Classes at Your School: 1st

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

Exploring your Backyard

Pre-K – 1 st Grade
What is the habitat outside your door? We call them neighborhoods. Learn about different animals that pass through and live in our backyards. Find out ways to protect these animals. Become aware of the adaptations plants and animals need to survive in urban environments.

Fee: $125 per 1-hour class. Second class in the same school and same classroom is $75. Classes available on Tuesdays and Fridays and can only be scheduled to start at 9:30 and/or 10:45 AM.
Group size: 20 students per 1-hour class (10 student minimum). Classes may not be combined.

Request your visit

Oceans from Shore to Deep

Pre-K – 1st Grade
From the shores to the deep, oceans are host to a wide variety of plants and animals. Discover who lives in there and visit the multi-layered kelp forest condominiums. Compare the size and shape of bird beaks. See how these traits influence diet and explore life below sea level and how to keep the ocean clean and healthy for its inhabitants.

Fee: $125 per 1-hour class. Second class in the same school and same classroom is $75. Classes available on Tuesdays and Fridays and can only be scheduled to start at 9:30 and/or 10:45 AM.
Group size: 25 students per 1-hour class (10 student minimum). Classes may not be combined.

Request your visit

Reptile Friends

Pre-K – 1st Grade
The warm and arid climate of the San Diego region provides an ideal environment for several reptiles. Explore traits and adaptations of our regional lizards, turtles and snakes. Examine skeletons, skulls, and the molted skins of reptiles who have adapted to survive throughout San Diego.

Fee: $125 per 1-hour class. Second class in the same school and same classroom is $75. Classes available on Tuesdays and Fridays and can only be scheduled to start at 9:30 and/or 10:45 AM.
Group size: 25 students per 1-hour class (10 student minimum). Classes may not be combined.

Request your visit

Pond Pals

Pre-K – 1st Grade
Ponds are freshwater ecosystems that support a complex food web. By identifying the various producers, consumers, and decomposers, we can begin to understand why forms of life around a pond are dependent upon each other. Meet the darting helicopter insect and arrange the life cycle of our pond pals and amphibians.

Fee: $125 per 1-hour class. Second class in the same school and same classroom is $75. Classes available on Tuesdays and Fridays and can only be scheduled to start at 9:30 and/or 10:45 AM.
Group size: 25 students per 1-hour class (10 student minimum). Classes may not be combined.

Request your visit

Incredible Insects and More

K – 2nd Grade
Explore the social life of an ant. Using manipulatives, discover how various insects have different life cycles. Learn the differences between an insect and a spider. Observe a live tarantula.

Fee: $125 per 1-hour class. Second class in the same school and same classroom is $75. Classes available on Tuesdays and Fridays and can only be scheduled to start at 9:30 and/or 10:45 AM.
Group size: 25 students per 1-hour class (10 student minimum). Classes may not be combined.

Request your visit