Earth Science
We have Earth Science program options that are appropriate for a range of grades from Pre-K-8th grade. The content and project for each program is tailored to your grade level. All classes can be conducted in both English and Spanish. To find out more or to book a program, click the inquire button below.
Paleontology - dinosaurs
How big were dinosaurs? Did dinosaurs care for their young? Students interpret data and formulate hypotheses as they view slides featuring original artwork from the Museum of the Rockies and compare dinosaur nest eggs, teeth, gait and footprints. Each student makes a fossil project to take home.
NGSS Learning Standards: P-LS1-1, P-LS1-2; K-ESS3-1; 2-ESS1-1; 3-LS2-1, 3-LS4-1, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4; 4-ESS1-1; MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-2
Meteorology - Storm Watch
All students will explore the adventures of weather by handling weather instruments. Learn how clouds form and the weather they predict, watch a tornado spin, and make an anemometer to take home. Grade 4 and up will also track a hurricane by plotting latitude and longitude, wind speed and direction, and predicting the pattern of the storm.
NGSS Learning Standards: P-ESS2-1; K-ESS2-1, K-ESS3-2; 3-ESS2-1, 3-ESS3-1; 5-ESS2-1; MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS3-2
Lunar Explorer
Students recreate and explore the phases of the moon and make their own chart from new moon to full moon.
NGSS Learning Standards: P-ESS1-1; 1-ESS1-1; 5-ESS1-2; MS-ESS1-1
Rock Cycle
Students, working in groups, explore the amazing geological phenomena of the rock cycle. In a lab setting, participants hypothesize and conduct experiments examining the effects of earthquakes, erosion, volcanoes, plate tectonics and weather.
NGSS Learning Standards: 2-ESS1-1; 4-ESS1-1, 4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS2-2, 4-ESS3-2; 5-ESS2-1; MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS3-1
Starlab
In this inflatable planetarium, students explore the night sky and learn to recognize and name constellations ... Greek, Roman, or Native American stories are available. (Room requirements: 18’x24’, ceiling height 10 1/2’. An optional age-appropriate activity is available for an additional fee.)
NGSS Learning Standards: P-ESS1-1; 1-ESS1-1; 5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2; MS-ESS1-1
Biomes - Chose 1 of 5 Themes
Come explore the unique climate, plants and animals in each of Earth’s seven biomes. Learn their characteristics, how they interconnect, and how critical they are for the earth’s ecological balance. For aquatic biomes, students will simulate a wetland; for grassland we plant a mini prairie of chia seeds; for desert we explore the adaptations of desert plants; for tundra students will explore how animals survive in extreme cold; and for forests we show how roots protect the forest from erosion.
NGSS Learning Standards: P-PS3-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-3, K-PS3-1, 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1; 3-LS2-1; 3-LS4-3; 3-LS4-4; 3-LS3-2; 5-LS2-1; 5-ESS3-1; MS-LS2-1; MS-LS2-3; MS-LS2-4; MS-LS2-5
THe SUn - That’s Hot
Did you know that contrary to the song lyrics, the sun is not a mass of incandescent gas because its state of matter is plasma? Learn interesting facts about the sun, its role in our solar system, and how it affects us here on earth. Students will gain an understanding of the cultural and historical significance solar eclipses have had. Content and student project varies based on grade level.
NGSS Learning Standards: P-ESS1-1, P-PS3-1, 1-ESS1-2, 1-PS4-2, 4-PS3-4, 4-ESS3-1, 5-PS3-1, 5-ESS1-1, MS-PS2-4, MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3, MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS2-6, HS-ESS1-7