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Informaation Thank you
u for scheduliing a visit to O
OMSI! The folllowing is infoormation aboout what OMSSI expects of yyou prior to an
nd during you
ur upcoming ffield trip. Before yo
our trip:  Give each chap
perone a copyy of your sche
edule for the day, includin
ng arrival timee, scheduled evvents and loccations, lunch time and loccation, and deeparture timee.  Give each chap
perone a copyy of the muse
eum floor pla n (provided w
with this packket). Printed m
maps ble at the musseum. arre not availab
 Assign a small group of stud
dents to each
h chaperone.
ducate chape
erones and students regard
ding OMSI’s eexpectations during your vvisit (listed beelow).  Ed
 In
n an effort to be more susttainable, OMSSI encouragess groups to pack lunches in reusable co
ontainers. OM
MSI will provid
de non‐refriggerated storagge for lunches before and after lunch.
 Make enough M
nametags forr all students and adults inn your group ((and a few exxtra just in case). Th
he nametags should have the name of the group onn them, but no
ot the namess of individual sttudents. Upon arriival at OMSI:  Arrive no earlier than 9:30 A
AM and no laater than 15 m
minutes beforre your first sscheduled eveent. W
in the morning, please sto
op in front of f OMSI’s main
n entrance. An
n OMSI  When arriving re
epresentative
e will board yo
our bus, tell yyou where to check in, and
d give your sttudents a brieef orientation. If you are comiing in separatte vehicles, pllease ask you
ur group to meet in the Planetarium lo
obby. If you are not approaached within a few minutees of your arrrival, please h
have a re
epresentative
e come to the
e Concierge w
window or thee front desk.
 Be prepared to
o confirm you
u attendance count of how
w many studeents, chaperones, and stafff are present so that OMSI may invoice the grroup for any bbalance due.
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2014‐2015: If your group hhas made reseervations to u
use one of thee sack h Policy for 2
 Updated Lunc
lu
unch areas at OMSI, you w
will need to ca
arry your luncches to the lu
unchroom. Non‐refrigeratted bins will be pro
ovided in the lunchroom for storing lunnches during yyour visit. Bins are for lun
nch sttorage ONLY, and should n
not be used to
o store coats,, backpacks, p
purses, or oth
her personal items. (Lockerss are available for 50 centss for those w ho need addiitional storagge.) Please keeep in mind that OMS
m
SI does not have refrigerattors or micro waves available for publicc use. You wiill ne
eed to pick up
p your lunchees in the luncchroom at thee end of the d
day.  Paarking is free for preregistered groups. Staff membeers will instruct buses abou
ut where to p
park upon arrival. G
Groups arrivin
ng in private vvehicles may park in the O
OMSI lots (locaated at the North an
nd South end
ds of the build
ding respectivvely) for no chharge, but driivers will need to register their parking spacess in order to aavoid receivin
ng a ticket. A parking form has been inccluded in your co
onfirmation m
materials for yyour convenience. Any vehhicles not inccluded on thee parking form
m will need to registe
er individuallyy at the muse
eum front dessk. OMSI Fie
eld Trip 1
During yo
our visit:  Evveryone in the group mustt wear a nametag bearing the group’s n
name at chesst level at all ttimes.  Running, horse
eplay, eating, drinking, and
d chewing gu m are prohib
bited in the exxhibit halls.  Sttudents mustt stay with chaperones at aall times. Anyyone who is lo
ost should find an OMSI re
epresentative
e for assistancce reconnectiing with his oor her group.
