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K-12 Education Programs at the Museum

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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 but
MUST BE PRE-SCHEDULED
.

For information about SUMMER PROGRAMS at the museum, please visit our Summer Programs page.

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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.

Paths of Life: American Indians of the Southwest

School group in the Paths of Life exhibitionExplore the origins, history, and life todayof theAmerican 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
Apache Gaan dancers

Best for Grades: 3–8 but can be adapted

Cost *: $2.00 per student ($24.00 minimum), chaperones and teachers are free
Group Size: Minimum: 12**, Maximum: 36, minium of 4 chaperones/teachers. For groups over 36, students will go on two different tours. One chaperson/teacher required for every 12 students.
Dates/Times Available:
TBD

* 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

Hands on activitiesGo to Paths of Life Registration to schedule your visit!

Download Student Activities for Paths of Life Tour

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Themed Interactive Programs

None available at present.

Best for Grades: 3–6, but can be adapted

Cost *:
Group Size:
Dates Available:
Times:

* For information about needs-based discounts, call or email us.

Meets Arizona State Standards:

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Self-Guided Visits - FREE! 
These must be Pre-Scheduled

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 exhibition before bringing their classes on a fieldtrip. 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.

To make your group's experience a positive one, we require that self-guided visits be pre-scheduled. In this way, we avoid overcrowding or having your visit conflict with guided programs. These visits require at least one adult chaperone per 8 students.

Current Exhibitions

Self-guided tours may be scheduled for:

  • After after 10:00 a.m. most weekdays and Saturday

Current exhibitions:

Paths of Life

Set in Stone: 2000 Years of Gems and Minerals

The Pottery Project

Hopi Circles of Life: Katsina Imagery on Hopi Basketry (through July 7, 2009)

Our Fathers, Our Grandfathers, Our Heroes...The Navajo Code Talkers of World War II (July 17–August 16, 2009)

Go to Self-Guided Visit Registration to schedule your visit!

Download Self-Guided Paths of Life Visit Resource Materials.

Image credits:
Photos by Jannelle Weakly unless otherwise indicated
Apache Mountain Spirit dancers: ASM Staff