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Field Trips: K

Once you’ve selected from the programs listed below, please register online by clicking here or clicking the “Request Your Visit” button below the program.

Self-Guided Visit

Pre-K12th Grade
Conduct your own self-guided visit any time of year and discover the unique evolution and biodiversity of Southern California and the peninsula of Baja California. Topics to explore with your group include geology, paleontology, evolution, and ecology. Use our free Exhibition Educator Guides to complement your museum visit. Teachers may preview general admission exhibitions for free with valid identification.

Fee: $12 per student
Group size: 10 student minimum
Chaperones: We require a 1:5 ratio (includes teachers). Required chaperones receive free general admission. Additional chaperones are $15 per person.

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Educator-Led Workshops

Only offered during traditional school year.
Fee
: $15 per student. Workshops available Monday–Friday at 9:50 AM and/or 11:30 AM.
Group Size: 25 students per 80-minute class (10 student minimum). Classes may not be combined.
Chaperones: Classroom Teacher and at least three additional adults are required. Required chaperones receive free general admission. Additional chaperones are $15 per person.

Amazing Arthropods

Kindergarten–2nd grade
Arthropods are interdependent on all life and serve an important role on Earth. Compare the life cycles and body structures of insects, arachnids, and crustaceans.
K-LS1- From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Process; 1-LS1: Structure and Function; 2-LS4: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

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Native Land, Native People

Kindergarten – 5th Grade
Learn how the Kumeyaay Nation relied on their skills and expertise to survive in the San Diego area. Grind acorns for flour, scrape yucca leaves for fiber, and practice your skills to live and thrive and experience what life was like in the 1300s.

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