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Title:	Enhanced Homeschool: Spring 2026
Date:	3/3/2026 (Tuesday)
Address:	1327 Circle Park Drive, Knoxville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37996
Location:	Knoxville, TN
Hours:	Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 9:30AM 11:00AM EST
Cost/Cover:	See Details
Contact Info:	See Details

Details:

The McClung Museum Enhanced Learning Homeschool Programs are back! These 90-minute sessions ($5 per student) bring history, science, and culture to life through hands-on learning in the museums galleries.

Dont miss this chance to attend our spring sessionsspaces fill quickly!

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Spring 2026 Enhanced Homeschool Programs

Archaeology Principles: Tuesday, Feb. 3 | 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Dr. Kandi Hollenbach and graduate student Mary Katherine Brown will lead this introductory session on the principles of archaeology. Come participate in a fun field experience as we explore the many roles archaeologists play in unearthing, interpreting, and protecting, past cultures.

Sounds of Nature: Tuesday, March 3 | 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Join UTs Ecology and Evolutionary Biology graduate student Ashlesh Pattanaik and museum educators in an exploration of sound and insect communication. From loud cicada choruses to feeble bee buzzes, we will examine the amazing diversity of acoustic communication in the insect world. Using a hands-on approach, we will also learn how researchers see these sounds and decode their meaning. Dont miss out!

Weaving Webs: Tuesday, April 7 | 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Join UTs Ecology and Evolutionary Biology graduate student Caitlin Jones and museum educators in this special program on spiders. We will learn about the general anatomy of the spider and its many hunting strategies, including different prey-capture techniques. Register for this session as we explore the world of spiders through a fun a lab and take-home craft.

Funding for the McClung Museums educational programming has been provided by the Knox County Tourism Consortium.