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SCHOOL PROGRAMS GUIDE 

Dear Educator, 

Schedule a MOAS program today and make art, science 

and history come to life for your students. All programs 

meet the Sunshine State Standards and extend the classroom 

experience. 

Please review the entire MOAS 2008/2009 School 

Programs Guide. Programs can also be customized to 

meet your special interests or project needs. We look 

forward to working with you and your students. 

Thank You, 

MOAS Education Team 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

2 How To Schedule A Program 

3 What’s New At MOAS 

4 The Charles & Linda William’s 

Children’s Museum Exhibits 

6 Museum Tours 

8 Planetarium Experiences 

9 Museum Stage Shows 

10 Hands On Classes 

11 Outreach Programs / Open House 

12 Museum Store Kids Corner / Meet 

The Education Team 

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HOW TO SCHEDULE A PROGRAM 

Reservation 

1. Review the educational programs in this guide and select the program(s), date(s) and time(s) for your trip to MOAS. 

2. Call the Group Tour office at 386.255.0285 x337 at least two weeks prior to your requested program date and have 

the following information ready: 

· school or organization name 

· address and telephone number 

· contact person 

· number of children and adults 

Payment 

Payment can be made by check, money order, cash or credit card on or before the program date. 

Cancellation 

If you need to cancel your program please contact the Group Tour office at 386.255.0285 ext. 337 at least 48 hours prior 

to your scheduled visit. Failure to notify the Group Tour office of a cancellation will result in a processing fee of $15 that 

will be issued to the contact person/group leader. 

Chaperone Requirements and Responsibilities 

MOAS requires 1 adult chaperone for every 10 students. Adults accompanying the group beyond the required number of 

chaperones will pay the program rate. Chaperones are responsible for the behavior of the group and are required to supervise 

and stay with students at all times during the program. 

Program Rates 

PROGRAM STUDENTS CHAPERONES* LENGTH OF PROGRAM 

Hands-On Class $7.50 No Charge 1.5 hours 

Museum Tour, 

Tuscawilla Tour or 

Stage Show (choice of 2) and 

Children’s Museum exhibits 

Museum Tour, Tuscawilla 

Tour or Stage Show (choice 

of 1), Children’s Museum 

exhibits and Planetarium 

$7.50 No Charge 2.5 hours 

$9.00 No Charge 2.5 hours 

Children’s Museum 

$5.50 No Charge 1 hour 

exhibits only 

Add-on Planetarium $2 No Charge 45 minutes 

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· grade/age level 

· arrival and departure time 

· program choice(s) 

· 3 possible dates for your program(s) 

Group Guidelines 

· Your group is expected to arrive within 15 minutes of your reservation time. If your group will be arriving late please call 

the admissions desk at 386.255.0285 

· No backpacks or large bags will be permitted in the building. 

· No food, drinks, water bottles, candy or gum allowed in the galleries or planetarium, 

· Cell phones must be silenced in the museum. 

· No flash photography or video is allowed in the museum. 

· Please touch only the displays that are “hands-on”. 

Directions & Parking 

Please have bus drivers pull into the North Entrance and unload. Drivers will then be directed to the designated bus parking area.

New at MOAS 

The Charles and Linda William’s Children’s Museum is scheduled to open Friday, 

November 21, 2008 and will be the first hands-on science center in Volusia County. Its 

purpose is to stimulate curiosity, creativity, and learning through fun, interactive exhibits 

designed especially for children. 

The 6,200 sq. ft. addition to the current 3,100 sq. ft. Children’s Wing will be renamed the 

Charles and Linda Williams Children’s Museum. The resulting 9,300 sq. ft. space will 

house professionally designed interactive exhibits geared especially toward children that 

will demonstrate various principles of science, engineering and physics. 

These exhibits have been selected in order to support the Sunshine State Standards. The 

Children’s Museum will facilitate hands-on, inquiry-oriented experiences in order to 

develop scientific reasoning in young students. Primary funding for this project has been 

provided by Charles and Linda Williams and Volusia County Echo. 


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Just a few of the exciting 

exhibits that will be featured in the 

Charles & Linda Williams Children’s Museum 

Pizza Place 

This exhibit includes a space where young visitors can 

practice both creative and commerce skills in a fun environment. 

