Conservation Kids vs. Toxic Waste Part 2: Reuse

Part 2 of Conservation Kids vs. Toxic Waste - Part 2

Don't forget to visit the Bean Museum on Saturday, June 7th from 10AM - 5PM for our big opening event and on Monday, June 9th for our special family night from 5-9 PM.

We will have the following activities planned for both events:

• Crafts for kids - decorate your own reusable shopping bag!
• Take a photo with Superheros "Katy & Ken, the Conservation Kids"
• Live Animal Shows (1 & 3 PM on Saturday, 6:30 & 7:30 PM on Monday)
• T-shirt give-away - Post a picture to Facebook or Instagram that shows how you "Protect Your Planet!" You might be recycling, cleaning up your local park, using reusable grocery bags... get creative! Tag the museum (@beanmuseum on Instagram) and you will be able to pick up your free t-shirt at the opening event!!! Use the hashtag #conservationcontest

As always, you can request an outreach live animal show on our website. We are now also accepting requests for in-house live animal shows (after June 9th). We will still offer one free outreach on Monday nights for FHE (see website for details and restrictions) and our webcast live animal shows.

We are also offering Wildlife Adventures this summer for kids ages 6-12 with the following fun field trips:
Week 1            June 17 and 19          WATER WILDLIFE (Provo River & Utah Lake)
Week 2            June 24 and 26          ROCK ON (Stewart Falls or Cascade Springs)
Week 3            July 8 and 10             THE BEE'S KNEES (Local Beekeeper)
Week 4            July 15 and 17           REPTILE RETREAT (Thanksgiving Point Museum of Ancient Life)
Week 5            July 29 and Aug 1     FEATHERED FRIENDS (Tracy Aviary)
Week 6            Aug 5 and 7               CAVE CRAWLERS (Timpanogos Cave)

We hope to see you soon!

Conservation Kids vs. Toxic Waste Part 1: Reduce

Watch part 1 (Reduce) of "The Conservation Kids vs. Toxic Waste" ... 

Part 2 will be posted on Friday, May 30th and part 3 will be posted on Friday, June 6th.

We are so excited to announce that the Bean Life Science Museum is opening on Saturday, June 7th. We are working frantically to finish installing all of our new and exciting exhibits. See this blogpost for more details about our new exhibits.

Join us that day (Saturday, June 7th) from 10AM to 5PM for our grand re-opening event or on the following Monday, June 9th for a SPECIAL FAMILY NIGHT. 

We will have the following activities planned for both events:

• Crafts for kids - decorate your own reusable shopping bag!

• Take a photo with Superheros "Katy & Ken, the Conservation Kids"

• Live Animal Shows (1 & 3 PM on Saturday, 6:30 & 7:30 PM on Monday)

• T-shirt give-away - Post a picture to Facebook or Instagram that shows how you "Protect Your Planet!" You might be recycling, cleaning up your local park, using reusable grocery bags... get creative! Tag the museum (@beanmuseum on Instagram) and you will be able to pick up your free t-shirt at the opening event!!! Use the hashtag #conservationcontest

As always, you can request an outreach live animal show on our website. We are now also accepting requests for in-house live animal shows (after June 9th). We will still offer one free outreach on Monday nights for FHE (see website for details and restrictions) and our webcast live animal shows.

We are also offering Wildlife Adventures this summer for kids ages 6-12 with the following fun field trips:

• Week 1            June 17 and 19          WATER WILDLIFE (Provo River & Utah Lake)
• Week 2            June 24 and 26          ROCK ON (Stewart Falls or Cascade Springs)
• Week 3            July 8 and 10             THE BEE'S KNEES (Local Beekeeper)
• Week 4            July 15 and 17           REPTILE RETREAT (Thanksgiving Point Museum of Ancient Life)
• Week 5            July 29 and Aug 1     FEATHERED FRIENDS (Tracy Aviary)
• Week 6            Aug 5 and 7               CAVE CRAWLERS (Timpanogos Cave)

We hope to see you soon!

Bean Life Science Museum NEW EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS

Our Living Planet (East center atrium: main floor)
This exhibit looks at the unique characteristics of planet Earth and how those characteristics sustain life on earth. It features the world’s largest, most accurate, fiberglass globe with the most current NASA Satellite images.





 Protect Your Planet (West center atrium)
This exhibit includes the full mount elephant that previous visitors will remember fondly. It also features threatened, endangered, and extinct life forms and some of the causes for their struggle to survive.

 Our Sacred Stewardship (North hallway)
This exhibit teaches the inspired doctrine that defines our stewardship responsibilities related to the care and keeping of the earth and its sacred resources. It will feature a video based on interviews with faculty members from across campus explaining and testifying about why earth stewardship is so vitally important.

 Life on Top: Apex Predators (New east atrium: upstairs)
This exhibit features spectacular animal scenes gifted to the museum by George Brimhall. Visitors will explore the importance and characteristics of predators as they observe scenes displaying interactions between predators and their prey.


 Life Submerged: Marine & Freshwater (West wall of west center atrium)
This exhibit depicts both freshwater and marine ecosystems, highlighting a coral reef and a deep-sea thermal vent as well as a cross section through a river exploring “what you see” and “ what you don’t see”

 Connections (North wall of west center atrium)
This 2-dimensional exhibit focuses on basic, biological concepts that demonstrate how everything on our planet is connected. This exhibit is interactive with QR codes and will be updated regularly with new and exciting examples of life connections.

 Because of Plants (South wall of west center atrium)
This 2-dimensional exhibit highlights the many critical roles plants play in supporting life on earth.  From the food we eat to the air we breathe!

 Whooo Lives Here? (West side alcove)
This new toddler play area will teach the children about animal homes. We will have a talking owl, a bear cave, and a tree/nest/slide complex.

Fred & Sue Morris Bird Gallery (West Center Gallery)
This collection features the waterfowl and pheasants of the world, donated by Fred and Sue Morris and includes more than 100 different kinds of birds.  This exhibit will highlight some of the interesting adaptations seen in the world of birds.

  Boyd K. Packer Gallery (East Center Gallery)
This exhibit honors President Boyd K. Packer and features his wildlife art including animal carvings and paintings.