Nature Center at Sabino Canyon Visitor Center, Tucson, AZ
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N 32° 18.600 W 110° 49.344
12S E 516718 N 3574811
This Nature Center is located in the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center in Tucson, AZ.
Waymark Code: WMHPZ7
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2013
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Individuals, families, and school groups visiting Sabino Canyon in Tucson, AZ are encouraged to use the interactive display in the Visitor's Center. This display provides current air temperature and flow rate conditions and uses animated graphics to explain the hydrology of the canyon. The interactive display is also available on-line.
Teachers planning field trips to Sabino Canyon can have their students explore the display prior to the trip perhaps graphing flow rate trends or developing questions to be answered during the trip.
Following a field trip, teachers are encouraged to have their students use the on-line version of the display to answer questions generated during the trip and clarify understandings of the canyon's hydrology. Teachers who are unable to take their students to visit the canyon can use the on-line display to help teach their students about the hydrology of the Tucson area. This display provides definitions of key terms and subtitles in English, Spanish, French, and German.
Address: 5700 N Sabino Canyon Rd Tucson, AZ 85750
Phone: (520) 749-8700
Hours:
Weekdays & Holidays: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Hours: From: 9:00 AM To: 4:30 PM
Open Year Round?: yes
Interpretive Programs?: yes
Live Animal Displays: no
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Visit Instructions:
Visitors should visit the Nature Center and post a photo of themselves (or GPS unit) either inside or outside of the nature center visited. Logs without photos WILL be allowed if a lenghty description of one's visit and a mention of what they learned is included.