Fee-supported classes are offered for children during the summer and on public school holidays. Class topics range from astronomy to dinosaurs and Native Americans to kitchen chemistry. Overnight camp-ins at the museum are offered for special interest groups such as Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Indian Guides. Scouts work on exhibit-related badge requirements during the evening. A Time Capsule of Native American History.
Publications are also an important part of the museum's educational programs.
Museum artists have designed coloring books, brochures, and posters. Books authored or edited by curators reach both popular and specialized audiences. Public lecture series, open forums, new temporary exhibits and eventually even permanent exhibits are made possible by the new findings that accompany research. Quality graduate education in natural history subjects, which ultimately will produce the next generation of experts in their fields, is most effective where a strong research component allows students to gain first-hand experience. In fact, students of all ages and backgrounds are empowered with the knowledge and excitement that accompanies new discoveries.