Thursday, January 25, 2007

Denver Zoo Homeschool Days, Field Trip!

ZOO PROGRAMS
Home School Workshops
Discover Life Science at the Zoo
What: Workshops designed to help home school families deliver life science content to their students
Who: Home school students ages 6-12
Where: Denver Zoo
When: Fall Session: September 18-20, 2006
Winter Session: December 4-6, 2006
Spring Session: March 5-7, 2007
10:00 am-3:00 pm each day
Cost: Both sessions include 3 consecutive days
Members - $100 / session; Nonmembers -
$125 / session
Scholarships are available
How: Download a registration form. Register early, as spaces are limited. Registration for the March workshop ends Friday, March 2, 2007.
All workshops include live animals and biofacts (animal specimens) in the classroom, hands-on activities, and tours of the zoo.

Spring 2007 Session
March 5, 6, and 7, 2007
Ages 6-8: Animals in Action

* Who’s the fastest? Who’s the slowest? Who can jump the highest? Who can swim the deepest?
* Learn about the amazing adaptations animals have that allow them to maneuver in their environment.

Ages 9-12: Denver Zoo Digs

* Explore the amazing world of animal care and exhibit design in the new millennium.
* Tour the zoo, talk to the experts, take data on the animals, and build a model zoo exhibit.

Keep an eye out for a Fall Home School Day for the whole family in 2007

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