DNA, genetics, human diversity, fertilization, and birth are explained. The guided tour includes interpretation by a trained docent. Students will explore primate and human biological evolution, adaptation to changing environments, and our human origins using dioramas in the Museum's Early Man exhibit. This class includes opportunities for exciting hands-on experience and investigation of fossil casts and early tools. Examine the Cosmic Monster monument and the hieroglyphic inscriptions on full-sized stelae.
Interactive components offered during classes include creating a Mayan game or craft.
Students will also be introduced to museum ethics and procedures for acquiring and caring for artifacts and records. This program explores the exciting native cultures of the southwestern United States through traditional crafts and contemporary arts. In the class, students will tour the Southwest Indian Arts exhibit, handle artifacts, and be inspired to create a keepsake. The Outreach program gives students opportunities for hands-on exploration. This class features activities to improve literacy, drawing upon the traditions, music and stories of the Plains and Northwest Coast Native peoples.