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The Lawrence Hall of Science
The public science center of the University of California, Berkeley.
Open Wed-Sun 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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Explorará cómo una nueva generación de satélites está mejorando simultáneamente la cartografía del agua, las predicciones climáticas y los esfuerzos…
En esta charla hablaré de cómo las ranas venenosas son capaces de realizar esta asombrosa hazaña sin intoxicarse, con algunos…
We invite 5 environmental learning organizations to participate in our inaugural ecotone course: Building and Implementing a Professional Learning System.…
Members: you’re invited to an exclusive look at our early childhood drop-in program, “Dance Into The Light!”
Visit The Lawrence and enjoy all the hands-on science we offer for just $5 per person.
Join us for our annual family-friendly New Year’s Eve party! Bid farewell to 2024 and ring in 2025 with colorful…
When schedules do not meet the instructional needs of students, outcomes are disproportionately experienced by marginalized student populations. The good…
Many districts de-prioritized elementary science during the pandemic and are struggling to reignite consistent science instruction. Building, tapping, and deploying…
Writing supports sense-making in science by providing opportunities for students to wrestle with new ideas, organize data, and share their…
What is translanguaging? How can we use it to support students’ science learning and language development? Join us to discuss…
What makes a good assessment? Learn what to look for (or include) in an effective assessment that tracks students’ 3D…
Developing phenomenon-driven units is hard. Bay Area Science Project (BASP) leaders have worked with secondary science teachers to address common…
In this workshop, participants will construct explanatory models and identify connections between a wide variety of real-world phenomena related to…
Come talk with scientists at Berkeley Lab to hear about their ongoing work to understand and discover this elusive matter.…
Join us for Champagne Supernova, the brightest party in the galaxy, on October 10, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Delight in…
In this roundtable session, we will share what we have learned about understanding, documenting, and measuring transformation and translation in…
In recent years, some planetarium associations have created committees like the Pacific Planetarium Association’s IDEA or Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and…
One of the most useful kinds of professional development for live presenters is simply watching others present and gleaning new…
Ready, set, dig! From dinosaur bones to a variety of mystery fossils, there’s no telling what you will unearth!
Soak up the sun and celebrate Spring Break with special events, extended hours, and more at The Lawrence!
Become a member! Join us for an exclusive Members-only prehistoric preview of our new exhibit Dinosaur Lookout! Bring a picnic…
La Tierra es el único planeta conocido que alberga vida. La mayor parte de la vida en la Tierra es…
Offered on multiple dates. This FREE 1-hour webinar provides a walk-through of FOSSmap assessment features to help support assessment and…
Offered on multiple dates. This FREE 1-hour webinar is for teachers and administrators who are new to ThinkLink.
Alan Friedman, Founding Director of The Lawrence Hall of Science Planetarium (then called the William K. Holt Planetarium), was a…
Offered on multiple dates. This FREE 1-hour webinar provides a walk-through of ThinkLink features to help support successful implementation in…
Offered multiple dates. This FREE 1-hour webinar is for teachers and administrators who would like a review of ThinkLink navigation…
On the same day as the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games, join us for a friendly…
Join us for the Climate Adaptation Science Fair at KQED’s new headquarters in San Francisco. Discover how we can adapt…
What happens when a song gets stuck in your head? Why do we like certain melodies and not others? Why…
Join The Lawrence On-The-Go at the East Bay’s largest street festival! The Solano Stroll is chock full of art vendors,…
Enjoy hours of interactive science activities, music, guest speakers, delicious food, and more.
September’s theme is Engineering Encounters. Find our booth to design, build, and test your creations and put your engineering skills…
A brand new dinosaur exhibit is roaring into The Lawrence! Join us on Saturday, October 19 for the grand opening…
Commemorate the spooky season with a celebration of misunderstood creatures!
This vibrant festival brings over 100,000 people together to enjoy music, food, and activities, paying homage to the dead. Visit…
Celebrate Indigenous People Heritage Month in the Outdoor Nature Lab with ‘ottoy Initiative leaders Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino.
Héctor García Martín, físico, compartirá cómo su laboratorio utiliza tecnologías avanzadas para hacer que las nuevas soluciones sean más predecibles,…
Get into the Thanksgiving spirit and help us pilot activities for our upcoming exhibition, Future of Food.
La música está en todas partes. En una fiesta, en la calle, en nuestro cuerpo, en nuestra mente. Por eso…
Alan Friedman, the first Planetarium Director at The Lawrence Hall of Science, was a pioneer in developing and nurturing techniques…
Feel the warmth of the sun and sand between your toes at our outdoor science party!
