Field Trips & Classes
The Space Foundation is based in Colorado Springs. It is dedicated to promoting educational activities related to STEAM.
These activities are designed to engage students from PreK through 20. Exploring this fascinating world can be an incredibly rewarding experience.
Our dedicated team of accredited educators delivers these programs directly to students in laboratory, classroom, and after-school settings. We provide Immersive Educational Experiences. This transforms theoretical knowledge into practical skills and understanding. Students get to apply their learning in real-world scenarios.
The Space Foundation Discovery Center offers educational activities in Colorado Springs. These activities take place primarily at our space education center, which is housed within the Discovery Center. Here, students have the chance to learn in unique environments like the El Pomar Space Gallery, the AGI Space Mission Simulation Laboratory, the Lockheed Martin Space Education Center, and the Northrop Grumman Science Center. Each facility offers an unrivaled opportunity for science field trips in Colorado.
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Whether you're planning field trips in Colorado Springs or looking to supplement classroom learning, the Space Foundation Discovery Center offers a unique, inspiring setting for learners to explore the wonders of the cosmos.
Immersive Programs
Our "Immersive Education" programs utilize cutting-edge technology and extraordinary teaching tools, such as Science On a Sphere®, programmable robots in a simulated Martian environment, and sophisticated software programs used by professional aerospace engineers. This offers students a rare opportunity to see first-hand how classroom concepts are applied in the professional world.
Education
Our educational offerings extend beyond typical classroom walls, encompassing individual classroom teachers, school districts, other educational institutions (including public and private schools, colleges, and universities offering education curriculum), and homeschool organizations. Fees for our programs vary depending on the complexity of the program, location, and number of students involved.
Diversity in Learning
We recognize the significance of diversity in learning environments. Therefore, we provide customized programs to instruct and reinforce standards-based activities in classroom settings. These experiences make our facilities a premier destination for school field trips in Colorado Springs.
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Artemis
Grade Level/s:
Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8, Grade 9-12
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 1, Voyage 2, Voyage 3,
Artemis is the new phase of space exploration. Learn about the Artemis mission and how we will bring people back to the moon and potentially Mars! NGSS standards: 3-5-ETS1, MS-ETS1, HS-ETS1. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Astrobiology: Life Beyond Earth
Grade Level/s:
Grade 1-2, Grade 3-4, Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8, Grade 9-12, K
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 1, Voyage 2, Voyage 3,
Will we ever find life elsewhere in our solar system? This is one of many questions which drive space exploration. Students will learn about life here on Earth and its connections to searching for life in our solar system. NGSS standards: MS-LS1-5, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-4, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-3, MS-ESS3-2, MS-PS1-2, MS-ESS2-4, MS-PS1-3, HS-LS1-2, HS-LS2-6, HS-ESS2-7. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Charting Mars
Grade Level/s:
Grade 1-2, Grade 3-4, Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8, Grade 9-12, K
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 2,
While it is not yet possible to visit Mars, this Mars based-field trip affords an opportunity to move around on the largest mapped surface of the red planet students may ever see. Exploring important concepts like latitude, longitude, elevation, and compass skills students will walk all over our 25’ x 25’ map to tangibly practice orienteering skills. This experience also includes a scavenger hunt in our museum. NGSS standards: K-ESS3-1, 2-ESS2-2, 4-ESS1-1, 4-ESS2-2, MS-ESS1-3, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS1-3, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2, HS-ESS1-6, HS-ETS1-2, HS-ETS1-3. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Human Body in Space
Grade Level/s:
Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8, Grade 9-12
Venue: Science on a Sphere
The human body is composed of atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems that have specific functions and interactions. Students will learn how the human body adapts to long-term space travel and will participate in activities which simulate how the body changes in microgravity. NGSS standards: MS-LS4, MS-LS1, HS-LS1, HS-LS4. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Mars, the Red Planet
Grade Level/s:
Grade 3-4, Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8, Grade 9-12
