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“Hanging around in a Canopy Rainforest ”
– Learn about a student research trip to Panama. 

“Butterflies and Moths of the World" from our butterfly collection

“A Collection of Pennsylvania Birds and Eggs” from our bird and oology collections

Meet Tufuku, the African elephant skeleton in the atrium of Jordan Science Center

“Minerals – Nature’s Building Blocks” from our geology collection

Underground Beauty – artifacts from “Paradise Lost” a cave discovered in 1963 during the construction of the Harrisburg Mall


Director
Kenneth Mark, M.A. Ed.

Education Cooridinator
Helena Cicero

Mailing Address
The Oakes Museum
Messiah College
Box 3029
One College Avenue
Grantham, PA 17027

Email Us
kmark@messiah.edu
hcicero@messiah.edu

Telephone
(717) 691-6082
Fax
(717) 691-6046 

Fun Games and Activities:

Complete information guide to Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones
http://www.minerals.net

Keys, photographs, and descriptions of macroscopic fungi utilizing wood as a substrate in the Northeast United States
http://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/

Ranger Rick site with games and activities for kids
http://www.nwf.org/rangerrick/

Defender’s of Wildlife Kid’s site with games, facts and more
www.kidsplanet.org/

Enchanted Learning site with printable coloring pages of animals
http://www.zoomschool.com/coloring/

National Geographic’s webpage for kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/

Surf the Net with Kids has games, crosswords, quizzes etc…
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/Science_Games/

Click on games and there are animal games and brain games
http://www.bonus.com

Games based on The Magic Schoolbus books
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games

Fun Facts:


Missouri Botanical Garden webspage: Biomes and Ecosystems
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/

Chesapeake Bay Program for Students: Lots of great information
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/index_students.cfm

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Resources: Information on State Parks
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/index.aspx

Pennsylvania Game Commission: Information on wildlife in Pennsylvania
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us

What you need to know about biology: links to all aspects of biology
http://www.biology.about.com/

What you need to know about animals/wildlife: links to all aspects of animals/wildlife
http://www.animals.about.com/

Smithsonian National Zoological Park: Lots of good information on all kinds of animals
http://www.natzoo.si.edu

** The Oakes Museum provides these offsite links as a helpful service to its visitors. However, we cannot be responsible for the content or condition of these sites. Please contact the individual sites with questions or comments

 

 

   

Public
Museum Hours


Saturdays - 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Closed on major holidays

School groups, tour groups, etc. - by appointment

Museum Closed
2008
December 27
2009
April 11
July 4
November 28
December 26


Museum Admission Prices
Adults: $6.00
Children (3-12): $3.00
Senior Citizen
(62 and over): $3.00



Supporting Grants from

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission


Questions may be directed towards
OakesMuseum@messiah.edu


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Messiah College Oakes Museum
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Grantham, Pennsylvania 17027 (717) 766-2511