! Forces of Nature

(This program is appropriate for grades 4-8.)

Hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes and earthquakes. Take a closer look at how these monster storms and earth shattering events form and how scientists study them. Become junior meteorologists as you predict the intensity and track of recent hurricanes using the National Geographic’s JASON Project Storm Tracker digital technology. Simulate the effects of wind shear on a severe storm and create a tornado in a hands-on laboratory.

This multimedia experience is paired with the hour-long OMNIMAX® film Forces of Nature where participants will be surrounded by a five-story, 72-foot-diameter, domed screen making them feel as if they are in the eye of a storm or on the verge of a volcanic eruption.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation less than two weeks prior to scheduled performance date will be assessed full ticket cost. Cancellations or school closings due to inclement weather are not subject to penalty.

Applies to state standards for Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

Accommodates up to 60 students plus chaperones and teachers per program date.

Chaperones

One adult chaperone is required for every 5 students in grades 4-5 and every 10 students grades 6-8.

Costs

Cost is $10.50 per student and includes Large Capacity Learning Lab and OMNIMAX® film Forces of Nature. Cost is $4.50 per adult for OMNIMAX® film Forces of Nature ticket.

Program Times

The Large Capacity Learning Lab Forces of Nature experience will last approximately 2.5 hours. Program begins at 10 a.m. with OMNIMAX® film Forces of Nature and continues with hands-on laboratory experiments and demonstrations from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch may be scheduled at 12:30 pm.

Save the dates!

Forces of Nature Large Capacity Learning Lab is currently offered on the following dates: Nov.11, 2009 and Jan. 20, 2010. Date availability subject to change, call to confirm. Reservations are required.Call (513) 287-7021 for more information.

(Award-Winning!) Cincinnati 28//PDF

(This program is appropriate for grades 4-12.)

Click here for the Educators Guide.

Cincinnati 28 is an interdisciplinary drama experience about the true story of twenty-eight slaves that fled from Virginia plantations, crossed the Ohio River at Lawrenceburg, Indiana from Kentucky.  They continued their adventurous escape through Cincinnati on the road to freedom. Through the dialogue of the professional cast the audience will learn the dangers awaiting a runaway slave, the life of a slave, the pain of separation from family and friends, and the courageous roles of the conductors and stationmasters of the Underground Railroad.

Major research has discovered that there are many forms of learning styles from which people can discover and understand themselves and the world. It is the goal of the play Cincinnati 28 to interweave these styles and engage the audience in an interdisciplinary experience that promotes personalized learning and reinforces proficiency goals. The drama was created to enable participants to connect their own emotions to those enslaved as well as to investigate the themes of courage, dialogue, reflection and change.

Applies to state standards for Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

Accommodates up to 300 students, chaperones and teachers per show.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation less than two weeks prior to scheduled date will be assessed full ticket cost. Cancellations or school closings due to inclement weather are not subject to penalty. 

Costs

The Cincinnati 28 drama is 45-60 minutes long and appropriate for grades 4-12. Cost is $6 per person. Add an OMNIMAX film for an additional $4.50 per person. Add an All Museums Pass for an additional $5 per person.

Save the date!

Next years performances are scheduled for February 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, 2010. Reservations are required. Call (513) 287-7021 for more information.

Lewis & Clark Meet the Press

(This program is appropriate for grades 3-12.)

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Let your class experience history first-hand in a theatrical blending of past and present as your students become “The Press” and have the opportunity to ”interview” Lewis and Clark of the Corps of Discovery. Through two back-to-back press conferences, your students will learn what sparked the desire to set about on this famous expedition, the preparations that were made for the journey and what President Jefferson hoped would be discovered on a passage westward. The two explorers relate tales of adventure as well as the unusual discoveries they made along the way. Join us at Cincinnati Museum Center for an hour-long Large Capacity Learning Lab as the cast portraying these two great explorers share their expectations, discoveries, mishaps and triumphs of The Great Journey West.

This experience is paired with the hour-long OMNIMAX film, Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West where participants will be surrounded by a five-story, 72-foot-diameter, domed screen making them feel as if they are part of the great expedition westward with Lewis and Clark.

Major research has discovered that there are many forms of learning styles from which people can discover and understand themselves and the world. It is the goal of the play Lewis & Clark Meet the Press to interweave these styles and engage the audience in a participatory educational experience that promotes personalized learning and reinforces proficiency goals.

Applies to state standards for Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

Accommodates up to 245 students, chaperones and teachers per show.

Chaperones

One adult chaperone is required for every 5 students in grades 3-5 and every 10 students grades 6-8.

Costs

Cost is $10.50 per person, admission includes drama and Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West OMNIMAX film.

Show Times

The Lewis & Clark Meet the Press experience will last approximately 2 hours with reservations starting at the top of any hour between 9 a.m. and noon. Subject to change, call to confirm.

Save the date!

Next years performances are scheduled for May 5, 6, and 7, 2010.  Reservations are required. Call (513) 287-7021 for more information.