Maybe we can’t go to this summer, but we can bring the museums to us with virtual visits. Pacific Science Center ,

The Pacific Science Center offers Virtual Camps for Curious Minds and several featured activities, including a Monster Sound Live Science Show

Virtual Camps for Curious Minds

Camps for Curious Minds are going virtual! Innovation, informal science education, and serving the public are at Pacific Science Center’s core, and they’re excited to offer hands-on, interactive experiences this summer from the comfort of your home.

Monster Sound Live Science Show

What’s the sound? Monster Sound! The newest Live Science Show will rock the socks off of the audience as they help the rock star presenter discover the science of sound. They will realize the wonder of sound waves, air molecules, pitch, volume, amplification and the origin of all sound – vibration! American of Exploratorium Natural History San Francisco, California , New York The Exploratorium has a ton of resources and videos to explore, American Museum of Natural History virtual field trips include tours of the including a virtual tour of the museum, butterfly conservatory, the hall of northern American animals and more. The ideas for parents, and a COVID-19 museum also has a science website for kids: Ology Science Spotlight

Take a Virtual Tour of the Exploratorium

Can’t make it to the Exploratorium, or preparing for a visit in the future? Bring the museum to the screen of your choice with this collection of videos hosted by Exploratorium exhibit developers, scientists, and educators. Explore the following exhibits:

• Soap Film Painting • Bacteriopolis • Colored Shadows Virtual Field Trip to the Butterfly Ology- Science for kids Conservatory • and more! Explore your favorite fascination - from Watch a 360 Video of the Butterfly well-known topics such as geology and Conservatory and observe two different astronomy to little-known topics, like butterflies. Then, draw and color the herpetology and archaeology. There are butterflies that you have quizzes, expert “ologist” Q&A’s, interactive COVID-19 Science Spotlight observed. informational resources and more. There is also a “Hall of Fame” section containing Explore the science of viruses and how they some of the best posts kids have made on impact us. the site. Smithsonian Natural History National Museum Museum of Los Angeles, California Natural History The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County offers a virtual tour Washington, D.C. of Dino Hall, an online exhibit called “Spiky, Hairy, Shiny: Insects of L.A.,” and much more The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has several virtual tours, including dinosaur fossils, butterflies and gems Spiky, Hairy, Shiny: Insects of L.A. Virtual Tours Spiky, Hairy, Shiny, an online exhibition, zooms The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History virtual tours allow visitors to take self- in on this hidden world: come meet these six- guided, room-by-room tours of select exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop legged Angelenos and let their beauty surprise or mobile device. Visitors can also access select collections and research areas at our satellite and delight! support and research stations as well as past exhibits no longer on display.

Virtual Tour of Dino Hall

Missing the Museum? Virtually step inside NHM’s award-winning Dinosaur Hall and discover the Age of Dinosaurs from the comfort of your home. Learn how Museum scientists study our ancient past through a variety of fossils and get an up-close look at a one-of-a- kind T. rex growth series.