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.
Pre-K – 12th 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. Self-Guided Visits do not include special exhibitions.
Fee: $10 per student
Group size: 10 student minimum
Chaperones: We require a 1:8 chaperone to student ratio, but will allow up to a 1:3 ratio. Chaperones receive free general admission.
2 nd – 8 th Grade
This region has a rich fossil record. Investigate San Diego’s past by trekking through 75 million years of geologic history. Interpret Museum murals and describe how the flora, fauna, and climate have changed over millions of years. Meet the great granddaddy of your pet dog and swim in the ancient San Diego Bay. Identify types of geologic plate movement by interacting with Museum models and attempt to solve the mysteries that remain as you explore fantastic fossils found in San Diego County.
Fee: $11 per student. Tours available Mondays and Fridays at 10 AM and/or 11 AM.
Group size: 32 students per 1-hour tour (10 student minimum). Classes may not be combined.
Chaperones: We require a 1:8 chaperone to student ratio, but will allow up to a 1:3 ratio. Chaperones receive free general admission.
2 nd – 8 th Grade
San Diego is one of the most biologically diverse counties in the United States. Observe how human settlement and population increases have impacted our region’s plant and animal inhabitants. Travel from the wetlands, coastal sage, riparian, chaparral and mountains, down to the desert. Learn how plants and animals adapt to the various habitats of San Diego County.
Fee: $11 per student. Tours available Mondays and Fridays at 10 AM and/or 11 AM.
Group size: 32 students per 1-hour tour (10 student minimum). Classes may not be combined.
Chaperones: We require a 1:8 chaperone to student ratio, but will allow up to a 1:3 ratio. Chaperones receive free general admission.
4th – 8th Grade
Explore the world of skulls. Skulls and teeth can tell the story about what an animal ate, how it moved, and whether it was a hunter or hunted. Learn through observation the many stories from the smallest of creatures to the largest.
Fee: $11 per student. Tours available Mondays and Fridays at 10 AM and/or 11 AM.
Group size: 32 students per 1-hour tour (10 student minimum). Classes may not be combined.
Chaperones: We require a 1:8 chaperone to student ratio, but will allow up to a 1:3 ratio. Chaperones receive free general admission.