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Mars: the fourth terrestrial planet in our solar system and the next great adventure in space exploration. Students will learn about the red planet, its features, and exploration of the past, present, and future. NGSS standards: K-2-ETS1, 3-5 ETS1, 4-ESS1-1, 4-ESS2-2, MS-ESS1-3, MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-3, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2, MS-ETS1-3, MS-ETS1-4. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Robotics Exploration Mission
Grade Level/s:
Grade 4, Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8, Grade 9-12
Venue: Mars Robotic Laboratory
Students engaging in this mission will work in teams to complete mission objectives programming and operating LEGO EV3® robots on our simulated Martian terrain. These missions will improve students' teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills as well as enhance math, technology and engineering proficiency. NGSS standards: 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5 ETS1-2, 3-5 ETS1-3, HS-ETS1-2. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Tour of the Solar System
Grade Level/s:
Grade 1-2, Grade 3-4, Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8, Grade 9-12, K
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 1, Voyage 2, Voyage 3, Voyage 5,
Students will learn about the Solar System and Earth's place within it, including the latest information on discoveries and the future of exploration. Ask about our new tour of the solar system programming for grades K-3. NGSS standards: K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-3, 1-ESS1, 2-ESS1, 2-PS1-3, 3-PS2-2, 3-5-ETS1-3, 5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Tour of the Solar System-Voyage IV
Grade Level/s:
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 4,
Take a tour through the Solar System led by one of the Space Foundation docents.
3D Printing
Grade Level/s:
Grade 4, Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8, Grade 9-12
Venue: AGI Space Mission Lab
Packages: Mission Bravo,
From replacements parts on the ISS to drones, 3D printing has become a popular method to create products. Students will use Tinkercad to create 3D models. This program will familiarize students with the basics of how 3D objects are designed before being sent to the printer. NOTE-Students will NOT be printing their design at the Discovery Center. NGSS standards: 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, MS-ETS1-2, MS-ETS1-3, MS-ETS1-4, HS-ETS1-3, HS-ETS1-4. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Coding and Robotics
Grade Level/s:
Grade 1-2, Grade 3-4, Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8, Grade 9-12, K
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 2,
Students learn about coding robots to perform tasks. These missions will improve students' teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills as well as enhance math, technology and engineering proficiency. NGSS standards: 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5 ETS1-2, 3-5 ETS1-3, HS-ETS1-2. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Engineering Design
Grade Level/s:
Grade 3-4, Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8, Grade 9-12
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 2,
Students will use engineering principles to design to complete a specific challenge. NGSS standards: 3-5-ETS1, MS-ETS1, HS-ETS1. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
LCROSS
Grade Level/s:
Grade 4, Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8, Grade 9-12
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Students will learn about Moon exploration and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Through problem-solving techniques, students will design and engineer a spacecraft based on the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission to target craters of scientific interest. NGSS standards: 3-5-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-3, HS-ETS1-2. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Rocketry
Grade Level/s:
Grade 1-2, Grade 3-4, Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8, Grade 9-12, K
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Students will learn about rocket design and the past, present, and future of rocket launches. Students will assemble rockets while thinking about how forces like direction and magnitude affect the motion of an object. NGSS standards: K-PS2-2, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2ETS1-3, 3-PS2-2, MS-ETS1, HS-ETS1. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Exoplanet Art
Grade Level/s:
Grade 1-2, Grade 3-4, Grade 5-6, K
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Students will learn about exoplanets and how they are detected, as well as the Kepler telescope and its success in seeking out habitable worlds in our galaxy. Students will explore this topic further through art. NGSS standards: 4-PS4, 5-ESS1, MS-ESS1. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Moon Phases
Grade Level/s:
Grade 1-2, Grade 3-4, Grade 5
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 1, Voyage 2, Voyage 3,
The relative positions and motions of Earth, Moon, and Sun can be used to explain observable effects such as seasons, eclipses, and moon phases. Students will learn about these motions to further understand the phases of the moon. NGSS standards: 1-ESS1, 2-ESS1, 3-PS2, 4-ESS1, 5-PS2, 5-ESS1. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Electric Earth
