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Teacher Resources: Educator Guides
 



Check out these informative guides created for use with our exhibitions. Each guide, developed just for teachers, provides detailed information on field trip planning, alignment with Illinois state goals, and fun classroom activities to do before or after your visit to the Museum. Discover related Harris Educational Loan materials, current student and teacher event schedules, and other on-line resources to help make The Field Museum come to life for your students!

* These files are in PDF format. In order to view these files, you must have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free download from the Adobe website.

TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS

Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids
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Mythic Educator Guide
(38pp, 3.1 mb)
George Washington Carver
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Carver Educator Guide
(40pp, 3.4 mb)
Maps: Finding Our Way in the World
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Maps Educator Guide
(45pp, 2.8 mb)
Darwin
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Darwin Educator Guide
(33pp, 1.9 mb)
Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries
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Dinosaurs Educator Guide
(79pp, 3.8 mb)
Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics
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Mendel Educator Guide
(26pp, 3.4 mb)
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
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Tut Educator Guide
(34pp, 2.3 mb)
Pompeii:
Stories from an Eruption
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Pompeii Educator Guide
(23pp, 1.1 mb)
Dinosaur Dynasty: Discoveries from China
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Dinosaur Dynasty Educator Guide
(23pp, 3.3 mb)

Jacqueline Kennedy:
The White House Years
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Jacqueline Kennedy Educator Guide
(25pp, 786k)

Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas
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Machu Picchu Educator Guide (24pp, 1.4 mb)

Splendors of China's Forbidden City:
The Glorious Reign of Emperor Qianlong
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Splendors of China's Forbidden City Educator Guide:
Walking Map

(3pp, 172k)
Part 1: Guide
(14pp, 420k)
Part 2: Fun Facts
(3pp, 112k)
Part 3: Resources
(6pp, 204k)

Einstein Einstein Educator Guide
(5pp, 304k)

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PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS

Educator Guide for The Ancient Americas exhibition
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The Ancient Americas Educator Guide
(77pp, 4.9 mb)

The Ancient Americas
Educator Guide - Spanish (77pp, 12.5 mb)

Educator Guide for the Evolving Planet exhibition
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To prepare students for a trip to The Field Museum’s Evolving Planet exhibition, take advantage of the activities and information provided in the Evolving Planet Educator Guide. This downloadable guide contains a walking map of the exhibition, short content guides for each section of the exhibition, and pre-, during-, and post-field trip activities for each section of the exhibition. The Guide also contains a list of books and educational materials for teachers and students. A print version of this guide is available by calling 312.665.7555.

Section 1: Pre-Visit, Field Trip, and Post-Visit Activities
(104pp, 2mb)

Section 2: Related Programs, Exhibitions, and Resources
(11pp, 244kb)

Section 3: Evolving Planet Walking Map
(4pp, 300kb)

Additional Downloads Available:
Prehistoric Crossword (108kb)

Period Overview Part 1 (204kb)

Period Overview Part 2 (192kb)

Educator Guide of the Nature Walk Exhibition at The Field Museum


Nature in Chicago
(5pp, 604k)

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BIODIVERSITY

Year of Biodiversity
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Educator Guide to Climate Change—Use our educator guide and accompanying student activity sheet to explore the impact of global warming on Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems. Design geography, ecology, and science lessons that incorporate the Polar Thaw exhibition and Harris Loan resources.

Educators' Guide Grades 4-12
(5pp, 136k)
Educator Guide to African Biodiversity—Compare and contrast African ecosystems and design activities that leverage our Africa Exhibition. Then generate and test hypotheses about biodiversity in Africa.

Educators' Guide Grades 3-5
(1pp, 24k)
Educators' Guide Grades 6-8
(1pp, 24k)
Educator Guide to Island Biodiversity—Engage your students in a survival game using our Traveling the Pacific exhibition, and help them uncover the fragility of island ecosystems.


Educators' Guide Grades 5-8
(3pp, 108k)
Island Biodiversity Harris Loan Resources
(3pp, 200k)
Island Biodiversity Harris Loan Experience Boxes
(3pp, 124k)

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SELF-GUIDED HIGHLIGHT TOURS

Designed with children in mind, our self-guided Family Adventure Tours are a great tool for planning successful field trips. Each tour explores four of the Museum’s most popular exhibitions, identifying exhibit highlights, learning objectives and discussion questions. Select a theme, print out a tour and give a copy to each of your chaperones!

Find out more information about our permanent exhibition, Inside Ancient Egypt.

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FLOOR PLAN MAPS

Printable floor plan maps are available for download in the Planning Your Visit section of the website.

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