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Donned in safety goggles and rubber gloves, the students were focused as they bent over their trays. They were intent on uncovering the identity of the substances that their instructor had submitted to them for analysis. “They’re all white but they’re not all the same,” instructor Antoinette Thwaites said as she circulated among them. “Remember, detail is everything.”

For budding forensic scientists looking to get a real world glimpse into what it takes to make it in the field, students…

Braving the torrential rains,  grade school students packed South Philadelphia’s Fumo Family library as part of the Philadelphia Science Festival Science After School program.  A representative from the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge displayed the pelt and skulls of different animals to show where you can find wildlife in the city. Hint: They’re all over! The Chemical Heritage Foundation brought plants so students could get a firsthand glimpse into their growth cycle.  Students donned goggles and played games with a Franklin Institute volunteer to see how their…

Activity: The Museum Without Walls Audio Tour of Philadelphia

Age Group: We recommend this for students from 8^th Grade to Adult.

Cost: Free!

Time Needed: Flexible

Location: Center City, Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Fairmount Park

Description:

The Museum Without Walls… allows us to become tourists in our own city.

Philadelphia has more outdoor sculptures than any other American city but for those of us who live here, public art often fades into the backdrop of a too-familiar landscape. There is the danger of these works becoming invisible. The Museum Without Walls audio tour seeks to cure that with a unique interactive experience that tells the story of the artwork and allows us to become tourists in our own city.