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Science Box Program

SCIENCE BOX LOANS

The Science Box Project is part of the Museum's educational outreach program. The science boxes are designed to be used by teachers of grades K-8. Each box has a variety of materials on a specific natural history topic. 2 week loan is free of charge. A small, refundable deposit is required at checkout. The boxes include videos, books, posters, games, artifacts, and objects.

These boxes may be loaned for a two week period under the following loan policies:

For more information, or to request a loan, please contact:

Kim Leissner, Secretary
Georgia Museum of Natural History
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-1882
e-mail: scibox@uga.edu
fax: (706) 542-3920
phone: (706) 542-1663


In addition, the following hosts also have selected boxes:
The Parks at Chehaw
105 Chehaw Park
Albany, GA 31701
(229) 430-5275 FAX (229)430-3025
www.parksatchehaw.org
Contact Jennifer Arledge 		The Georgia Conservancy
1776 Peachtree Street, Suite 400 South
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 876-2900 FAX (404) 872-9229
www.gaconservancy.org
Contact Karen Garland

Heart of Georgia RESA
1141 Cochran Highway
Eastman, GA 31023
(800) 749-7372 ext. 114
Contact Ron Bryant

  

SCIENCE BOX TITLES
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Natural History Exploration Kits: The Georgia Museum of Natural History's Natural History Exploration Kits provide educators with natural history materials and activities that can be incorporated into their regular curriculums in order to enhance student learning experiences.

Contents may vary slightly between multiple copies of individual boxes.

Teacher's guides contain modules of lesson plans.

Each lesson plan is correlated to the QCCs and provides information on the time, materials, and procedures required for the activity.