Grade Level/s:
Grade 3-4, Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Students will learn about the Earth's energy and its uses. Students will understand how electricity moves through wires to create circuits. NGSS standards: 4-PS3-2, 4-PS3-4, 4-ESS3-1, 3-5-ETS1-3, MS-PS3-5, Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Geology and the Rock Cycle
Grade Level/s:
Grade 1-2, Grade 3-4, Grade 5-6
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 1, Voyage 2, Voyage 3,
Earth’s surface changes constantly through a variety of processes and forces. Students will learn about the rock cycle and how these processes and forces change rocks over time. NGSS standards: K-ESS2, 2-PS1, 4-PS3, 4-ESS1, 4-ESS2, 5-PS1, MS-PS1, MS-PS3. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Human Impact on Ecosystems
Grade Level/s:
Grade 4, Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8, Grade 9-12
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 1, Voyage 2, Voyage 3,
Human survival depends on the health of Earth's ecosystems. Students will learn and understand their place and influence on the ecosystem. NGSS standards: MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2, MS-ESS3-3, MS-ESS3-4, HS-LS2-7, HS-LS4-5, HS-LS4-6. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Mining Earth
Grade Level/s:
Grade 4, Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 1, Voyage 2, Voyage 3,
Students will learn about renewable and non-renewable resources within our planet, as well as possible space mining in the future. NGSS standards: 4-ESS1-1, 4-ESS3-1, 5-ESS3-1, MS-PS1-3, MS-ESS3-1, MS-ESS3-3. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Parent Offspring
Grade Level/s:
Grade 1-2, Grade 3-4, K
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 1, Voyage 2, Voyage 3,
Students will explore characteristics of living organisms. Students will learn that offspring have characteristics that are similar to, but not exactly like their parents’ characteristics. NGSS standards: K-LS1-1, 1-LS1-2, 1-LS3-1, 2-LS4-1, 3-LS3-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Plate Tectonics
Grade Level/s:
Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 1, Voyage 2, Voyage 3,
Students will explore how major geologic events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, mid-ocean ridges, and mountain formations are associated with plate boundaries and how these attribute to plate motions. NGSS standards: 4-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-4, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-3. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Reason for the Seasons
Grade Level/s:
Grade 1-2, K
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 1, Voyage 2, Voyage 3,
Students will learn about the Earth's tilt and its orbit around the sun, and how these cause the seasons year after year. NGSS standards: K-PS3-1, 1-ESS1-1, 1-ESS1-2, 2-ESS1-1. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
States of Matter
Grade Level/s:
Grade 1-2, Grade 3-4, Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8, Grade 9-12, K
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 1, Voyage 2, Voyage 3,
The Solar System yields an understanding of the physical characteristics and changes of solid, liquid, and gas states. Primary students will study the properties of each state of matter through understanding the physical characteristics of Terrestrial and Jovian planets. 3rd - 12th grade students will create a device that changes liquid water into hydrogen and oxygen gas. NGSS standards: 2- PS1-1, 2-ESS2-3. Addresses 21st century essential skills.
Weather
Grade Level/s:
Grade 3-4, Grade 5-6, Grade 7-8, Grade 9-12
Venue: Science on a Sphere
Packages: Voyage 1, Voyage 2, Voyage 3, Voyage 5,
Weather conditions change because of the uneven heating of Earth’s surface by the Sun’s energy. Students will learn that weather changes are measured by differences in temperature, air pressure, wind, water vapor and changes in the atmosphere. NGSS standards: 3-ESS2-1, 3-ESS2-2, 4-ESS3-1, 4-ESS3-2, 5-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS2-6, HS-ESS2-4, HS-ESS2-5. Addressees 21st century essential skills.
EXPEDITIONS: 5-week track program
The Exploring Our Universe Expedition offers a variety of science topics--including space science, earth science, and physical science. Students will learn about the many systems and spheres of Earth and Earth’s place in the solar system. They will learn ways scientists gain knowledge about the world around them using technology and engineering and what it means for the future of exploring our universe.
Each week of the Expedition, during their approximately 4-hour field trip, students learn a topic and complete between 3-6 activities based on that week’s theme.
#1 Exploring Our Universe - Week 1
Earth - History of the Earth
$25 per Student
Earth - History of the Earth - Week 1
Students Will:
- Learn about the geologic time scale and how scientists use different methods to date the Earth
- Learn about plate tectonics and how they shape our planet
- Extrapolate the future of the Earth based on information from the geologic past
- Utilize teamwork to complete a geology "escape room" challenge
Minimum 10 students per session.
