Discovery Center Museum
711 North Main Street
Rockford, Illinois 61103
(815) 963-6769

Safety City
Discovery Center's miniature town, Safety City, provides a fun environment for children ages 3 to 6 to practice rules for staying safe. In Safety City, pre-schoolers:

  • Become licensed tricycle drivers
  • Follow traffic signals
  • Board a bus safely
  • Look both ways before crossing streets
  • Respond to smoke in the "Survive Alive House"
  • Practice "Stop, Drop & Roll"
  • Drive a fire truck, and
  • Dress in fire fighter uniforms

Dates: March 30 - April 9, 2009
Cost: Safety City only, $2.00 per student (teachers/chaperones free); Safety City plus Discovery Center, $4.50 per student and $3.50 per chaperone (teachers free)
Minimum of 10 students for all Safety City groups

 

Did You Know?
The term LASER actually stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Learn more about lasers in our Color and Light exhibit.

Discovery Center Museum 711 North Main Street Rockford, Illinois 61103 (815) 963-6769
http://www.discoverycentermuseum.org/educators/fieldtrips/safety-city.php