Scheduling is first come, first served and has to go through the education department. Schools must contact County Parks Department to reserve a picnic area or pavilion. There is lots of grass seating available throughout the park. Kids then build a tree together and do a color and shape matching activity as they walk around the dome. Ecology and plant and animal adaptations are considered.
Students investigate tropical and arid adapted plants through hands-on activities.
An age-appropriate worksheets are mailed ahead to be completed at the Domes. Teachers provide copies and pencils for students. Bird adaptations, behavior, and ecology are considered as students encounter a live parrot. Worksheets on habitats and adaptations of plants and animals are mailed to the teacher in advance to be completed at the Domes. Teachers provide copies and pencils for students.