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.
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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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A guide to how student and nature-centered teaching approaches offer opportunities for the development of Social Emotional Learning competencies.
Luana Rivera Palacio shares how she implemented BEETLES in a day program and their approach to hiring instructors that reflect the communities they serve.
Arvolyn Hill of the New York Botanical Garden describes a program she designed on the influence of the African diaspora on the plant world.
An educator describes using I Notice, I Wonder, It Reminds Me of to support stress relief and Social Emotional Learning with classroom students.
A description of the Native Voices Project, a regional collaborative in the Upper Feather River Watershed between local educators and leaders from the Mountain Maidu community.
The River Cities Environmental Education Learning Community shares what they learned as a regional cohort, and how this can advance justice and equity in environmental education.
This Guide is a planning tool to support leaders to successfully implement change in their organizations and programs.
This brief shares impact results from the BEETLES project’s 2011-2015 Field Testing process.
Discussion is an essential part of learning. This session provides valuable knowledge, strategies, and discussion practice to help instructors develop their discussion-leading skills.
How we can help learners make careful observations while encouraging wonder and curiosity? The session explores methods and activities to strengthen learners’ skills in making observations.
Field journaling is a powerful practice that supports observation, thinking, and learning. This session explores how field journaling can be used to support learner engagement and science learning.
This resource can help programs create effective new outdoor science activities for use by multiple instructors across a program and adapt and revise existing activities.
A set of tools to support organization leaders in creating a reflective learning culture on staff, and in coaching instructors to improve their practice.
This series of video offers ideas on building a culture of discussion, responding to students, engaging students in argument, and supporting language learners.
A guide on how to engage students positively from the beginning by creating an environment in which they can be the best versions of themselves.
Discussion is key to learning. These resources provide ideas, tools, and routines to support instructors to develop skills required to lead productive, meaning-making discussions.