Open Daily

10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Closed Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas

Contact us

510-642-5132
lhsweb@berkeley.edu

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Weekday Classes

Inspire a lifelong love of science!

Discover how Lawrence Hall of Science can help your young scientist explore their world. We offer a variety of classes that build off kids' curiosity with interesting topics that incorporate unique materials such as live animals, gooey chemical concoctions, and physics toys.

Registration Classes

Fall Classes Registration
Open through October 30
Winter Classes Registration
December 2 for Members
December 4 for the General Public
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Prices
Eight-session classes are $140 ($128 for members)
Four-session classes are $70 ($64 for members)

Fall

Winter

Fall Classes

September 28–November 25
Mon-Fri 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Special Tuesday morning sessions of Science Toys and Mud Pies at 9:30 a.m.

Getting to Know Animals age 2
Mud Pies ages 3–4
Science Toys ages 3–4
Tails and Whiskers ages 3–4
Physical Science for Curious Kids ages 4–5
Storybook Science ages 4–5
Colorful Science ages 4–5
Dinosaurs! ages 4–5 and grades K-1
Scaring Up Science ages 4–5 and grades K-1
Lego Kingdom grades K–1
Astronomy Adventures grades K–1
Science You Can Eat grades K–1
Animal Math grades 1–2
Art of Math grades 2-3
Exploring the Solar System grades 2–3

Winter Camps

December 21-23, 2009
December 28-30, 2009
Grades K–6
(children will be grouped by age)
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Winter Classes

January 25–March 22
Mon-Fri 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Special Tuesday morning sessions of Science Explorations Through Art and Tails and Whiskers at 9:30 a.m.

Animal Friends ages 2-3
Science Exploration Through Art ages 3-4
Science Toys ages 3-4
Squiggly Wiggly ages 3-4
Tails and Whiskers ages 3-4
Physical Science for Curious Kids ages 4–5
Tricks Animals Play ages 4–5
Fizz and Foam grades K-1
Fur, Feathers, and Scales grades K-1
I Want to Be a Scientist When I Grow Up grades K-1
Lego Kingdom grades K-1
Stirring Up Science grades 1-2
Lego Engineering grades 2-3
Zoom, Twirl, Fly grades 2-3

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Exhibits

DNA Sculpture
Climb through an enormous sculpture of a DNA molecule.
Science On a Sphere (SOS)®
See the Earth from space— without ever leaving the ground!

Story

Lights, Camera, Geckos!
The episode is one of several on nanotechnology produced in collaboration with leading science museums across the country.
Geckos, balloons and Transformers, oh my!
Balloon models, live animals, and action figures of course!

Exhibits

Sunstones
This 18-foot granite sculpture on the Hall’s back lawn can function as an astronomical tool.
nanoZone
Think of the smallest thing you can make. A tiny paper airplane? A knot in a string? Now think of making something millions of times smaller. That’s what nanotechnology is about.