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.
Standards
Geography
2,5,6Science
3,5
Cost
$190/2 sessions of same class, $70/each additional class
Registration
45 minutes. Maximum 30 students per class. Call Reservations at 303.370.6453, Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- The Natural History of Bears
ThursdaysAge 3–Grade 1Black bear, brown bear, polar bear—what’s the difference? Build a bear habitat, walk like a bear, dig for food with your bear paws, and prepare for a long sleep through the cold season.
- Awesome Australian Animals
MondaysAge 3–Grade 1G’day mate! Take a trip to Australia and learn about marsupials, make a plateful of food for a kookaburra, dress like an echidna and a frilled lizard, and hop like a kangaroo.
- Evolutionary Fossils
Thursday, June 24Dr. Richard Stucky, Curator of Paleoecology & Evolution will broadcast from Wyoming’s Wind River Basin (weather permitting) sharing his research in the diversity and evolution of mammals that lived in Western North America during the Eocene, when global warming and global cooling occurred.
