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These labs engage your students in activities related to topics in a current featured exhibit.

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Polar Science

Grades: 3-5, 6-8
Capacity: 24 students
Duration: 50 minutes
February 6, 2007 - May 2, 2007 (During the Amazon Voyage exhibit)
Tuesdays, Wednesdays (Oct. 30 - Dec. 18): 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm

This special laboratory enhances Ends of the Earth, an OMSI featured exhibit beginning in late Oct. 27, 2007. The lab uses hands-on investigations and activities to explore themes of polar geography, polar wildlife and their adaptations, and the impact of climate change on these regions and their inhabitants.

NEW!
Dinosaurs: China's Ancient Giants

Grades: 3-5, 6-8
Capacity: 24 students
Duration: 50 minutes
Tuesdays, Wednesdays (Feb. - June): 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm

A companion to OMSI's featured exhibit: Dinosaurs: China's Ancient Giants. This lab highlights themes of geologic time, fossilization, and how scientists and paleontologists use the stratification of sedimentary layers to investigate the pre-historic climates, flora and fauna in fossil form. Hands-on activities help students explore themes in geology and paleontology.
Questions? Call OMSI Program Registration at 503.797.4661 between 8am and 4pm, Monday-Friday, or email register@omsi.edu.
For registration info, please see the Field Trips homepage.

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