 It is important that your entire group arrrives for Labss, Stage Progrrams, Planetaarium Shows, mpirical Theaater Films, and Submarine Tours at leasst 10 minutes early. For safety and Em
sccheduling reaasons, late entrance is not available.  Please do not aarrive early o
or late for you
ur scheduled llunch time. To allow room
m for other gro
oups, en your studeents. Keep in m
mind that you
ur entire grou
up please do not leave empty seats betwee
le to sit togetther. may not be ab
m
 Eaach group is rresponsible fo
or cleaning up
p after lunch;; cleaning sprray and paperr towels are provided for th
his purpose. O
n items.  OMSI is not re
sponsible forr lost or stolen
 Only preschoo
O
ol and kinderggarten groupss (children 6 yyears old or yyounger) are aallowed in thee Sccience Playground.  Adults are required to accompany stude
ents into the IInventor’s Ball Room in the Turbine Hall. Please note that throwing b
balls at other people is striictly prohibiteed and may result in you aand yo
our students being asked tto leave the B
Ball Room.  Photography iss generally allowed in the museum exc ept in the Plaanetarium, Em
mpirical Theater, an
nd the Prenattal Exhibit in tthe Life Scien
nce Hall. Phottography mayy also be proh
hibited in other Fe
eatured Exhib
bits as posted
d.  Groups are we
elcome to visit any of OMSSI’s labs that aare open; how
wever, labs m
may be closed when reserved
w
d as part of a Reserved Lab
b program an d to accomm
modate staffin
ng demands. Sccheduling a R
Reserved Lab session is the
e only way to guarantee a visit to a speccific lab.  En
ncourage you
ur students an
nd chaperone
es to talk abo ut their disco
overies and direct any questions theyy have to educators and vo
olunteers locaated in each eexhibit hall. When you
u depart:  Pllease pick up
p any remainiing sack lunch
hes from the lunchroom b
before boardiing your bus. OMSI does NO
O
OT load lunches back onto your school bus.  If you are depaarting via school bus, pleasse make suree that your bu
us is not blockking traffic on
n Water Avenue
W
e when you lo
oad your stude
ents. OMSI Fie
eld Trip 2
Frequ
uently A
Asked Q
Questio
ons from
m Paren
nts We are de
elighted that your child will be attendin
ng a field trip to the museu
um! We belieeve that field trips are an integral part of childhood, an
nd we are glad to be able tto be a part o
of this importtant experience for students. Below you’ll find answerss to questionss we frequenttly receive fro
om parents. Iff you have questionss that are not addressed he
ere, please fe
eel free to conntact us. Question: What will m
my child be do
oing at OMSI? What activiities has the class planned
d? Will ________ be include
ed? Answer: FFor informatio
on about your child’s activvities and itineerary, please check with yyour child’s teacher or group leade
er. This person is our pointt of contact foor your group
p, and to elim
minate confusiion it is best forr all questionss to go througgh him or herr, as there maay be details o
of the trip plaanned by the group thaat OMSI staff are unaware of such as wh
hen the busess will leave or return to scchool, or otheer stops the group may be planning du
uring the day. For safety reeasons, OMSI registration staff may decline to answerr detailed que
estions aboutt a group’s itin
nerary that d o not come ffrom the grou
up leader. If you have an u
urgent questio
on and are un
nable to contaact your childd’s school, pleease contact u
us and we will do our best tto assist you. Question: My family h
has an OMSI m
membership.. Can my child
d use our meembership to come on thee field trip for free? If I am pllanning to be
e a chaperone
e, can I use ou
ur membersh
hip to come o
on the field trrip for free? Answer: TThank you forr supporting O
OMSI! We are
e glad to know
w that your faamily values tthe OMSI experiencce. OMSI is alsso pleased to
o be able to offfer admissio n to our exhibits and otheer attractions to groups at a significantly reduced ratte; however, in order to offfer the loweest possible raates to groupss and d, OMSI doess not combinee our group rates with ourr to simplifyy the field trip process for all concerned
membership privilegess. Just as yourr membership
p is designed to provide th
he best possib
ble experiencce to you when
n you visit as aa family, our ggroup rates aand field trip ppolicies are d
designed to prrovide the beest possible e
experience to a group. If yo
ou and/or your child plan to visit with tthe group, paarticipate as p
part of the gro
oup, and expe
erience OMSI as part of the
e group, you will need to p
pay the samee group rates as the rest o
of the group. OMSI Fie
eld Trip 3
Directio
ons to O
OMSI 194
45 SE Water A
Ave. Portlandd, OR 97214
From I‐5 SSouthbound 1. As you near do
owntown Porrtland, take exxit 300B. 2. Once on the ex
O
xit, move to tthe left‐most lane. 3. Fo
ollow the bro
own OMSI signs off the freeway to Belm
mont Ave. 4. Continue east on Belmont tto 7th Ave. urn south (rigght) onto 7th A
Ave. 5. Tu
6. Continue south
h to Clay St. 7. Tu
urn west (righ
ht) onto Clay St. 8. Continue westt to Water Ave. urn south (lefft) onto Wate
er Ave. 9. Tu
From I‐5 N
Northbound 1. As you cross th
he Marquam Bridge in Porrtland, move tto the right‐m
most lane. 2. Taake exit 300, marked OMSSI/Central Easstside Industrrial District. 3. Sttay in the righ
ht lane on the
e exit ramp. 4. Tu
urn south (rigght) onto Watter Ave. From Hwyy 26 (Sunset Hwy) Eastbound 1. Move to the ri
M
ght‐most lane as the highw
way approachhes the Vista Ridge Tunneel. 2. Fo
ollow directio
ons to I‐405 Southbound.
Southbound,, follow signs to I‐5 Northbbound and cross the Marq
3. Once on I‐405 O
quam Bridge.
