Facilitated Programs

Facilitated by professional Museum educators, these experiences ignite curiosity and build science literacy!

CLASSES Each 45 minute class engages students with empowering hands-on, inquiry-based activities and authentic Museum collections!

Cost: $5/student, 1 free adult/10 students, $5/adult

LABS In each 90-minute lab, students act as scientists to complete brief investigations or challenges, discuss findings, and experience the process of science!

Cost: $12/student, 1 free adult/10 students, $6/adult

SCIENTISTS IN ACTION Connect your students directly with scientists during live 45-minute broadcasts from field sites or research labs.

Cost: $5/student, 1 free adult/10 students, $5/adult

Africa Explorers

Age 3 - Grade 2, September - May
Class

Jambo! Take an imaginary journey to the largest, most diverse continent.
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American Indian Adventures

Age 3 - Grade 2, September - May
Class

Explore American Indian lifestyles from various regions through dramatic play and immersive activities.
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Can You Dig It?

Age 3 - Grade 2, September - May
Class

Join an expedition to seek out dinosaur bones and other evidence of ancient life!

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Colorado Native

Grades 3 - 6, September - May
Class

Compare the lifestyles of American Indians in Colorado.
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Colorado Wildlife Adventures

Grades K - 6, September - May
Class

Learn how animals and plants are uniquely adapted to life in Colorado's ecosystems.
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ExerScience

Grades 6 - 8, September - May
Lab

See how your respiratory, circulatory, and musculoskeletal systems work together to help you run, play, and dance.
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Exploration Circulation: Heart Lab

Grades 3 - 6, September - May
Lab

Investigate how the circulatory system transports oxygen, nutrients, and carbon dioxide.
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How We Breathe: Lung Lab

Grade 3 - 6, September - May
Lab

Examine respiratory system anatomy and physiology to learn how we breathe.
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My Night Sky

Grades K - 3, September - May

Class

Imagine being an astronomer or astronaut working to understand our night sky.
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New Me: Puberty

Grades 5 - 6, September - May
Class

Explore puberty during a sensitive, respectful, coed discussion led by a professional Museum educator.
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Robotics Lab

Grades 3 - 8, September - May
Lab

Learn about robots and the work they do in space science. Engineer and build a robot for specific tasks.
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Strange Tales from the Zoology Collections!

Thursday, January 24, 2013
Scientists In Action

Join John Demboski PhD, curator of vertebrate zoology, for a special behind-the-scenes trip through the Museum’s bird and mammal collections.
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The Bear Necessities

Age 3 - Grade 2, September - May
Class

Become a black bear cub and learn from our mama bear how to walk, eat, and sniff like a bear.
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You've Got Guts

Grades 3 - 5, September - May
Class

From saliva to villi, explore the unusual and sometimes gross parts of your digestive system, aka your guts.
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