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Teacher Resources
Free Lesson Plans for Teachers
New at the Museum of Man: Teachers can download free Lesson Plans for classroom use. Click here for Lesson Plans currently available.
Museum Activities for Visiting Classes
You can now download activities for your students' Museum visit. Click here for current activities.
Education Resource Room
Teachers can borrow reference books as well as videos from
the Education Resource Room, located in the Administration
Building. Small view-boxes with artifacts, and examples of
traditional crafts, along with interpretive information, are
also available. Physical anthropology cases explore themes
such as mobility and joints, diet and teeth, and comparative
anatomy, using fossil casts, bones, photographs, and
artifacts. Items are available for a 2-week loan and a small
per-item fee is charged, with discounts for members. Call
the Education Department (619) 239-2001, extension 20 for
further information.
Museum Membership
Teachers are encouraged to join the Museum of Man with an
Individual ($35 per year) or Family ($50 per year)
Membership. Members receive a 10% discount in the Museum
Store, discounts on Summer Camp, discounts for check-out
kits, free admission to 12 O'Clock Scholar lectures, a
quarterly newsletter Discovery, and invitations to
gallery openings. Please call the Membership Department at
extension 11 for further information.
Egyptian Cartouche
Translate a name into hieroglyphics! Students may want
to visit the Egyptian Cartouche machine located immediately
outside the Ancient Egypt Gallery. The cost is $1.00
and the personalized Cartouche makes a fun souvenir of the
Museum visit.
Teacher Training/Workshops
Various times available. Call the Education Department for
further information.
Children's Discovery Center
This 900-square-foot permanent exhibit, adjoining the
Ancient Egypt Gallery, gives students hands-on
opportunities to have fun while learning about the lives of
18th Dynasty Egyptians.
• Learn about the contrasting lives
of a royal family and the family of a farmer.
• Dress like an Egyptian.
• Decorate the royal cat Bastet.
• Barter at the market with pretend food
and trade items.
• Learn how a mummy is made.
• Help decide the mummy's fate in the afterlife.
• Write a message to the mummy.
Footsteps Through Time: 4 Million Years of Human Evolution
For free lesson plans, curricula, fun activities, and information
for classes, visit
www.abouthumanevolution.net
A virtual tour of the exhibit to enhance the understanding of
evolution is presented at
www.abouthumanevolution.org
Click here for information about
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Museum Library
The Museum of Man Library has research materials that can be used on the premises by appointment. Please call the library at extension 21 for information.
Museum Store
The Museum Store
offers a good selection of books for children and adults.
Colorful authentic arts and crafts from various cultures are
available, as well as reproductions of Egyptian artifacts. Museum members receive a 10% discount on all items purchased in the store. The store is open seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
© San Diego Museum of Man
1350 El Prado, Balboa Park • San Diego, CA 92101 • (619) 239-2001
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