The Every Student Initiative educator guides match Peoria Public School District’s curriculum to the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s exhibits, Dome Planetarium shows, and Giant Screen Theater educational films. While they are specific to our 2018-2019 exhibition schedule and intended to be used for focused field trips, any group can use the ESI educator guides.
Additional resources listed underneath the Peoria Riverfront Museum's visit materials are provided by WTVP and their new educator resource, PBSlearningmedia.org.
To download PDFs of the Museum’s other educator guides, please click here.
Mythic Creatures
The Story of Mother Goose | Video
Little Big Mouse | Video
Sperm Whale vs. Giant Squid | Video
The Kraken | Image
The Sea Serpent | Image
Tiny Giants 3D
Nature Nuggets: Ants Go Marching | Video
Backyard Wildlife, Everyday Learning | Video
Dinosaur Train, Planting a Garden | Video
Educator Guide
All About Ducks! Powerpoint
Additional Resources
American Decoy: The Invention
Science Trek: Wetlands | Video
Science Trek: Rivers | Video
Everyday Learning: Animal Families | Video
Wild Kratts: Animal Adaptations | Lesson Plan
Earth Moon Sun
Sun, Moon, and Star Patterns in the Sky | Lesson Plan
Science Trek: The Sun: Solar Eclipse | Video
Curious George: Blast Off! | Video
Additional Resources
American Decoy: The Invention & 10 Medical Inventions that Changed the World
Kid Inventor: Tennis Ball Picker-Upper | Video
Kid Inventor: The Couch Protector | Video
Kid Inventor: Newspaper Crank | Video
Kid Inventor: The Collapsible Lacrosse Stick | Video
Robo Arm Challenge | Video
True Stories: Super Inventions | Martha Speaks | Video
Legends of the Night Sky: Orion
Mindy's Constellation Exploration | Ready Jet Go! | Video Game
What is a Constellation? | Ready Jet Go! | Video
3rd Grade
Additional Resources
Illinois River Encounter
The Shape of a River | Video
Salmon: Running the Gauntlet | Video
Rivers | Educator Guide
Extreme Weather
Major U.S. Climate Zones | Image
Climate Change Around the World | Video
Weather Station Field Trip | Video
Additional Resources
Tiffany:The Collection of Don Shay and Rodin: Cast in Bronze- The Work of Many Hands
Tiffany Singer Introduces Poetry | Video Series
Starting Out: Engaging with Poetry | Lesson Plan
Jack Wilde's Workshop 3: Teaching Poetry | Video of Workshop
Dynamic Earth
Scientist Profile: Rock Scientist | Video
Nature: Stormy Seas | Video
Geology: Science Trek | Video
Additional Resources
Mythic Creatures
Kei Lun Lion Dancers Find New Meaning in Ancient Steps | Video
Dragon Lantern for celebrating Spring Festival, World Religions: Taoism | Video
Golden Snake Wild Dance, Beauty of Jasmine | Video
Black Holes
Black Hole Apocalypse, Visit a Black Hole | Video
The Black Hole Death Problem, Physics Girl | Video
Black Holes from the Dawn of Time, PBS Space Time | Video
Additional Resources
Coming Soon
Additional Resources
The Golden Age of Disney: The Collection of Steve Spain
What Cats Taught Us About Perception | Video
Your Warped Perception of Time | Video
The Art of Animation and Motion Graphics | Video
Solar Superstorms
Bringing the Universe to America's Classrooms | Resource Collection
Astronauts | Video
Teaching Earth and Space Science | Video
Coming Soon
Additional Resources
Character Change: The Diary of Anne Frank | Interactive
The Diary of Anne Frank 1: A Difficult Situation | Video Series
D-Day, Ken Burns: The War | Images
