Region 1

Resources

Children's Museum of Sonoma County

The Children’s Museum of Sonoma County presents the Museum-on-the-Go, a fantastic mobile science program that comes to your school. The program transforms your school into a mini hands-on “Exploratorium-like” museum for students in Kindergarten through 6th grade. The Museum on the Go offers two engaging and fun programs to elementary school students – AIR POWER! And ELECTRIC SCIENCE! All exhibits and activities are correlated to Ca. Content Standards. For more information, call Theresa Giacomino, Director of Programs and Education 707-338-3412 or visit the museum website at www.cmosc.org.

RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching) is a non-profit organization that believes hands-on teaching is the best way for teachers to teach and students to learn. They provide creative hands-on activities, educational resources, workshops, and inexpensive materials (many donated by local businesses) to enrich pre K-12 education. The goal is to assist teachers, non-profits, and community groups by providing materials and ideas for day-to-day teaching and for supporting professional growth. http://www.raftsac.org/

MASE (Math and Science Education) Center at California State University, Sacramento

The mission of the MASE Center at California State University, Sacramento, is to improve the quality of science teaching and learning in the public and private schools of the Sacramento region. The MASE Center employs the expertise of teachers, grades K-12, university and community college faculty and local industrial scientists and engineers to accomplish this mission. Implementation of the mission is provided in two distinct areas; professional development of experienced teachers and development of pre-service teachers. http://www.csus.edu/mase/

Modesto Junior College Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program

Modesto Junior College is accepting applications for the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program for summer 2011. The ATE is a two-year program targeted at helping to prepare future agriculture teachers. Applicants to the ATE program should be high school seniors with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 who plan to pursue an Associate degree in Agricultural Science from MJC, and transfer to a four-year college. If accepted into the program participants are required to attend a two week “Summer Institute” on the MJC Campus and must enroll as a full-time student at MJC for the fall 2011 semester. During the institute students become more familiar with MJC’s agriculture programs and classes and begin to establish a network of support and an understanding of good study habits. Upon successful completion of the Summer Institute, ATE students receive a $500 stipend for any expenses they may have incurred. The application deadline for the 2011 summer institute is November 15, 2010. An application is available online at http://www.mjc.edu/highschool/why_mjc/divdeps/agens/nsf-scholarships.html, and interested students can contact Don Borges at (209) 575-6449 or email him at borgesd@mjc.edu.

San Joaquin Valley Children's Science Museums

Science exhibits and much more are available for field trips and walk-in visitors at:
Castle Science and Tech Center, Atwater—http://www.challengersjv.org, (209) 726-0296
ImagineU Interactive Children's Museum, Visalia—http://www.imagineumuseum.org
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History, Bakersfield—http://www.sharktoothhill.org
Children's Museum of the Sierra, Oakhurst, Madera County— http://www.childrensmuseumofthesierra.org, (559) 658-5656
Madera County Fossil Discovery Center, Fairmead—http://www.maderamammoths.org

Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis

The Bohart Museum, one of the largest insect collections in the United
States, welcomes classes to explore the diverse and fascinating world of
insects. Students will get the chance explore part of the vast collection,
see beautiful and unusual insects, and interact with residents of a live
insect zoo. For more information visit http://bohart.ucdavis.edu/ or call (530) 752-9555.

California Science Projects

The California Science Project (CSP) is a university-based professional development network for pre-K-16 teachers of science that utilizes highly skilled teams of educators and scientists drawn from universities and school districts across the state. This statewide network works toward the common goal of improving science education for all California students. The CSP has convenient sites across the state at campuses of the University of California, California State University, and independent colleges/universities. There are four science projects in Region 1:

Redwood Science Project—Humboldt State University, Arcata
Inland Northern California Science Project—CSU Chico
Sacramento Area Science Project—UC Davis
Delta Sierra Science Project—San Joaquin County Office of Education

Sacramento Zoo
For more information, call 916-264-5166 or go to www.saczoo.com.

Petaluma Wildlife Museum

The Petaluma Wildlife Museum is the largest student-run wildlife museum in the world. The museum is completely run by student docents who care for the dozens of live animals and hundreds of taxidermied animals, and run all of the flied trips through the museum. The museum offers summer programs for students and a limited number of weekend tours. For more information contact: Petaluma Wildlife Museum, 201 Fair Street, Petaluma, CA 94952, (707) 778-4787.