Siempre ha sido un objetivo de la ciencia medir las dimensiones más pequeñas y con la resolución más rápida para…
Be the first to see a brand-new 3D film about the king of dinosaurs! We’re rolling out the red carpet…
Celebrate everyone’s favorite prehistoric giants with a whole week of special dinosaur-themed activities! The week kicks off with the premiere…
Join us for a pilot of our upcoming exhibit specially designed for your little explorers. Embark on an illuminating journey…
11:00 a.m. – 3 p.m. The Lawrence Discovery Store is home to phenomenal science kits, enthralling books, and fun toys…
Step right up to our pop-up boardwalk for a science carnival and learn the science behind your favorite frozen treat…
Collaborate with expert scientists and educators from the University of California, Berkeley to support the integration of climate and global…
Join our Professional Learning and Curriculum Specialists to earn continuing education credits and dive into getting started with the FOSS…
Join our Professional Learning and Curriculum Specialists to earn continuing education credits by elevating writing in the science classroom with…
Explore collaborations between museums and Indigenous communities, featuring case studies from the American Museum of Natural History, Lawrence Hall of…
How can science centers design AI experiences that are not only interactive and engaging but also promote sensemaking and encourage…
Celebrate the reopening of our 3D Theater with a screen that doubles the surface area and a new state-of-the-art projector,…
California has built a highly supportive context for K-12 environmental and climate literacy by integrating environmental concepts into frameworks, standards,…
Spring Break at The Lawrence Why do some lizards change color? How does a snake hear without ear holes? Bring…
Celebrate women and girls in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math on International Women’s Day!
Join Lawrence On-The-Go and over 70 other organizations to explore rockets and beehives, robots and sharks, catapults and hearts, animation,…
Come check out brooke’s work and learn from her about sustainable architecture! See how brooke connects with the earth to…
Have you ever seen an 8-foot fiery human heart? Join the Flaming Lotus Girls for a temporary installation of their…
A fundamental aspect of science learning is sharing your thinking and reasoning by articulating how evidence supports or refutes your…
How do we know if the science instructional materials we’re using will lead to student learning gains? Explore the teacher…
Network for Network Leaders is a leadership support structure that centers the expertise of leaders of Color and utilizes peer-to-peer…
Traditional ecological knowledge and native ways of knowing are often ignored or tokenized in many EE contexts, often in fear…
Through a survey with 1,080 educators, this study aimed to understand the extent to which environmental literacy is being implemented…
How can we shift the culture of science teaching and learning in an elementary school or district? Explore how transformative…
Drawing on a collaborative partnership between YES Nature to Neighborhoods and the Lawrence Hall of Science, facilitators will invite collective…
This session will explore recently developed learner- and nature-centered activities that support participant connection to the outdoors, without mediation from…
The Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) program provides cutting-edge biotechnology laboratory activities and real-world applications for high school biology classrooms. This…
Augmented Reality (AR) is an increasingly popular educational technology in museum spaces that blends virtual and real-life experiences. A challenge…
The intersection between science understanding and the ways ideas are communicated has long presented challenges for equitable science teaching and…
Join us to uncover the transformative potential of systems thinking for improving K-12 science! Engage in practical exercises and gain…
Teacher leaders will learn how to reframe science learning around sustainability issues based on the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals. They…
This session will provide teachers with practical and effective strategies for supporting Multilingual Learners. Through hands-on activities, we will model…
Phenomena-based teaching and learning in science authentically lends itself to integration with literacy, language development, and other subject areas, yet…
How do we center our own students and their communities in NGSS units designed for a national audience? Explore and…
Prior experience and knowledge are key to reading comprehension, especially for tackling complex texts. Join us for an interactive session…
Gain strategies and tools for enhancing opportunities for computational thinking in your current high school life or physical science curriculum.…
What’s a good assessment? Learn what to look for (or include) in an effective assessment that tracks students’ 3D learning…
Members of NSTA’s Urban Advisory Panel share ideas about leveraging community partnerships to obtain resources, curriculum, and learning activities.
Bring your positivity and join The Lawrence On-The-Go at Oakland’s 7th annual Black Joy Parade!
Celebrate Spring Break with solar science! We’ll have a printmaking station all week featuring our Sunprint Kit paper in Forces…
Help us test a new activity for your littlest future scientists! Have a blast exploring with various optical tools that…
Get up close and personal with musical instruments and get inspired by the power of music!
Explore solar science and witness a solar eclipse!
The Lawrence On-The-Go will bring hands-on science discovery to the 6th annual Tri-Valley Innovation Fair!
Come celebrate Earth Day in style at the Outdoor Nature Lab!
How can K-5 teachers directly address and utilize ELA and Math while students are deeply immersed in science learning? Join…
The responsibility of achieving environmental literacy cannot rest on one school or teacher. The Lawrence Hall of Science supports district-wide…
Uncover the transformative potential of systems thinking for improving K-12 science! Engage in practical exercises and gain insights into tested…
The Lawrence Hall of Science and the California Environmental Literacy Initiative will share the results of a state-wide survey of…
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the critical impact of computational learning in K-12 math and science. Join us to…
Explore the properties of the three states of matter—solids, liquids, and gasses—in this phase-changing, mind-bending science show!
Looking to celebrate the New Year with your kids but don’t want to stay up past their bedtime? Our annual…
Get into the holiday spirit with a festive activity in our Hands-on Biotech exhibit!
Embark on an illuminating journey into a world of wonder and discovery and help us pilot a new exhibit for…
Walk the red carpet and enjoy a special preview of our latest 3D film, Blue Whales: Return of the Giants!