#1 Exploring Our Universe - Week 2
Weather & Human Impact
$25 per Student
Weather & Human Impact - Week 2
Students Will:
- Learn how heat, humidity, and pressure create weather
- Understand patterns of weather around the globe
- Simulate major weather events in a controlled environment
- Learn about climate and climate change, energy usage, and ways humans can impact the planet and its inhabitants
- Compete in a 4-dimensional, weather-themed design challenge
Minimum 10 students per session.
#1 Exploring Our Universe - Week 3
Solar System
$25 per Student
Solar System - Week 3
Students Will:
- Learn about each planet and our solar system as a whole
- Learn about the other celestial objects (moons, comets, asteroids, dwarf planets, etc.) which make up the three zones of our solar system
- Explore humanity’s missions, past, present, and future, in our solar system
- Use robotic technology to run a solar system exploration simulation
- Learn about different aspects of the solar system in station-based activities
Minimum 10 students per session.
#1 Exploring Our Universe - Week 4
Mars
$25 per Student
Mars - Week 4
Students Will:
- Learn about the red planet and what makes it humanity’s next target
- Learn about the geological features on Mars, how they are mapped, how they compare to Earth's features, and why we land where we do
- Learn details about Mars rover exploration of the past, present, and future
- Program and code robotic rovers to explore a simulated Martian surface
- Design a mission to Mars
- Engineer and perform multi-phasic tests of a Mars lander
Minimum 10 students per session.
#1 Exploring Our Universe - Week 5
Exploring Beyond
$25 per Student
Exploring Beyond - Week 5
Students Will:
- Learn the edge of our solar system to define what is 'beyond'
- Learn about telescopes and the history of exoplanet discovery
- Simulate how astronomers detect exoplanets
- Create and analyze a classification system for the stars in our galaxy
- Learn about gravity and its effects in space
- Simulate black holes to perform gravitational experiments
Minimum 10 students per session.
The Topics in STEM Expedition teaches students the nature of science, how it works, and its relationship to engineering, technology, and math. This Expedition is filled with engaging lessons on the engineering design process, coding, robotics, 3D design, 3D printing, and emerging technologies.
These fun and innovative lessons expose students to concepts and skills useful, and often critical, across a broad range of STEM career fields. Students’ teamwork skills will grow and be challenged throughout this interactive Expedition.
#2 Engineering Design & Technology - Week 1
The Nature of STEM
$25 per Student
The Nature of STEM - Week 1
Students Will:
- Learn about the characteristics of science and how we use it to learn about the natural world
- Learn how to use scientific argumentation to support a claim
- Understand and use inquiry-based problem-solving methods
- Utilize teamwork and project management skills to engineer, test, redesign and build a robotic prototype
- Use mathematics to measure and calculate aspects of your engineering design
Minimum 10 students per session.
#2 Engineering Design & Technology - Week 2
Engineering Design
$25 per Student
Engineering Design - Week 2
Students Will:
- Learn the Engineering Design Process and how it works
- Use teamwork to identify a problem, imagine a solution, and begin a design
- Learn how to move a design through planning to build and test a prototype
- Use problem solving to revise a design to improve performance
- Engage in engineering competitions
- Use the Engineering Design Process to design and test a solution to a real-world problem – thermal protection
Minimum 10 students per session.
#2 Engineering Design & Technology - Week 3
Coding and Robotics
$25 per Student
Coding and Robotics - Week 3
Students Will:
- Learn what a code is and how to read and design a simple code
- Learn how codes are used
- Code and program a robot to perform specific, sequenced tasks using Ozobots
- Learn multiple ways to code Sphero robots, which will be used to have the robot complete tasks, as well as engage in friendly competition with other robots
Minimum 10 students per session.
