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Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/education_vc.html
Contact:  Gene Carlucci
E-Mail:  gcarlucci@intrepidmuseum.org

212.245.0072
To book a Video Conference, call the reservations department at 212.957.3701

The Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum is one of the most unique attractions in New York City.  The museum sits on the Hudson River in Manhattan and  consists of sea, air and space exhibits. Through the museum's education program, students have an opportunity to step aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid and embark on scientific investigations and study principles such as buoyancy, microgravity and aviation.  The Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum offers video conferencing workshops & curricula which are adaptations of the on-site workshops.  All programs meet national and New York State learning standards.

All Techno Trips are interactive, allowing students to ask questions and receive immediate feedback from Museum Education Team Members. Within the curricula the students will be able to examine the many historically significant artifacts in the museum.

$150 per Session - A session consists of a single connection with a pre-chosen curricula and unlimited participants.

Connecting Getting connected is easy. Just choose IP for the type of connection and enter our IP address from below. Also download our VC supporting documents to aid in your preparation. Below we have provided several numbers courtesy of Polycom, Inc. to test your connection.

Teachers are encouraged to contact and work with our museum educators to discuss the exact topics they would like covered and to discuss the class activity the students will work on to receive the full benefit of the program. Afterwards they will be directed to our Reservations Center to book times and dates.

 is easy and we support all the current VC standards and technology.

Techno Trip Workshops
 
Intro to Techno
Use this 30 minute course for your class or a group of teachers as an introduction to the world of video conferencing. Learn the dos and don’ts and practice communicating. This also makes a great pre-visit if you are coming to the museum on a field trip.
 
3rd - 4th Geography
Fly high on the Intrepid’s virtual hot air balloon! Learn basic map skills and geography as your students navigate the Intrepid over the continental United States!
 
4th - 8th Planes
Students will discover how planes fly by examining the different components of aircraft and designing their own paper airplanes.
4th - 8th Heroes
Students learn about the sacrifices made by our heroes who fought for our country’s freedom and those in the space program who have taken us to new frontiers.
9th - 12th WWII
Students will explore WWII in the Pacific and America’s involvement through the use of sea and air power.
The above video conferencing workshops & curricula are adaptations of our on-site workshops.
Our programs meet national and New York State learning standards.