Education

For Teachers

Let the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History supplement and enrich your Science or History/Social Studies curriculum. We offer fieldtrip programs and outreach kits that address state and national standards.

Call our Education Programs Director at (831) 648-5716, ext. 17.

For the most engaging experience, we suggest that you have your students participate in a topic-specific, hands-on program in the Education Room. These programs last approximately half an hour. Requested donation, $1 per student. Consider one of the following topics, or make a special request:

  • Fossils
  • Life cycles
  • Animal adaptations
  • Rocks and minerals
  • California Indian artifacts
  • Local animals and their habitats

If you would like your class to be more independent in its visit to the museum, we offer some downloadable activity sheets.

If you can't bring your class to the museum, bring a part of the museum to your classroom. You can borrow a topic-specific kit with hands-on materials that you can check out and bring to use in your class; or arrange an outreach visit to your class by museum staff to present a topic using these hands-on materials. Our currently available kits include:

  • Fossils
  • Rocks and minerals
  • California Indian artifacts
Downloads: 
application/pdf iconScavenger Hunts: Food Chains
application/pdf iconScavenger Hunt: Animals Used by Local California Indians
application/pdf iconScavenger Hunt: Look for Life Cycles

For Parents

Hook your child on science and nature with our fun, engaging, and highly educational offerings:

  • Classes for preschoolers
  • After-school and weekend classes
  • Day Camps in June, July, and August
  • A scavenger hunt-style introduction to the museum
  • Free Science Saturdays offered the last Saturday of every month
Downloads: 
application/pdf iconA scavenger hunt-style introduction to the museum
application/pdf icon4th & 5th Grade Students: Magnets & Electricity
application/pdf icon4th & 5th Grade Students: Science & Fun of Simple Machines
application/pdf icon3rd, 4th, & 5th Grade Students: Observational Drawing
application/pdf iconSummer Day Camps flyer
application/pdf iconPreschoolers & parents: Nature for the Preschool Explorer
application/pdf iconRegistration Form for Class or Camp

For Scientists

With 32 scientific Institutions around the Monterey Bay, it is little wonder this area is sometimes called "Science Bay." The Museum is honored to collaborate with this scientific community on educational lectures, on possible support of research through the Museum Collection including library, and on the creation of permanent and special exhibits. These collaborations raise the profile of specific research and provide researchers with a channel for public education while deeply enriching the Museum experience.

To explore possible science collaborations, contact the Museum Curator, Mark Walker at (831) 648-5716, ext. 12 or email walker@pgmuseum.org. In addition, researchers are encouraged to submit exhibit ideas via the Museum's Special Exhibit Proposal Form.

Downloads: 
application/msword iconSpecial Exhibit Proposal Form

For Adults

Top experts provide many high quality Museum lectures and classes for adults.

Citizen scientists and curious minds will enjoy the Museum lectures often provided by internationally acclaimed scientists and local scientific insitutions. Discover the lectures are being offered this month by exploring the Museum's calendar of events.