Classes

Age 3–Grade 2

Study the basic anatomy of an insect and the amazing adaptations that help these small creatures survive in the wild. Become a bee and help your colony find a nectar source, communicate like a firefly, and see how important insects are to our community and the world! The program content will be adapted for your grade level.

Grades K–6

Investigate predator-prey relationships using clues revealed by skulls and pelts. Learn how animals and plants are uniquely adapted to life in Colorado’s ecosystems. Encounter wildlife all the way from Colorado’s low-lying wetlands to the high alpine. The program content will be adapted for your grade level.

Grades 2–8

Venture into the biological diversity of rainforest ecosystems by examining real Museum specimens. Discover the wildlife, plants, products, and cultures of the rainforest, and learn how people are working to protect these ecological treasures. The program content will be adapted for your grade level.

Age 3–Grade 1

Learn African geography by building a giant floor puzzle of the continent. Discover the regions of Africa and explore their diversity using hands-on activities and Museum specimens. Roll a ball of dung, just like a dung beetle. Try on traditional African clothing, and feel the skins of an elephant, a crocodile, and a warthog.

Grades 2–6

Explore the diverse people and wildlife of the African continent. Experiment with traditional instruments to create your own polyphonic symphony. Run like a cheetah and bound like an antelope to figure out why they are both so successful.

Grades K–6

Compare the lifestyles of Colorado American Indian tribes. Experience life on the Great Plains in a tipi. Learn to weave, bead, and make pottery. Play music and trade artifacts at a “powwow.” Please note: Tipi requires a 15-foot ceiling. The program content will be adapted for your grade level.

Grades 4–8

Use the investigative thinking processes of an archaeologist. Uncover the customs, culture, and everyday life of ancient Egypt. Conduct a mock excavation to explore the methods used in archaeological dig sites.

Grades 1–4

View the night sky without ever leaving your school. Explore the ancient legends of the sky in our portable planetarium. Use your imagination to identify constellations and understand the movement of the planets and how these patterns affect us here at home.

Grades 5–8

Immerse yourself in the night sky of our portable planetarium. Explore the vastness of the Milky Way Galaxy and its hundreds of billions of stars. Delve into concepts of astronomy, including Earth’s movement, the lives of stars, and the constellations and their ancient legends.

Grades K–3

Explore the objects of our solar system in a hands-on, interactive program. View the relative sizes and distances between the planets and sun with 3D visuals. Dress up as the moon to understand the lunar phases and handle a real meteorite from outer space.

Grades 6–12

Explore the anatomy of the nervous system as you observe a sheep brain dissection. View a real human brain slice and discuss the effects of drugs on the brain.

Grades K & 1

Learn about the three main parts of the brain in this fun, station-based class. Tease your five senses, test your balance and coordination, and use stethoscopes to listen to your heart, lungs, and digestive system.

Grades 4–8

Use forensic science to solve a murder mystery. Analyze crime evidence such as blood samples, fingerprints, and unknown powders, and learn how CSI agents use the scientific process to solve crimes.

Grades 4 & 5

Actively investigate short-term effects of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and inhalants. Examine a real human brain and lung. Discover the consequences of gateway drug abuse.

Grades 2–5

Examine heart anatomy as you observe a sheep heart dissection. Participate in hands-on activities to learn how to keep your heart healthy.

Grades 2 & 3

Study the structure of an animal eye as you observe a cow eye dissection. Have fun with optical illusions and see vibrations that cause sound waves.

Grades 2–5

Explore lung anatomy as you observe a sheep lung dissection. Conduct a carbon dioxide chemistry experiment, and see the effects of smoking.

Grades 2–5

Study brain anatomy as you observe a sheep brain dissection. Learn the three main parts of the brain and their function and have fun teasing your own brain.

Grades 2–5

Examine how bones and muscles work together as you observe a chicken wing dissection. Identify different types of bones and joints. See and touch a real human femur.

Grades 5 & 6

Explore puberty during a sensitive, respectful, coed discussion led by a professional educator. Discuss the physical and emotional changes of growing and changing. Ask honest questions about puberty changes and get honest answers.

Age 3–Grade 1

Keep those senses busy! Pique the curiosity of all five senses as you listen to mystery sounds, tease your taste buds, and perform smell and touch experiments.

Grades 4 & 5

Probe the dangers of smoking and chewing tobacco using games, demonstrations, and Museum specimens. Learn the science of the human body and how the lungs, heart, and brain are affected by the chemicals of tobacco products.

Grades 2–5

From saliva to bile and rugae to villi, explore the unusual and sometimes gross parts of your digestive system, aka your guts. Culminate your study as you observe the dissection of a frog’s digestive system.

Age 3–Grade 2

Excavate fossils using the techniques and tools of real paleontologists. Touch real fossils that reveal our prehistoric past, and use creative play to act out the fossilization process of a dinosaur.

Grades 2–6

Put some minerals to the test to determine their properties and characteristics. Find out why Earth moves underneath our very feet and discover what minerals are used in everyday products!