Yellowstone National Park Junior Ranger and Young Scientist Programs ~ Yellowstone Up Close and Personal.

While this forum is a great source for personal guidance from Yellowstone veterans, many first-time visitors overlook the wealth of information on the official National Park Service pages for Yellowstone. There are detailed descriptions of various parts of the park, videos and much more. Information about the Young Scientist program can be found at this link. There are multiple age appropriate versions available at the.

The archived issues of Yellowstone Science. Or other special events in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Become A Young Scientist; Management. Trip planning brochures with tips on making your vacation an amazing journey. You’ll investigate the mysteries of Yellowstone by completing activities in the visitor center and field. The 5–9 year old program is. A Young Scientist.

The program for younger children is a bit simpler than the one geared for older children and even adults. Edited: 30 January 2014, 05:32. I'm curious too. The websites do have some good info, but not much about how long the programme will take.

I'm also interested as to whether you can check-out the kit and then return it to another hotel. My family have only one night in Old Faithful Inn and aren't keen to double-back to return the science kit. I'm a science teacher so I think it looks like an amazing learning opportunity for my son.

Nothing beats kids getting the opportunity to experience science out in the 'real-world'. I just wish my family weren't constrained by time. I think the young scientist toolkit (age 5-7) is only from visitor center.

I saw kids with them & it appeared were using infrared thermometers to record tem peratures. After usage, the toolkit is returned to the Old Faithful visitor center. The self-guided booklets (leveled for several age groups) can be purchased at Canyon visitor center or OF visitor center for $5. Yellowstonefan covered it well several years ago, but don't know how much has changed, but gives a great overview of the program & what was in the toolkit: Edited: 30 January 2014, 23:39.

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