Kindergarten

Standards-aligned experiences for your class!  Reservations are required

Mondays My Way
(Monday, 10:00–11:00 AM; 11:00 AM–Noon)
Group size: maximum 80 students.

This is an opportunity for teachers to conduct investigations in the exhibit halls with their own classes. Teacher-prepared scavenger hunts, single hall studies, and special topic focus are some of the pos­sibilities. Monday is the only week day that clipboards are allowed in the Museum.

Self-guided Tour
(Tuesday–Friday, 10:00–11:00 AM; 11:00 AM–Noon)
Group size: maximum 80 students. May be combined with a Discovery Lab or Outdoor Nature Exploration.

Discovery Lab
(Tuesday–Friday, 10:00–11:00 AM; 11:00 AM–Noon)
Group size: maximum one class. May be combined with a Self-guided Tour or Outdoor Nature Exploration.

Treasure Boxes
Motivated by the appeal of beautiful sea shells in trea­sure boxes, students observe, compare, and sort the shells based on selected variables.
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Outdoor Nature Explorations
(Tuesday–Friday, 10:00–11:00 AM; 11:00 AM–Noon)
Group size: maximum one class.  May be combined with a Self-guided Tour or Discovery Lab.

Nature Walk
Using all the senses, students are led on a walk along the creek to observe in a natural environment. Students explore the area looking for evidence of wildlife on the ground, around plants, and in the creek.
           
Up Close
Students do an outdoor observation of the natural and unnatural things that can be found in one square foot.  Students dig through leaf litter to find the things that do not belong.  Man-made trash is bagged and taken back to the school classroom to be sorted and graphed. 

Museum reservations taken Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 1:00–5:00 PM
at 805-682-4711 ext. 107.

Sea Center Expeditions

Self-guided Tour
(Monday–Friday, 10:00–11:00 AM; 11:00 AM–Noon)
Group size: maximum 80 students.

Sea Center reservations taken Tuesday–Friday, 1:00–5:00 PM at 805-962-2526 ext. 108.