#2 Engineering Design & Technology - Week 4
Technology
$25 per Student
Technology - Week 4
Students Will:
- Learn about the history of 3D printing to its near ubiquity in present day life
- Learn how to design in 3D and how to create 3D prints
- Learn about electricity and circuits and use knowledge to complete a task
- Explore augmented reality (A/R) to study objects and phenomena
- Design a simple hologram
Minimum 10 students per session.
#2 Engineering Design & Technology - Week 5
Aerodynamics
$25 per Student
Aerodynamics - Week 5
Students Will:
- Learn about the basics of aerodynamics and how airplanes fly
- Create their own demonstration of Bernoulli’s Principle
- Engineer and design gliders
- Learn to fly drones for practical purposes
Minimum 10 students per session.
The Next Decade in Space Expedition offers innovative, hands-on lessons based on exciting, upcoming endeavors in space exploration. It’s estimated that today’s $400+ billion space industry will grow into a $3 trillion industry by the year 2050, the time during which today’s students will be working and earning their living.
Students will learn the practical side of STEM concepts from various subject areas, including space science, physical science, and technology to help them understand just how science, technology, engineering and mathematics will shape the next decade in space - and right here on Earth.
#3 The Next Decade in Space - Week 1
Rocketry
$25 per Student
Rocketry - Week 1
Students Will:
- Learn about the history of rockets and how Newton’s laws of physics apply to rocket science
- Learn about the parts of a rocket and how each part functions during a launch and space travel
- Engage with the rocket models in our El Pomar® Space Gallery, including a real RL-10 rocket engine
- Design, build, and test multiple types of rockets
- Learn about different types of rocket fuels
Minimum 10 students per session.
#3 The Next Decade in Space - Week 2
Back to the Moon
$25 per Student
Back to the Moon - Week 2
Students Will:
- Learn about the history of explorations to the moon and what knowledge was gained through those endeavors
- Learn about NASA’s Artemis missions and traveling back to the moon
- Simulate extracting water and creating rocket fuel from lunar samples
- Simulate mining natural resources on the moon
- Engineer and test a lunar spacecraft on a simulated lunar surface
Minimum 10 students per session.
#3 The Next Decade in Space - Week 3
Mars Exploration
$25 per Student
Mars Exploration - Week 3
Students Will:
- Learn how NASA and JPL program and code rovers to navigate the Martian landscape and perform scientific experiments
- Become Martian Rover Engineer teams by using teamwork to code a robotic rover to complete tasks on a simulated Martian surface
- Design, build, and test a Mars rover
- Use developed rover to conduct geologic sample retrieval
Minimum 10 students per session.
#3 The Next Decade in Space - Week 4
Astronaut Training and the Human Body in Space
$25 per Student
Astronaut Training and the Human Body in Space - Week 4
Students Will:
- Learn how astronauts are selected and see if they have what it takes to be an astronaut
- Learn about the ways space travel can affect the human body, both short-term and long-term
- Experience some of the impacts outer space has on the human body by training exactly as astronauts do
- Learn how scientists work to protect astronauts from the effects of space travel
- Learn what types of technologies still need to be developed
Minimum 10 students per session.
#3 The Next Decade in Space - Week 5
The Career You Want: Space Has It!
$25 per Student
The Career You Want: Space Has It! - Week 5
Students Will:
- Learn how their talents, interests, and hobbies can have a place in the current and future $3 trillion global space ecosystem
- Hear from, and talk to, professionals who work/worked in the space industry
- Utilize teamwork and project management skills to complete a project within given guidelines and constraints
Minimum 10 students per session.
Become a Teacher Liaison
Teacher liaisons are extraordinary educators who use space-related education programs and principles in the classroom to act as advocates for space-based education in their schools and districts.
Science On a Sphere® (SOS) Based Courses:
SOS is a dynamic spherical projection system that uses special software and satellite imagery to render images onto the global surface that provide dramatic, full-motion views of the Earth, Sun, moons and planets in space.
Each Sphere course is calibrated for a specific grade-level standard, but may also be appropriate for a range of grades as noted in the descriptions.
Call the Reservation Department at the Space Foundation to set up your student or group visit today at +1.719.576.8000 or contact us here.
Mars Robotics Laboratory:
Space Foundation's Mars Robotics Laboratory provides a unique experience in one of the largest labs of its kind in the world. The simulated Martian terrain offers a chance for participants to program robotic rovers to complete mission objectives individually or in teams.
