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Playful Digital Learning: Travel the World in Minecraft

Kyrene de las Manitas Elementary School 1201 W. Courtney Ln., Tempe

Calling All Young Architects and World Explorers! Are you ready to embark on a global adventure — all within the exciting world of Minecraft? In this immersive class, students will travel...

$142

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Morning Meander

McDowell Mountain Regional Park 16300 McDowell Mountain Park Dr. MMRP, Fountain Hills

Enjoy an early morning walk to watch for birds, lizards, snakes, and small animals with Ranger Olivia.    Let’s see what sorts of wildlife we can spot. Birds should be active...

Free with Park Fee

Arizona State Parks and Trails: Monsoon Magic

Catalina State Park 11570 N. Oracle Rd., Tucson

Did you know Arizona actually has five seasons? The thunderstorms of Tucson’s monsoon have the power to transform the Sonoran Desert during Arizona’s fifth season: the wet summer! Monsoon Magic...

Free with Park Fee

Pima County Parks and Recreation: Tour of Historic Canoa Ranch

The Raul M. Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley

Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters. Visit the historic buildings and corrals and enjoy the special exhibits of the people of Canoa. DIRECTIONS: Historic Canoa Ranch, 5375...

Free

The Arboretum at Flagstaff: Plateau Perspectives – Nature Through Art

The Arboretum at Flagstaff 4001 S. Woody Mountain Rd., Flagstaff

Plateau Perspectives: Nature Through Art celebrates the profound and evolving relationship between art, ecology, and the unique landscape of the Colorado Plateau. Set amid the natural beauty of the Arboretum at...

Free with Admission

National Park Service: Good Morning Saguaro!

Saguaro National Park Tucson

Get out early and beat the summer heat! Join a ranger for a short stroll and chat in our cactus garden. Come learn about a variety of topics including the iconic...

Free with Park Fee

National Park Service: Fossil Discovery Walk

Grand Canyon National Park - South Rim Grand Canyon

This Summer, join a ranger at 9 am for a 45 to 60 minute fossil discovery walk. This is a fun, family-friendly activity. The program is a favorite of Junior...

Free with Park Fee

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Venomous Creatures

McDowell Mountain Regional Park 16300 McDowell Mountain Park Dr. MMRP, Fountain Hills

Join Ranger Olivia to talk about venomous creatures such as rattlesnakes, gila monsters, scorpions, or any other desert dwellers you may encounter.  Drop on by for this unstructured, informal come-and-go...

Free with Park Fee

National Park Service: Patio Chat

Saguaro National Park Tucson

Join a Park Ranger on the outside shaded patio overlooking the magnificent saguaro forest to learn a little about the unique diversity of the Sonoran Desert ecosystem. 30 minutes. Wheelchair accessible. 

Free with Park Fee

Pima County Public Library: Homework Help – Math & Reading

Pima County Public Library - Oro Valley Library 1305 W. Naranja Dr., Oro Valley

Free, drop-in homework help for students in grades K-12 who need support, assistance, and encouragement with their homework. We also help students access library resources including online databases and online,...

Free

Pima County Public Library: LEGO Club

Pima County Public Library - Kirk-Bear Canyon Library 8959 E. Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson

LEGOs are fun for the whole family! You’ll build with LEGOs of all sizes. Free coloring sheets and bookmarks. LEGO Clubs helps improve math skills, science skills, literary skills, social...

Free

National Park Service: Guided Rim Walk

Grand Canyon National Park - South Rim Grand Canyon

Learn about Grand Canyon's natural world on a one hour guided walk on a paved pathway along the canyon rim. Topics vary and may include: animals and plants adapting to changing...

Free with Park Fee

Phoenix Public Library: STEAM Time!

Phoenix Public Library - South Mountain Community Library 7050 S. 24th St., Phoenix

STEAM Time is a pop-up makerspace for kids and teens that provides hands-on opportunities to design, experiment, and invent as they engage in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) through...

