Our programs are usually 45 minutes to 60 minutes in length.
You can choose from one of our preset classroom programs, or the Legacy Outreach educator can design one to fit your needs. Check out the Learning Through Legacy Guides for program ideas. All materials unless marked by an asterisk are included. This service is available to all Alabama schools/communities. All program requests further than 25 miles from the Legacy office in Montgomery, AL will incur a mileage charge of 65 cents a mile. If overnight stays are required, a travel expense fee of $100.00 will be charged.
CLASSROOM PROGRAM – 45-minute program
$100.00 – #30 student maximum
Add-on programs $25.00 – must be the same day and same program.
CLASSROOM PROGRAM WITH LIVE ANIMALS
$150.00 -#30 student maximum
Add-on live animal programs
$50.00 – must be the same day and same program.
COMMUNITY/LIBRARY PROGRAMS
Small group program
$125 Less than 30 participants
Large Group Program
$175 Greater than 30 participants
TRAVELING PROGRAMS WITHOUT ANIMALS
$200.00 4 hours
$450.00 8 hours
TRAVELING PROGRAMS WITH LIVE ANIMALS
$250.00 4 hours
$500.00 8 hours

Education Program Grants can be utilized to assist with the cost of field trips and outreach programs. Funds are limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis for Title 1 and other qualifying schools and organizations in Alabama. Please fill out the application, and our education team will review your information to see if your organization is eligible.
Legacy Education Program Grant
Programs by Grade Level
Please note, programs with an * include make-and-take projects that incur an extra cost due to materials.
Animal Adaptations – Animals inherit characteristics from their parents. These special features and behaviors help them survive.
Bird Brains – Dive into the science of beak adaptations, bird feet, and habitats of our feathered friends.
*Botany – This program introduces basic botany using real plants and models. Students will make and take mini plant presses
Bugs – Not all insects are bugs. What’s a pest? Gain a deeper understanding of the diverse and often overlooked world of insects.
* Edible Aquifer – Use tasty food items to illustrate the layers of an aquifer and what happens when a layer becomes contaminated. Students may eat the aquifer.
Fish Findings – Learn the basics of fish anatomy and behavior. Students will make fish art with rubber stamps.
Food Webs: Where do I Fit? – Students will explore the intricate connections that sustain life on Earth. We will unravel the mysteries of food webs and the complexity of natural ecosystems.
Garbage Pizza – Students will look at the composition of landfills and classify waste into categories. This is not an edible activity.
Pollination Station – Let’s take a close look at pollinator anatomy and behavior while discussing sustaining ecosystems and food production.
Recycling – A comprehensive program to empower individuals and communities to adopt sustainable waste management practices and reduce their environmental footprint through recycling.
Reptiles and Amphibians – We can learn many things from reptiles and amphibians. In the class, students will learn about the characteristics that make reptiles and amphibians so different.
Sense of Scent – How do animals find each other? Students will use their senses to learn how different organisms stay in touch.
*Skins, Skulls, Scat & Tracks – Talking Teeth – Explore skins, skulls, tracks, and scat of North American mammals. Students will study models and examples to learn how mammals hunt, hide, and eat. “Mammal match-up” will challenge participants to match the skins, skulls, tracks, and scat to various mammals. Students will learn about the important physical attributes that help mammals survive in their natural habitats. A make-and-take track cast project is available with this program.
Whose Home is This – Log habitats play an important role in supporting biodiversity within forest ecosystems, providing food and shelter for a wide range of organisms.
Animal Adaptations – Animals inherit characteristics from their parents. These special features and behaviors help them survive.
Biomimicry – Could you imagine being rescued by a roach? Humans have been looking to nature for inspiration for decades. During this program, we will look at some of the many things we’ve learned by observing nature.
Bird Brains – Dive into the science of beak adaptations, bird feet, and habitats of our feathered friends.
*Botany – This program introduces basic botany using real plants and models. Students will make and take mini plant presses.
Bugs – Not all insects are bugs. What’s a pest? Gain a deeper understanding of the diverse and often overlooked world of insects.
Carbon Carbon Everywhere – How does carbon move through Earth’s ecosystems? Students will look at the complexities of the carbon cycle.
Carnivorous Plants – Meat-eating plants! Students will learn about the carnivorous plants that call Alabama home. We will dissect and discuss the digestive systems of these specialized plants. These plants must rely on prey such as insects or small animals to receive the nutrients they lack from poor soil.
