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HMNS Classes - Grades 3-5

Add to Your Calendar: 09/16/2020 11:00 09/16/2020 12:00 America/Chicago HMNS Classes - Grades 3-5 HMNS Classes - Grades 3-5 Houston Museum of Natural Science Deseret Homeschoolers of Southeast Texas deserethomeschoolertx@gmail.com false mm/dd/yyyy aUinrLWZczwYavqgBmQP30959

Date – Time

September 16, 2020 – 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location

Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Dr.
Houston, TX 77030 US

Additional Information

There are a total of 9 dates on which we will have classes at the museum.  All classes begin at 11am and last one hour.  The grade ranges we have provided are an estimate.  Parents can choose the class track that will be the best fit for their child, but please understand the teacher will use vocabulary and teaching materials appropriate to the grade range we have listed. 

PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENT ATTACHED ON THIS PAGE TITLED:  "HMNS Statement to Parents/Guardians Regarding 2020-2021 Weekday Lab Operations" FOR HMNS CORONAVIRUS PRECAUTIONS. This year, HMNS is implementing safety precautions for COVID-19. Among their precautions are required masks for all staff and visitors aged 10+, increased cleaning and disinfecting, and social distancing. Please read the whole document and be prepared before arriving for classes. You are responsible for understanding and implententing their guidelines.

  • Deseret HS Member price is $85/child 
    • ***If you have a credit from last year, please indicate so when you sign up and don't pay now, we'll send you a revised invoice by email***
  • Non-member price is $95/child
    • Please choose the correct price option in the drop-down menu to secure your spo 

Dates & Topics:

  • 9/16 - Kitchen Science

  • 10/21 - Minerals That Could Kill

  • 11/18 - Medicine From the Renaissance

  • 12/16 - Texas Wildlife

  • 1/20 - The Salem Witch Trials

  • 2/24 - Great Pretenders

  • 3/24 - Life in Victorian England

  • 4/21 - Recycling

  • 5/19 - Carnivorous Plants

See class descriptions in the document attached at the bottom of this page titled: "HMNS Class Descriptions."

About HMNS:

Exciting educational programming is offered monthly at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.  Explore science, nature and history in interactive science labs which feature specimens, artifacts and laboratory equipment. Labs covering dissection, engineering, and anthropology are offered for students in grades 7 and up, and for the younger set -- wildlife, biology and time labs are just a few of the topics that will be taught.

UPDATE: Parents and registered children get entrance to the Permanent Exhibits areas of the museum for FREE on class day. Additonal adults and unregistered siblings ages 4&up can purchase discount tickets for $4 when checking in. Children ages 3&under are always free. 

All children of the appropriate age attending the class will need to purchase a class spot. Siblings who don’t want to purchase a class spot are welcome to wait in the hallway outside of class or explore the museum with an adult in your party. “Sit ins” will not be allowed in the classroom unless they are too old or too young for the assigned age range for the class. Also, remember these are not ‘drop off’ classes except for students 16 and older (per museum rules), so one adult will need to remain in the class or in the adjoining hallway.

Please remember, your class purchase is not unlike a timed-entry ticket purchase for a movie, play or other 'event' and is nonrefundable and not eligible for date or time changes should your plans or schedule change.

Unless otherwise noted, classes take place at the main Houston Museum of Natural Science location down in the Houston museum district (Hermann Park, the Zoo, etc.) See the map attached below or visit the museum’s website.

If you wish to do the extra paid activities at the museum (like the Butterfly exhibit, IMAX, special  exhibits, planetarium, etc.) you may purchase tickets at the Box Office on site. Additionally, there are School Group/Field Trip discounted rates available to homeschoolers for which we sometimes make arrangements.

No food or drink is allowed in the classrooms or exhibit halls. If you bring your lunch, you will need to eat it outside, as HMNS will not have indoor tables available. 

Traffic and parking can be tricky some days, so please allow extra travel time to avoid missing class. Homeschoolers can park in the museum garage for a reduced rate, or there is free parking available around Hermann Park.

Unless the museum cancels a class, all class fees are non-refundable. We have committed to paying for the class/event based on the number or registrants and everyone is depending on everyone else’s financial participation to make the event possible. 

ON CLASS DAY: 

Please try to be inside the museum at least 30 minutes prior to class start time. Check in with museum staff at the Group Check-In at the HMNS Box Office, and you will receive your Chaperone Sticker. Let the staffer know you are with Deseret Homeschoolers. You can ask to purchase any necessary discount tickets at this time. If there are large school groups, politely work your way up to the Box Office to check in. Please do not enter classrooms until the instructor is present. When the instructors are ready for students to enter, they will open the classroom doors. You may enter at that time. We will need 2-3 parents per class as chaperones, so please stay and help if you are available. Only 3 chaperones will be allowed in each class due to social distancing. Please allow even more extra time for the first day of classes. You will receive email reminders every day for the 4 days prior to the first class. 

HMNS Statement to Parents/Guardians Regarding 2020-2021 Weekday Lab Operations
HMNS Class Descriptions
Parking Options
Museum Map (We are at Lower Level