THE HERSHEY STORY MUSEUM!
CHOCOLATE LAB AND MUSEUM EDUQUEST
Hershey Story Museum--Chocolate lab and Museum eduquest
Please RSVP by Friday, February 1st 2013 to hlightner@pavcs.us
Please pay by check (payment made out to me or bring exact change)
OLS Hours: 45 minutes of science and 60 minutes of history/geography
Friday, Feb 8, 2013, 09:45 AM
| 63 West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033
AGENDA
- 9:45AM--Arrival/payment/sign-in
- 10:00am-10:45am--Chocolate Lab
Where in the World?
3rd – 5th Grade (older and younger students may attend)
Themes: Milton Hershey and Life Lessons; Money/Economics/Entrepreneurship; Connection to the Larger World; Lessons from Chocolate
Standards: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening (1.1, 1.6); Mathematics (2.3); Economics (6.4); Geography (7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4); Food Science (11.3)
Description: Using real cocoa beans from varying countries and continents, students can learn about the rich geography of cocoa and its connection to the larger world. Participants will taste samples of single-origin chocolates and be guided to distinguish the differences in taste.
- 11:00am: Museum Eduquest:
Geography Quest
3rd – 6th Grade (older and younger students may participate)
Themes: Connection to the Larger World, Change over Time
Standards: Geography (7.1, 7.2, 7.3); Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking (1.2)
Description: Your class will travel through time from the farms of Pennsylvania to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the South American rain forests. Journey with them as they explore the town once called Derry Church, and discover its connection to the larger world. Soundscapes, computer interactives and creative theatres make the trip come alive.
- 12:00pm--Lunch (please bring bagged lunch/reserved room)
Don't Forget!
1: In consideration of our students with serious allergies, please refrain from bringing nut (food) products and balloons.
2: As always, to limit the spread of possible flu, please do not attend a PAVCS event if you have had a fever within 24 hours of the event.