Assembly Shows
Participate in interactive assembly programs at the Indiana State Museum or at your school. Your students might even find themselves in the thick of the action!
In-museum details
Dates: Offered Wednesday-Friday, from September 2022 through May 2023
Length: 45 minutes
Min./max. number of students: 30/240
Cost: $3/student, $90 fee for fewer than 30 students
Outreach Details
Dates: Offered Monday-Friday, year-round
Length: 45 minutes
Max. number of students: 150
Cost: $250/show; additional shows $150 for the same show
Travel fees: 30-60 miles=$20; 60-90 miles=$40; 90+ miles=$60
FRED THE MASTODON
PreK–Grade 2
In this lively performance, meet Fred the Mastodon, an Ice Age mammal who wanders the Indiana landscape searching for his herd. Animal adaptations and the importance of friendship are explored during this interactive show.
MIND-BOGGLING SCIENCE SHOW
Grades K-5
Our staff scientist needs your students’ help to solve a mind-boggling problem. We’ll question, experiment and try again as we work our way through the design process to find the solution. But wait, could there be more than one solution? Join us to find out.
FOLEY SOUND: BE PART OF THE SHOW!
Grades 3-6
Learn about sound engineering, the properties of sound and generate sound energy. Find out how the techniques of sound effects, started by Jack Donovan Foley, in the early days of motion pictures and radio, translate to today’s media. Students will help create some of the common sounds they hear in their favorite TV shows and movies. Come hear the difference that Foley Sound makes!
THE LIAR’S BENCH
Grades 4-12
Three stories – which one is true? Students are challenged to use their deductive powers and skills of observation to decide which of the three stories about objects are true. This highly interactive show emphasizes the innovation and ingenuity of Indiana Hoosiers.
