Suitcases & Passports Exhibits – Bring the Museum to Your Class

Teachers & Librarians Reserve your Suitcase or Passport Exhibit Now!

Suitcases

Spark the imagination of your students with teaching objects, lesson plans, and educational displays packed inside rolling trunks and available FREE to use in Tennessee Classrooms for two-week periods.

• Free to all Tennessee schools
• Packed with K-8 lesson plans & hands-on teaching materials
• Aligned with TN Science & Social Studies Curriculum Standards
• Available for use in classrooms or library
• Delivered to MSCS Schools – all other schools can pick up at Museum

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SUITCASES, PLEASE E-MAIL SANDIE EDWARDS.

CALL 901-636-2362 WEDNESDAY – SATURDAY 10:30 AM – 5 PM TO RESERVE YOUR SUITCASE.

2023 – 2024 Suitcase Topics

Earth & Science

• Earthquakes
• Fossils
• Planet & Solar System
• Rocks & Minerals
• Sun & Moon
• Weather

Life Science

• Dinosaurs
• Magnifiers
• Microscopes
• Plant Reproduction
• Science of Small
• Skulls/Predator & Prey
• Trees & Leaves

Physical Science

• Electric Circuits
• Electricity
• Magnets & Magnetism

Social Studies

• Civil War
• Native Americans

Passports

Passports are your students’ ticket to learning. These outreach kits feature hands-on science and social studies teaching materials available for use in Memphis area classrooms for two-week periods. Objects that support science or social studies curriculums are packed into a tool box-style container with photos, activity cards and other materials.

• Free to all Tennessee schools
• Packed with K-8 lesson plans & hands-on teaching materials
• Aligned with TN Science & Social Studies Curriculum Standards
• Available for use in classrooms or library
• Delivered to MSCS Schools – all other schools can pick up at Museum

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PASSPORTS, PLEASE E-MAIL SANDIE EDWARDS.

CALL 901-636-2362 WEDNESDAY – SATURDAY 10:30 AM – 5 PM TO RESERVE YOUR PASSPORT.

2023-2024 Passport Topics

Microscopes

• Animal & Plant Cell Models
• Animal Cell Mitosis Models
• Compound Light Microscope with Prepared Slide Sets
• Giant Animal Cell Model and/or Giant Plant Cell Model
• 10 Microslide Viewers with Set of Slide Strips

Social Studies

• Arts in The Bluff City
• Clarence Saunders: Entrepreneur
• Hometown Heroes: Milly Swann, Julia Hooks, Ida B. Wells, Robert R. Church, Earnest Withers
• Sports in The Bluff City: Memphis Red Sox, Sputnik Monroe, Penny Hardaway
• Chickasaw Nation in The Removal Era
• Yellow Fever
• Primary Sources & Documents

Earth & Life Science

• Extreme Cold Weather Gear
• Insects
• Leaves
• Sharks
• Tree Cookies
• Weather Instruments
• Weddell Seals
• Pollinators
• Dinosaurs

Fitness & Nutrition

• Fit Kids
• Learning Labels