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Education Programs

These highly interactive and engaging education programs can be presented at the Air Zoo during a field trip, in your own classroom, or at the location of your choice. They're great for both traditional and homeschooled students!

Outreach
High Flying Fun, The Physics of Flight & Fun, To Infinity & Beyond, and Rockin' Rocket Academy may be booked as outreach programs, excluding Air Zoo attractions and experiences, with a maximum of 30 students per session.

Cost: $85 with a mileage fee of $.50/mile. The Rockin' Rocket Academy is an additional $10/rocket.

High Flying Fun l
Preschool - Kindergarten
Length: 30 minutes (not including Air Zoo attractions)

Students will explore the differences and similarities of natural and man-made flight during this hands-on program. They'll enjoy a story presentation of "How People Learned to Fly" and make their own kite! Kids will also have free time to enjoy the Air Zoo's Century of Flight Ferris Wheel, Paratrooper Jump, Montgolfier Balloon Race and Flying Circus Bi-Plane rides.

Cost: $4/child

Click here to find out what GLCEs High Flying Fun I and II meets.

High Flying Fun ll
Preschool - Kindergarten
Length: 45 minutes (not including Air Zoo attractions)

Kids will enjoy "Fly Me to the Moon," a 4D film about three flies that go on a space adventure of the third kind, in addition to everything mentioned in High Flying Fun l, for even more fun!

Cost: $6/child

Click here to find out what GLCEs High Flying Fun I and II meets.

The Air Zoo Experience
1st - 12th grade

Students can enjoy all that the Air Zoo has to offer with this package! Kids will receive a guided tour of the Air Zoo, including the various decades of flight, and will be able to experience all of its rides and attractions.

Cost: $8/child

The Physics of Flight & Fun
1st - 8th Grade
Length: 90 minutes (not including Air Zoo attractions)

Children will engage in a learning lab focused on the physics of flight! They'll investigate Pascal's Law and Bernoulli's Principle in an approachable and memorable way. Students will tour the Air Zoo and discover the historical significance of certain airplanes, along with the names and functions of their various parts. They will also create a hands-on take-home project customized to their grade level. Kids will have free time to enjoy all of the Air Zoo's rides and experiences as well.

Cost: $12/child

Click here to discover what GLCEs The Physics of Flight & Fun meets.

To Infinity & Beyond
3rd - 8th Grade
Length: 90 minutes (not including Air Zoo attractions)

Students will be immersed in "everything space" with a tour of the Air Zoo's Dare to Dream exhibit, along with a learning lab dedicated to the physics of space travel! They'll have a blast while exploring the effects of gravity in space and discover what it takes to launch a spacecraft. Kids will explore Newton's Laws of Motion, learn all about being an astronaut, and create their very own soda straw rockets! Kids will have free time to enjoy all of the Air Zoo's rides and experiences.

Cost: $12/child

Click here to find out what GLCEs To Infinity & Beyond meets.

Rockin' Rocket Academy
2nd - 8th grade
Length: 120 minutes (not including Air Zoo attractions)

Students will have a blast while learning about the parts, mechanics and purposes of a rocket! They'll build their very own model rocket, which they'll be able to take home, and then launch* it at the end of their visit! Kids will also have time to enjoy all of the Air Zoo's rides and experiences.

For an additional $30, the Air Zoo can provide each group with a launch system, if it is allowed by the school district.

*Weather permitting. The rocket launch portion of this program requires a wide open space outside.

Cost: $18/child

Click here to discover what GLCEs Rockin' Rocket Academy meets.

Book an Education Program Today!

For more information or to book your visit, please contact our Group and Event Coordinators at 269.350.2848.

Please note that some Air Zoo rides and attractions have height and weight restrictions.