The Mars Lab uses LEGO® NXT equipment and MINDSTORMS® software to simulate lifelike Mars rover missions to:
- Teach communication and collaboration skills
- Hone creative problem-solving skills
- Increase team engagement
- Deliver a hands-on component to lessons about Mars and space exploration
- Develop interest and skills in robotics
Call the Reservation Department at Space Foundation to set up your student or group visit today at +1.719.576.8000 or contact us here.
AGI Space Missions Simulation Laboratory:
AGI Space Missions Simulation Laboratory courses teach space-based science, technology, engineering and mathematics (S-STEM) principles and other subject areas in a format that appeals to the high-touch, fast-paced video game generation. Offering students the opportunity to use the same state-of-the-art modeling and visualization software used by space industry professionals, the AGI Space Missions Simulation Laboratory features equipment and software donated by Space Foundation Corporate Member Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI).
Call the Reservation Department at the Space Foundation to set up your student or group visit today at +1.719.576.8000 or contact us here.
Mission Alpha Courses:
Utilize the AGI Space Simulations Laboratory, but without using STK software. Minimum 15 students; $10.00 per student; 1 free adult for every 15 students; additional adults $5.00 each; transportation not included; school district bus drivers admitted free with school ID.
Call the Reservation Department at Space Foundation to set up your student or group visit today at +1.719.576.8000 or contact us here.
Mission Bravo Courses:
Utilize the AGI Space Simulations Laboratory, but without using STK software. Minimum 15 students; $10.00 per student; 1 free adult for every 15 students; additional adults $5.00 each; transportation not included; school district bus drivers admitted free with school ID.
Call the Reservation Department at Space Foundation to set up your student or group visit today at +1.719.576.8000 or contact us here.
Voyage 1 details:
- Educator led
- $15/student
- Pre- and post-visit to your classroom or virtually
- Science On a Sphere® presentation
- Hands-on activity
- Scavenger hunt in the SFDC gallery
- Minimum 15 students
- 1 free adult for every 15 students
- Additional adults $5.00 each
- Transportation not included
- School district bus drivers admitted free with school ID
- In-person sessions outside the Colorado Springs area will incur additional negotiated fees
Call the Reservation Department at Space Foundation to set up your student or group visit today at +1.719.576.8000 or contact us here.
Voyage 2 details:
- Educator led
- $10/student
- Science On a Sphere® presentation
- Hands-on activity
- Scavenger hunt in the SFDC gallery
- Minimum 15 students
- 1 free adult for every 15 students
- Additional adults $5.00 each
- Transportation not included
- School district bus drivers admitted free with school ID
- In-person sessions outside the Colorado Springs area will incur additional negotiated fees
Call the Reservation Department at Space Foundation to set up your student or group visit today at +1.719.576.8000 or contact us here.
Voyage 3 details:
- Educator led
- $7/student
- Science On a Sphere® presentation
- Scavenger hunt in the SFDC gallery
- Minimum 15 students
- 1 free adult for every 15 students
- Additional adults $5.00 each
- Transportation not included
- School district bus drivers admitted free with school ID
- In-person sessions outside the Colorado Springs area will incur additional negotiated fees
Call the Reservation Department at Space Foundation to set up your student or group visit today at +1.719.576.8000 or contact us here.
Voyage 4 details:
- Docent led
- $4.50/student
- Science On a Sphere® presentation
- Scavenger hunt in the SFDC gallery
- Minimum 15 students
- 1 free adult for every 15 students
- Additional adults $5.00 each
- Transportation not included
- School district bus drivers admitted free with school ID
- In-person sessions outside the Colorado Springs area will incur additional negotiated fees
Call the Reservation Department at Space Foundation to set up your student or group visit today at +1.719.576.8000 or contact us here.
Voyage 5 details:
- Educator led
- $150/session
- Science On a Sphere® presentation
- Hands-on activity lesson plan will be shared with teacher
Call the Reservation Department at Space Foundation to set up your student or group visit today at +1.719.576.8000 or contact us here.
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