Free programs for students in grades K-12

Our museum educators provide themed hands-on STEM experiences at the museum, in your classroom, or online during an interactive virtual field trip to support NGSS. 

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You Visit

You visit the museum

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We Visit

We visit your classroom

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Virtual Visit

Stay put and meet online

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STEM Programs

All Lab and community Programs

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You Visit

You Visit

Museum Explorations: Students visit the Museum from 10:00am to approx. 12:30pm. During this time, students will work through a hands-on activity with a Museum Educator in our Tech Lab and explore our gallery exhibits.  Students also have the opportunity to enjoy a bonus excursion to the Los Alamos History Museum. Groups of more than 60 students will need to visit over multiple days. Requires chaperones assigned to small groups of students for the duration of your visit.  Grades K-8th: One chaperone for every 6 students.  Grades 9th-12th: One chaperone for every 10 students.

 

Step 1: Choose your theme

  •  Engineering: Students are introduced to the field of engineering and presented with a themed hands-on challenge using limited materials. Engineering activities include penny bridges (grades K-2nd), card towers (2nd-6th), paper airplanes (4th-8th), windmills (4th-8th), loudspeakers (9th-12th) and earthquake-proof straw structures (4th-12th).
  •  Manhattan Project: Students are immersed into a past world of analog radio, Morse Code, encrypted messages, and espionage as they experience communications and encryption technology common during the Manhattan Project. Recommended for 7th–12th grade.  
  • Building Immunity: Students take on the roles of virus, cell, and immune system to understand the mechanics of a viral infection and the immune response that follows.  Recommended for 7th–12th grade.

 

Step 2: Start the scheduling process 

Check out our program calendar to view dates available for programming.

Email bsm-edu@lanl.gov with the following information to start the scheduling process.

Simply copy and paste the below list into your email before filling out the needed information.

  • Primary contact name:
  • Primary contact email:
  • Primary contact phone: 
  • School name:  
  • School district:
  • County:
  • Number of students in each grade level:
  • Total number of students anticipated:
  • Desired date:
  • Desired theme/activity:
  • Any comments or questions you may have:

One of our educators will get back to you as soon as possible. 

*Need help affording a bus/bus driver to bring your group to the Museum? Check out the  BSMA Bus Scholarship Application

 

Step 3: Provide feedback

After your experience, you and your students will be asked to complete a brief survey. Your feedback helps support the continuation and improvement of our free educational programming. We value your thoughts about your experience!

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We Visit

We Visit

Science on Wheels: Our educators bring programming to your classroom. Educators introduce the chosen topic, lead students through the hands-on activity and conclude with discussion. We generally need a 90-minute time slot for each group and require that we meet with at least two groups (two 90-minute time slots) at your school the day we visit. We are limited to a Tuesday/Thursday/Friday schedule for these visits and have a cap of 2 total trips per school. 

 

Step 1: Choose your theme

  • Engineering: Students are introduced to the field of engineering and presented with a themed hands-on challenge using limited materials. Engineering projects include penny bridges (grades K-2nd), card towers (2nd-6th), paper airplanes (4th-8th), windmills (4th-8th), catapults (4th-9th), and earthquake-proof straw structures (4th-12th).
  • Manhattan Project: Students are immersed into a past world of analog radio, Morse Code, encrypted messages, and espionage as they experience communications and encryption technology common during the Manhattan Project.  Recommended for 7th–12th grade.  
  • Building Immunity: Students take on the roles of virus, cell, and immune system to understand the mechanics of a viral infection and the immune response that follows. Recommended for 7th–12th grade.

 

Step 2: Start the scheduling process 

Check out our program calendar to view dates available for programing.

Email bsm-edu@lanl.gov with the following information to start the scheduling process.

  • Primary contact name:
  • Primary contact email:
  • Primary contact phone:
  • School name and address: 
  • School district:
  • County:
  • Number of students in each grade level:
  • Total number of students anticipated:
  • Desired date:
  • Desired theme/activity:
  • Any comments or questions you may have:

One of our educators will get back to you as soon as possible. 


Step 3: Provide feedback

After your experience, you and your students will be asked to complete a brief survey. Your feedback helps support the continuation and improvement of our free educational programming. We value your thoughts about your experience!

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Virtual Visit

Virtual Visit

Interactive virtual field trip: Students receive materials that are mailed to the teacher about two weeks prior to meeting online. The experience consists of two live-stream sessions. The first session includes an introduction to the chosen topic and their project. Students then work on their projects over a week or so before we reconnect for follow-up and Q&A.  We generally need about an hour for the first live-stream and 20-30 min for the closing live-stream. Students keep the materials for their projects except those of the Manhattan Project theme, which will need to be returned with the provided pre-paid postage

 

Step 1: Choose your theme

  • Engineering: Students are introduced to the field of engineering and presented with a themed hands-on challenge using limited materials. Engineering projects include penny bridges (grades K-2nd), card towers (2nd-6th), paper airplanes (4th-8th), catapults (4th-9th), and earthquake-proof straw structures (4th-12th).
  • Manhattan Project: Students are immersed into a past world of analog radio, Morse Code, encrypted messages, and espionage as they investigate a cast of characters at Project Y.  Students work together to solve an underground spy plot occurring at Los Alamos.  Recommended for 7th–12th grade.  See the flyer and a short video of this theme.
  • Building Immunity: Students take on the roles of virus, cell, and immune system to understand the mechanics of a viral infection and the immune response that follows. Recommended for 7th–12th grade.


Step 2: Schedule your Bradbury program

Check out our program calendar to view dates available for programing.

Email bsm-edu@lanl.gov with the following information to start the scheduling process.

  • Primary contact name:
  • Primary contact email:
  • Primary contact phone:
  • School name and address: 
  • School district:
  • County:
  • Number of students in each grade level:
  • Total number of students anticipated:
  • Desired date/time for live-stream introduction (1 hour):
  • Desired date/time for live-stream closing (20-30 mins):
  • Desired theme/activity:
  • Online platform (Google Meet or Zoom):
  • Any comments or questions you may have:

One of our educators will get back to you as soon as possible. 

 

Step 3: Provide feedback

After your experience, you and your students will be asked to complete a brief survey. Your feedback helps support the continuation and improvement of our free educational programming. We value your thoughts about your experience!

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Bradbury Science Museum

1450 Central Avenue | Los Alamos, NM 87544 | (505) 667-4444 

Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

Closed: Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day

Free Admission

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