Science Exploration Opportunities
SANDHILL CRANE FESTIVAL AND TOURS: Festival in Lodi Nov. 6-8, 2009; http://www.cranefestival.com/tours.html . Public tours are held at the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve on the first 3 weekends of October through February http://www.dfg.ca.gov/regions/3/cranetour/
CSUS ARBORETUM open for self-guided tours, on the north side of campus; 6000 J Street, http://www.csus.edu/vtour/11/index.html
YOLO BASIN FOUNDATION, P.O. Box 943, Davis, CA 95617, Phone: (530) 756-7248; Education Programs: (530) 758-1018, Web page: http://yolobasin.org/. Wetland tours second Saturday of each month, speakers first Wednesday evening of each month.
UC DAVIS ARBORETUM: open for self-guided tours and announced public tours and events http://www.arboretum.ucdavis.edu/
WILDLIFE VIEWING AREAS: self-guided explorations, http://www.dfg.ca.gov/viewing/
CALIFORNIA STATE INDIAN MUSEUM, at 2618 K St., just north of Sutter's Fort. Exhibits highlight the plants and animals California Indians relied upon for survival. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $2 for adults, $1 for children 6 to 12. (916) 324-0539.
DISCOVERY MUSEUM SCIENCE & SPACE CENTER, 3615 Auburn Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95821 Telephone: (916) 575-3941, Admission: $5.00 - Adults (Age 18+), $4.00 - Youth (Age 13-17), $3.00 - Children (Age 4-12), FREE - Children 3 or younger
Web page with calendar of events: http://www.thediscovery.org
EFFIE YEAW NATURE CENTER, Carmichael, CA 95609, Phone: (916) 489-4918
Web page: http://www.effieyeaw.org/
SACRAMENTO ZOO, 3930 West Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95822-1123, Phone: (916) 264-5889 Web page: http://www.saczoo.com/
EXPLORIT SCIENCE CENTER, 3141 Fifth Street, Davis, CA 95617, Phone: (530) 756-0191
Web page: http://dcn.davis.ca.us/GO/EXPLORIT/
COSUMNES RIVER PRESERVE, 13501 Franklin Blvd., Galt, CA 95632,Phone: (916) 683-1700 Web page: http://www.cosumnes.org
STONE LAKES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Tours and educational events scheduled; 1624 Hood-Franklin Road, Elk Grove, CA, Phone (916) 775-4420; Web page: http://www.fws.gov/stonelakes/
COMMUNITY EVENTS INVOLVING FISH AND WILDLIFE are listed in a calendar prepared by the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/ea/event-calendar.htm
MUSEUM OF MEDICAL HISTORY, 5380 Elvas Avenue, Sacramento, Phone: (916) 456.3152, Hours: Mon – Fri 9AM – 4PM, Free Admission; Web page: http://www.ssvms.org/museum.asp
MATHER FIELD VERNAL POOL TOURS, Free tours (reservations required): in spring. For more information, go to http://www.vernalpools.org/MatherSchedule.htm
SACRAMENTO VALLEY CONSERVANCY, Deer Creek Hills east of Sacramento; information on tours and educational events at http://www.sacramentovalleyconservancy.org/calendar.asp
SACRAMENTO VALLEY ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY events listed at http://www.svas.org/index.php?id=15
NATURE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SACRAMENTO SPLASH, family events to explore aquatic ecosystems; 4426 Excelsior Road, Mather, CA 95655, at the north entrance to Independence at Mather. http://www.sacsplash.org/nature/index.htm
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FARM FOUNDATION, 25344 County Road 95, Davis, CA 95616 Phone: (530) 758-1387
PLACER LAND TRUST AND NATURE CENTER, 3700 Christian Valley Road, Auburn, CA 95602, Phone: (530) 878-6053, Web page: http://pltpnc.neworld.net/
PLACER NATURE CENTER 4TH FRIDAY LECTURE SERIES, Unity of Auburn, 1212, High St., Auburn, CA; (530) 878-6053; Web page: http://www.4thfridaylecture.org/
SOLANO COUNTY FARMLANDS AND OPEN SPACE FOUNDATION, P.O. Box 115, Fairfield, CA 94533
Phone: (707) 428-7580; Activity Line: (707) 421-1351, Web page: http://home.earthlink.net/~scfosf/
SUISUN MARSH NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION, 1171 Kellogg Street, Suisun, CA 94585 Phone: (707) 429-4295, Web page: http://207.105.216.136/
SHEPARD GARDEN AND ART CENTER, 3330 McKinley Boulevard in McKinley Park, Free shows:
OCTOBER 17-18 |
SHEPARD GARDEN AND ARTS CENTER -- FALL FESTIVAL |
OCTOBER 24-25 |
CAPITAL CITY BONSAI SHOW |
NOVEMBER 7-8 |
SACRAMENTO CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW |
NOVEMBER 14-15 |
SACRAMENTO CENTER TEXTILE ARTS SHOW |
DECEMBER 5 |
FLORAL DESIGN GUILD TEA |
.Other possible activities may be found at:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/, the Exploratorium in San Francisco
http://www.calacademy.org/, the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco
http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/, the Marine Mammal Center in Marin, north of the Golden Gate Bridge
http://www.mbayaq.org/, the Monterey Bay Aquarium
http://www.prbo.org/Educ.html, the Point Reyes Bird Observatory
http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/, the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley
http://www.museumca.org/global/findit.html#calsearch, the Oakland Museum of Science
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/, The UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
PRINTED AND ELECTRONIC SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON SUPPORTING YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
A Family Guide to Science, from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, can be downloaded from http://www.tryscience.org/parents/se_2.html
Includes suggested places to go and activities to do to explore different kinds of science
The following Web sites are some of the many that contain great links for both you and your child. Most of these listings provide information about how to search for specific information and links to other age-appropriate sites for children.
American Association for the Advancement of Science: www.scienceeverywhere.org
Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project: www.learner.org/
Educational REALMS: www.stemworks.org
Family Education Network: http://fen.com
The Franklin Institute Science Museum: http://sln.fi.edu/
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Cool Science for Curious Kids): www.hhmi.org/coolscience/index.html
Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley: www.lhs.berkeley.edu/
Miami Museum of Science: www.miamitaxi.net/attractions/miamimuseumofscience.htm
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html
National Geographic Society: www.nationalgeographic.com
National Science Education Standards: www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/
National Science Teachers Association: www.nsta.org/parents
National Wildlife Federation: www.nwf.org/kids/
PBS NOVA Programs: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/
Science for Families: http://scienceforfamilies.allinfo-about.com/
A Science Odyssey: www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/
Smithsonian Institution: www.si.edu/kids/
U.S. Department of Agriculture for Kids Science Links and Resources: www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html
U.S. Geological Survey Learning Web: http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/fun/map.asp
Ask Dr. Math http://mathforum.org/dr.math/abt.drmath.html
Girl Scout site http://www.girlsgotech.org/girlsgotech_booklet.pdf
Technology Problem of the Week http://mathforum.org/tpow/index.direct.html
Fibonacci Numbers and Nature http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibnat.html
Science View Interactive Showcase http://sv.berkeley.edu/showcase/index.html
Math Games and Puzzles http://www.edu.uwo.ca/essofamilymath/games.asp
Math at Home http://educ.queensu.ca/%7Efmc/
Junior High Math in Canada http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mejhm/index.html?launch=true