Natural History Museum adds Music Van to combine arts and sciences

The Music Van will both travel to schools and set up at the museum

JUST NUMBERS AND PLANETS.THERE'S A STRONG PUSH AT THENATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM TO HELPMAKE "STEM" EDUCATION MORE FUN.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER LEAHPEZZETTI SHOWS YOU HOW THE ARTSCAN MAKE SCIENCE AND MATH MOREENTERTAINING.WHEN YOU THINK OF THE NATURALHISTORY MUSEUM - YOU MIGHTTHINK OF DISPLAYS LIKE THIS ONEBUT A NEW PROGRAM LAUNCHINGHERE TODAY IS BRINGINGEDUCATION TO LIFE PKG NATS OFDINO SOUNDSIN A MUSEUM OF OLD (SHOTS OFDEAD ANIMALS) THERE'S THESOUND OF SOMETHING NEW WE DOTHAT SAME THING BUT ON THETRUMPET, TOOT THE NEW MUSIC VANIS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THENATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND THE[IT'S A HANDS ON LEARNINGEXPERIENCE] BLOW, LIKE YOU'RETRYING TO SPIT SOMETHING OUT OFYOUR MOUTH STANDUP:TRADITIONALLY - STEM HAS BEENTHE FOCUS.THAT STANDS FOR SCIENCETHIS STANDS FOR ART.WE'RE FINDING THAT AS CHILDRENARE LEARNING, THE ART COMPONENTREALLY DEVELOPS THAT CURIOSITYIN A NICEWAY THAT ENHANCES THEIR SCIENCEEDUCATION MOM AMANDA BRADBERRYSAYS THIS NEW PROGRAM ISWELCOME FOR DAYS OFF OF SCHOOLWITH A CRAZY FAMILY.WELL WE CAN SIT AT HOME AND BEIN FRONT OF SCREENS ALL DAY ORWE CAN LOOK FOR SOMETHING TO DOAMANDA IS ALSO A TEACHER - ANDCAN SEE THE IMPORTANCE OFMAKING LEARNING FUN.TRY IT MARCUS?

WANT TO DO ITPLUS - THE MUSIC VAN TRAVELS -MARCUS PLAYING VIOLIN INADDITION TO FIVE MORE EVENTS ATTHE MUSEUM COMING THIS YEAR -THE SHOW CAN DRIVE TO SCHOOLS -HELPING BOOST STEAM EDUCATIONIN THE COMMUNITY.THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN DOIN THE CLASSROOM AND SIT ANDREAD FROM A BOOK SO IT'SIMPORTANT THAT THEY GET ALL THEOTHER THINGS FROM ALL THE OTHERAREAS OF LEARNING AND WHILETHEY MAY NOT BE PROS YET - ALITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ANDSCIENCE I DON'T KNOW IF I'MDOING THIS RIGHT MIXED WITH ALITTLE BIT OF MUSIC NATS OFVIOLIN MAKES FOR A LOT OFLEARNING.OOHHH LAUGH LEAH PEZZETTI 13ACTION NEWS OH CAN I TRY ONE OFTHESETHE THEME AT THE NATURALHISTORY MUSEUM TODAY WAS "THESOUNDS AND SITES OF NEVADA" -THE MUSIC PRESENTATION INCLUDEDTHAT BUT THE NEXT FIVE WILLALL HAVE DIFFERENT THEMES.LOOKING AHEAD...