4. On the bridge,
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move to the right‐most laane and take exit 300, marrked OMSI/Ceentral Eastsid
de In
ndustrial Distrrict. 5. Sttay in the righ
ht lane on the
e exit ramp. 6. Tu
urn south (rigght) onto Watter Ave. From Dow
wntown Portland (via Morrison & Haw
wthorne Bridgges) 1. Trravel east acrross the Morrrison Bridge (ffrom Alder Stt) or Hawthorrne Bridge (frrom Madison St). 2. Sttay in the righ
ht lane. 3. Continue east to 7th Ave. 4. Tu
urn south (rigght) onto 7th A
Ave. 5. Continue south
h to Clay St. 6. Tu
urn west (righ
ht) onto Clay St. 7. Continue westt to Water Ave. urn south (lefft) onto Wate
er Ave. 8. Tu
From Marrtin Luther Kiing Jr Blvd (Hwy 99E) Soutthbound 1. Trravel south to
o Taylor St. 2. Tu
urn west (righ
ht) onto Taylo
or St. 3. Continue westt to Water Ave. 4. Tu
urn south (lefft) onto Wate
er Ave. OMSI Fie
eld Trip 4
From Grand Ave (Hwyy 99E) Northb
bound 1. Trravel north to
o Clay St. 2. Tu
urn west (leftt) onto Clay St. 3. Continue westt to Water Ave. 4. Tu
urn south (lefft) onto Wate
er Ave. 4 (Banfield Fw
wy) Westboun
nd From I‐84
1. As you near do
owntown Porrtland, move tto the center r lane. 2. As I‐84 mergess with I‐5, travvel south (lefft) and follow the brown O
OMSI signs. 3. Th
he signs will lead you off the freeway to
o Belmont Avve. 4. Continue on Belmont to 7th Ave. urn south (rigght) onto 7th A
Ave. 5. Tu
6. Continue south
h to Clay St. 7. Tu
urn west (righ
ht) onto Clay St. 8. Continue westt to Water Ave. 9. Tu
urn south (lefft) onto Wate
er Ave. From Porttland Interna
ational Airporrt 1. Taake Airport W
Way eastboun
nd. 2. Merge onto I‐2
M
205 southbou
und. 3. Merge onto I‐8
M
84 westbound
d. 4. Fo
ollow I‐84 we
estbound dire
ections. Parking Ample parking is availaable. The postted $5 parkin
ng fee does noot apply to prreregistered ggroups; howeever, using groups plaanning to parrk non‐schooll bus vehicless in the OMSI lot must regiister their parrking spaces u
the form included in th
he confirmation packet or at the museuum front deskk. OMSI Fie
eld Trip 5
USS Blueb
back Gro
oup Submarin
ne Tourss Thank you
u for scheduliing a tour of tthe USS Blueb
back submariine. Due to th
he unique nature of this exhibit, w
we ask that yo
ou read the fo
ollowing information and gguidelines in o
order to makee your tour fu
un, education
nal, and safe. 
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Groups of up to 14 people will be acccommodatedd at a time. M
More than onee tour time caan be booked for groups large
er than 14. In general each group w
will spend rou
ughly 40 minuutes on the su
ub. Tour guides will be stationed aat several poiints along the
e way to answ
wer questionss. Fire codes prohibit adm
mission to the submarine foor children un
nder 3 years old and less tthan 36” tall. Narrow paassageways an
nd steep stairrs make it neccessary for viisitors to havee good mobility and to weaar appropriatte shoes and cclothing. Stroollers, walkerss, canes, and wheelchairs are not permittted on the su
ubmarine. Em
mergency escaape routes via vertical ladders prevent disabled access beyond
d the public dock. OMSI offfers a video ffor visitors wh
ho are unablee to board the submarine. Visitors will go through two doorwayys as small ass 20” x 37”. Eaach visitor must be able to
o pass through a model doorw
way unassisted before beinng allowed on
n the submarine. Be awaree that some peop
ple may find tthe confined spaces aboarrd this vessel unsettling. Food, beve
erages, gum, and smoking are not allow
wed on the su
ubmarine. There are no public resttrooms availaable on the suubmarine. OMSI Fie
eld Trip 6
OMSI G
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Group
p Parkking Reegistration Form
m Thank yyou for bringin
ng your group
p to visit OMSSI! While OM
MSI does not require prereegistered groups to pay forr parking, we do require grroups to regisster their parkking spaces w
with us upon aarrival. Pleasse use this forrm to registerr your parkingg spaces by lissting the spacces your grou
up has used and submit it aat the Group
ps Check In W
Window. Any vvehicles in yo
our group nott included on this form willl need to register in
ndividually att the museum
m front desk. Group Name: Visit: Date of V
# of Vehicles: Please lisst the parkingg spaces used
d by your grou
up: OMSI Fie
eld Trip 7