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Teacher preview of new Darwin exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum
Teacher Preview Days
November 9 through 13
10 AM-5 PM.
RSVP to lheberling@sdnhm.org for the teacher preview of new Darwin exhibition!
Open to the public November 7, 2009 - February 28, 2010
And don't miss our new 3D Film Experience-Dinosaurs Alive! 3D through November 30
A global adventure of science and discovery featuring the entire age of dinosaurs-from the earliest creatures of the Triassic period to the monsters of the Jurassic and Cretaceous-as they are reawakened on the giant screen in eye-popping 3D format. (40 min.) To receive your free preview admission you must RSVP in advance to groupregistration@sdnhm.org or call 619.255.0210, with your name, school, and date of your visit (November 9 to 13).
When you arrive at the Museum, please check in at the North entrance to pick up a packet before going into the exhibition. Remember to bring a valid school ID.
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DARWIN: EVOLUTION | REVOLUTION
November 7, 2009-February 28, 2010
Let your students explore the life and work of Charles Darwin, the biologist whose revolutionary theories on natural selection and evolution changed the face of science forever. This year marks the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publishing of On the Origin of Species. In addition to Darwin's own manuscripts, notebooks, letters, artworks, and personal objects, the exhibition also contains fossils, taxidermy mounts, and living specimens.
School group rate (10 or more students): $4 per student
Monday morning school group lecture:
Darwin-Biology Today!
Inspire your students with real-world science! Come hear a guest researcher from University of California, San Diego's Biological Sciences Department discuss the exhibition and the research that they do in their labs. This lecture will provide insight into the exhibition, Darwin: Evolution | Revolution and the exciting world of a career in biological science research.
Monday mornings at 10 AM
$9 per student (includes lecture and exhibition)
CLICK HERE to check out our Darwin-related school programs below and online exhibition guides. The Darwin Education Title Sponsor is The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation.
Survivor! (at your school site)
September-June
Life forms adapt to meet the challenges and opportunities in an environment. Investigate the power of successful adaptations and take a closer look at the some of Earth's most famous extinctions. Grade 3.
Roadrunners (at your school site)
October-May
San Diego is a hotspot of biodiversity. Learn all about the wild inhabitants that have adapted to survive in the varied habitats of our county. Grades 3-5.
Explore Fossil Mysteries (at the Museum)
October-May
Travel through time with Docent guides and discover San Diego and Baja California through this spectacular collection of regional fossils, interactives and to-scale reproductions of ancient species. Grades 3-8.
Education Department
Weekdays, 8:30 AM-4 PM
Phone: 619.255.0210
You can leave your message on voicemail anytime.
Fax: 619.235.9446
CLICK HERE to view our 2009-2010 School Programs
Catalogue.
Check out our FREE Online Exhibition Guides
Current exhibitions and films:
November 7, 2009-February 28, 2010
Travel 75 million years back in time through our region. Ongoing
Baja California Photography
Through Jan. 3, 2010
Ongoing
Aerial Portraits of the American West
Photography by John Shelton
Ongoing
Films showing daily in our giant-screen theater:
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Ocean Oasis Ongoing
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Dinosaurs Alive! 3D Oct. 5-Nov. 30
School groups charge: An additional $3 per person to see 3D film. See film schedule.
