Educational Resources

Examine Ohlone basketry, uses of native plants, how to process acorns into food, and animals that were important to Ohlone culture. Study oral tradition and storytelling, Ohlone art, and other cultural practices.

Explore the prehistoric world of Santa Cruz by examining fossil specimens found from the coast all the way up to the top of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Our fossil kit will transport you back over 10 million years into the past to unlock the knowledge of what nature looked like back then.

Give your students a better understanding of such topics as adaptations, community connectivity,  human influences and change over time using unique artifacts and hands-on exploration.

Learn about animal adaptations and local habitats. Become skull and track detectives using real specimens.

This kit contains a selection of rocks from Santa Cruz that demonstrate the different ways in which rocks are formed. The accompanying curriculum and activities support deeper exploration into the fascinating geology of Santa Cruz!

Learn about the intersection of art and science with activities geared towards observation and exploration of nature. Exercises include nature journaling, specimen sketching, science illustration, and more.

The activities within this kit will give your students a better understanding of such topics as watersheds, ecosystem connectivity, human influences, and data collection using unique artifacts and hands-on exploration.

The activities within this kit will give your students a better understanding of such topics as adaptations, the wetland habitat, change in environments, and data collection.