A design team composed of Chicago Public Schools and museum educators worked together to develop instructional units that integrate museums' resources with the Illinois Learning Standards. The inclusion of multiple learning styles, teacher-friendly learning strategies, critical-thinking skills, student-centered and interactive activities are some of the features that enhance the uniqueness of the MAPS curriculum.

MAPS CURRICULUM

Theme I

	Grade	Curriculum	Museums
	2nd	Force and Motion: Simple Machines	Chicago Children's Museum
	3rd	Chicago: Swamp to Dream City	Chicago Historical Society Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
	4th	The Art of Survival	The Art Institute of Chicago John G. Shedd Aquarium
	5th	Telling a Story with Artifacts	DuSable Museum of African American History The Field Museum
	6th	Maiz: A Legacy Through Time	Museum of Science and Industry Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum

Theme II

	Grade	Curriculum	Museums
	3rd	Chicago: Urbs in Horto (City in a Garden)	The Peggy Notebaert Nature Chicago Historical Society
	4th	On the Move	The Art Institute of Chicago John G. Shedd Aquarium
	5th	Telling the Story: Trials to Triumphs	DuSable Museum of African American History The Field Museum
	6th	From Generation to Generation	Museum of Science and Industry Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum