World Turtle Day - Thursday, May 23, 2024 - Free Admission!
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Turtle Trivia - May 23, 2024 - 7 PM to 9 PM - Get your tickets here.
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School Programs
Middle School
All in-school visits and field trips to My Nature Lab feature hands-on lessons with live reptiles and amphibians, supporting and enriching the Colorado state life science standards. Our experienced educators will work with you to create a unique program tailored to your students’ needs and interests. Along with facilitating the discovery of life science, our middle school programs focus on helping students develop deep, meaningful, and personal connections to the natural world necessary to developing a lifelong love for learning and dedication to the environment.
Read below for details on our variety of prepared lesson plans. If you have specific standards or topics you would like us to highlight during your visit, we are more than happy to adjust our lesson to meet your needs or build a new lesson just for you!
To book an in-school program or field trip today, email programs@mynaturelab.org, fill out the booking request form below, or call (720) 257-9024.
Let My Nature Lab come to you! Our outreach programs include an interactive and engaging lesson facilitated by a My Nature Lab educator. All programs feature hands-on explorations with live animals. All lessons support and enrich the Colorado state life science standards.
Our programs are available as single-day events or multi-week, in-depth explorations of reptiles and amphibians. Scholarships may be available to help reduce the cost of these programs.
Logistics
Duration: 45 minutes
Group Size: Up to 30 participants/program (includes students and adults); additional participants require booking additional programs
Pricing: $150 per 45 minute program, sequential programs discounted 25%. All in-school programs incur a travel fee of $0.66/mile round trip between your site and My Nature Lab. Scholarship funding may be available.
Click here for additional details on prepared lesson plans and more.
Bring your class, camp, daycare, or other youth group to My Nature Lab for a private field trip! Field trips to My Nature Lab include time to explore our facility and observe our numerous amphibians and reptiles in their enclosures before settling in with a My Nature Lab educator for interactive and engaging lessons featuring hands-on explorations with our live animals. All lessons support and enrich the Colorado state life science standards.
Our programs are available as single-day events or multi-week, in-depth explorations of reptiles and amphibians. Scholarships may be available to help reduce the cost of these programs.
Logistics
Offered: September – May on Tuesdays only; classes at 9:00, 10:30, 12:30
Duration: 90 minutes (includes 60 minutes of hands-on lessons with our live amphibians and reptiles)
Group Size: Up to 40 total participants (students + adults)
Prices:
Students: $380 for up to 30 students; $10/additional student Adults: 1 free adult/10 students, additional adults at regular admission price ($15/adult)
The following lesson plans are our most popular for Middle School Programs (both in-school programs and field trips).
If you have specific standards or topics you would like us to highlight during your visit, we are more than happy to adjust our lesson to meet your needs or build a new lesson just for you!
Ecosystems
In this lesson, students will learn about the non-living and living components of our global ecosystems through hands-on lessons with live amphibians and reptiles. Students will explore the ecological niches of each animal and how the environment and other interactions influenced adaptations for survival, reproduction, prey, and escape from predators.
Biodiversity
In this lesson, students will experience reptile and amphibian biodiversity through lessons with live reptiles and amphibians. Students will explore topics including biodiversity hotspots, global conservation efforts, and why biodiversity is critical to healthy ecosystems.
Heredity & Genetics
This lesson explores heredity and genetics of reptiles and amphibians using live examples. Students will learn the role of DNA and mutations as species evolve, how genotypes are expressed as phenotypes, and what influences heredity.