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Students and teachers of all ages will love learning with Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
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Virtual Heart
Program Type:
Virtual Science Academy
Grades 3 - 8
Virtual Science Academy
Available for bookings now!
2022 VSA Heart Science Standards
Get your students' pulse going with this live dissection experience. Your class will participate in interactive experiments and discussion, as well as guide the dissection of a real sheep heart.
Virtual Lung
Program Type:
Virtual Science Academy
Grades 3 - 8
Virtual Science Academy
Available for bookings now!
2022 VSA Lung Science Standards
Take your classes' breath away as they get to peer inside the respiratory system. Explore lung anatomy while observing a sheep lung dissection and participate in activities, then make observations to learn how the respiratory system works.
Virtual Art Station: Titan
Program Type:
Virtual Science Academy
Grades 1 - 8
Virtual Science Academy
Available for bookings now!
2022 VSA Titan Science Standards
Blast off to new discoveries with this live program that merges space science and scientific illustration! Titan is Saturn's largest moon and one of the most fascinating places in our solar system. Students and teachers will learn how to capture their own Titan investigations using scientifically accurate illustrations, just as other great scientists have done throughout history.
Virtual New Me
Program Type:
Virtual Science Academy
Grades 5 - 6
Virtual Science Academy
Available for bookings now!
2022 VSA New Me Science Standards
Explore the physical, emotional and chemical changes to the human body during a sensitive, respectful, co-ed discussion led by a professional educator. Ask honest questions and get honest answers. This class is now only offered as a Distance Learning course.
Virtual You've Got Guts
Program Type:
Virtual Science Academy
Grades 3 - 8
Virtual Science Academy
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Are your students hungry for new learning? Explore the cells and organs of our digestive system, a.k.a. your guts, from saliva to bile and rugae to villi. Learn how your guts work with other body systems to break down food to be used as building materials and to provide a raw energy source for all living cells in the body.
Virtual Sculpt-a-saurus
Program Type:
Virtual Science Academy
Grades 2 - 5
Virtual Science Academy
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Science and art collide to bring the past to life! Your students will take a journey of discovery and creation as they use real fossil evidence to sculpt their very own dinosaurs. This fun class blends live virtual instruction from a Museum educator with mixed digital media, kinesthetic activities, and two-way interactivity. Students piece together clues that teach them about dinosaurs and show them how scientists and artists work together to understand the deep past. Sculpt-a-saurus introduces learners to scientific methodology as well as paleontology, fossilization, erosion, adaptation, and climate.
Scientists in Action: Virtual Voyage Through the Universe
Program Type:
Scientists In Action
Grades 4 - 12
Scientists In Action
Thursday, January 26, 2023
9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. All times are Mountain Time.
No spaceship? No problem. Space scientist Dr. Ka Chun Yu will be your students’ guide on a virtual adventure through space, starting with our home planet and voyaging into the solar system and beyond with the assistance of stunning scientific visualizations. Learn about our place in the universe, how we fit in the solar system, and how we are integrally connected to space! This is a fully interactive program where participants direct their questions to Dr. Yu and vote to guide our voyage through the universe.
Scientists in Action: Cambrian Explosion and Life in an Ocean
Program Type:
Scientists In Action
Grades 4 - 12
Scientists In Action
Thursday, February 9, 2023
9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. All times are Mountain Time.
Created for grades 4-12, but all are welcome.
You think you know about time, but then there’s deep time. Human history is but a blink compared to the history of the life that came before us. Come along as we travel to Boise, Idaho and visit scientists studying the Cambrian time period – when life lived exclusively in the ocean and when what is now the Rocky Mountains would have been a tropical sea. No plane ticket or time machine needed for this journey; join us virtually to learn about geology, prehistoric Earth, and so much more!
Scientists in Action: Climate History, According to Ice
Program Type:
Scientists In Action
Grades 4 - 12
Scientists In Action
Thursday, March 9, 2023
9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. Mountain Time
Created for grades 4-12, but all are welcome.
Much like reading tree rings, scientists can read the past (and even predict the future!) using ice cores cut and transported from extreme places such as Antarctica and Greenland. So, what is the ancient ice telling us? And how is this ice different from what we might pull out of a freezer? Join us as we go over 30 degrees below in this chilly visit to the National Science Foundation’s Ice Core Facility and get your questions ready for the experts who spend so much time in freezers. No hats or mittens needed in this sub-zero virtual field trip!
Scientists in Action: An Ode to Toads
Program Type:
Scientists In Action
Grades 4 - 12
Scientists In Action
Thursday, April 6, 2023
9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. All times are Mountain Time.
Created for grades 4-12, but all are welcome.
Would you, could you, help a toad? For the Denver Zoo, the answer to this question is a resounding “yes!” The Boreal Toad, native to the mountains of the American West, is endangered in both Colorado and Wyoming. In turn, we think it will be TOADALLY cool to see how Denver Zoo field conservation & animal care teams are collaborating with Colorado Parks & Wildlife to restore this important species within its high-elevation habitat. Students get to ask specialists questions directly as we discuss the conservation of this quiet, yet extremely valuable species, along with actions we can take to be good neighbors to wildlife. Hop to it and register today!
Scientists in Action: Visualizing Animal Acoustics
Program Type:
Scientists In Action
Grades 4 - 12
Scientists In Action
Thursday, May 11, 2023
9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. All times are Mountain Time.
Created for grades 4-12, but all are welcome.
Have you ever wondered what bats say to one another? How listening to bird songs can tell us the health of an ecosystem? In this exciting visit to Bluff Lake Nature Center, a natural space tucked quietly in the bustle of Denver, we take a listen…but not using our ears. Scientists studying the fauna of this local lake use technology to not only listen in on Chiropteran conversations or Avian acapellas, but create visual representations of what animals are saying. Combining ecology and technology, this trip shows us just how wild the world may be in our very own backyard.
Archive: 2020-2021 Tools @ Tea Time Program
Program Type:
K-12 TPD
K-12 TPD
Teachers! Grab your afternoon tea and log in for an end-of-the day boost, with tips and resources from the Museum Teacher Professional Development Team and an opportunity to share strategies with other teachers about remote and hybrid learning.