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Tucson Convention Center 520-322-5773 TGMS@tgms.org www.tgms.org Friday, February 10, 2023 school classes are invited to attend the Tucson Gem and Mineral show®. Registration begins Nov. 1, 2022, for more information visit www.tgms. org or call or email. Only after registering for the free school visits program, eligible persons from your school–students, including chaperones and bus drivers will be admitted without charge.

SHAMROCK FARMS FARM TOURS

40034 W. Clayton Rd. • Stanfield Field Trips: 602-477-2462 Tours available 10/10/22 – 5/12/23 roxie_tour@shamrockfoods.com www.shamrockfarmstour.com Shamrock Farms offers a fun and educational field trip through its working dairy farm that will show your students their pure, fresh farm-to-table story. View the cows being milked, let your students play on Ro ie s utdoor Adventure on your hour-long guided tour. Shamrock Farms is happy to offer in-person tours as well as our recently launched virtual tours. Please visit shamrockfarmstour.com today to reserve an in-person or virtual tour today!!

TOHONO CHUL

7366 Paseo del Norte • Tucson 520-742-6455 X235 Stephen sspikes@tohonochul.org www.tohonochul.org/visit/just-for-kids/ Tohono Chul offers fun–filled walks and activities for school trips, and friends or family outings. Make a reservation to take one of our four school tours: Ethnobotany–relationships between plants and people, Desert Digs–nest, webs and holes where desert creatures dwell, Clever Plants–amazing adaptions that allow plants to thrive in our desert, or calling all Bs–diverse pollinators who set–up the coming of new generations of plants. Visit on your own and uncover desert gems with our art and gardens mobile scavenger hunts or stop by our docents and their eco–sttions that illustrate connections between nature and culture.

TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART

140 N. Main Ave. • Tucson Field Trips & Tours Tue.–Fri. • Dates throughout school year education@TucsonMuseumofArt.org www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org The Museum offers a variety of programs for students to learn about art, history and culture. Whether it is a docent-led tour complete with hands-on art project or a self-guided tour of a special exhibition and TUCSON PARKS & REC KIDCO AFTERSCHOOL

920 S. Randolph Way • Tucson 3750 E. Irvington Road 520-791-4877 Ages: 5–11 EZEEreg.com www.tucsonaz.gov/parks Our KIDCO afterschool recreational program is held at local elementary schools and recreation centers. We offer safe and structured activities for youth currently enrolled in K-5 grades. Planned activities may include sports, games, nutrition, fitness, arts and crafts, performing arts and special events.

TUCSON REPTILE & AMPHIBIAN SHOW & SALE

Tucson Expo Center • Tucson 3750 E. Irvington Road

Field Trips • 520-405-7020 • Oct. 1–2, 2022

Sat. 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. & Sun 10 a.m.–4 p.m. tucsonreptileshow.com , s uare feet of reptiles and amphibians from around the world. Petting zoo with tortoises, alligators, snakes and other reptiles. Captive bred reptiles for sale. Cost: Adults: Ages 2: Ages and under are Free.

TUCSON RODEO PARADE MUSEUM

4823 S. 6th Ave. • Tucson 294-1280 trpc@msn.com tucsonrodeoparade.com The Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum includes four buildings filled with historic wagons and artifacts. On the site of the first municipal airport in the United States, one can discover where many of the terms used today originated. A large train e hibit represents Tucson of 1880, when the first train arrived in Tucson. See Tucson s first fire wagon, Tucson s jail wagon, stage coaches and the famous Maxamillian Coach!

WILDLIFE WORLD ZOO & AQUARIUM

16501 W. Northern Ave. • Litchfield Park Field Trips • 623-935-WILD (9453) Open 365 days a year Field trips Mon.–Fri. www.wildlifeworld.com Your field trip will complement any biology curriculum at any grade level. Students can feed Lory parrots, learn about animal ambassadors and see some display natural behaviors during a Wildlife Encounter Show. Meet baby animals in our children s play area and petting zoo Cost: student, adult, one adult admission free with every 10 paid students (10 student min.).

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