Teachers' Guides
- Amazon
- Africa's Elephant Kingdom
- Blue Planet
- Bugs! 3D
- Deep Sea 3D
- Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia 3D
- Everest
- Galapagos 3D
- Hurricane on the Bayou
- Human Body
- Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees
- Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West
- Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
- Mysteries of the Great Lakes
- Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey
- Sea Monsters 3D
- Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
- Under the Sea 3D
- Vikings: Journey to New Worlds
- Wild Safari 3D
Impression 5 Science Center
Visit WebsiteLansing, MI
From Simple Machines to Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D; Discover that even our most advanced technological achievements make use of simple machines! Simple Machines allow humans to do more work with less effort on a daily basis.
In this interactive demonstration, participants will first TRY to achieve a goal without the aid of simple machines and then with the aid of simple machines. This demonstration is free and available daily at the Impression 5 Science Center.
Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium
Visit WebsitePlanetarium Exploration - Grades 2-5
New this year, the Public Museum and the IMAX are offering a collaborative experience for students combining the IMAX 3D film Magnificent Desolation and the new planetarium show Solar System Safari.
The planetarium show is 30 minutes and the IMAX film is 45 minutes; these programs can be done separately or with the combination really giving students a complete experience.
Cost for the planetarium show at the museum is $3 (plus general admission) or $4 if you choose to see only the planetarium show.
Grand Rapids Symphony
Visit WebsitePercussion Panorama
What do a car's break drum, a piano and a xylophone all have in common? They all can be found in the percussion section on the orchestra! Third Graders have the unique opportunity to meet with GRS Principal Percussionist Bill Vits to explore the sometimes crazy goings-on in the back of the orchestra. The Third Grade Concerts last apporximately 45 minutes and are presented FREE to all AIR partner schools. Performances are available to non-AIR schools for $4 per person. Advance reservations for the concert are necessary and must be made through the GRS office.
Please call 616.454.9451 ext. 128.
Maximize your trip to the Third Grade Concert with Bill Vits by adding on the opportunity to see the IMAX film Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey at a discounted rate - and with the concert held at Celebration Cinema North, you'll only have to make one trip! For more information regarding Pulse or to make your reservation for the film, please call 1.866.269.IMAX (4629) for details. Seating is limited, so make your reservation now!