Bring science and culture alive for your students!

Check out the Harris Loan Program at the Field Museum for great resources... Materials for students in preschool through high school!

"The Harris Loan Program has been serving Chicago-area educators and families for over 85 years. Originally funded through an endowment from Norman Wait Harris in 1911, the Harris Educational Loan Program links The Field Museum with Chicago-area schools. Thousands of loans are made to classroom educators, informal educators and parents each year. Tens of thousands of children benefit from the program. We offer four types of educational media from which to choose." Exhibit Cases: We have nearly 900 Exhibit Case dioramas (24" high, 22" wide , and 7" deep) that show plants and animals in natural settings. A pullout label on the side of each case has basic information. Experience Boxes: We cover more than 70 different topics with these portable collections of artifacts, replicas, specimens, and many other resources to provide a broad variety of learning experiences. There are three content categories: culture, biology, and earth sciences. Audiovisual Materials: Audiovisual materials include slide sets with printed scripts, videotapes, and film strips with audio cassette tapes. Children's Books: More than 100 titles are available. Africa: The Land Experience Box Subject: Geology Bats Experience Box Subject: Biology Cacao Exhibit Case Subject: Botany, Economic