At Pizza Place, visitors can try on cooks’ hats 

and aprons, create a soft sculpture pizza using real pizza 

pans and peels, bake a pizza in a lighted brick “oven,” 

ring up the pizza on a cash register and deliver to customers 

seated at small café tables. This experience 

encourages creativity and cooperation while building 

essential math and life skills. 

Electric Circuits 

Visitors get the opportunity to explore basic electrical components 

and circuits with easy-to-assemble “building 

blocks.” Through experimentation, students can grasp concepts 

such as current, polarity and Ohm’s Law. This activity 

engages people of all ages and can support 

individual and group experiences. 

Laser Harp 

The Laser Harp provides an elegant encounter 

between science and music in an unusual and creative 

real world application. The instrument creates music 

when visitors’ hands play beams of light instead of traditional 

harp strings. By pressing a button on the harp’s 

throat, visitors can select different sound sets from which 

to create their own musical compositions. 

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Pull Yourself Up 

Visitors hoist their own bodies with the help of three 

different pulley systems that provide different 

amounts of mechanical advantage. By trying each 

pulley, visitors can compare their efforts and make 

real-world connections between machines and labor. 

Race Track 

The race track gives visitors the chance to design, build 

and test race cars on a large figure-eight track. This exhibit 

is highly open-ended, giving visitors of all ages and 

experience levels a rewarding experience that 

grows in complexity with repeated visits. 

Roller Coaster Ball Fall 

Visitors construct a course for a ball to roll through without stalling, 

dropping out, or jumping the track during a hairpin turn. The variety 

and flexibility of the construction system allows visitors to design a 

number of track configurations each time they visit in order to design 

the biggest, coolest and fastest roller coaster possible. 

Strobe String 

This exhibit allows the visitor to “freeze” the 

action of a rotating string and see how things 

move in waves and create different visual 

patterns. This exhibit provides an excellent 

background into the everyday uses 

of technology, such as moving motors 

and fans. 

Tennis Ball Launcher 

With the power of air pressure, this exhibit launches a 

tennis ball up into the air. The visitor uses a pulley system 

to lift a bowling ball. When the ball is released, it compresses 

air in a cylinder, which travels to another tube 

holding a tennis ball. This tennis ball is then propelled by 

the air out of the tube, caught by a conical net and finally 

funneled back to the tube for the next shot. 


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MUSEUM TOURS 

Touring different galleries of the museum is a great way to start your trip to MOAS. 

Museum tours last one hour and consist of three 20 minute gallery tours. You may also 

choose to spend the full hour at one of the following: 

CHARLES AND LINDA WILLIAMS CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 

The newest addition to MOAS! Walk through the new Children’s Museum and 

discover the latest and greatest hands-on exhibits the Museum has to offer. This 

is the first museum in Volusia County to feature exhibits focusing on physics and 

engineering. Students will love this interactive and fun approach to science, and 

teachers will too! 

The following galleries represent the museum’s 

permanent collection and are available for tours: 

AMERICANA: ROOT FAMILY MUSEUM 

The Root Family Museum features one of the largest Coca-Cola® memorabilia collections 

in the world, 800 teddy bears, Indy Series race cars, two historic railroad cars 

and other popular Americana. 

CHINESE ART 

Helena and William Schulte Gallery of Chinese Art – The Schulte Gallery showcases 

over 100 Chinese artifacts including porcelain, gemstones, cloisonné, manuscripts 

and pottery. Together the artifacts illustrate thousands of years in the development of 

art in China. 

CUBAN ART: CUBAN FOUNDATION MUSEUM 

The Cuban Foundation Museum is home to one of the most important collections of Cuban 

fine and folk art outside of Cuba. The collection chronicles 300 years of Cuban history and 

art in more than 200 objects. Highlights include extremely rare 18th, 19th and early 20th 

century maps, documents, lithographs, paintings, furniture, sculpture and ceramics. 


EARLY AMERICAN ART: 

KENNETH WORCESTER DOW AND MARY MOHAN DOW GALLERY 

OF AMERICAN ART 

The Dow Gallery is designed to showcase selections from the Museum’s large 

and growing American collection of furniture, painting, watercolors, drawings 

and the decorative arts including silver and glass. The gallery is interpreted 

chronologically with emphasis on the Pilgrim Century, the Eighteenth 

Century and the American Victorian Period. 