*Down Home Dinosaurs – Students will explore the diversity and history of these prehistoric creatures. A make-and-take track cast project is available with this program. *
*Edible Aquifer – Use tasty food items to illustrate the layers of an aquifer and what happens when a layer becomes contaminated. Students may eat the aquifer.
EnviroScape – Examine a 3-D mini watershed that allows students to simulate, in real-time, the interactions of precipitation with various land-use practices and the impacts they have on streams, lakes, water supplies, and groundwater.
Fish Findings – Learn the basics of fish anatomy and behavior. Students will make fish art with rubber stamps.
Food Webs: Where do I Fit? – Students will explore the intricate connections that sustain life on Earth. We will unravel the mysteries of food webs and the complexity of natural ecosystems.
*If Loving Lichens is wrong, I don’t want to be right – Did you know that a lichen is not a single organism? That’s right it’s two! Not one, but two! During this class, students will explore the wonderful world of lichens.
Nature Indicators – Did you know nature can be used as environmental indicators? Humans often upset the balance of nature by pollutants. Students will assess ecosystem health and biodiversity.
Pangea – What is Pangea? How long did it take to occur? How did it occur? – Students will explore Earth’s ancient Supercontinent and how the breakup of Pangea led to the formation of modern continents, ocean basins, and mountain ranges. Topics include continental drift and plate tectonics.
Pollination Station – Let’s take a close look at pollinator anatomy and behavior while discussing sustaining ecosystems and food production.
Recycling – A comprehensive program to empower individuals and communities to adopt sustainable waste management practices and reduce their environmental footprint through recycling.
Reptiles and Amphibians – We can learn many things from reptiles and amphibians. In the class, students will learn about the characteristics that make reptiles and amphibians so different.
Sense of Scent – How do animals find each other? Students will use their senses to learn how different organisms stay in touch.
*Skins, Skulls, Scat & Tracks – Talking Teeth – Explore skins, skulls, tracks, and scat of North American mammals. Students will study models and examples to learn how mammals hunt, hide, and eat. “Mammal match-up” will challenge participants to match the skins, skulls, tracks, and scat to various mammals. Students will learn about the important physical attributes that help mammals survive in their natural habitats. A make-and-take track cast project is available with this program. *
Venom vs. Poison – Students will explore adaptations and evolutionary strategies employed by animals and plants armed with nature’s toxic arsenal.
Whopping Crane – North America’s tallest flying bird, the Whooping Crane, stands 5 feet tall. Whoppers have been fighting their way back from the brink of extinction since the 1940s and are still listed as an endangered species. There are an estimated 300 hundred Whoopers worldwide, but wildlife officials estimate the entire population was down to as few as 15 birds at one point!
Animal Adaptations – Animals inherit characteristics from their parents. These special features and behaviors help them survive.
Biomimicry – Could you imagine being rescued by a roach? Humans have been looking to nature for inspiration for decades. During this program, we will look at some of the many things we’ve learned by observing nature.
Bird Brains – Dive into the science of beak adaptations, bird feet, and habitats of our feathered friends.
*Botany – This program introduces basic botany using real plants and models. Students will make and take mini plant presses.
Carbon Carbon Everywhere – How does carbon move through Earth’s ecosystems? Students will look at the complexities of the carbon cycle.
Carnivorous Plants – Meat-eating plants! Students will learn about the carnivorous plants that call Alabama home. We will dissect and discuss the digestive systems of these specialized plants. These plants must rely on prey such as insects or small animals to receive the nutrients they lack from poor soil.
Cave ecosystems – Geology: How caves form, why we should care about these underground homes and the specialized animals that call them home.
Classification and dichotomous key – Today you become the scientist! We’ll learn how to identify different organisms through classification.
Costs of courtship – No matter the species mating strategies are important. This class will dive into the costs of courtship. How do animals attract potential mates? Importance of mating in evolution, Interspecies interactions, and Trade-offs of courting and predation
*Edible Aquifer – Use tasty food items to illustrate the layers of an aquifer and what happens when a layer becomes contaminated. Students may eat the aquifer.
EnviroScape – Examine a 3-D mini watershed that allows students to simulate, in real-time, the interactions of precipitation with various land-use practices and the impacts they have on streams, lakes, water supplies, and groundwater.
