Nature Adventures - Registration - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Lift a Dino, Pull a Panda

Ages 4-6, 8 Tuesdays, September 20-November 8; 3:30-5:00 PM
Location: Museum

Explore how simple machines work and where to find them in your house or in nature. Take a weekly stroll and hunt for “machines” in action. Build a simple machine, test them and combine them to make a very silly contraption. Save the collection of simple machines to create a silly mini carnival. (Class minimum: 3 participants)

Proposed Schedule 
Week 1 Forces and Levers
Week 2 Wheels and Axles
Week 3 Ramps
Week 4 Pulleys
Week 5 Wedges and Screws
Week 6 Compound Machines and Take Apart
Week 7 Build a Machine
Week 8 Mini Silly Fair

Simple Machines and Where to Find Them

Ages 6-10, 8 Wednesdays, September 21-November 9, 3:30-5:00 PM
Location: Museum

Discover the wonders of simple machines and scavenger hunt for them on weekly strolls throughout the campus. Build them, test them, and design compound machines for a wild animal project of your making. (Class minimum: 3 participants)

Proposed Schedule 
Week 1 Forces and Levers
Week 2 Wheels and Axles
Week 3 Ramps
Week 4 Pulleys
Week 5 Wedges and Screws
Week 6 Compound Machines and Machine Dissections
Week 7 Design a Simple Machine animal
Week 8 Build a Simple Machine animal

September 21-November 9, 3:30-5:00 PM

$180 Members, $210 Non-Members

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Simple Machines and Where to Find Them

Ages 6-12, 8 Mondays, September 19-November 7; 10 AM-12 PM
Location: Museum

Discover the wonders of simple machines and scavenger hunt for them on weekly strolls throughout the campus. Build them, test them, and design compound machines for a wild animal project of your making. (Class minimum: 3 participants)

Please note: Each class is individually priced at $25 per day members/$32 per day non-members.

Proposed Schedule 
Week 1 Forces and Levers
Week 2 Wheels and Axles
Week 3 Ramps
Week 4 Pulleys
Week 5 Wedges and Screws
Week 6 Compound Machines and Machine Dissections
Week 7 Design a Simple Machine animal
Week 8 Build a Simple Machine animal

September 19-November 7, 10 AM-12 PM

$0 Members, $0 Non-Members

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Lift a Dino, Pull a Panda

Ages 2-4 (1 child/1 adult), 8 Thursdays, September 22-November 10, 10-11 AM
Location: Museum

Explore how simple machines work and where to find them in your house or in nature. Take a weekly stroll and hunt for “machines” in action. Build a simple machine, test them and combine them to make a very silly contraption. Save the collection of simple machines to create a silly mini carnival. (Class minimum: 3 participants)
Proposed Schedule 
Week 1 Forces and Levers
Week 2 Wheels and Axles
Week 3 Ramps
Week 4 Pulleys
Week 5 Wedges and Screws
Week 6 Compound Machines and Take Apart
Week 7 Build a Machine
Week 8 Mini Silly Fair

September 22-November 10, 10 AM-12 PM

$160 Members, $190 Non-Members

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Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Nature Adventures Fall Classes 2022

Nature Adventures Fall Classes, Early Learners Series: Ages 4-6

Nature Adventures Fall Classes, After School Series, ages 6-10

Nature Adventures Fall Classes, Home School Series: Ages 6-12

Nature Adventures Fall Classes, Tykes Series: Ages 2-4 (1 child/1 adult)