EDUCATION PROGRAMS RELATED TO GROSSOLOGY: THE (IMPOLITE) SCIENCE OF THE HUMAN BODY
For reservations and information, call 303.322.7009 or 1.800.925.2250.
HEALTH SHOWS INSIDE THE HALL OF LIFE:
Dissections
Take a closer look at the anatomy of the respiratory and circulatory systems through a live dissection demonstration. Use scientific observation skills to explore a real sheep heart or lung. Free with Museum admission.
Monday–Friday, 10:45 a.m. and noon (15 min.)
Body Comedy
Learn about the organs and functions of the digestive system and “diagnose” related ailments. Discover why the digestive system is the most comical system in your body! Free with Museum admission.
Monday–Friday, 11:45 a.m. (15 min.)
CHILDREN AND FAMILY WORKSHOPS:
Gross Science
Your body is a living laboratory! Explore the stinky, oozy, crusty, slimy and liquidy products of the human body. Make fake blood, mucus, and scabs. Explore common body functions, such as pooping, farting and vomiting. Visit Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body and become an official “grossologist”! For grades 2 & 3.
Section I: Saturday, October 15, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Section II: Saturday, December 3, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
$40 member, $50 nonmember
Junior Surgeons: Dissect-athon
Become a junior surgeon! Explore the inner workings of your body. Learn how your body functions by dissecting chicken wings, sheep lungs and hearts, and cow eyes. Examine real human bones, listen to your heartbeat and test for a poisonous gas in your lungs! Explore Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body. For grades 2 & 3.
Sunday, October 23, 10 a.m.─3 p.m.
$50 member, $60 nonmember
Anatomy Explorer: Dissect-athon
Sharpen your surgical skills as you learn how to dissect worms, grasshoppers, crayfish and frogs. Learn the classification of living things, proper dissection techniques and how to keep a lab book. Compare a simple animal body with human anatomy. Explore Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body. For grades 4─6.
Saturday, October 15, 10 a.m.─3 p.m.
$50 member, $60 nonmember
Gross Science
Your body is a living laboratory! Explore the stinky, oozy, crusty, slimy and liquidy products of the human body. Make fake blood, mucus, and scabs. Explore common body functions, such as pooping, farting, and vomiting. Visit Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body and become an official “grossologist”! For grades 4–6.
Section I: Sunday, October 23, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Section II: Saturday, December 10, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
$40 member, $50 nonmember
Micro!
You know that some parts of the body are not visible to the human eye. Now see them! Study a variety of human tissues, cells and diseases under the microscope. Then become the pathologist and diagnose “patients” with different symptoms. See lymphoma, emphysema, tattoos and skin up close! Visit Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body and become an official “grossologist”! For grades 4–6.
Sunday, November 6, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
$40 member, $50 nonmember
CAMP-IN: Get Gross─An Overnight Adventure
Enjoy a gross night of snot, poop and much more as you participate in fun exhibits and activities in Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body. Participate in slimy workshops and enjoy an IMAX film that explores the human body, inside and out!
Saturday–Sunday, October 8–9, October 29–30, November 5–6 (Girl Scouts only), November 12–13, November 19–20, 5:30 p.m.–11 a.m.
$40 child, $35 adult
SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS: Teachers, your students can discover the fun of biology in the exhibition Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body. The cost is $4.50 for students. Admission is free for one adult per 10 students. Each additional adult will pay the student rate of $4.50.
OUTREACH ASSEMBLY: In the “Good, the Bad, and the Ucky” outreach assembly program, your “Host of Gross” will guide your class through the unpleasant things the human body does to stay healthy by using an interactive presentation and hands-on activities. Some activities include blasting particulate matter through giant nostrils into a crowd of nose hair, searching for “germs,” performing a digestive comic skit, and exploding a giant zit. The program is sponsored by The Children’s Hospital.
TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: In this daylong workshop, K–12 teachers will learn how to incorporate icky science into classroom lessons using hands-on, inquiry-based activities that complement Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body. Activities include a viewing of The Human Body IMAX film, a tour of the exhibition, and information on how to tie the content directly to the Colorado Model Content Standards. Generous support for this workshop provided by the Gates Family Foundation Education Endowment.
Saturday, October 1
8 a.m.─4:30 p.m.
$20 noncredit, $45 credit
HOME SCHOOL DAY: Enjoy flexibly structured, open-ended discovery opportunities designed to help home school students appreciate science. For registration form, call 303.370.8225.
Monday, October 17
11 a.m.–4 p.m.
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Many of the Museum’s educational programs and exhibits are made possible in part by generous funding from the citizens of the seven-county metro area through the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).