Genetics and You – Students will learn about Punnett squares and how they define the inheritance of traits (Concepts of meiosis, Phenotypes, and Genotypes)
*If Loving Lichens is wrong, I don’t want to be right – Did you know that a lichen is not a single organism? That’s right it’s two! Not one, but two! During this class, students will explore the wonderful world of lichens.
Nature Indicators – Did you know nature can be used as environmental indicators? Humans often upset the balance of nature by pollutants. Students will assess ecosystem health and biodiversity.
Pangea – What is Pangea? How long did it take to occur? How did it occur? – Students will explore Earth’s ancient Supercontinent and how the breakup of Pangea led to the formation of modern continents, ocean basins, and mountain ranges. Topics include continental drift and plate tectonics.
Recycling – A comprehensive program to empower individuals and communities to adopt sustainable waste management practices and reduce their environmental footprint through recycling.
Reptiles and Amphibians – We can learn many things from reptiles and amphibians. In the class, students will learn about the characteristics that make reptiles and amphibians so different.
*Skins, Skulls, Scat & Tracks – Talking Teeth – Explore skins, skulls, tracks, and scat of North American mammals. Students will study models and examples to learn how mammals hunt, hide, and eat. “Mammal match-up” will challenge participants to match the skins, skulls, tracks, and scat to various mammals. Students will learn about the important physical attributes that help mammals survive in their natural habitats. A make-and-take track cast project is available with this program.
Venom vs. Poison – Students will explore adaptations and evolutionary strategies employed by animals and plants armed with nature’s toxic arsenal.
Whopping Crane – North America’s tallest flying bird, the Whooping Crane, stands 5 feet tall. Whoppers have been fighting their way back from the brink of extinction since the 1940s and are still listed as an endangered species. There are an estimated 300 hundred Whoopers worldwide, but wildlife officials estimate the entire population was down to as few as 15 birds at one point!
Animal Adaptations – Animals inherit characteristics from their parents. These special features and behaviors help them survive.
Biomimicry – Could you imagine being rescued by a roach? Humans have been looking to nature for inspiration for decades. During this program, we will look at some of the many things we’ve learned by observing nature.
*Botany – This program introduces basic botany using real plants and models. Students will make and take mini plant presses.
Carbon Carbon Everywhere – How does carbon move through Earth’s ecosystems? Students will look at the complexities of the carbon cycle.
Cave ecosystems – Geology: How caves form, why we should care about these underground homes and the specialized animals that call them home.
Classification and dichotomous key – Today you become the scientist! We’ll learn how to identify different organisms through classification.
Costs of courtship – No matter the species mating strategies are important. This class will dive into the costs of courtship. How do animals attract potential mates? Importance of mating in evolution, Interspecies interactions, and Trade-offs of courting and predation
*Edible Aquifer – Use tasty food items to illustrate the layers of an aquifer and what happens when a layer becomes contaminated. Students may eat the aquifer.
EnviroScape – Examine a 3-D mini watershed that allows students to simulate, in real-time, the interactions of precipitation with various land-use practices and the impacts they have on streams, lakes, water supplies, and groundwater.
Genetics and You – Students will learn about Punnett squares and how they define the inheritance of traits (Concepts of meiosis, Phenotypes, and Genotypes)
Nature Indicators – Did you know nature can be used as environmental indicators? Humans often upset the balance of nature by pollutants. Students will assess ecosystem health and biodiversity.
*Natural Journaling – This is a fun, relaxing outdoor activity involving art and writing to connect with nature. Students will make and take home a nature journal.
Pangea – What is Pangea? How long did it take to occur? How did it occur? – Students will explore Earth’s ancient Supercontinent and how the breakup of Pangea led to the formation of modern continents, ocean basins, and mountain ranges. Topics include continental drift and plate tectonics.
Recycling – A comprehensive program to empower individuals and communities to adopt sustainable waste management practices and reduce their environmental footprint through recycling.
Reptiles and Amphibians – We can learn many things from reptiles and amphibians. In the class, students will learn about the characteristics that make reptiles and amphibians so different.
*Skins, Skulls, Scat & Tracks – Talking Teeth – Explore skins, skulls, tracks, and scat of North American mammals. Students will study models and examples to learn how mammals hunt, hide, and eat. “Mammal match-up” will challenge participants to match the skins, skulls, tracks, and scat to various mammals. Students will learn about the important physical attributes that help mammals survive in their natural habitats. A make-and-take track cast project is available with this program.