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|  AT THE MUSEUM
For all At the Museum programs, $3 additional per person includes a screening of the Museum's current 3-D film.
Gallery Investigations
Self-guided Visits
Available all year
Conduct your own self-guided visit and enjoy the Museum's exhibitions and films in the giant-screen theater. Curriculum materials are available for most exhibitions. Teachers may arrange to preview exhibitions by calling 619.255.0210.
Days: Daily from 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
Fee: $4/$7 per student (an additional $3 per person includes a screening of the Museum’s current 3D-film)
Group size: 10 students minimum; one adult per eight students is required and admitted at no charge. Additional adults $6/$9 each.
Darwin—Biology Today
Available November–February
Inspire your students with real-world science! Come hear a guest researcher from University of California, San Diego’s Biological Sciences Department discuss the exhibition and the research that they do back in their labs. This lecture will provide insight into the exhibition, Darwin: Evolution | Revolution and the exciting world of a career in biological science research.
California State Standards 
Grades: 5–12
Days: Mondays
Fee: $14 each for students and chaperones (Includes Museum admission. Grades 5–8 require one adult chaperone per eight students and grades 9–12 require one adult chaperone per 12 students.)
Times: 10 AM talk; 11 AM exhibition admission
Habitats of San Diego
Available October–May
Visit our Discovery Center. Docents will lead small groups on a journey through unique San Diego County environments from the seashore to the desert.
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Explore Fossil Mysteries
Available October–May
Travel through time with Docent guides in the Museum’s permanent exhibition, Fossil Mysteries. Discover extraordinary San Diego and Baja California through this spectacular collection of regional fossils, interactives, and to-scale reproductions of ancient species.
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Days: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
Fee: $6 per student (includes General Admission to the Museum)
Times: 10 AM or 11 AM
Group size: 32 students maximum per session
Science Workshops
Nature Science Seminar—Weather!
Call for available dates
Immerse your students in meteorology. This 10-hour course may be taken over three or five days. Students will conduct experiments in our learning lab, visit the galleries, and investigate the atmospheric conditions of beautiful Balboa Park
California State Standards 
Days: Weekdays
Fee: $50 per student
Times: Flexible
Group size: 20 students minimum
The Museum Experience
Call for available dates
Get a museum education: investigative gallery walks with museum educators, behind-the-scenes details and customized science workshops in our labs. Life- and Earth-Science standards are addressed with inquiry-based activities using Museum specimens and resources. Immerse your students in geology, zoology, paleontology and San Diego’s biodiversity. Two- or three-day seminars available
California State Standards 
Days: Weekdays
Fee: $9 per student per day
Times: Flexible
Group size: 20 students minimum
AT YOUR SCHOOL SITE
Science Workshops
It’s Elemental—The State of Things
Available October–June
Chemistry is basic to an understanding of the natural world and an important part of fifth grade science standards. Explore the properties of matter and get cozy with atoms, molecules and the periodic table.
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It’s Elemental—Making and Breaking Bonds
Available October–June
Build on your chemistry knowledge in this more advanced class. Take a closer look at elements and compounds. Make a lava lamp and create bouncing putty!
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Eyes on Nature
Available October–June
Your students will be writing like poets! Connect science and language arts. Examine mysterious natural objects and learn to see and write from a new perspective.
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Days: Weekdays
Fee: $210 for two 1.5-hour sessions, $80 for an additional session; same day, same room, same topic, limit three sessions per day
Times: Flexible
Group size: 33 students maximum per session
Museum on Wheels
Fossil Tales of San Diego
Available October–May
Did you know that dinosaurs lived in San Diego 75 million years ago? Take a look at fossil clues that tell the story of dinosaurs, saber-tooth cats, walruses, mammoths, and more!
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Nature's Night Life
Available October–May
Who comes out at night? Explore the special adaptations of some of San Diego County's nocturnal creatures.
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Life in the Desert
Available October–May
How do living organisms adapt to extreme conditions? Discover the fascinating plants and animals that inhabit our local deserts.
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Roadrunners
Available October–May
San Diego is a hotspot of biodiversity. Learn all about the wild inhabitants that have adapted to survive in the varied habitats of our county.
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Days: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
Fee: $155 per school visit for two one-hour sessions; same day, same room, same topic, limit three sessions per day
Times: 9:30 and 10:45 AM
Group size: 25 students maximum per session
Creeping Things
Available October–June
Our herpetology expert will bring live and mounted specimens to your school for an up-close science experience with reptiles and amphibians
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Days: Weekdays
Fee: $225 for a one-hour session; $325 for two one-hour sessions
Times: Flexible
Group size: 60 students maximum per session
IN THE FIELD
Nature Walks
Available October–May
Experience the natural beauty of San Diego County on a one-hour nature walk led by the Museum's Canyoneers (trained volunteer naturalists). Learn about native plants and animals and how they have adapted to their environment. Choose from a selection of popular walk locations.
Days: Fridays
Fee: $2 per student, $30 minimum per class
Times: 9:30 or 10:45 AM
Group size: 32 students maximum
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