Hours
Wednesday thru Saturday 10a.m.-4p.m.
(closed on federal holidays)
Education
The Jensen Arctic Museum offers many ways for people to get involved in learning about the arctic. There are guided tours and classroom resources that make the learning experience even better. These include education trunks, currently have elementary and working on high school trunks, pre-tour packet to prepare teacher and share images with children.
Lectures and symposiums
Check the calendar for Lectures and symposiums
Reference library
The museum has a reference library for use.
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Education Trunks-
Thanks to a grant from Trust Management Services, LLC, the Jensen Arctic Museum is offering different thematic traveling trunks for use by educators. These trunks explore various aspects of Arctic life, culture and/or ecology, with lesson plans, hands-on activities, images and objects that can be adjusted for students in several grades. Three identical trunks are dedicated to each theme, allowing for frequent and congruent use. The trunks are available for use by teachers, educational groups, cultural organizations and other similar organizations. Each trunk has activities and curriculum plans designed to help teachers develop classroom projects and to meet state education standards. The themes of the four trunks are: Arctic Families, Arctic Cultures, Arctic Animals and Arctic Adaptations.
Arctic Animals (Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st grade): This trunk focuses on the animals of the Arctic. Inside are materials to learn about the animals' biology, habitats and other behaviors. |
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A Day in the Life of an Arctic Family (1st - 3rd grades): This trunk focuses on a day in the life of a mythical family in pre-1950’s Arctic Alaska. |
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People of the Arctic (3rd - 5th grades): This trunk focuses on four core areas of Arctic life--homeland, language, customs and history--and explores the different cultural groups in the Arctic. |
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Adaptations to the Arctic Environment (4th - 6th grades): This trunk focuses on the adaptations of people and animals that allow them to survive in the harsh Arctic environment. |
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Check out the boxes for up to two weeks at a time
Educators, home schoolers, day-care providers, and cultural organizations can check out the boxes for up to two weeks at a time. Shipping costs, if necessary, are the responsibility of the borrower but there is no charge to use the materials. Reservations for the trunks are taken on a first come first served basis and we recommend reserving a trunk at least two weeks prior to when you plan to use it.
Contact information is available at the bottom of any page is you would like more information or to make a reservation.