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Weekend Group Visits
The Cade Museum welcomes groups of 10+ with advanced notice. Groups are welcome to enjoy the regular museum experience at a discounted rate when we are open on weekends Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm. If you’re interested in a facilitated museum visit, we would be happy to setup an Explore More facilitated experience instead, great for all ages!
Weekend Group Visit:
If your group wants to explore the museum on your own, our discounted admission is the right choice for you!
General Admission- Group Visit - Visit the Cade Museum exhibits and labs at your own pace.
Weekend Group Visit:
If your group wants to explore the museum on your own, our discounted admission is the right choice for you!
General Admission- Group Visit - Visit the Cade Museum exhibits and labs at your own pace.
- Purchase tickets at the front desk upon arrival.
- Saturday - Sunday (10am-4pm)
- 10 people minimum, 120 people maximum
- $2.00 off regular admission per person*
School Field Trips - Fall 2022 and Spring 2023
Registration is now open for Field Trips in Spring 2023
We believe that every student has the innate ability to be exceptionally creative and become a future inventor. Our Field Trips spark wonder and link school-based learning with the world that surrounds each child. Field Trips are designed to complement your curriculum, and diverse themes enable you to engage your students with the Cade again and again for continually layered educational experiences.
Students will be inspired to think like inventors as they apply core science concepts:
- Pillars of Science – Exploring core content that correlates with CPALMS and NGSS Standards.
- Invention – Learning through the lens of invention and innovation, while exploring the lives of visionaries whose inventions have changed our world and continue to improve it.
- Exploration – Sparking creativity through hands-on projects and lasting “Make & Takes.”
The below for field trip options for Spring 2023. Registration is now open for Spring 2023.
All field trips must be booked, with a signed contract, at least 2 weeks prior to the date of the field trip.
Visit the Cade Museum
Choose from Three Exciting In-Museum Options:
Lab & Explore (Most Popular)
1-Hour Lab Experience & 1-Hour Facilitated Museum Immersion:
Students will engage in a 1-hour Lab Experience in the Creativity Lab and embark on a 1-hour Facilitated Museum Immersion to interact with the Cade Museum exhibits and educator-guided activities and experiments.
Choose from any 1-Hour Lab & Explore Topics offered:
These topics are designed to correlate with CPALMS and NGSS standards for each grade level.
Explore More
2-Hour Facilitated Museum Immersion:
Students will embark on a 2-hour Facilitated Museum Immersion to interact with the Cade Museum exhibits and educator-guided activities and experiments.
Lab & Learn
2-Hour Lab Experience:
Students will engage in a 2-hour Lab Experience in the Creativity Lab.
Choose from any Two-Hour Lab & Learn Topics Offered:
These topics are designed to correlate with CPALMS and NGSS standards for each grade level. Our Two-Hour sessions allow for a deeper dive into the chosen topic.
Lab & Explore (Most Popular)
1-Hour Lab Experience & 1-Hour Facilitated Museum Immersion:
Students will engage in a 1-hour Lab Experience in the Creativity Lab and embark on a 1-hour Facilitated Museum Immersion to interact with the Cade Museum exhibits and educator-guided activities and experiments.
- Thursday and Friday
- 80 Students Maximum (14 minimum)
- $15 per student - Deposit required
Choose from any 1-Hour Lab & Explore Topics offered:
These topics are designed to correlate with CPALMS and NGSS standards for each grade level.
- The Hidden World of Insects (K - 1st): From playful pollinators to creepy crawlers, discover the life cycles and anatomies of our planet’s team of wonderful workers. You can learn all about these creatures and their stories up close with fun crafts and interactive activities at Cade!
- Magnificent Matter (2nd - 5th): When studying matter, things can get a little overwhelming – it’s everything! Matter is anything that physically takes up space, from things like liquids, solids, gases to all those things in-between. Narrow the exploration down with Cade’s Magnificent Matter where students can learn more about the three classic states of matter, the difference between weight and mass, and much more!
- Optics: Exploring the Seen and Unseen (3rd - 5th): How does light travel? How do mirrors work? How do our brains help us see the world around us? Discover light’s illusive properties, the secrets hidden in simple white light, how light can bend our perceptions of reality, and much more!
- Force, Motion, Inertia: A Crash Course in Physics (2nd - 5th): The findings of this particular scientist carry a heavy weight! Students will explore the life and research of Sir Isaac Newton, the scientist who uncovered and explained the principles of physics that dictate our universe today. Get funky with friction and gravity, test marvelous magnets, and get moving with hands-on investigations of Newton’s three Laws of Motion. Join Cade to explore the life and discoveries of this monumental scientist!
- Earth Science: Spheres of Influence (2nd - 5th): Ever heard of the atmosphere? What about the biosphere, geosphere or hydrosphere? Join the Cade for this Earth-shattering field trip to explore all the spheres that make up our amazing planet. Discover how each sphere works on its own and teams up with the others to create rocks and rainstorms, clouds and clean water.
- Shedding Light on Electrical Circuits (3rd - 5th): What happens when you flip on a light switch? In this field trip, learn how to build circuits using everyday materials and connect with the key inventor who played a critical role in discovering the electrical current we all use today!
- Simple Machines: The World's Earliest Inventions (3rd - 5th): Looking up at giant bridges, cranes, or even going through a car wash may spark ideas of complexity and stump you with how they work, but what if you broke those monumental machines down? You would notice they were made up of some pretty simple parts! Join us to unlock how simple machines have been combined throughout human history to create the colossal complex machines that build our world.
