Education Today, Preservation Forever
Our goal for the biodiversity education program is to increase awareness about the values of natural desert environments and the importance of Sonoran Desert biodiversity. We provide a 3.5 hour biodiversity field trip and Teachers’ Education Packet containing activities and information which target one-third of the Arizona State science standard. Our education program has been featured in several magazine articles. Our education facilities have attracted over 12,000 elementary school students.
Tours are led by CNUW staff and volunteers. Tours are offered on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. We are now booking for the Fall 2011 semester (September, October, November) and Spring 2012 semester (February, March, April).
To schedule a visit, please call (480) 423-6731, or email us.
TOUR DATES:
| FALL 2011 Semester | Spring 2012 Semester |
| October 25: (Anasazi Elementary) | February 2 |
| October 27 (Anasazi Elementary) | February 7 (International School) |
| November 1 | February 14 (Whitman Elementary) |
| November 3 (Redfield Elementary) | February 16: (Navajo Elementary) |
| November 8 (Knox Elementary) | February 21 (Whitman Elementary) |
| November 10: (Pueblo Elementary) | February 23 (Whittier Elementary) |
| November 15: (Hopi Elementary) | February 28(Hawthorne Elementary) |
| November 17: (Hopi Elementary) | March 1 (Whittier Elementary) |
| November 22 (Anderson Elementary) | March 6 (Holmes Elementary) |
| November 29 (Anderson Elementary) | March 8 (Holmes Elementary) |
| April 3 | |
| April 10 | |
| April 12 | |
| April 24 ( Longfellow Elementary) | |
| April 26 (Longfellow Elementary) |
TESTIMONIALS: Comments from Students and Teachers
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 4th GRADER … ?
TEST YOUR SONORAN DESERT I.Q. with this educational game based on the mural in Toad Hall, which depicts at least 25 native species.
COOL VIDEO: In this short (2 minutes) pollination video: watch how native animals pollinate native desert plants. Did you know that pollinators are responsible for about 1/3 of our food? What would we do without polliantors! Can you name 5 different groups of animals who pollinate? Which ones work at night, and which ones work during the day-time? Try to guess before you watch the video: Pollinators
THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING KIDS ABOUT BIODIVERSITY