Free

Children’s Museum Tucson: Family Brain Boost

Children's Museum Tucson 200 S. 6th Ave., Tucson

We are all Scientists!  CMT’s educators lead hands-on experiments designed to inspire a love of science every weekend at Brain Boost. A STEM program designed for whole-family engagement, kids explore...

Free with Admission

National Park Service: The Desert as a Provider (West District)

Saguaro National Park Tucson

Join us in the Red Hills Visitor Center to discover various plant species native to the Sonoran Desert and learn how indigenous peoples traditionally used them for food and medicine....

Free with Park Fee

National Park Service: Saguaro Science Corner (East District)

Saguaro National Park Tucson

Join a ranger in our visitor center exhibit area to learn about a rotating selection of topics around the Sonoran Desert and Saguaro National Park. Drop in any time from 1pm-1:30pm. Accessible program. 

Free with Park Fee

Phoenix Public Library: Happy Birthday Mary Shelley

Phoenix Public Library - Saguaro Library 2808 N. 46th St., Phoenix

Help the Saguaro Public Library Celebrate Mary Shelley's Birthday and create your own monster just like Dr. Frankenstein. Activities include building your own personalized toy out of miscellaneous parts. Creating...

Free

City of Tempe: Stark Solder Scientist

Clark Park Community Center 1730 S. Roosevelt St., Tempe

Become one of the circuit culprits and learn how to thwart your siblings and friends with an alarm that will go off whenever they open a drawer or door! Be...

$42

Pima County Public Library: LEGO Club | Club de LEGO

Pima County Public Library - Quincie Douglas Library 1585 E. 36th St., Tucson

Let’s play with LEGOS! Every Saturday you can build something new. Show off your creativity and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) skills and have tons of fun! ¡Juguemos con LEGOS! Cada sábado...

Free

National Park Service: Arizona’s Wildcats! (West District)

Saguaro National Park Tucson

This is not about the University of Arizona’s teams nor is it about your mom’s house cat! Join an Interpretive Ranger in the theater to learn about the four types...

Free with Park Fee

National Park Service: Geology Talk

Grand Canyon National Park - South Rim Grand Canyon

Enhance your afternoon with quick insights into the geologic story of Grand Canyon at our "Geology Talk" ranger program - presented daily at 2:30 pm. Meet in front of Yavapai Geology Museum. Learn...

Free with Park Fee

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Ask a Ranger!

Estrella Mountain Regional Park 14805 W. Vineyard Ave., Goodyear

Got a burning question about the Sonoran Desert? Looking for your next trail recommendation? Want to know more about our amazing park system? Ask Ranger Kevin!   Come meet Ranger Kevin...

Free with Park Fee

Arizona – Sonora Desert Museum: Cool Summer Nights – Desert Trails

Arizona - Sonora Desert Museum 2021 N. Kinney Rd., Tucson

Tonight’s Activities Signature Drink — Desert Elixir Throughout the Night Look for Museum Docents around the grounds interpreting celestial desert skies, fluorescent minerals, bats, kissing bugs, scorpions, rattlesnakes, and more!...

Free with Admission

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: All Abilities Sunset Stroll

Usery Mountain Regional Park 3939 N. Usery Pass Rd., Mesa

Join Ranger Jacque on this barrier-free nature walk.   This approachable walk is on a 0.8 mile loop on barrier-free gravel terrain with little elevation gain. We go at a comfortable,...

Free with Park Fee

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter: SummerSky Program

Mt Lemmon SkyCenter Science Shop 8892 E. Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson

Discover what makes southern Arizona, particularly Tucson, so important to the field of Astronomy. Are you looking for a summer science adventure? Come learn more about astronomy and how you...

$5 – $10

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Scorpion Safari

San Tan Mountain Regional Park 6533 W. Phillips Rd., Queen Creek

Join Ranger Nikki on an easy 2-mile stroll to search for scorpions and other nocturnal critters.  Ranger Nikki will lead you on an out-and-back walk to search for bark, striped-tail...

Free with Park Fee