Teaching Trunks

Thematic Teaching Trunks are portable kits filled with “hands-on” artifacts and specimens, books, videos, audiotapes, posters, and an educator’s resource notebook with background information and classroom activities. Each trunk is designed to provide a complete lesson plan for teachers and are available on a variety of different topics.

There is a fee of $10 for each trunk rental (in addition to a $5.00 processing fee). Although there are no reservations, there are first come, first served waiting lists for the more popular trunks. Call the Members’ Loan Service at (213) 763-3228 to sign up for the waiting list.

Click on the links below to learn more about each Teaching Trunk.

Acorns, Sea, and Sage: Culture and Life of the Chumash and Tongva (3)
Africa : One Continent, Many Worlds (rural & urban)
California ’s Gold Rush (2)
California History: Mission and Ranchos
Cargo for Conservation: The Illegal Wildlife Trade
Cats: Wild to Mild (2)
Dinosaurs! (coming soon)
Dogs: Wolf, Myth, Hero & Friend (2)
Egyptian Mysteries
Masters of the Ocean Realm: Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises (2)
Seamobile: Marine Biology
Sharks: Fact or Fantasy (2)
Skymobile: Geology and Mineralogy
Tiniest Giants: Discovering Dinosaur Eggs
Visiones: The Folk Art of Latin America