The Franklin Institute - Field Trip Planner

- Traveling Exhibits
  - SPY: The Secret World of Espionage Through October 6
- Continuing Exhibits
  - First Floor
  - Kid Science
  - Space Command
  - The Train Factory
  - Second Floor
  - Amazing Machine
  - The Franklin Airshow
  - Franklin National Memorial
  - The Giant Heart
  - Electricity
  - Changing Earth
  - Third Floor
  - Sir Isaac's Loft
  - Sports Challenge
  - Fourth Floor
  - Joel N.Bloom Observatory
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- Chemistry
- Kitchen Science

CONCIERGE FIELD TRIP PLANNING SERVICE

The Franklin Institute is proud to be a top choice of educators across the tri-state region for school field trips. Our Concierge Team is here to provide you with personalized field trip planning! We can help make your field trip a memorable experience for your students and a stress free planning process for you. Call 215.448.1200 (option 3) to get started today.

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SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS >> Add a fantastic, limited-time exhibition to your field trip and your students will have an unforgettable experience! SPY: The Secret World of Espionage May 4 - October 6
EXPERIENTIAL PACKAGES >> These thematic packages are arranged by our science educators and are pre-designed to fit your curriculum needs! The Earth Science Experience The Astronomy Experience The Bioscience Experience The Amazing Machine Experience The Early Childhood Experience
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS >> Let The Franklin Institute take the mess out of in-class experiments by providing the materials and instruction for you! Grades Pre-K-2 Crazy Ball Maze Liquid Laboratory Grades 3-12 New! The Science of Espionage The method of spying has much in common with the scientific method. In this hands-on workshop students will work cooperatively to decipher coded evidence, draw conclusions from simple observations and explore some cool spy gadgets. Cow Eye Dissection K'Nex Construction Challenge Sheep Heart Dissection Spectroscopy: Colors of Light Stream Table: Observing Change Submarine Challenge
CORE MUSEUM EXHIBITS >> Your students will have a blast exploring all three floors of The Franklin Institute's hands-on, interactive science exhibits! Space Command KidScience The Train Factory Electricity Changing Earth Amazing Machine The Franklin Air Show The Giant Heart Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Sir Isaac's Loft Sports Challenge Joel N. Bloom Observatory
THEATER SHOWS >> Our educational, immersive theater offerings are the perfect complement to your field trip! Tuttleman IMAX^® New! Flight of the Butterflies It took Dr. Fred Urquhart almost 40 years to discover the monarch butterflies' secret hideaway and prove the most incredible migration on Earth. Follow hundreds of millions of monarch butterflies along their migratory routes from Canada, across the U.S. and into Mexico. Forces of Nature Space Junk Franklin Theater Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World 3D Meerkats 3D Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs 3D Fels Planetarium New! To Space & Back WORLD PREMIERE March 2013 Produced in part with Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts, this brand new Planetarium show showcases how space exploration is paving the way for the devices and applications that we use every day. Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity The Sky Tonight Wildest Weather in the Solar System
LIVE SCIENCE SHOWS >> Students will watch in wonder as our science educators bring science to life—right before their eyes! Carnival of Machines Fireworks Show Liquid Air Show CBS3 Weather Show
BEYOND YOUR CLASS TRIP >> Bring the signature brand of The Franklin Institute's hands-on science learning to your school or bring your school class, after-school club, or the entire school to the Museum for an overnight adventure! Traveling Science Shows Camp-In
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS >> Rest assured that your students will not only have FUN on their field trip, each part of the day supports learning in a variety of content areas, as outlined by National Science Education Standards. BOOK YOUR FIELD TRIP! >> Our Concierge Team is available Monday through Friday from 9:00AM-5:00PM to help you plan your field trip. Call 215.448.1200 (option 3) to get started today.