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Region 1
Events and Resources
Last updated: June 13, 2013

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