Morrill Hall will be open normal hours Saturday, April 27. However, due to the Nebraska spring football game, museum parking spots in the lot outside of Morrill Hall will be unavailable.

Visitors may pay a fee to park in other publicly available lots on campus or in parking garages and meters surrounding campus. The ADA parking stalls to the East of Morrill Hall will remain available, but visitors will be charged the UNL Parking & Transit Services' game day parking fee.

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Virtual Learning Programs

Steady as a Rock

AUDIENCE
Grades 3–5
General Public, Life-Long Learners, Libraries

STANDARDS SUPPORTED
NCCRS-Science: SC.5.13.4.A
NGSS: 5-ESS2-1

PROGRAM DURATION
30 minutes

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Did you know rocks change?? Your audience will learn fun facts about the science of geology with hands-on activities and lots of movement. By the end of 30-minutes your room full of “geologists” will know how a rock forms, changes, and gets classified.  A rock is not just a rock!

PROGRAM STRUCTURE
This live interactive program is held amongst our extensive rocks and mineral’s exhibit. Your audience will learn fun facts about the science of geology with hands-on activities, close up examinations of a variety of rock specimens, and some actual physical movement!

The program also includes several rock-oriented science experiences you can do in your space before or after the virtual learning program. For best learning interaction we suggest the use of 3 colors of play dough. Instructions will be sent upon registration. We also suggest you read The Magic School Bus – Inside the Earth as part of this program.

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