Under the Bay
Museum mounts of fish, squid, skate, and algae; collections of shells, crabs, corals, and sea stars; scale models, posters, puppets; children’s books, reference materials, and activity guides; student microscope, AV materials and more! K.1, K.3-4, K.6-7, K.10-1, 1.1, 1.4-5, 1.8, 2.1, 2.4-5, 3.1, 3.4-5, 3.8, 4.1-4, 4.7-8, 5.1
Tropical Rainforest
Museum specimens of insects, crystals, leaves and piranha; skins and feathers of endangered tropical bird species, rainforest products, scale models and puppets; posters, AV materials, children’s books, reference materials, activity guides and more! K.1, K.3, K.6-8, K.10-11, 1.1, 1.4-5, 1.7-8, 2.1, 2.5, 2.7-8, 3.1, 3.4-6, 3.8, 4.1-4, 5.1
Snakes Alive
Real snake skeleton, skull, taxidermied mount; collection of reptiles and amphibians, snake eggs, embryos, fossils and skins, reptile products, puppets and posters; AV materials, children’s books, reference materials, activity guides and more! K.1, K.3, K.6-7, K.10, 1.1, 1.5, 2.1, 2.4, 3.1, 3.4, 4.1, 5.1
Shark Secrets
Real shark jaws, shark vertebrae, shark skin and fossil shark teeth; shark embryo and eggs, shark products, stingray mount, posters, puppets, student microscope, AV materials, children’s books, reference materials, activity guides and more! K.1, K.3, K.6-7,K.10-11, 1.1, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1, 2.4, 3.1, 3.4, 4.1, 5.1
Natural History of Early Virginia
Natural items used by Virginia’s Native Americans and Jamestown settlers for survival, trade, food, jewelry, music and toys. Includes puppets, corn grinding mortar and pestle with corn to grind, artifacts, animal furs, bone/antler tools, feathers, jewelry, Native American crafts, skulls with skull key, AV materials, children’s books, reference materials, activity guides, resource information and more. […]
Incredible Insects
Insect mounts, collections, eggs and architecture; fossil insects and scale models, insect products, beekeeper hat and gloves and insect eye viewer; student microscope, AV materials, children’s books, reference materials, activity guides and more! K.1, K.3, K.6-7, K.10, 1.1, 1.5, 2.1, 2.4, 3.1, 3.4, 4.1, 5.1
Digging Dinosaurs
Real dinosaur bones, teeth and other fossils; Casts of dinosaur skin, eggs and skulls; dinosaur hatchling sculpture, scale models and puppets; AV materials, posters, children’s books, reference materials, activity guides and more! K.1, K.3, K.6-7, K.10, 1.1, 1.5, 2.1, 2.4-5, 3.1, 3.4, 3.8, 4.1, 4.3, 5.1, 5.8
Be a Tree
Collections of leaves, wood, seeds and flowers; real taxidermied mounts of bat, bird, insects and other tree-associated animals; tree products, bark rubbings and petrified wood; puppets, AV materials, children’s books, reference materials, activity guides and more. K.1, K.3, K.6-7, K.9-11, 1.1, 1.4, 1.7-8, 2.1, 2.4, 2.7-8, 3.1, 3.6, 4.1-2, 5.1
Amazing Astronomy
Real meteorites, tektite, earth rocks, and minerals identical to those found on the Moon and Mars, spectrometers, lenses, mirrors, a Rive Ray box, AV materials, posters, scale model of the solar system, distance to the nearest star tape, comet balls, children’s books, reference materials, activity guides, resource information and more. K.1, K.3, K.8-11, 1.1-3, 1.6, […]
Backyard Conservation (PreK-12th)
Why are the animals in our own backyard so important? Observe some of our ambassador animals as we discuss how they came to live at the Virginia Living Museum, the important role their species plays in the ecosystem, and ways we can help protect their wild counterparts.
Mother Nature’s Road Show
Enhance your activities for children, families, scouts, and senior citizens with a visit from the Virginia Living Museum. We will come to your library, day care facility, retirement community, church, or camp to add live animals and involve your clients in an educational and fun program. Length of Program: 40 minutes; 20 minutes for PreK Fee: $250 […]
Mini Museum for Events & Festivals
Now you can bring the Virginia Living Museum to your next event. Well, maybe not the whole Museum, but a VLM educator, a table full of engaging hands-on Museum specimens, and even a live ambassador animal is certainly the next best thing! Tell us about your event and we’ll be happy to design an amazing […]