FLORIDA HISTORY AND FOSSILS: THE CENTER FOR FLORIDA 

HISTORY 

The Center for Florida History combines interactive experiences, exhibitions and 

objects to tell the story of Florida’s historical and cultural development from prehistory 

to present. The Center is home to the most complete fossil record discovered 

in Florida. The exhibit centers around the impressive 13 foot tall skeleton of 

the Giant Ground Sloth which was excavated in 1975 in an important Pleistocene 

fossil site called the Daytona Bone Bed. 

DECORATIVE ARTS: ANDERSON C. BOUCHELLE STUDY CENTER 

AND GALLERY FOR INTERNATIONAL DECORATIVE ART 

The Bouchelle Study Center and Gallery showcases jewelry, porcelain, 

glass, silver, gold, enamels, furniture, mirrors and assorted decorative arts 

from around the world. 

Tours are also offered for the following 

temporary exhibitions: 

THE CLASSICAL WORLD: FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE 

TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART 

The Classical World is a long-term loan exhibition of 200 plus rare Greek 

and Roman antiquities. Recognized as the finest collection of its kind in the 

southeastern United States, The Classical World surveys the material culture 

of the Mediterranean area from the Neolithic to the Roman Imperial Period, 

roughly 8500 BC to 476 AD. This exhibit will be available during the 

2008/2009 school year. 


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PLANETARIUM EXPERIENCES 

The Planetarium is a 96 seat facility used for daily school and public star shows which explain celestial events and 

offer insight into the universe and beyond. While in the planetarium, a visually realistic sky filled with 9500 stars and 

other visible objects in the solar system surrounds the audience as they look up in the forty foot domed theater. The 

Planetarium maintains a collection of more that 15,000 slides and film footage, including the latest updates from 

space. While the presentations change, the Planetarium is an important permanent science component of MOAS. 

KINDERGARTEN AND GRADE 1 - Legends of the Night Sky - These two SkyLase laser illustrated shows tell the 

classic myth about popular and easy to locate constellations in our night sky. Each program consists of a 20 minute all 

dome cartoon show followed by a live sky presentation that identifies each constellation featured in the show and a 

demonstration of the motions of the night sky. Teachers may choose either of the following two shows: 

Perseus and Andromeda - The constellations of the autumn sky, Perseus, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cepheus and 

Pegasus are featured along with the stars and planets of the fall sky. 

Orion - The winter constellations Orion, Canis Major and Canis Minor and the summer constellation Scorpius are 

all featured in this show along with the stars and planets of the winter sky. 

GRADE 1 - The Seasons - This program introduces first grade students to the motions of the Earth and Moon that create the phases of 

the Moon and our annual cycle of seasons. The planetarium 3D special effects projection system and the sky visible at the time of the 

program with make it possible for the students to visualize and observe the motions. Concepts covered in this show: Earth’s rotation 

(day), moon’s revolution (month), Earth’s revolution (year), moon phases, stars, planets and constellations. 

GRADE 2 - The Earth, Sun, Moon and Stars - This program introduces second grade students to the difference between 

our Sun (a star) our Earth (a planet) and our Moon and how the motions of the Earth and Moon cause nighttime, daytime, 

moon phases, years and the seasons. All the concepts involving the movement of Earth and the Moon in space will be presented 

utilizing the planetarium’s 3D special effects projection system and the night sky. Concepts covered in this show: Earth 

and Moon motions, moon phases, seasonal cycle, rotation of the sky around the North Star and objects in the night sky. 

GRADE 3 - Earth and its Place in the Solar System - In this program the Sun, the Earth and the Moon will be presented 

as members of the solar system and compared to other stars, planets and moons. The motions of the Earth and the Moon 

around the Sun that cause the seasons, phases of the moon and eclipses will be presented using the planetarium’s 3D special 

effects projection system and the night sky. Concepts covered in this show: Earth and Moon motions, lunar phases 

and tides, cycle of seasons, planetary motions, physical properties of other planets and light pollution. 

GRADE 4 AND 5 - The New Solar System - This program will compare the Earth and all the other members of the solar system 

utilizing the latest information and photographs from NASA space missions and the planetarium’s 3D special effects projection 

system. Special emphasis will be placed on the motions and position of Earth in space that make liquid water and life 

possible. Each of the eight classic planets, the three dwarf planets, asteroids, comets and the Kuiper Belt will be explored utilizing 

the most recent images and information from a variety of NASA probes. Concepts covered in this show: how solar energy, 

air and liquid water make Earth different from other planets, tides, seasons, eclipses, how a planets distance from the Sun 

affects the planet, and recent redefinitions of dwarf planets, Kuiper Belt objects and Small Solar System Bodies (SSSB). 

MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL 

Middle and High School planetarium programs are designed to fit the curriculum need of the individual classes that attend. 

Teachers may choose to see the current public planetarium show or have a show customized for the class. 

Go to www.moas.org to view the current planetarium schedule and program descriptions. 


MUSEUM STAGE SHOWS 

Stage shows are designed to be interactive and enhance student understanding of art, science and history. 

RETURN TO PREHISTORIC FLORIDA – Journey back in time to when Florida was ruled by ice age giants. Learn about the 

amazing extinct animals that made Florida their home, like the Giant Ground Sloth, the Saber Tooth Tiger, the Megalodon shark 

and prehistoric humans. This show features demonstrations, real fossil artifacts and a hilarious simulated fossil dig performed right 

on stage! 

JOURNEY TO THE DEEP! – Students will learn about ancient and modern oceans and how they have changed over time due 

to plate tectonics. From the ancient shark Megalodon to the gentle and giant blue whale, all the plants and animals of our oceans 

will have a place in this show. The tiniest plants and animals are also included (phytoplankton and zooplankton) and their important 

role in the food chain is not forgotten. The lasting impression is the human impact on oceans and what we can do to protect our 

greatest natural resource. 

IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME! (NEW!) – Learn about one of the most important ancient civilizations in the history of the 

world. Discover how and why many societies have been modeled after ancient Greece and experience their incredible art, 

science, history and architecture. 

EXPLORE EARLY AMERICA – Become a North American colonist and learn about the colonies through children’s eyes. This 

show places you, the audience member, in the role of a colonist or early American painter. Learn about life in 1776 and see how 

that life is reflected in the museum’s collection. 

PYRAMIDS, PHARAOHS & MUMMIES: LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT – This show teaches students about the science of 

archaeology and how ancient artifacts are excavated. Learn about the importance of the Nile River, mummies, pyramids, pharaohs 

and hieroglyphs as the real life of Ancient Egypt is illustrated on stage. 

ANCIENT CULTURES OF THE WORLD – Take a journey through the ancient world as we visit the ancient civilizations 

of Rome, China, Greece and Egypt. Learn about archaeology, art, and architecture as well as the reason these societies are so 

important to the understanding of the world we live in today. 

MONUMENTS OF THE WORLD (NEW!) – This geography lesson will take you on a journey across the globe in search of 

some of the most amazing monuments made by humans. Discover continents, countries and states in search of monuments from 

ancient times to the present. Learn the history behind monuments like the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, the Great Pyramids 

at Giza, Stonehenge, the Great Wall of China and many more! Explore the architecture and history of these monuments and find 

out how they stand up to the test of time! 

AMAZING ENERGY WITH PROFESSOR FUZZYWIG! – During this show Professor Fuzzywig explains how energy is all 

around us using sound, light, heat, electricity and wind as examples. Every audience participant becomes part of the show in this 

interactive, informative and entertaining approach to the physics of energy! 

THE SCIENCE OF SOUND – Science You Can Hear (NEW!) – This interactive stage show explores the science of sound from 

many different levels. Learn about the physics of sound from vibration and frequency to pitch, rhythm and even compression waves! 

Explore sound through many different musical instruments and learn how sound can affect you physically and emotionally. 

FIELD TRIP TO THE MOON – Take a virtual trip to the Moon in the Root Auditorium. Feel the ground shake beneath you as 

you experience a thrilling NASA rocket launch. Guided by a live presenter, you will orbit the Earth and get an astronaut’s view of 

a sunrise in space. Field Trip to the Moon is a virtual journey created by the American Museum of Natural History using NASA 

engineering models and scientific data. Like NASA’s astronauts, you will come face-to-face with the challenges and excitement of 

traveling through space to land on the Moon. Along the way, you’ll discover some of the differences between the Earth and the 

Moon and what makes our planet unique and habitable. 

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK PRIOR TO YOUR FIELDTRIP TO THE MOON: 

Companion Guide - http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/pdf/ftmcompguide.pdf 

75 page Educator’s Guide for grades 3 and up - http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/pdf/ftm_infedguide.pdf 


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HANDS-ON CLASSES 

Hands-On Classes consist of two 45 minute sessions. Each class will tour an exhibit or watch a live 

action stage show and then participate in a classroom activity or lab. 

