Don't forget to also check the calendar of events for upcoming, one-time public education programs.
Where: Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park
or your own site
Cost: $45
Ages: 5-adult (Program will be age appropriate for the group)
Maximum Group Size: 20
Length: 1 hour
People call them bugs, insects, spiders, or creepy-crawlies, but
scientists call them all “arthropods.” This important
group includes insects, spiders, scorpions, centipedes, millipedes,
and crustaceans like rollie-pollies and lobsters. Join an Asombro
Institute scientist to learn the features that all arthropods share.
Then we will focus on some of the most fascinating arthropods of
the desert, like vinegaroons, scorpions, tarantula hawks, and many
more. There will be live specimens and beautiful displays of arthropods
for that up-close and personal view. If this program is done at
the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, you will also have a chance to
find some arthropods in their native habitats.
Where: Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park
or your own site
Cost: $45
Ages: 5-adult
(Program will be age appropriate for the group)
Maximum Group Size: 20
Length: 1 hour
It is tough to be a plant in the desert, where little water is available and lots of hungry herbivores are always looking for a meal! Join an Asombro Institute scientist to learn how some favorite desert plants (including honey mesquite, soaptree yucca, ocotillo and creosote bush) are adapted to live in this dry environment. Unique hands-on models and a chance to role-play as your favorite desert plant will bring this topic to life. If this program is done at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, we will see these amazing plants in their native setting.
Where: Chihuahuan Desert
Nature Park
Cost: $45
Age: 5-18 (Program will be age appropriate for the group)
Maximum Group Size: 20
Length: 1 hour
When you look out onto the desert, do you only see brown? Your view will change following a Desert Scavenger Hunt! An Asombro Institute scientist will help you take a closer look at the desert to see what this amazing ecosystem has to offer. Take a walk on the wild side to look at the desert from different scales, learn about several of the most common plants, search for evidence of animals, and much more. You never know what you may discover! Take your Desert Scavenger Hunt answers home with you and share your discoveries with others.
Where: Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park only
Cost: $50
Age: 5-adult (Program will be age appropriate for the group)
Maximum Group Size: 20
Length: 1.5 hours
Take a guided walk on the Desert Discovery Trail with an Asombro Institute scientist. Look under a rock or through the binoculars and you never know what you may discover. Did native people ever use this area on the western side of the Jornada Basin? What is soil cement? Does creosote bush smell like rain or is it the other way around? What made those tracks, and what lives in that hole? As desert explorers, you will discover the answers to these questions and many others. Keep your senses keen and your brain inquisitive on this adventure. Kids are welcome to keep the kids’ activity booklet we will use along the trail. Others will use a Self-Guided Tour Booklet, which is available to purchase after the program for $3.
To book a program or for more information, please call
575-524-3334 or
e-mail the Asombro Institute for Science Education |
