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School Field Trips

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Field trips are available for California students, grades preK-12, attending with their classroom teacher.

Teacher Membership

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California Academy of Sciences Naturalist Center

Pre-K through 12th-grade teachers in California are eligible for special memberships to the Academy!

Spot that Bird

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Snowy Egret

Jan 23 & 24, 2020: Students will join us in a FREE online program as we build skills for spotting birds!

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Science Lesson Plans

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Find science activities to focus your field trip or lessons to integrate into your yearly curriculum.

Citizen Science Toolkit

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Find tools and structured opportunities to integrate citizen science into your classroom.

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Distance Learning programs

Can't make it to the Academy? We offer a wide breadth of resources that can impact your teaching from afar.

Professional Development

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Dive into science content, engage in effective teaching pedagogy, and develop a sense of how science really works.

Science Video Vault

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Browse our collection of educational videos to help your students visualize data and understand scientific and environmental concepts.

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