Themed programs focus on specific content and exhibits. These programs are designed as interactive and hands-on learning experiences where students use objects and inquiry to discover, wonder, and reflect.

For Grades PreK-2

Pots, Rocks, and Rugs: Discover the different materials, shapes, and objects used by Native Americans of the Four Corners area.

Dinosaur Discoveries: Discover different types of fossils through counting, identifying, and acting out movement.

Touching Nature: Colors, Numbers, and Shapes in the Natural World: Discover the different animals of Colorado using colors, numbers, and shapes.

For Grades 3-5

Early People of Colorado: Explore the life ways of the Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) of Mesa Verde and the Four Corners area including connections between the land and people.

Fossils: Evidence of the Past: Learn the distinguishing characteristics of dinosaurs and investigate different types of fossils and the information they can provide.

Colorado Wildlife: Suited for Survival: Develop skills of careful observation and identify and compare adaptations of various birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects of Colorado.

Scout Groups

The CU Museum offers programs and activities designed to help Girl, Boy, and Cub Scouts earn various merit badges. Please call the Education Program Office at 303-492-1666 or 303-492-4843 for more information and to arrange a Scout program.