museum+of+flight

Hello everyone,

We are lucky in Seattle to have a fantastic aviation and space museum - the Museum of Flight. It's Vision statement is that it wants to be, "The foremost educational air and space museum in the world." Having been there many times, I can attest that it is a great place with a ton of great things to explore.

Besides offering a great museum for kids (and adults) to explore, the Museum of Flight offers a number of different lessons for all grade levels. Some of the lessons are on-site at the museum, but the museum also offers lessons at off-site areas (like your school). The prices for both on and off site lessons generally range between $150 and $500 per class (some are less expensive per pupil if you want to do a whole school assembly). This roughly breaks down to between $5 and $18 per student, depending on class size. There are some discounts available, depending on your school's free and reduced lunch percentage.

Some of the Lessons offered are: 1) **Robot Garage**: Where the students learn about and actually build a robot. 2) **Yes, It's Rocket Science**: Where the students learn about and build rockets. 3) **The Challenger Learning Center**: Where the students get to participate in a simulation of a space adventure. 4) **The Aviation Learning Center**: Where the students get to plan an airplane trip and take a ride in an aircraft simulator.

Below are a couple of videos from the Challenger Learning Center and the Aviation Learning Center. They look to be great experiences for the students.

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Many more lessons are offered. If you would like more information about the lessons offered, click [|here] to look at the Museum of Flight's lesson Brochure.

For inquiries about the on-site lessons, you can call (206) 764-1384 or email to educationreservations@museumofflight.org.

For inquiries about off-site lessons, you can call (206) 768-7175 or email to outreach@museumofflight.org

The museum is located at 9404 E. Marginal Way S. Seattle, WA

If you need directions, please click [|here].