At a Penguins+Pajamas Sleepover, the adventure begins well before bedtime—and continues the next day. Spark your young science-lover's imagination by exploring our exhibits after hours. Go stargazing ...

Skulls is a highly interactive experience, inviting you to touch, draw, and even reimagine your eyesight through various skulls. Experience vision as both predator and prey, try your hand at sketching ...

Lions and cheetahs face off with zebras and antelope through the glass windows of their detailed displays. At the far end, a breeding colony of African penguins dip and dive in their 25,000-gallon ...

Students learn about the food, water, and space needs of common livestock animals. Using math and problem solving skills they will learn how many animals can live on their imaginary 100 acre ranch.

Every frame of Incoming! was created in-house by the Academy’s Visualization Studio, a seasoned team of animators and engineers. To create this engaging visual journey with utmost accuracy, they ...

The Department of Ichthyology houses one of the largest and most important research collections of its kind in the world. There are over 200,000 cataloged lots (jars) containing roughly 1.6 million ...

The collections at the California Academy of Sciences (CAS) have been amassed over a period of nearly 200 years. These collections include both physical scientific specimens and written data ...

Students will explore tectonic plate boundaries and different types of seismic waves generated by earthquakes.

This activity works best if the worksheets with the planet names are placed side-by side on a table, and are arranged to match the order from the Sun. In front of these sheets place the instruction ...

Prior to the activity, identify a sunny and a shady location in the garden (school garden, yard, or neighboring area)to use for observations and data collection. Take in mind to choose plants in the ...

Help everyone stay healthy: It's not required, but we encourage all guests to stay up-to-date on their vaccinations and to mask up indoors. If you’re feeling sick or have been in close contact with ...

Through the generous support of The Bernard Osher Foundation, the Osher Fellows program attracts “thinkers-in-residence” from the fields of science, art, design, and policy. Working in collaboration ...