CELEBRATE CHINA! - Students will tour the Chinese gallery, discover our Silk Road 

trader’s box and design their own porcelain plate. Students will then create their own Chinese 

landscape on rice paper. 

ECO TOUR – A SENSORY APPROACH TO TUSCAWILLA - Students will explore the 

Tuscawilla Preserve and learn about the ecosystem of the hydric hammock. As they walk 

along the trail students are instructed to observe, through their senses, the animals crawling 

on the forest floor, climbing through the sub-canopy and soaring above the canopy. Students 

will also identify and make observations through microscopes in the Windows in the Forest 

classroom. 

RETURN TO PREHISTORIC FLORIDA - Students will tour the Center for Florida 

History and discover the ancient animals of our state including the Giant Ground Sloth and 

other ice age mammals! Students will then participate in a science lab consisting of sorting 

and identifying Florida fossils as well as studying and excavating bones and artifacts. 

COLONIAL AMERICA THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN - Students will learn 

about the early portraits in our Dow Gallery of American Art while participating in an historical 

reenactment. Students will then create their own early American portrait and develop 

creative writing skills while describing their artwork. 

LAND OF THE PHARAOHS - Students will assemble in our Root Auditorium for a live 

action stage show based on the wonders of ancient Egypt. Students will then create 

Egyptian art on papyrus using the museum’s own 200 pound printing press! 

STEP INTO ANCIENT GREECE: MYTHS, MASKS AND HEROES - Journey back to 

ancient times, when Greece ruled the world and legends were born! Students will take a tour 

through The Classical World and explore artifacts from Ancient Greece and Rome. They 

will then create their own Greek mask and write a brief description of their mythological 

creature. 

HANDS-ON ELECTRICITY: A SHOCKING GOOD TIME! - Students will get their 

“hands-on” and build circuits to perform various tasks. As the basics of electricity are 

explained, the students are challenged to complete a series circuit using an inquiry approach. 

Real satisfaction lights up their faces as they achieve success in the construction of their circuits. 

The finale is a formative evaluation to see if the group understands transformations of 

energy. This class also includes the one hour stage show “Amazing Energy!” 


OUTREACH PROGRAMS 

The following programs are designed to allow the museum help schools in the community. 

SCIENCE DAY WITH MR. J - Don’t Lose Control! Methods of a Controlled Experiment (for grades K-5) 

MOAS Science Curator, Jeremy Blinn or “Mr. J” will come into your classrooms and walk your students through the 

scientific method. He does this using a hands-on experiment that students will work on in small groups. The program 

takes place in one hour and class size is limited to 32 students. Parent volunteers are welcome for this program. 

KINDERGARTEN – 1ST GRADE - dive into the scientific method starting with a short story all about electricity. This 

story not only provides a foundation of the concept of electricity but also emphasizes the long and short “e” sound. 

Afterwards, the hands-on experience begins. As students establish the required schema needed to understand the scientific 

concepts of electricity, the steps of the scientific method are defined and used. All vocabulary used is correlated to the county’s 

curriculum map. This classroom experience ends with a hair-raising demonstration using a Van de Graaf generator. 

2ND – 3RD GRADE - students will perform a hands-on experiment using The Potato Clock as teams of four attempt to 

make electricity out of everyday potatoes! The culmination of this experience is the grade appropriate explanation of the 

terms in a controlled experiment Mr. J calls “The Fantastic Four”: Variable, Independent Variable, Dependent Variable and 

Control. The teacher is provided with a teacher’s edition and follow-up lesson examples for practice applying the concepts 

the students have learned. 

4TH – 5TH GRADE - students will use the science fair project as a model to display the information they gather during 

their hands-on experiment. The culmination of this program is the grade appropriate explanation of the terms in a controlled 

experiment Mr. J calls the “Fantastic Four”: Variable, Independent Variable, Dependent Variable and Control. The teacher 

is provided a teacher’s edition and follow-up lesson examples for practice applying the concepts the students have learned. 

The cost for this program is $110 per class and reservations are limited. 

OUTREACH PROGRAMS 

OPEN HOUSE 

TEACHER OPEN HOUSE 

December 6, 2008, 10am – 3pm 

Join the MOAS team of educators and put your hands-on the amazing exhibits in the NEW Charles and Linda Williams 

Children’s Museum. Sample the range of educational and cultural experiences presented through special museum gallery 

tours and stage shows, as well as laser light and planetarium shows. Don’t miss out on all the ways you can add EDUCA- 

TION through FUN at MOAS to your students’ learning experiences this year. This not-to-be-missed program is free to all 

teachers with a valid teacher ID. 

