Enrichment activities for K-12 teachers, students and families

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University of California campuses provide a variety of activities and programs that enrich the K-12 curriculum - from the sciences to the humanities, and for both classroom and after-school activities.

Museums, Galleries, and Gardens

(please note that (1) next to the name indicates that there are resources (other than tours) available for K-12 teachers and students; (2) indicates online collections available to the public.)

• Berkeley
  • Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive (1) (2)
  • Botanical Garden (1) (2)
  • Lawrence Hall of Science (1)
  • Museum of Paleontology (1) (2)
  • Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology (1) (2)
• Davis
  • The Arboretum (1)
  • Bohart Museum of Entomology (2)
  • Memorial Union Art Gallery (1)
• Los Angeles
  • The UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History (1) (2)
  • Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Culture Center
  • The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
• Riverside
  • UCR/California Museum of Photography (2)
  • Sweeney Art Gallery (2)
• San Diego
  • Stuart Collection (2)
• Santa Barbara
  • University Art Museum (2)
• Santa Cruz
  • Arboretum (2)
  • Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery (1)

Science Centers

• The UC Berkeley Education and Outreach Office of the Center for Particle Astrophysics works to support science teachers; to make science accessible and relevant to the general public; and to attract and retain a more diverse group of K-12 students into science.
• The Lawrence Hall of Science is a public science museum and a center for teacher education, research, and curriculum development at UC Berkeley.
• The UCLA Physics & Astronomy K-6 Connection provides elementary school teachers with ideas, activities, and instructional support to include basic physics and astronomy in their lesson plans.
• The Birch Aquarium at UC San Diego provides ocean science education through creative exhibits, programs, and activities.
• The Seymour Marine Discovery Center at UC Santa Cruz is a one-of-a-kind experience with marine animals, science educators, and interactive materials for K-12 students.
• UC Cooperative Extension provides a wide variety of science and nutrition programs and science curricula for K-12 youth, many offered in after-school settings through the 4H Program.
• The UC Natural Reserve System, which manages 33 diverse wildland sites across California, provides wide-ranging K-12 activities at natural reserves including class field trips, student internships, and a summer field school.
• The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Los Alamos National Laboratory have a variety of science programs and activities for K-12 teachers and students.

Humanities

• UC ArtsBridge, based at UC Irvine, connects with California public schools to provide art, dance, drama, and music education.
• Humanities Out There at UC Irvine encourages students from all backgrounds to increase their general literacy by incorporating the humanities into their studies.
• Dickens in the Classroom at UC Santa Cruz is a workshop for English literature teachers that demonstrates strategies for teaching Dickens in the schools.

UC websites for K-12 students and their families

• Lawrence Hall of Science's Kid's Corner at UC Berkeley
• Microworlds
• Hands-On Universe
• Earthbase
• Dinosaur Hall
• Discovery at the UC San Diego Supercomputer Center
• Live web-cam on UCLA's Dickson Plaza and Royce Hall
• Live web-cam on UC Berkeley's Dwinelle and Sproul Plazas
• UCSC's "SlugVideo" shows live views of the Santa Cruz beach

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