School Tour Reservations
Students below the fourth grade level are not encouraged to partake in a school sponsored museum tour.
- No tours on Sunday or Monday
- All pre-arranged tours must be made at least 3 weeks in advance
- For every 5 students, 1 free chaperone is required
- All pre-arranged guided tours must have a minimum of 10 students
- The maximum size for a guided docent tour is 40 students
- Guided tours of the museum take an average of 1 hour
- A confirmation e-mail will be sent at least 2 weeks
before the tour date - Payment may be taken the day of the tour
Guided Tour Prices
Students (Grades 4-12): $3.00Students from at-risk schools are free
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Lesson Plans
Lesson plans for teachers are currently being developed to meet state standards. Lesson plans will be available soon.Teaching the Nuclear Age: A History Institute for Teachers
Hosted by the Atomic Testing Museum March, 2009
Sponsored by the Foreign Policy Research Institute Wachman Center
40-45 teachers from around the country participated in this intensive
weekend of lectures and discussions, featuring talks by the nation’s leading scholars and practitioners.
Audio and video files of the lectures, the texts of the talks, and the lesson plans by our teachers are all posted on our website here:
Audio and video files, texts, and lessons plans
Award of Excellence
