Scientists In Action
Connecting Students with Scientists - FREE (Recommended Grades 4- 12)
Want to take your students on an amazing field trip without the buses, permissions slips, and extensive planning? Scientists in Action connects students directly with scientists during a live, interactive broadcast from field sites or behind-the-scenes research labs. During these free, 45-minute Q&A sessions, scientists share new discoveries, demystify the scientific process, answer student questions, and open a window into science careers.
Grades: recommended for grades 4-12, but all ages welcome
Price: Scientists in Action is FREE each month.
Program Length: 45-minutes
Program List for the 2024-2025 school year coming soon!!
What to Expect
During this free Q&A program, multiple classrooms from across the continent connect at once in webinar format. A select number of classrooms will be invited to ask questions as on-camera panelists. All other classrooms will be able to ask questions via an open chat and participate in interactive polls. Student questions drive a majority of the program content.
Equipment Requirements
Any computer or smart device connected to the internet. The Museum will provide the link upon registration and instructions to use the free Zoom Video Conferencing Software. A webcam with microphone access is mandatory for on-camera classrooms. A projector and external speakers are recommended for your classroom setup.1:1 classrooms, all-remote, and hybrid groups are also welcome to participate.
Connecting with us soon or have questions?
- Learn more about technology and logistics for these classes here.
- Related program materials will be emailed to participants in advance of the program date.
- Email us at [email protected]
See Past Programs
Miss a recent program or want to rewatch? Curious about what topics we’ve covered in the past? View past Scientists in Actions on our YouTube channel (2020 to present) or in our archive (before 2020).
Scientists in Action: Discovering Teen Rex
Grades 4 - 12
Scientists In Action
Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024
Time: 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. Mountain Time
Created for grades 4-12, but all are welcome.
Who gets to find and excavate dinosaurs? Kids sometimes, it turns out! While hiking through the badlands of North Dakota, three pre-teens discovered a rarity in the world of paleontology: the astounding bones of an adolescent Tyrannosaurus Rex, now aptly named “Teen Rex.” Join the Denver Museum of Nature & Science for a chance to talk with the scientists currently preparing and studying the incredible find. Student questions and curiosity will run wild during this rex-ellent virtual learning opportunity, register your class today!
Registration opens soon!!
Scientists in Action: Brilliant Bats and What They Do
Grades 4 - 12
Scientists In Action
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Time: 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. Mountain Time
Created for grades 4-12, but all are welcome.
From vampires to witchcraft, bats sometimes get a bad rap. But is their spooky reputation deserved? Register your class to chat about bat anatomy and physiology with Andie Carrillo, Zoology Preparator for the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, who works with the order Chiroptera...inside and out. Why are bats important to their ecosystems? How do we study bats and other animals at the Museum? Hang around (or upside down) and you just might have your mind changed by these incredible flying mammals. Register your class today for this behind-the-scenes virtual field trip!
Registration opens soon!!
Scientists in Action: Mighty Mutations and Dazzling DNA
Grades 4 - 12
Scientists In Action
Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024
Times: 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm Mountain Time
Created for grades 4-12, but all are welcome.
Did you know that you share over 60% of your genetic makeup with a banana? And compared to other humans, you have 99.9% identical genes? It makes you wonder: if humans are separated from one another by a mere .01%, how can we still be so different? And what exactly do these different genes control? Join Dr. Bridget Chalifour, genomics scientist at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, to learn more about the incredible nature of genetics, mutations, and all the ways they make us unique. Register your classes today and get ready to talk DNA!
Registration opens soon!!
Scientists in Action: Bizarre Beasts and Dinosaurs from Madagascar
Grades 4 - 12
Scientists In Action
Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024
Time: 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. Mountain Time
Created for grades 4-12, but all are welcome.
When you think of animal life in Madagascar, is the first thing that comes to mind fossils? If you said “no” and instead thought of dancing lemurs or adorable tenrecs, you might not be alone. But while the country is rich in its biodiversity today, it has a rich history of biodiversity in the past as well – the prehistoric past, in fact! Join the Denver Museum of Nature & Science to talk with some of the scientists studying Madagascar's former inhabitants: basketball-sized armored frogs, mammals with Swiss-cheese skulls, dome-headed dinosaurs, and much more. What do these amazing creatures tell us about the dino days? And what kind of international science community is built as humans study these fascinating fossils?
Registration opens soon!!