What Museums and Science Centers Offer

Many museums have broad, updated resources that some schools do not have. They often also offer informal, interactive activities that complement local course curriculum. They offer a non-threatening, friendly environment where adults and students can explore without fear of being wrong, or admitting what they don't know.

Some museums and science centers also offer weekend or summer programs for precollege students, and some also offer programs for teachers, including lesson plans and activities for use in the classroom.  Many offer hands on experiences for exploring science, mathematics, engineering, computing, healthcare, and medicine or health applications.  The following are some examples in New York -- be sure to see what resources they have for you!

New York Museums and Science Centers

American Museum of Natural History
Brookhaven National Lab Science Learning Center
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Buffalo Museum of Science
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Kopernik Observatory & Science Education Center
Long Island Children's Museum
Long Island Science Center
Mid-Hudson Children's Museum
Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology
Museum of Mathematics
Museum of the Earth at the Paleontological Research Institution
New York Hall of Science
New York State Museum
New York Transit Museum
Roberson Museum and Science Center
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium
Science Discovery Center of Oneonta
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Sci-Tech Center of Northern New York
Staten Island Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Science and Technology
The Wild Center/Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Wings of Eagles Discovery Center