- Code at the Cade: Indi the Robot (K - 2nd): Begin your journey learning the language of computers! With the Indi Robot, create and run codes using simple color tiles. Indi will help break down basic coding concepts, such as sequencing and algorithms. Join us to plug in to the world of computer coding today!
- The Small Stuff: Elements, Atoms, and Molecules (6th - 8th): Some of the smallest things known to humanity like elements, atoms, and molecules, have the largest impact on our universe. These building blocks of matter have been around for quite a long time, and in this exploration, we will shrink down to get familiar with these key players in the composition of our universe.
Explore More
2-Hour Facilitated Museum Immersion:
Students will embark on a 2-hour Facilitated Museum Immersion to interact with the Cade Museum exhibits and educator-guided activities and experiments.
- Thursday and Friday
- 80 Students Maximum (40 people maximum on Thursdays from January 2023-April 2023)- Large groups will be divided into smaller groups, of up to 20 students each, to ensure an optimal learning experience.
- $10 per student - Deposit required
Lab & Learn
2-Hour Lab Experience:
Students will engage in a 2-hour Lab Experience in the Creativity Lab.
- Monday and Tuesday (Museum is not open for exploration for Lab & Learn field trips)
- 40 Students Maximum (14 minimum)
- $15 per student - Deposit required
Choose from any Two-Hour Lab & Learn Topics Offered:
These topics are designed to correlate with CPALMS and NGSS standards for each grade level. Our Two-Hour sessions allow for a deeper dive into the chosen topic.
- Reinventing Immunity: Our Body's Defense (K - 8th): Ever wonder how our bodies fight against a virus? In Reinventing Immunity, we’re diving into the teeny tiny world of the cells that store our body’s DNA, our immune system, and the ways cells function with their own internal systems. Join us to discover the big impact of the little world of cells!
- Discovering DNA (3rd - 5th): Discover the seemingly simple methods of pinpointing inheritance traits, learn about the structure of DNA, and even extract real strands of DNA from fruits you may have in your fridge! Join us to get closer to the very thing that holds your genetic history!
- Code at the Cade: Dash the Robot (3rd - 5th): Learn the language of computers! With a program called Blockly, create and run codes on Dash the Robot. Dash will help break down coding concepts like algorithms, loops, parameters and functions! Join us to plug in to the world of computer coding today!
- The Hidden World of Insects (K - 1st): From playful pollinators to creepy crawlers, discover the life cycles and anatomies of our planet’s team of wonderful workers. You can learn all about these creatures and their stories up close with fun crafts and interactive activities at Cade!
- Shedding Light on Electrical Circuits (3rd - 5th): What happens when you flip on a light switch? In this field trip, learn how to build circuits using everyday materials and connect with the key inventor who played a critical role in discovering the electrical current we all use today!
- Magnificent Matter (2nd - 5th): When studying matter, things can get a little overwhelming – it’s everything! Matter is anything that physically takes up space, from things like liquids, solids, gases to all those things in-between. Narrow the exploration down with Cade’s Magnificent Matter where students can learn more about the three classic states of matter, the difference between weight and mass, and much more!
- Optics: Exploring the Seen and Unseen (3rd - 5th): How does light travel? How do mirrors work? How do our brains help us see the world around us? Discover light’s illusive properties, the secrets hidden in simple white light, how light can bend our perceptions of reality, and much more!
- Simple Machines: The World's Earliest Inventions (3rd - 5th): Looking up at giant bridges, cranes, or even going through a car wash may spark ideas of complexity and stump you with how they work, but what if you broke those monumental machines down? You would notice they were made up of some pretty simple parts! Join us to unlock how simple machines have been combined throughout human history to create the colossal complex machines that build our world.
- Force, Motion, Inertia: A Crash Course in Physics (2nd - 5th): The findings of this particular scientist carry a heavy weight! Students will explore the life and research of Sir Isaac Newton, the scientist who uncovered and explained the principles of physics that dictate our universe today. Get funky with friction and gravity, test marvelous magnets, and get moving with hands-on investigations of Newton’s three Laws of Motion. Join Cade to explore the life and discoveries of this monumental scientist!
- Earth Science: Spheres of Influence (2nd - 5th): Ever heard of the atmosphere? What about the biosphere, geosphere or hydrosphere? Join the Cade for this Earth-shattering field trip to explore all the spheres that make up our amazing planet. Discover how each sphere works on its own and teams up with the others to create rocks and rainstorms, clouds and clean water.
Cade In The Classroom
Choose from Two Exciting Offsite Options:
The Cade Museum can now bring our educational programming right into your classroom. Our Cade educators can deliver exciting hands-on lessons and activities in-person - in your school or classroom - or join your class to instruct virtually. Choose from Two Exciting Cade In The Classroom Options:
The Cade Museum can now bring our educational programming right into your classroom. Our Cade educators can deliver exciting hands-on lessons and activities in-person - in your school or classroom - or join your class to instruct virtually. Choose from Two Exciting Cade In The Classroom Options:
Cade In The Classroom
1-Hour Lab Experience brought right into your classroom (within a 50 mile radius)
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
- 40 Students Maximum per session
- $10 per student + $125 setup/travel fee per day/per school - Deposit required
Choose from any of the Cade In the Classroom Topics:
These topics are designed to correlate with CPALMS and NGSS standards for each grade level.
- Matter
- Optics: Looking at Light
- Colors, Code, and OZOBOTS!
- Mothers of Invention: Necessity, Serendipity, & Iteration
- Mothers of Invention: Imagination, Curiosity, & Serendipity
The Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention is a part of the Creativity Garden- a nationwide project of the Association of Science-Technology Centers, generously supported by Disney.