The Lawrence Hall of Science
The public science center of the University of California, Berkeley.
Open Daily 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Animal Discovery Zone 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
We’ll bring our science programs to you.
We partner with school districts to support science learning. We offer district-wide elementary, middle, and high school programs, either virtually or in-person.
We collaborate with a range of partners to innovate in science education. Together, we go further.
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Prepare future scientists (undergraduate & graduate students) to communicate their science knowledge more effectively to the public and other diverse audiences
Ocean Literacy is the understanding of the ocean’s influence on you and your influence on the ocean.
The ACLIPSE university course instructional materials, and associated grades 6-12 teacher professional learning opportunities and materials, engage participants in climate science activities while using data in authentic and locally-relevant ways.
Kirsten Franklin, a classroom teacher, makes a case for why environmental literacy should be essential to classroom instruction.
Sarah Johnson of Wild Rose Education and Sara Monson of Walking Mountains Science Center worked together to plan and lead a workshop for 11 elementary school teachers.
A summary of some of the opportunities and value of cultivating partnerships outdoor science education programs and school districts.
Joe Walewski of Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center describes a partnership to offer outdoor, in-person education during the pandemic.
The North Cascades Institute describes how they partnered with several organizations to offer in-person outdoor learning for elementary students in three school districts during the pandemic.
Sean Hill shares about Sierra Nevada Journeys’s approach to establishing a partnership and weekly outdoor education program with a local elementary school.
Brooke Teller of Portland Public Schools shares how she leveraged CARES funding and support from local businesses to implement district-wide outdoor teaching during the pandemic.
McCall Outdoor Science School describes how their existing partnerships K-12 school district led to the creation of an in-person outdoor learning program during the pandemic.
Heather Molloy describes a program that offered childcare and outdoor learning to children of Santa Cruz County school district employees during the pandemic.
This brief investigates how a network of outdoor science programs has fared during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An approach to create school site maps that highlight walkable destinations and routines organized for K–5 from Green Schoolyards America!
This resource helps you identify units in your curriculum that emphasize environmental concepts and add outdoor learning experiences to classroom routines.
Find out more about what you can do to be an advocate for science education and environmental literacy in your community!
Watch Craig Strang discuss how California is approaching the systemic implementation of environmental literacy into state-wide education systems. For more information, check out: https://ca-eli.org/.
This short summary offers context about the Next Generation Science Standards and opportunities for supporting NGSS-aligned instruction in outdoor science schools.
In this series of blogs, written in 2021, the BEETLES team heard many stories about how the environmental education community is adapting to the Covid pandemic.