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

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.

Science Workshops

Autumn Harvest
Available September–January
What does it mean to hunt and gather? Step back in time! Grind acorns, pound yucca leaves for fibers, investigate hunting strategies, and find out if your students can match the ingenuity of California’s early Kumeyaay Indians.
California State Standards

Cetacean Sensation
Available February–March
Come discover the power of whale chatter, the beauty of blubber, and whats on the menu for our marine cousins.
California State Standards

Amazing Arthropods
Available April–June
They are everywhere and they are many! Come learn about your neighbors: the insects, the arachnids, and a surprise backyard crustacean.
California State Standards

Days: Weekdays
Fee: $155 (includes General Admission to the Museum) for up to 25 students and four chaperones—additional students and chaperones $6 each
Times: 10 AM–11:30 AM and noon–1:30 PM. Some flexible scheduling available.
Group size: 25 students maximum per session

AT YOUR SCHOOL SITE

Young Naturalists

Mesozoic Mystery
Available September–June
Curious creatures lived long, long ago. Can you tell a dinosaur from other prehistoric reptiles? Get the facts! Touch a real dinosaur fossil, learn a song, and make a “fossil” to keep.
California State Standards


Tidepool Wonders
Available September–June
A tidepool is a special place filled with strange inhabitants. In this class, imagine life under and above the surge in the tidal zone.
California State Standards


Cloud Science
Available September–June
Clouds are curious everyday things. Learn how to identify basic cloud types through song, art, and experiment.
California State Standards

Science Workshops

Autumn Harvest Hits the Road
Available September–June
What does it mean to hunt and gather? Step back in time! Grind acorns, pound yucca leaves for fibers, investigate hunting strategies and find out if your students can match the ingenuity of California’s early Kumeyaay Indians.
California State Standards

Flora and Fauna
Available September–June
Learn about plants and animals and how they get their jobs done by taking a close look at clues from the environment. Investigate seeds, nests, skulls and other Museum specimens, do a pollination play and discover small secrets of the life around us.
California State Standards


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: 25 students maximum per session

Museum on Wheels

Incredible Insects
Available October–May
Learn about insects common in our area—our closest neighbors!
Docents will bring cased and live specimens to your classroom!
California State Standards

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
California State Standards

Days: Weekdays
Fee: $225 for a one-hour session; $325 for two one-hour sessions
Times: Flexible
Group size: 60 students maximum per session

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