Outreach Materials
Bring Museum objects to your classroom with our Discovery Kits, Critter Cases, and Classroom Kits
The University of Colorado Museum loans portable kits for in-class and home use. Discovery Kits are carry-on sized suitcases and contain authentic museum specimens, casts, models, and information on each of the objects included. The kits can be used as a free-standing study unit or as pre- and/or post-visit activities when combined with a trip to the Museum. Kits are available for a rental fee of $10/week. Please contact the Education Office to schedule a rental and pick-up time.
A Discovery Kit is a carry-on sized suitcase and contains authentic museum specimens, casts, models, and information on each of the objects included.
Discovery Kits
Life Science
Learn about the fascinating bat and the roles it plays in the ecosystem.
Bats Inventory
Life Science
Explore the structure, life cycle, and adaptations of insects.
Insects Inventory
Life Science
Examine skulls, skins, and tracks from some of Colorado’s common mammals.
Colorado Mammals Inventory
Life Science
Study common plants found in different ecosystems in Colorado.
Botany Inventory
Earth Science
Learn about the "terrible lizards" of the past.
Dinosaurs Inventory
Earth Science
Investigate different types of plant and animal fossils.
Fossils of the West Inventory
Earth Science
Monitor, test and learn about the air quality around your school.
AQ-IQ Inventory
Social Studies
Explore artifacts and the life ways of the Ancestral Pueblo.
Ancestral Pueblo Inventory
Social Studies
Explore touchable replicas of stone tools found in Boulder that date to near the end of the last Ice Age.
Ancient Life Inventory
iShare Discovery Kits
Learn about the Paiwan—a native people of Taiwan—and the Navajo—a native people from the U.S.—through two Discovery Kits featuring hands-on objects, interactive media, and teacher guides. The iShare Project is a collaboration between the National Taiwan Museum, the Laiyi Indigenous Museum, the Navajo Nation Museum, and the University of Colorado Museum. For more information, visit the or call 303-492-4458.
Critter Cases
Temporarily not available.
Classroom Kits
Hands-on outreach materials featuring real and cast specimens and artifacts, tools, and in-class lesson plans specifically designed to address Colorado Academic Standards. These kits are available and include training for teachers in their districts on how to best use the kits in their classrooms.
Classroom Kits are available for:
Please call 303-492-4458 if you are interested in learning more about this project and how you can receive a kit and training for your school.