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Science Programs

Students are scientists at Brooklyn Children's Museum! Investigate live plants and animals, as well as natural science specimens in the outdoor Garden, Greenhouse or Animal Outpost exhibits.

• Plant Detectives

  Grades 1-3 and 4-6

  Students become botanists and investigate seed plants. They dissect a seed, discover what plants need to thrive, and find out how people use plants every day. By working in teams, students learn how each part of a plant works and how a seed grows.

• What is a Life Cycle?

  Grades 1-3 and 4-6

  All living things grow and change during their lives. Students become biologists and investigate preserved cottonseeds, coffee beans, gourds, and other living plant specimens. By exploring the greenhouse, digging in the worm bin, and observing various collection objects, students discover how plants and animals grow.

• The Earth’s Treasure Chest

  Grades 1-3 and 4-6

  Students become geologists and paleontologists. They discover the history of the earth through up-close observation of rocks, minerals, and fossils from the Museum’s collection.

• Arthropods Inside Out

  Grades 1-3 and 4-6

  What animal wears its skeleton on the outside and has ears on its feet? An arthropod of course! Students study the amazing body structure of insects and conduct hands-on investigations of live specimens including the goliath beetle, field cricket, and Madagascar hissing cockroach

• Wild World

  Grades 1-3 and 4-6

  In the Museum ’s Animal Outpost exhibit, students study basilisks, a king snake, a toad, and other animals that live in our rainforest, desert, and woodland terrariums. Students observe animal survival strategies and learn about camouflage, mimicry, and many other ways animals adapt to their environments.

• Animal Impressions

  Grades 2-3 and 4-6

  What do Batman and Japanese dragons have in common? How do animals impact our imaginations? Students discover the mysteries and meanings behind the artistic representations of animals. By examining a Japanese dragon kite, an Ethiopian gourd, and Batman cultural objects, students compare cultural objects with the living animals that inspired their creation.