The CU Museum is currently closed and will reopen in the fall of 2026!Ìý
Please email cumuseum@colorado.edu for more information.Ìý
Educational Materials
Bring Museum objects to your classroom with ourÌýEducational Kits!
The 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Museum of Natural History loans portable kits for in-class and home use.ÌýDiscovery Kits are carry-on sized suitcases and contain authentic museum specimens, casts, 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, 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 aÌýcarry-on sized suitcase and contains authentic museum specimens, casts, 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, and information on each of the objects included. Ìý
Discovery Kits
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 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Museum. For more information, please call (303) 492-1033.
Classroom Kits
TheÌýFossils in the ClassroomÌýproject was developed to connectÌýthe work of CU Faculty researchers with teachers and students in communities throughout Colorado that need resources and expertise on fossils for the classroom. Investigations in the kits have students observing, using measuring tools, predicting, recording, describing, and comparing observations and results from their work to that of the work of other students and to the work of paleontologists and biologists. Topics in the kits include fossilization, geologic time, paleo-environments, climate change, marine environments, and fossil track ways.
TheÌýColorado Archaeology in the ClassroomÌýproject provides classroom kits featuring hands-on artifacts and casts, standards-based curriculum, in-district teacher professional development and a classroom presentation. The response from teachers to the kits has been overwhelmingly positive, as a hands-on and affordable resource for teaching Colorado history.Ìý