Our Traveling Trunk service allows you and your students to pursue 20 different subjects in science, nature, art and cultural history for a two week period.
For more detailed descriptions and to arrange a travel trunks contract, contact Marion Kanaga (732) 747-2266.

All trunks must be:
- Paid for in advance, $25
- Rental term is a two week period.
- Picked up and returned to the Museum.

The following titles are available. Download a printable list HERE

MONMOUTH MUSEUMTRAVELINGTRUNKS 2009 - 2010PRE K – 2nd GRADE
UNDERTHE SEA – Marine puppets and seashells will bring the ocean and the seashore to your classroom. Books, puzzles and games offer additional hands-on learning for your students.
DINOSAURS – Learn about Dinosaurs by seeing and playing with Dinosaur figures. Games, books and puzzles will tell the story and history of the Dinosaurs.
THE RAIN FOREST – Discover what animals and plants live in the rain forest and why rain forests are so valuable. Books, games, and stuffed animals bring the rain forest to your classroom. ALL GRADES HISTORY COLONIAL LIVING – Learn about what life was like during the late Colonial Era. This trunk is filled with colonial reproductions such as clothing, lanterns, early eating utensils, children’s games and much more. All items are described and explained.
INDIANS OFTHE EASTERNWOODLANDS – The Lenape Indians lived throughout our area. Let this trunk, which contains many Indian artifacts and information about how they lived, hunted, and dressed, help your class visualize their way of life.
OREGONTRAIL – This trunk provides a game scenario for a trip over the Oregon Trail. Many people emigrated west by covered wagoncirca 1850. Play a scripted game and find out about the adventures and perils these people faced during their trek to Oregon. Game pieces and many western type items are included. Great fun!
NEW JERSEY – This trunk explores the geography, history, folklore and fauna of our unique State. Many interesting fun facts, lesson plans and activities are included.You can bake a cake in the shape of New Jersey with 21 county templates provided in this trunk.
SCIENCE KEEP OURWATER CLEAN – This trunk, funded by the New York/New Jersey Estuary Program, stresses the importance of unpolluted estuaries, rivers and oceans to marine life and our own existence. Books, videos and posters bring the message home.
DINOSAUR FOSSILS – This trunk asks and answers many questions about dinosaurs. Hands-on dinosaur reproductions make this a truly special trunk.
YOUR BODY: How itWorks – This trunk teaches five important systems of the body and explains how these systems work. Many hands-on items and interesting facts are included. Puzzles, videos, and a life–size skeleton complete the experience.
SEA CHEST – New Jersey is well known for its seashore resorts and beaches, but few people know about the sea animals that visit our shoreline. Many different kinds of New Jersey seashells are presented. Crafts and posters are also included.
HABITATS – This trunk explores various habitats of our world including the Arctic, Desert, Woodlands and Rain Forest. Specimens and footprints are available to view and touch, and games to play make this a trunk for everyone. Posters, books and videos are also featured.

GRADES 4-8
ANCIENT EGYPT – Bring a bit of ancient Egypt to your classroom. This trunk contains many reproductions of Egyptian artifacts, books and games to spark the interest of your students.
BLACK HISTORY – This trunk gives us a timeline of important people, information and events that helped shape our history from slavery up to the present. The many accomplishments of Black Americans are explored. Activities are included.
WORLDWAR II:The Home Front – Posters and photographs bring information about World War II to life in a unique way. Many of the photos show how people at home dealt with rationing, blackouts and scrap drives. The importance of women in the workplace is also explored. New York Times newspapers with interesting headlines from the era are presented.
VICTORIAN PORTRAIT OF A PERIOD – See what the Jersey Shore was like 100 years ago and learn how different life was then without modern conveniences. Find out what the artifacts in this trunk can tell you about life in the Victorian Era.
LEONARDO DAVINCI – Leonardo DaVinci was a great painter, sculptor, scientist, inventor of machinery and philosopher. This trunk demonstrates his multifaceted talents by including copies of some of his paintings, drawings, inventions and a replica of his giant crossbow.

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