Junior Scientist | Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
Age of Mammals Media
Discover some of the media projects that complements the Age of Mammals exhibit. Learn more >
AIN Summer Camp 2010
Adventures in Nature offers children kindergarten through grade 8, the opportunity to explore a wide variety of museum topics. Register online or register by phone from 9 am to 4 pm by calling (213) 763-ED4U.
Curator’s Cupboards
These special weekend events are your chance to meet members of our curatorial team, ask your own questions, and get a first-hand, up-close look at many amazing curiosities of our collections.
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Sponsor
Weekend programs at the Natural History Museum are supported by a major grant from Farmers Insurance Group.
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Junior Scientist
It's time to become a Junior Scientist!
Join us each month to experience the Natural History Museum as a scientist does! Feel what it’s like to do real scientific work by using the same tools and techniques as our own Museum researchers.
Packed with activities, demonstrations, and an up-close look at some cool (and sometimes creepy-crawly) highlights from our collection, each month is a crash course in one of the many fields of science explored at the Museum. By asking questions, making observations, and using your own customized Junior Scientist Field Notebook, you’ll make science-based discoveries about topics ranging from the biggest dinosaurs to the smallest insects.
Junior Scientist is specially designed for 6- to 9-year-olds and their families. All programs are FREE with paid Museum admission or Membership and include a personal Field Notebook to take home. No reservations are required; check in at the Dueling Dinosaurs in the Museum’s foyer on the day of for a free entry ticket.
Junior Scientist is the third or fourth Saturday of the month in the winter and spring. Please call (213) 763-3489 for more information about Junior Scientist.
Upcoming:
Fossil Hunters
Saturday, November 13, 2010; 10: 30 am – 1:30 pm
Grab your rock hammers and field notebooks, because it’s time for a fossil hunt! Become a Junior Paleontologist and join us as we find a fossil site, excavate it and put together a million-year-old jigsaw puzzle – all within the walls of the Natural History Museum!
Green Planet
Saturday, December 4, 2010; 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Mammals, insects, and birds all call the land their home, but each requires special conditions to flourish. Become a Junior Ecologist and investigate the vast terrestrial biodiversity of the Earth, discovering the connections between land and animals and how they depend on each other to survive on our green planet.