Science & Nature |
PROGRAM |
GRADE LEVEL |
FIELD TRIP |
IN SCHOOL |
DESCRIPTION |
| Sensory Stroll |
K-1 |
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Identify and explore the five senses through the natural world with a hike that includes interactive stations along the trail. Students learn to identify living and non-living things and sort objects based on physical characteristics. |
| Native American Appreciation |
K-2 |
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Explore the lives of Indians as real people. Discover ancient skills that were needed for survival. Learn the roles played by plants and animals in the lives of early Native Americans. |
Invent an Insect |
K-5 |
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Identify characteristics and adaptations unique to insects, and build an edible insect with supplied materials. |
| Animals, Animals |
K-5 |
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Interact with live animals from the region to discover what living things need to survive. Explore the changes that occur as animals grow and the function of animal adaptations. |
| Fly with the Birds |
1-5 |
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Explore the physical and behavioral characteristics of birds by examining specimens, nests, and wild bird populations. Learn to identify common birds by sound and sight. |
| Living Green |
1-5 |
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From the buildings we live in to the foods that we eat, students will determine their “green thumb print.” Explore conservation practices in the region’s only Green Building. |
| Tremendous Trees |
2-5 |
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Build a “human tree”; learn tree anatomy and the functions of each part. Explore leaf shapes, bark textures, and age trees in the forest. |
| Biodiversity of a Stream |
3-5 |
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Explore aquatic life and what it reveals about the biological health of a stream through observation, sampling, and identification skills. |
| Maple Sugaring |
3-5 |
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Tap Sugar Maple trees, collect sap, make syrup, and explore the rich history of maple sugaring. Offered March only. |
| Owl Pellets |
3-5 |
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Learn owl biology and the importance of these animals on prey populations. Dissect owl pellets and identify the bones of small mammals and birds. |
| Winter Lodge |
3-5 |
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This daytime programs includes building a fire with flint and steel, atlatl throwing, Native American tools, games, stories, and tipi tours. Offered November and December only. |
Performing Arts |
PROGRAM |
GRADE LEVEL |
FIELD TRIP |
IN SCHOOL |
DESCRIPTION |
| Spring Play Tour |
K-6 |
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Oglebay Institute’s Youth Theatre Program presents its 9th Annual Spring Play Tour. Over the past eight years thousands of students have been entertained and enlightened by the Towngate Touring Troupe. This year’s play will be The Ransom of Red Chief and will include music, comedy, audience participation, lessons and a Q & A session after the show. A study guide will be available on our website. Show available April/May 2012. Shows must be booked by April 1. $350 non-refundable fee. Additional mileage charges may apply. |
| Creative Dramatics |
K-3 |
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Children work as a group playing imagination games and then take turns bringing their favorite stories to life. Available Sept. 2011- Mar. 2012. |
| Instant Theatre |
4-8 |
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Learn the art of improvisation and how with a simple suggestion a scene or monologue can be made up on the spot. Available Sept. 2011- Mar. 2012. |
Dance |
PROGRAM |
GRADE LEVEL |
FIELD TRIP |
IN SCHOOL |
DESCRIPTION |
| Discovering Character through Dance and Storytelling |
K-2 |
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Through five, 45-minute class sessions, students learn to observe and recognize how movement and dance help resolve conflict and build character. Students learn basic dance and ballet terms and choreography. Students read a ballet story, discuss important elements of the story and create an interactive dance piece to be performed on the last session. Available Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings. |
| Kid’s Stretch & Flex |
K-5 |
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Stress flexibility, muscle development and control using chairs & floor. |
| Appalachian Dance |
K-5 |
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Try some “down home” dancing. Learn basic clogging steps and a short routine set to Appalachian music. |
Cosmic Dance: Discovering Dance through
Science and Movement |
3 |
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Through five, 45-minute class sessions, students will combine science and dance to identify and understand the movement of the planets. Students will also design a "take home" solar system and enjoy a choreographed dance number. Available in May only. |
Visual Arts |
PROGRAM |
GRADE LEVEL |
FIELD TRIP |
IN SCHOOL |
DESCRIPTION |
| Shapes, colors & Patterns, Oh My |
K – 2 |
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Learn about the life and techniques of Henri Matisse, create shapes & designs using paper collage. |
| Clay Hand Builders |
K –5 |
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Discover the different methods used in clay hand building such as pinch, coil and slab construction to create an original 3D sculpture. |
| Create Your Own Project |
K –5 |
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OI art educators will customize a visual arts project based on your curriculum. Projects can be integrated into a variety of subject areas such as science, social studies, math and literature. |
| Art Explorers |
1-5 |
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Choose a project from 13 different time periods in art history. Have our professionally trained staff instruct the program or rent the kit for one of your instructors. Click here for details. |
| Native American Rainsticks |
3 – 5 |
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Use a variety of textures to design a Native American rain stick. Discuss how Native Americans expressed their culture and beliefs and utilized symbols in their art. |
FREE!
4th Grade Art Experience |
4 |
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Students learn how to interpret fine art and create original work during this field trip to the Stifel Fine Arts Center, which includes a guided tour of the art exhibit on display, gallery games and hands-on art projects. |
| Magic of the Wheel and Beyond |
4 – 5 |
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Learn clay techniques such as wheel throwing and hand building. 24 student limit. |
| Wired for Fun |
4 - 5 |
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Learn about Alexander Calder wire sculptures. Explore line types and figures as subject matter and utilize balance and emphasis to create a wire sculpture of your own. |
History |
PROGRAM |
GRADE LEVEL |
FIELD TRIP |
IN SCHOOL |
DESCRIPTION |
| Pioneer Living |
2-5 |
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Learn the importance of the westward movement, pioneer industry, social customs and lifestyles to Early-American life on the frontier. Augmented by the Mansion Museum’s collection, this program is especially appropriate for West Virginia Studies. |
| Scenes From Our Past |
4-5
esp. for West Virginia Studies |
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Choice any or all five different PowerPoint presentations that focus on the history of Wheeling from early settlement to the turn of the 20th-century. Choose from: National Road, Monument Place, The Ohio River, Transportation (Road, River, Rail) and Roller Coasters, Fairs and Frolics |
