Bring our hands-on science & history programs to your classroom!
Let us deliver hands-on learning to your classroom with our take-out class programs. These activities have been optimized to deliver engaging learning experiences right in your school. No need to stick to just one grade or subject; we can bring a variety of classes directly to you! We’ll provide all materials necessary and guide your students through hands-on activities.
VIEW AVAILABLE IN-SCHOOL CLASSES
For more information or to book your take-out program, please call (810) 237-3409.
Logistics
- Programs last 45 minutes to one hour
- Serves individual classes of 35 students or less
- A minimum of one teacher from your school will be required to assist in presenting the activities.
To make a reservation for your In-school classroom program, call (810) 237-3409, weekdays 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., or email Reservations@SloanLongway.org.
Pricing
- $200 per class
- $700 for four classes on the same day
Family Stem Nights
Join our educators for a fast-paced and fun review of science content with hands-on activity stations. Host your family STEM night event at your school, or enjoy an evening at Sloan Museum of Discovery or Longway Planetarium:
Events at Sloan Museum of Discovery
Call (810) 237-3409
Events at Longway Planetarium
$500 for 4 stations, and $50 for each additional station.
Choose a Planetarium show as one of your stations if your event is held at Longway Planetarium!
Events at Your School
- $600 for 4 stations, and $50 for each additional station.
- Schools located outside Genesee County will be charged mileage at the current IRS rate.
- Hands-On STEM nights serve a maximum of 200 people.
- Sloan Museum of Discovery and Longway Planetarium will provide all supplies and materials.
- School must provide volunteers to work as station helpers.
- For school visits, museum educators will need tables and access to water and electrical outlets.
Portable Dome Theater
Longway Planetarium’s portable dome uses an inflatable dome to bring planetarium video technology to your location, immersing students in a dark, cloudless night sky during the daytime. Your students will experience the wonder of scientific exploration as the inflatable dome is rendered in a realistic model of the night sky over your school’s town on the date that we visit. With the aid of video images and simulations, students will get an up-close look at some of the most distant objects that can be seen from Earth.
Pricing
For pricing and available shows, please call (810) 237-3409.
Reservations
Make a reservation by calling (810) 237-3409. Groups with young children may include up to 30 students, plus the teacher. A few chairs can be included for adults, but the majority will be seated on the floor.
Venue Requirements
- An area of at least 26’ x 26’ with a clear ceiling height of at least 13’.
- A level entry into the building and program area. Stairs are not an acceptable option for the equipment.
- The dome has no built-in floor. Please make sure the floor or any mats that might be used in the dome for seating are clean prior to the visit.
- Two grounded 120-volt standard electrical outlets on separate circuits are required. Extension cords will be run across the floor to provide power inside of the portable.
- No other activities are permitted to be scheduled in the program space.
- Arrival time will be a minimum of one hour prior to the first scheduled program.
- At least one able bodied person will be available to assist in the loading and unloading the equipment from the van and assist in setting up the portable dome.
- The Longway Planetarium staff are required to have a one hour break for visits consisting of three or more programs.