HOMESCHOOL OPEN HOUSE 

December 13, 2008 10am – 3pm 

If you are a homeschool parent or child you won’t want to miss this special day! Learn about upcoming homeschool classes 

(and get a chance to sign up early), meet the teachers of the classes, tour the MOAS galleries and get a first look at the 

NEW Charles and Linda Williams Children’s Museum. The education team and curatorial staff will be on hand to guide you 

through the new hands-on exhibits as well as through the galleries of MOAS. Stage shows, laser light and planetarium 

shows will also be included. 


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MUSEUM STORE KID’S CORNER 

Extend your students' museum visit with a fun and educational souvenir starting at $1. 

Many items between $3 & $5. 

· FOSSILS AND ROCKS 

· PIRATE GEAR 

· SCIENCE AND SPACE KITS 

· PREHISTORIC BEASTS 

· MOOD RINGS 

· JEWELRY AND GEMS 

· BOOKS AND DVDS 

· T-SHIRTS 

AND MUCH MORE! 

GRAB BAGS - No time to shop! Let your students take a TEACHERS' DISCOUNT - Teachers with ID always 

piece of MOAS home in a Grab Bag. An assortment of styles receive a 10% discount in the Museum Store 

are available for purchase at a cost of $3 per Bag. Orders FOOD SERVICE - Brown Bag Lunches are available through 

should be placed a week prior to your group’s visit and may the Museum’s Food Service. Minimums apply and must be 

be paid for upon arrival. Grab Bag styles, contents and ordering 

ordered in advance. For details contact the Group Tour office at 

information will accompany tour confirmation forms. 386.255.0285 ext. 337 or via email at groupinfo@moas.org. 

*All purchases help support the Museum of Arts and Sciences. Thank You! 

MEET THE EDUCATION TEAM 

JAMES “ZACH” ZACHARIAS: MOAS SENIOR CURATOR OF EDUCATION 

Zach has been with the museum as an educator for over fourteen years. He has Bachelor of Arts Degrees in 

Communications and History as well as a Masters Degree in Education and holds the Smithsonian Institution 

designation as winner of a team Technology Innovation award. A warm, friendly and outgoing personality, 

Zach loves archaeology and specializes in Florida history, the natural sciences and art history. His enthusiasm 

for learning is infectious. He is a dedicated and entertaining teacher, devoted to his “children”, his staff and 

to MOAS; a leader in the field of education in the very best sense. Zach is a native Floridian residing in 

DeLand with his family and has two young children, a pony and a llama. 

JEREMY “MR. J” BLINN: MOAS CURATOR OF SCIENCE 

A serious science advocate and specialist locally famed for his unforgettable Professor Fuzzywig presentations, 

Jeremy’s career launched with eleven high achievement years as a science educator in the Volusia School 

System before he was selected to join the museum’s Education team in 2007. He has a Bachelors of Science 

Degree and a Masters Degree in Business Administration and is the recipient of a Japan Fulbright Memorial 

Fund Scholar Award. This innovative and resourceful teacher and father of three loves sharing his knowledge 

and helping others. 

KRISTEN MILLER: EDUCATION SPECIALIST AND ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF CURATOR 

Kristen’s career at MOAS has embraced a broad educational and cultural program of learning and 

leadership in the arts. Renowned in MOAS for her administrative and organizational abilities, 

Kristen nevertheless brings her love and knowledge of art history to the tours and programs she 

presents for children. She will finalize studies for a Bachelor of Arts Degree at UCF in 2009. As a 

special assistant to the Chief Curator, she embraces curatorial research and has a clear and easy 

approach to guiding youngsters through the forest of culture presented in the MOAS galleries. 

LUIS ZENGOTITA: MOAS CURATORIAL ASSISTANT 

Luis is a musician and bi-lingual (Spanish) Elementary Education Specialist currently finalizing his 

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Early Education. He brings a wealth of curatorial and educational know-how 

to MOAS. His training in the Smithsonian Museum’s Early Enrichment program, six years of experience 

in charge of a K-5 after school program, combined with three years as curatorial assistant to the MOAS 

Chief Curator have given him a uniquely creative approach to the education of young children. Children 

respond easily to his smiling leadership, thoroughly enjoying and benefiting from his entertaining 

approach to learning.

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