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Field Trip Preparation Materials

Interested in bringing your class to the museum? The pages linked below will provide all the information you need to prepare for your trip!

Teacher Checklist

Two children in the museum.

Everything you want to know about bringing your class to the museum but are afraid to ask! Our Teacher Checklist is a tool to help you plan your field trip from start to finish!

Chaperone Guidelines

Students playing basketball.

A successful musem visit requires a ratio of 1 chaperone for every 5 students. But how do you prepare your chaperones for the trip? Share these Chaperone Guidelines.

Gallery Activities

Students explore Small Fry Outfitters.

Are you bringing your students on a self-guided exploration? Use our Self-Guided Gallery Activities to provide student focus. (Includes Ghosts of the Great Hall activities.)

History Lab Pre-Visit Materials

Two girls do a history lab with the history lab curator.

If you're booked for the History Lab, check out the many activities we have for your group to do before they come! Concepts, tools, and vocabulary - find them all on the History Lab Previsit Materials page.

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