School Field Trips

Natural Nevada

Discover how Nevada’s plants, animals, and landforms have adapted to a landscape shaped by time and extremes. Students will explore the state’s unique geology, examine fossils, and learn how wildlife has evolved alongside Nevada’s shifting environments. This tour can also touch on natural resources and how mining shaped the Silver State’s history.

Nevada Past to Present

Explore how Nevada grew across centuries as students examine its earliest Indigenous communities, pioneers, early settlers, and city builders. This tour highlights key people, places, and innovations that contributed to the nation’s seventh-largest state, from early statehood to the rise of Las Vegas as the entertainment capital of the world.

Nevada State Symbols

Learn how Ichthyosaurs once swam in the prehistoric seas that covered what is now Nevada and discover the official state symbols that celebrate its unique identity. Students will examine native plants, animals, and minerals while learning how Nevada earned its title as the Battle Born State.