Follow Chrisena as she explores Buffalo State's exclusive Art Conservation Department! Discover how conservators historically have used science and art to restore iconic works, like Da Vinci’s 'Last Supper.' From hands-on restoration techniques to high-tech tools that reveal hidden secrets within artworks, unearth the magic of preserving our cultural heritage in this special episode of Let’s Go!

Learn about geology, ecosystems, conservation, and more during a one-of-a-kind tour of The Buffalo Museum of Science. Host Chrisena finds out how fossils are formed and why they are valuable sources of information about the past. She studies a mastodon skeleton and discusses the importance of protecting biodiversity.

Learn about geology, ecosystems, conservation, and more during a one-of-a-kind tour of The Buffalo Museum of Science. Host Chrisena finds out how fossils are formed and why they are valuable sources of information about the past. She studies a mastodon skeleton and discusses the importance of protecting biodiversity.

Go behind the scenes to the fire station and airfield with Host Chrisena in this episode of Let’s Go! at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. See beyond the terminal with the trucks and gear that keep the airport safe and running. Follow Chrisena as she does a fire fighting simulation and gets an up-close look at planes landing and taking off on the airfield. 

Host Chrisena explores thought-provoking art installations like a chandelier blinking in Morse code and a 3D display of global population change. Under the microscope in the lab, she examines the uncertain future of glass. Join us for this reflective journey of a single material - glass. Use the provided teaching tips and vocabulary to deepen students' understanding of the episode. Then, complete one or more of the classroom activities to dig deeper into key themes.

Host Chrisena explores the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium. Under its 35-foot diameter dome, she views the constellations, planets, and much more. She learns how the star projector creates a night sky free of light pollution - and how the patterns of the stars have been used for thousands of years as a way for societies to predict weather and seasonal changes; to tell time and navigate travel. 

Chrisena discovers what life was like aboard the USS Little Rock and USS Croaker at the historic Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park - a family museum. She hosts a behind-the-scenes interview with a Navy Veteran and continues learning about the park's naval heritage.

Visit the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor in this two-part special! 

Chrisena’s journey continues through the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor in this two-part special. She steps into the Colored Musicians Club and Jazz Museum to learn about its footprint on the world of jazz. She swings by WUFO radio station next door to understand its roots in Buffalo's Black community and to get a sneak peek into how a radio show is made. 

Visit the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor in this two-part special! 

Chrisena delights in the artifacts she discovers throughout the Nash House Museum and learns about the community built by this versatile family on her first stop in this episode. Next, she's off to the historic Michigan Street Baptist Church where she asks important questions about freedom seekers, the Underground Railroad, and local Black activists. This is just one of two episodes focused on the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor in Buffalo, NY. 

Visit a special place - actually it’s a group of people!.... A theater company called The Inclusive Theater of WNY!

Go behind the scenes with Inclusive Theater of WNY, a performing and visual arts company that advances artists of all forms and abilities — including artists with disabilities- from different age groups, sizes, and backgrounds. Visit with these talented performers through their rehearsal process to stage.

Discover American painter Charles Burchfield and learn about his artistic process.

With the world’s largest collection of his work, the Burchfield Penney Art Center holds the key to an immense archive of Charles Burchfield’s journal entries, sketches, and doodles spanning 50 years — and these provide a rare look into an artist’s process. We’re getting a personal tour with an expert, a peek of the vault, as well as a look into the current exhibit called “In his Own Words!”

Episode 1 | Burchfield Penney Art Center: discover American painter Charles Birchfield and learn about his artistic process.

Episode 2 | The Inclusive Theater of WNY with their current play production.

Episode 3| The Nash House & Michigan Street Baptist Church (African American Heritage  Corridor Part 1) with Nash House storyteller and the Anchor President of the Buffalo Niagara Freedom Station Coalition.

Episode 4 | Colored Musicians Club & WUFO Radio Collective (African American Heritage Corridor Part 2) with museum founders and station CEO.

Episode 5 | Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park: aboard submarine and Little Rock ships with historian and veterans.

Episode 6 | Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium (Buffalo State) with an astronomer.

Episode 7 | Corning Museum of Glass’s collection and the chemists rushing to preserve artistic and historical glassworks.

Episode 8 | Buffalo Niagara International Airport with fire chief. 

Episode 9 | Buffalo Museum of Science: “Secret” floor with specimens.

Episode 10 | The Bookmobile! with Buffalo & Erie County Public Library as they work a comic book awareness event serving kids.

This series will also be available to educators nationwide on PBS LearningMedia. See our collection link below! Each episode is accompanied by several activities that can be completed in the classroom or at home. Activities are directly related to the field trip site and provide many cross-curricular opportunities. This curriculum was designed with students ages 7-11 in mind but is easily adaptable for those younger and older.