Zoo Programs
Middle and High School Students
SCIENCE WORKSHOPS
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS
Use the zoo as an extension of your classroom! Our inquiry and standards-based curricula capitalize on the Zoo’s wild animal ambassadors and naturalistic exhibits to bring science to life. Led by a zoo educator, participants will be immersed in the topic of choice and get up close and personal with some of our education animal ambassadors.
Who: Groups of 10-30 students in grades 6-12th.
When: Weekdays, September – May
Some weekends are possible, call 720-337-1408 to arrange
Cost: $275 per 2 hour workshop; maximum 30 students.
$525 to combine two, 2 hour workshop topics for 4 hours of programming;
maximum 30 students
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Scholarships are available through Denver Zoo's Red Apple Fund.
Register: Register online at least 3 weeks prior to the requested program date.
Upon receipt of your online registration request, we will do our best to honor your date requests. You will receive confirmation in the mail when your registration has been completed. A 1:10 chaperone ratio is required for all programs. If you have further registration questions, please email registration@denverzoo.org
Contact: Logistics Specialist at 720-337-1408 with additional questions or for program details.
Available Workshop Topics:
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Animal Behavior: Become an ethologist for a day as you work in small groups to investigate the behavior one of our animal ambassadors.
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Animal Adaptations: Comparative Anatomy: Meet two animals with common ancestors and then use your cranium to analyze animal skulls.
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Saving Species: Discover why animals are endangered, explore confiscated endangered animal artifacts, and learn how the zoo is helping these magnificent creatures and how you can help too!
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Conservation Biology: Denver Zoo supports more than 500 conservation projects worldwide. Uncover the breadth of these projects, learn the complexity of saving a species, and discover techniques for animal research.
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Genetics and Natural Selection: Take a glimpse into why genetics play an important role in zoo’s Species Survival Plans while managing an imaginary zoo and unearth the role of natural selection on predator and prey species.
Custom Programs
Work with Denver Zoo educators and experts to boost your middle or high school program of study with a unique workshop created to meet your specific curricular needs. Any scientific content area can be linked with Life Science to create an integrated session. Workshops will be designed to meet a variety Colorado Science Model Content Standards and Science Assessment Frameworks. Custom Workshops have limited availability and vary in price. Please contact 720-337-1408 to inquire.
- The following components can be incorporated into a zoo workshop:
- Interaction with live animals and biofacts (animal specimens) in the workshop classroom
- Guided tours of the zoo
- Animal observations/data collection in the zoo
- Guest zoo staff speakers
- Labs
- Lectures and discussions
- Hands-on activities in the workshop classroom or in the zoo
Service-Learning
For an additional charge of $100, we can add a one-hour animal enrichment focused service-learning program to any workshop. Students will learn about animal enrichment and will create enrichment items (toys) for our zoo’s animal residents.
Sponsored by:
NEW : Zoo Science Labs
“Poop to Power!: Gasification at Denver Zoo”
Let the zoo be your laboratory as you explore the science of sustainable energy. Design, construct and test mini-gasification reactors in this 3 hour program highlighting how trash becomes energetic treasure in our newest exhibit, Toyota Elephant Passage.
Who: Groups of 10-30 students in grades 6-12th.
When: Weekdays, September – May
Some weekends are possible, call 720-337-1408 to arrange
Cost:$395 per 3 hour workshop; occasionally we can accommodate up to 50 students for an additional fee. Please call to inquire.
Includes $50 lab materials fee.
Scholarships are available through Denver Zoo's Red Apple Fund.
Register: Register online at least 3 weeks prior to the requested program date.
Contact: Logistics Specialist at 720-337-1408 with additional questions or for program details.
IMMERSION WORKSHOPS
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS
Immersion programs provide a unique view of the zoo in a special multi-contact experience. Our goal is to connect students to their local community, inspire action and awareness, and to empower students to participate in international projects. Students will work in small groups to learn about an endangered animal that Denver Zoo is working to conserve, and then with the use of zoo props, use their new found knowledge and inspire guests to help save their species! This program is highly customizable so please contact the Logistics Specialist at 720-337-1408 for more information.
Denver Zoo offers career, science and volunteer programs for individual teens, too. Click here to learn more!
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