Official Site of The State of New Jersey
The New Jersey State Museum is excited to offer the following resources that help students engage with and explore our long-term exhibits. Teachers can use these resources as they plan their class visit to the Museum. Please note – these are resources designed specifically for teachers and school groups.
Highlights maps identify interactives and suggestions from Museum staff of what objects to stop at. Think of them like a ‘must-see’ map for each gallery! You can use the highlights maps to structure your gallery exploration if you are short on time, or use them as a starting point of your gallery journey if your visit is longer. You can also use the highlights maps as a pre-trip orientation with your students, so they know what to look for before arriving!
Written in the Rocks: Fossil Tales of New Jersey
American Perspectives: The Fine Art Collection
Pretty Big Things: Stories of New Jersey History
Gallery worksheets that prompt deeper learning and close looking in our permanent exhibits. Students can use the worksheets individually or in groups. If you choose to use the worksheets, please make sure your students bring a pencil and something to write on. Pens and markers are not allowed in the galleries, and cases and walls cannot be used to write on.
Written in the Rocks: Fossil Tales of New Jersey 2nd – 5th grades
Written in the Rocks: Fossil Tales of New Jersey 6th – 8th grades
Written in the Rocks: Fossil Tales of New Jersey 9th – 12th grades
Planetarium 2nd – 5th grades
Planetarium 6th – 8th grades
Planetarium 9th – 12th grades
American Perspectives: The Fine Art Collection 2nd – 5th grades
American Perspectives 6th - 8th grades
Pretty Big Things 2nd - 5th grades
Pretty Big Things 6th - 8th grades
Pretty Big Things 9th - 12th grades
Cultures in Competition 2nd - 5th grades
A Much Moved People 2nd - 5th grades
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