Center for Sonoran Desert Studies

For All Outreach Programs:

Register: Reservations are required with a 30-day minimum advance notice. Your reservation is confirmed when reservation letter has been faxed and/or mailed to you. Reservation Information

Payment: Full payment is due at least two weeks in advance by purchase order or check. Purchase orders can be faxed or mailed. Checks need to be mailed. Additional fees for more than 50-miles outside Tucson area.

Mailing address: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Rd., Tucson, AZ 85743, ATTN: Education Department. Fax: 520.578.8020

Desert Discovery Programs at your School

Have us bring a Desert Discovery Program to your school. (These programs are also offered at the museum.) Most Desert Discovery programs use live animals, museum artifacts, and interactive demonstrations that focus student's attention on natural history topics about the Sonoran Desert. Unless an age group is specified, our Education Specialists can teach these programs for any age group. We can also tailor a program to meet your specific needs. Programs are 45-50 minutes in length and are linked to the Arizona Academic Standards in Science. See our Teacher Resources for standards information and additional standards-based activities for all Discovery Programs.

Offered: Monday - Friday
Length: 45 minutes
Students: 30 maximum
Program Fee: $180 total for the first two programs; $60 each addtl. (Same program - same day) - Two Program Min. - Four Program Max.

Kindergarten Only
Program Descriptions

  • A Walk in the Desert

Grades 1 - 12
Program Descriptions

  • Amazing Arthropods
  • Arizona Rocks and Minerals *New for elementary grades
  • Creatures of the Night
  • Desert Reptiles
  • Drawing Desert Life (Grades 3-12) *New
  • Endangered and Threatened Species
  • Feathered Friends
  • Hunters and Hunted
  • Plant and Animal Partners
  • Saguaro Tales (Grades 1-3) *New as outreach
  • Sonoran Supermarket (Grades 3-5) *New
  • Web of Life
  • Who Dung It? (Grades K-5) *New

Registration Information & Form

Desert Discovery Labs at your School

These in depth, activity oriented labs allow students in grades 6-12 to explore natural science topics through the use of artifacts, live animals, field activities, or equipment in a laboratory setting. Labs emphasize critical thinking and investigative skills.

Length: 90-120 minutes
Students: 30 maximum
Program Fee: $180 per lab.

Desert Discovery Labs
Program Descriptions

  • Amphibians and Reptiles
  • Arizona Minerals
  • Bat Research Simulation
  • Who Dung It? (Grades 6-8)

Reservation Information & Form