Middle and high school programs that fit your classroom schedule. 
Classroom Programs: Middle School & High School
To schedule a visit to your classroom, please call 779-1745. All classroom programs are 50 minutes long, and we only work with one class at a time. We are also available to assist your Arizona Envirothon team!!!
- Adapt, Survive and Find Your Niche: Students will understand how natural selection affects adaptation and their role in evolution. These ideas are reinforced through an interactive “niche” game.
- Alien Plant Invaders: Alien plants are invading Coconino County! Learn what they look like, why land managers are concerned about this "growing" problem, and what we can do to help! Supported by the Ecological Restoration Institute
- Bio Bug and Alternative Energy Sources: Using the Willow Bend BioBug (used vegetable oil-powered VW Bug) as an example, students will explore the main sources of energy for transportation in our world today and how greener alternatives can help the earth.
- Downtown Flagstaff Geology: Discover the history and geology of downtown Flagstaff with a focus on historic buildings made of local stone. (A Teacher’s Kit is available for you to lead a follow-up field trip.)
- Erupting Earth: Take a look at different types of volcanoes, with an emphasis on northern Arizona. A hands-on activity helps students explore how the viscosity of magma relates to volcano types. Supported by the Flagstaff Area Monuments National Park Service
- Everybody Counts: This program addresses the topic of population dynamics, with a focus on doubling and exponential growth. Fire Ecology: Are forest fires always a bad thing? We'll take a look at the role of fire in our ponderosa pine ecosystem and how land managers use fire to maintain and create wildlife habitat. Supported by the Ecological Restoration Institute.
- Fire Ecology: Are forest fires always a bad thing? We'll take a look at the role of fire in our ponderosa pine ecosystem and how land managers use fire to maintain and create wildlife habitat.
- Food and Fossil Fuels: In this timely and provocative program, students explore the often unexplored world of fossil fuels use in food production. Suggested follow-up field trip: “Healthy Body, Healthy Earth Field Trip”
- GMOs and Seeds: Through a slide show and hands-on activity, students will discover the pros and cons of gene modification of foods and the effects on farmers and the environment. Suggested follow-up field trip: “Healthy Body, Healthy Earth Field Trip”
- Grand Canyon Geology: Through a Powerpoint presentation, explore the layers of the Grand Canyon, how the Canyon was formed, and why it is such a unique treasure.
- People of the Grand Canyon: Using a time line, students get a picture of people's activities in the Grand Canyon throughout history. A game reinforces the information learned. Suggested follow-up field trip: “Rails and Tales” at the Grand Canyon National Park, and “ Comparitive Cultures” at the Museum of Northern AZ
- Rainwater Harvesting: Students will learn how much rain falls in northern Arizona and how rainwater can be “harvested” from rooftops and used for irrigation. Suggested follow-up field trip: “General Willow Bend Field Trip”
- Rock Talk: An introduction to igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, including examples from northern Arizona.This program includes a rock-walk, a rock game, and a hands-on collection of rocks!
- Secret Life of a Plastic Bag: Through a slide show and discussion, students will learn about the life cycle of a plastic bag and the effects these everyday items have on our planet.
- Secret Life of a Shoe: Your shoe has been all over Earth! Join us for an eye-opening look at the manufacture and production of shoes, and consider consumer choices and sustainability.
- Water Quality in the Classroom: Students will learn the basics of water quality testing, focusing primarily on pH and dissolved oxygen chemical testing. Suggested follow-up field trip: “Water Quality Field Trip”