The California Academy of Sciences has published 20 different themed programs for science minded children ages 4-11. The Science @ Home programs have hands-on craft activities, educational experiments and guided videos. Each program has 3-5 segments referred to as "days", with each segment typically containing 40-90 minutes of activities. Subjects for learning include:
This program provides 5 days of activities and videos, each about 60-90 minutes. Backyard naturalists ages 4-8 will learn about the world that is right outside their door. Activities include creating a nature journal, Bird Spotter Binoculars, and blooming poppies. Video subjects to watch are Secret Worlds Walk, Insect Sounds and Birdwatching 101. The download includes the resources for the activities.
Coral Reefs (Ages 4-8) and (Ages 8-11)
Both Coral Reef programs offer 4 days of activities and videos, each about 45 minutes. This is an opportunity for your children ages 4-11 to learn about the world that is the Coral Reef, and why coral is so important. Activities include coloring a coral-ful community, Ocean Habitat Matchup, Make-Believe Mask, Sculpt a Coral Reef and Diver in a Bottle. Video subjects to watch include The World of Coral Reefs, Reef Life with a Ray!, What animals live in a Coral Reef and Deep Diving Scientists. The downloads include the resources for the activities.
This program provides 4 days of activities and videos, each about 45 minutes. Rainforest explorers ages 4-8 will learn about the Tropical Rainforest which are home to more living things than anyplace on Earth, yet they take up about 6% of the Earth's surface. Activities include rainforest layers and animals, Clothespin Sloth, Rain Stick and Handprint Macaws. Video subjects to watch are Rainforest Tour with Macaw, Mighty Arapaima, and Rainforest Sound Journey. The download includes the resources for the activities.
This program provides 4 days of activities and videos, each about 60 minutes. Young Astronauts ages 8-11 will learn about our Solar System and space travel. Activities include Solar System Scale, Anatomy of a Rocket, Make a Mission. Video subjects to watch are Rover Missions: Mars and the Moon, Many Ways to Move. The download includes the resources for the activities.
This program provides 4 days of activities and videos, each about 60 minutes. Little Paleontologists ages 4-8 will learn about the land before our time, when Dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Activities include Bone-y Macaroni, Walkin Triceratops, Maiasaura Edible Nests. Video subjects to watch are How a Fossil is Made and Triceratops, Don't Go. The download includes the resources for the activities.
Other programs are: Arachnids, Butterflies, Islands, Life on Ice, Our Sky and Sharks (4-8) and (8-11)
