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Wild Lights CANCELED TONIGHT

Due to flooding around some lanterns, Wild Lights is canceled tonight, Nov. 8. If you already have tickets, they’ll be valid any other night that Wild Lights is open.

Boxes

You facilitate the program and we add the excitement!

Please email zooeducation@scz.org  to schedule a box a minimum of two weeks prior to your preferred date.

A through Z Boxes

$15 each

Designed specifically for preschool and kindergarten-age children, we have a box for each letter of the alphabet. Boxes include:

All supplies will be disinfected before and after check out and can be disinfected by you between uses.

STEAM Kits

2 kits for $15

Each kit has enough supplies for two to four students to stay engaged at the same time.  All supplies will be disinfected before and after check out and can be disinfected by you in between each use.

Grades K-2 Grades 3-5
Science – Get in My BellyTechnology – Billy Goats GruffEngineering – Buzz about Bees

Engineering – Build a Giraffe

Art – Animal Pattern Blocks

Art – Habitat Match

Math – Chimpanzee Diets

Science – Big Headed ScienceScience – RefractionTechnology – Find the Frog

Technology – Gorilla Weights

Engineering – Three Little Pigs

Math – Fibonacci’s Spiral

Math – Mystery at the Peculiar Zoo

STEAM Boxes

$15 each

Designed specifically for early childhood learners, STEAM Boxes help you connect with nature.

Each box includes background information, lesson plans with hands-on materials, animal artifacts and information about the artifacts, books, craft ideas, songs, puzzles and games.

Box topics: Animal Homes; Animal Movement; Animal Senses; or How Animals Eat

Investigation Stations

$15 each

Pre-K through 5th grade students will interact, investigate and explore with our Investigation Stations. Each station includes background information for the educator and hands-on learning materials for the students. Only supplies that can be disinfected after each use will be included.

Topics include are listed below. Programs can be adapted to younger or older grades.

Grades Pre-K-2 Grades 3-5
Buzz about BeesPollinator Protectors

Eggcitement

Wild Weather

Three Little Pigs

Climate ChallengeVet’s Eye View

Great Plains Mall

Nature’s Engineers

Menu Mania

* Investigation Stations are unavailable for checkout in April and May. 

STEM Safari Boxes

$15 each

For the STEM Safari program, we provide you the presentation and materials to facilitate the program yourself.  Each kit includes a presentation, animal biofacts and hands-on learning activity. Only supplies that can be disinfected after each use will be included.

Programs are designed by grade, kindergarten through high school. Boxes may not be available during our busiest months: October, April and May.

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