Guided Discovery Tours at the Museum
Let an educational interpreter guide your group through the Museum to connect objects and ideas with a common theme. These 60-minute “private field trips” will better engage your students with topics of the High Desert by adding an expert to guide your journey. Each theme can be modified to the educational level of all learners.
Available tours: $8 per student; minimum 7 students, maximum 20 students per tour.
Price includes admission to the Museum.
Choose From:
Technology
In a world of rapid technology, consider what were the primary innovations in the West over the last 200 years. Have some technologies remained the same? Learn how technology has shaped the various cultures and environments of the High Desert.
High Desert Wildlife Biology
Discover the personal history of some of our animals as we learn how different species adapt to life in various environments throughout the High Desert.
The Art of Adaptation
The High Desert is a unique environment, and life thrives among its diversity. Discover the innovative ways human cultures have thrived according to the resources available in our region.
Wildlife Care
Have you ever wanted to work with wildlife? This special behind-the-scenes tour provides an inside look at how we care for our animals and how animals come to live at the High Desert Museum. Students will also gain insight into what it takes to work with wildlife as a career.
Traveling Trunks
Enrich and enliven classroom learning through authentic materials and hands-on lessons. Trunks are a wonderful pre- or post-activity for the Discovery Classes.
Traveling the Applegate Trail
Living Off the Land
With a Discovery Class: 2 weeks for $15
Without a Discovery Class: 2 weeks for $25
To register for any of these events or for more information, call Erica Benton at the Museum: 541-382-4754, ext. 320.
