Bones & Muscles of the Body

Bones & Muscles of the Body

• Times Available: Tuesday - Friday, 10:15am, 11:15am, 12:15pm
• Date Range: October 2024 - May 2025
• Grade Levels: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
• Class Size: minimum 8, maximum 28 students/per program
• Months: January, February, March, April, May, October, November, December
• Requirements: Must register for program at least four weeks in advance.
  Minimum age 8 years.
• Fee: $120 per program
• Contact: Missy Chernick at melissa.chernick@naturalsciences.org

How do the bones and muscles in a human body compare to those in other animals? In this class, students will learn about the skeletal and muscular systems of the human body while exploring these systems in other animal groups and discover adaptions for locomotion along the way.
Program length is 45 minutes.

This program is held onsite at our Downtown Raleigh location.

Curriculum Correlation(s):   LS.3.1.1, LS.5.1.2; Next Generation Science Standards: 3-LS4-3, 4-LS1-1

Scheduling Instructions: Scheduling for this program is now closed for the 2024/2025 school year. Scheduling start dates for the next school year will be posted here over the upcoming summer.

Please note that only 30 people total will be allowed in the program classroom. Two of those people must be adults, and at least one of them must be a teacher. All remaining chaperones, siblings, etc. are welcome to explore the Museum during the program.

Scholarship Opportunities: Funding may be available to cover all or part of program fees for qualifying schools. Please indicate your interest in the Additional Information section of the Scheduling Request Form.