K-12 Education Programs
at the Museum
On this Page:
- Guided Tours: Paths of Life and American Indian Pottery and for Fall 2011, Through the Eyes of the Eagle
- Self-Guided Visits permanent and temporary exhibitions
You can register online or print the form
and fax it to 520-621-2976. For questions or to be added to our mailing list email
the Education Department or call 520-621-9434.
Self-Guided visits are free for students and $5 for chaperones (required) and MUST BE PRE-SCHEDULED.
For information about SUMMER PROGRAMS at the museum, please visit our Summer Programs page. Only self-guided explorations are available.
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Guided Tours
Bring your students on a visit to Arizona State Museum they will never
forget! They will explore exciting cultural connections and learn important lessons in
history, science, and art. These field trip programs are fun and engaging, and
meet Arizona State Standards.
Explore the origins, history, and life today of the American Indian peoples of Arizona and the greater Southwest!
Two distinct 50-minute inquiry-based tours are available:
- The Yaqui, O’odham and Seri -
From the Arizona deserts to the Sea of Cortez
OR
- The Navajo, Hopi and Apache - Life
on the high plateaus and eastern mountains of Arizona
Special: Hands-on games or crafts can be added on to each tour for an additional fee.
Best for Grades: 3–8 but can be adapted
Cost *: $2.00 per student; additional activities $1.00 per student ($24.00 minimum), chaperones and teachers are free
Group Size: Minimum: 12**, Maximum: 32, Minimum of 4 chaperones/teachers.
Dates/Times Available: Both 50 minute tours are available
through May 4, 2012, Monday through Friday, at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
* For information about needs-based discounts, call or email us.
** For smaller groups email
us for special arrangements.
Meets Arizona State Standards:
Social Studies: ISS-F1 PO1; ISS-F2; ISS-F3 PO3; ISS-E3; ISS-E4 PO2; ISS-E8 PO7;
ISS-E15 PO3-4; ISS-E20 PO5. More
Info
Go
to Paths of Life Registration to schedule
your visit!
Teacher Resources and Student Activities for Paths
of Life
Online Panoramic Tour of Paths of Life
American Indian Pottery: Continuity and Tradition
Learn about 2,000 years of Native American art and science. Explore pottery traditions, and archaeological research. Hands on activities include sorting pot sherds, drawing pots, sequencing pottery making steps, and creating paper pot puzzles.
Best for Grades: 3–8 but can be adapted
Cost *: $3.00 per student ($36.00 minimum), chaperones and teachers are free
Group Size: Minimum: 12**, Maximum: 28, Minimum of 4 chaperones/teachers
Dates/Times Available: Offered Monday-Friday mornings for Fall 2011–Spring 2012
* For information about needs-based discounts, call or email us.
** For smaller groups email us for special arrangements.
Go
to American Indian Pottery Registration to schedule
your visit!
Teacher Resources for this Program
Wall of Pots Online Exhibition
Self-Guided Visits - ALMOST FREE!
These must be Pre-Scheduled during the academic year.
What are self-guided visits? Self-guided visits are
museum visits educators lead themselves, so museum interpreters (docent guides) are not provided. If
possible, teachers are encouraged to visit the museum before bringing their
classes on a field trip. Background information to successfully lead a self-guided
visit is provided through resource materials available on this website. Note that at this time there are only online materials related to the Paths of Life exhibition. A Many Mexicos discovery hunt will be available soon.
To make your group’s experience a positive one, we require that self-guided
visits be pre-scheduled during the academic year. In this way, we avoid overcrowding or having your
visit conflict with other programs. All self-guided visits require at least one adult
chaperone per 8 students.
NEW POLICY. Not only are chaperones required, there is now a fee of $5 per adult. Children are free. This fee will be invoiced to you when you are registered. If you do not pre-register, we may not be able to accommodate your group in the museum.
Self-guided visits for exhibitions are available Monday–Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
If a guided tour is already scheduled in an exhibition by another class, a self-guided visit will not be permitted in that gallery. Generally these are on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
- Many Mexicos: Vistas de la Frontera (November 19, 2010–November 17, 2012)
- The Pottery Project (permanent - however, not available in September 2011 for groups as we will be installing more pots, after which it will be available for groups again)
- Ancient Architecture of the Southwest photographs (permanent)
- Paths of Life (permanent)
Go to Self-Guided Visit Registration to
schedule your visit!
See our Current and Upcoming Exhibitions page more information about the exhibitions.
Take advantage of Resource Materials for the Exhibitions.
Image credits:
Photos by Jannelle Weakly unless otherwise indicated
Apache Mountain Spirit dancers: ASM Staff
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