OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS

Stay energized to guide your students toward inquiry and innovation. OMSI professional development workshops combine hands-on activities with plenty of take-back-to-the-classroom content.

Download Our Complete Educator Resource Guide: 2011–2012 OMSI Educator Resource Guide (PDF)
For more information or to register: Call: 503.797.4661 Email: register@omsi.edu

Opportunities

Membership Discount for Teachers
An annual membership to OMSI is a great investment for your family. Discounts for teachers are available on the following two membership levels:
OMSI For Two—Teachers Only Price*: $50
1 named adult and 1 guest - OR- 2 named adults		 Family or Grandparent—Teachers Only Price*: $65
2 named adults
4 children or grandchildren (ages 3–20)
*Named adult must be a currently employed preschool–college educator and present ID from your school, or a home school teacher and present confirmation of intent to home school from your local ESD or school district. Call 503.797.4634 or email membership@omsi.edu for more information.
Workshops
OMSI offers several workshops loaded with activities to take back to the classroom. For groups of 12-24 teachers, we will coordinate a time to come to your school and integrate programs into your staff meetings or professional development time.

  • No Hassle Messy Science with a Wow!*
  • Expedition Northwest*
  • Engineering Design*
  • Forensic Science with Vernier*
  • Science Inquiry
  • Lego Robotics
  • Dissections in the Classroom
*Includes a curriculum guide
2012 Summer Science Institute
Experience our programs and resources first-hand in this professional development event. Workshops are designed to enhance your curriculum and build student engagement with science that will last a lifetime. Details available in Spring 2012.

Build It, Teach It Workshops

Work with OMSI’s Exhibit Production team in this exciting new workshop format and assemble a new educational tool. After it’s assembled, learn classroom activities to put it to use. Fees include all the materials you’ll need and copies of activities. No construction experience required.
Water Rocket Launcher Dates & Times, TBD $150.00 per teacher
Recommended for Teachers of Grades 5–12
Make your physics curriculum blast off! Construct a rocket launcher for your class that will launch student–designed 2-liter plastic bottle rockets to great heights using just water and air pressure. Activities will focus on forces and motion, geometry, and the engineering design process.
Trebuchet Dates & Times, TBD $150.00 per teacher
Recommended for Teachers of Grades 5–12
The trebuchet is an ancient catapult capable of hurling massive stones great distances, bringing medieval castles to rubble. OMSI’s miniature version stands approximately 4 feet tall and can launch tennis balls hundreds of feet. Several adjustments allow your students to experiment with physics and geometry to optimize their siege engine.
Shake Table Dates & Times, TBD $150.00 per teacher
Recommended for Teachers of Grades K–12
Get your classroom rocking and rolling with this hand cranked earthquake simulator. Your students can build a structure and see how it will react to different magnitude tremors. Your students will use engineering skills as they learn about Earth systems and geology.

Science Store

Visit the OMSI Science StoreThe OMSI Science Store has the perfect mix of educational and entertaining gifts, games, and gadgets. Shop in the museum or online.
Visit the OMSI Science Store

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