Adults, Children, Schools and Tours

The Natural History Museum, Santa Maria began as an enrichment project for our Santa Maria elementary schools in the area of natural science.  The aim was to bring live animals to the classrooms and put students in touch with the natural world.  The project began with nature kits which included all the equipment and materials a teacher would need to complete 14 lessons on the topic.  Birds in Your Backyard curriculum and kit was the first and geared for 3rd graders. Wee Beasties featuring insects and We Dig Rocks and Fossils were the other two curriculums and kits designed and loaned.  These kits are currently under evaluation and renovation. In the meantime… Please contact the Museum for information about the easily adaptable Nature Journals (see “download” links, below) created for student/classrooms to be used in urban settings recording natural observations. Museum school tours will utilize Nature Journaling for many grade levels.