After School Programs

These programs are designed to meet the needs of the after-school audience and focus on specific science topics using informal, inquiry-based activities. These programs are also available for summer camps or other organized groups.

Group Size/Length: Maximum 30 students, 60 minutes

Cost: $130 per program

Travel fees apply.

Scholarships and bilingual educators may be available.

Generous support of the Museum's School Programs Department provided by Xcel Energy Foundation and U.S. Bank.

The Bug Stops Here

Age 3 - Grade 4

Study the basic anatomy of an insect and the amazing adaptations that help these small creatures survive in the wild.
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Can You Dig It?

Age 3 - Grade 2

Join an expedition to seek out dinosaur bones.
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Energy at Play

Grades 4 - 8

You'll see toys in a whole new light as you examine the potential and kinetic energy that makes them work.
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Junior Med School: Bones and Muscles

Grades 2 - 5

Touch a real human femur. Investigate bones and muscles as you observe a chicken wing dissection. Create your own dancing skeleton to take home.
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Junior Med School: The Brain

Grades 2 - 5

Challenge your cerebrum with a clever problem. Investigate the nervous system as you observe a sheep brain dissection. Create your own "brain-hat" to take home.
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Junior Med School: The Eye

Grades 2 - 5

Challenge your blink reflex. Investigate the eye as you observe a cow eye dissection. Create an eye craft to take home.
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Junior Med School: The Heart

Grades 2 - 5

Compare the strength of heart muscle to skeletal muscle. Investigate the circulatory system as you observe a sheep heart dissection. Create a heart craft to take home.
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Rocket Works

Grades 2 - 8

As the engineer, you will go full throttle and experiment with the basic principles of flight and motion.
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