Educator Resources
Welcome to our brand new Educator Resources page. We hope to supply teachers with resources to enhance a school visit to the museum with lesson plans that connect with current exhibits and guided education programs.
Hawai‘i Alive - Bringing Hawaiian Culture to Life
The Hawai‘i Alive project is a cooperative work led by the Bishop Museum to bring share from our collections, library, and archives with the general public, especially teachers gathering resources to teach Hawaiian Language, History, and Culture in accordance with Hawai‘i Department of Education Content and Performance Standards.
While we welcome the general public to browse through the hundreds of resources presented here, the Hawai‘i Alive site was specifically created to allow teachers to gather resources for classroom instruction in accordance with the Hawai‘i Department of Education Content and Performance Standards.
Whales: Wonders of the Ocean
Learn all about the gentle giants of the sea in the robotic traveling exhibition of Whales: Wonders of the Ocean. The exhibit tells their
54-million-year-old story, from early life on land to their journey back to the sea. Life-size robotic whales and dolphins illustrate the major categories of whale origins, adaptations and behavior from feeding and reproduction to swimming, vocalization, respiration, and diving. This exhibition is created by Wonderworks Exhibits Company.
The exhibit will feature 8 robotic versions of modern cetaceans and their ancestors, including the following: Andrewsarchus, Basilosaurus, Humpback Whale, Killer Whale, Northern Right Whale, Sperm Whale, Atlantic White Sided Dolphin and Baby Gray Whale.
An additional Education Discovery Area has been created by the Bishop Museum for even more hands-on learning opportunities.
This guide offers a brief overview of the exhibit as well as educational activities for use in the classroom either prior or after your visit to the Bishop Museum. An Educator Check list has also been provided to assist in reserving a visit to the Bishop Museum as well as ensuring you have a ‘Whale’ of a time!
Whales Educator's Guide 
[7.8MB]
Science on a Sphere
Science on a Sphere, our newest science teaching tool at Bishop Museum, is a six foot globe that can project satellite and other data of the earth and other planets. Sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Science on a Sphere brings our planet vividly to life.
Here are current Science on a Sphere lessons for you to use both before and after you visit the exhibt at the museum.
Extreme Makeover: Earth Edition (4th Grade)
- Extreme Makeover: Earth Edition Overview [22KB]
- Lesson #1: Are you ready to rock and roll?- Plate Tectonics [2.5MB]
- Lesson #2: It’s getting hot in here- Volcanoes [1.1MB]
- Lesson #3: Are you ready to rumble? Earthquakes [225KB]
- Lesson #4: Getting Carried Away- Erosion [609KB]
- Lesson #5: Wrapping it up- Plate tectonics, Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Erosion [1.3MB]
- Lesson #6: Game Day- Plate tectonics, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Erosion [492KB]
Tsunamis: Walls of Water (6th Grade)
- Tsunamis: Walls of Water Overview [75KB]
- Lesson #1: Good Vibrations - Waves All Around [1.8MB]
- Lesson #2: Wild Water Waves [700KB]
- Lesson #3: Technology to the Rescue [1.4MB]
- Lesson #4: Tsunamis are TITANIC! [370KB]
- Lesson #5: Tsunami! [1.4MB]
- Lesson #6: Are YOU Ready? [495KB]
- Preparing For a Tsunami (for Lesson #6) [582KB]
- Sensing a Tsunami (for Lesson #6) [5.57MB]
- Tsunami: The Great Waves (for Lesson #6) [495KB]
Attack of the Giant Cell (7th Grade)
- Lesson #1: Organs and Arts [104KB]
- Lesson #2: Fantastic Voyage [114KB]
- Lesson #3: Cell Adaptations [67KB]
- Lesson #4: The Literary Cell [72KB]
- Lesson #5: Are We Related [82KB]
- Lesson #6: Gell Cells [259KB]
Under the Weather (8th Grade)
- Lesson #1: Seasons [126KB]
- Lesson #2: Winds [250KB]
- Lesson #3: Tropics [100KB]
- Lesson #4: Meterology [125KB]
- Lesson #5: Rainfall [100KB]
- Lesson #6: Hurricanes [143KB]
Past Exhibits and Teacher Guides
Animal Grossology - Teacher's Guide[2.5MB]
Brain: The World Inside Your Head - Teacher's Guide (External Link)
If you have any questions regarding these files linked to on this page please contact us.