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The Idaho Museum of Natural History will offer fun, educational opportunities for children aged 4-5 and kindergarten this summer in its Pint-Sized Academy classes scheduled in June and July.

A different class will be offered each Thursday afternoon starting June 14 and running through July 26. Pint-Sized Science Academy offers two class times for each class, from either 12:30-1:30 p.m. or 2-3 p.m.

College of Education Early Childhood Education graduate student Rachel Strawn will teach all classes. The cost for each class is $15.

All classes will be held at the Idaho Museum of Natural History, located at Dillon Street and South Fifth Avenue on the campus of É«»¨ÌÃapp in Pocatello. For more information, please call Rebecca Thorne-Ferrel at (208) 282-2195. A full list of classes for children and adults can be found on the Museum's website, .

Pint-Sized Academy classes scheduled are:

• Thursday, June 14 – "Our Home in the Universe"

Students will learn about the solar system and planets and how Earth fits into the solar system.

• Thursday, June 21 – "Standing on a Rocky Place"

Students will learn about the rocks that make up planet earth.

• Thursday, June 28 – "Breaking Down the Rocks: Sedimentation"

Students will learn about what has the power to break down rocks and form the sediments that make up the soil in which plants grow.

ʉۢ Thursday, July 12 Р"Hide and Go Seek in the Sediments: Fossils"

Students will learn about fossils that can be found hiding in the rocks.

• Thursday, July 19 – "Birds All Around Us"

Students will learn about birds, their feathers, bones, beaks, feet and more.

• Thursday, July 28 – "Amazing Plants Growing at Your Feet"

The sediments made from rocks provide a place for plants to grow. Students will learn about parts of a plant by dissecting them and looking at them through a hand lens.

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