Museum EduQuests

Students explore the exhibits and enjoy the many interactive experiences throughout the museum on a variety of curriculum-themed hunts.

Time: approximately one hour
Cost: $6.00 per student
Chaperones: $8.50. One adult admitted free for every five children.

Themes: Happiness for Life/Community; Change over Time
Your students will set our interactive town map into motion as they travel between the past and present. They control the journey by using the touch screens to bring the landscape to life. Your class will explore the meaning of community and Mr. Hershey’s vision for his town
Standards: History (8.1, 8.3); Geography (7.3); Reading, Writing,
Listening and Speaking (1.2)

Themes: Happiness for Life/Community; Milton Hershey and Life Lessons
Discover “Hershey” – the man, the town, the business. Travel with your students through five fascinating exhibits to uncover the many stories inside The Hershey Story. Your class may answer a phone to hear a turn-of-the-century conversation, challenge themselves on computer interactives or bring our town map to life!
Standards: History (8.1, 8.2, 8.3); Geography (7.3); Reading, Writing,
Listening and Speaking (1.2)

Themes: Connection to the Larger World, Change over Time
Your class will travel through time from the farms of Pennsylvania to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the South American rain forests. Journey with them as they explore the town once called Derry Church, and discover its connection to the larger world. Soundscapes, computer interactives and creative theatres make the trip come alive.
Standards: Geography (7.1, 7.2, 7.3); Reading, Writing,
Listening and Speaking (1.2)

Themes: Milton Hershey and Life Lessons; Money/Economics/Entrepreneurship
How would you design the package of a candy of your own invention? Your students can do just that at our interactive stations, where they can explore and examine marketing materials, advertising techniques, and the power of packaging and design. Lessons in leadership and philanthropy are everywhere throughout our five exciting exhibit areas.
Standards: Economics (6.1, 6.2) History (8.1, 8.2); Reading, Writing,
Listening and Speaking (1.2)