Summer Science Week Programs
Spend a week of your summer in the museum! Through games, activities, and study in the galleries, students will learn while having fun.
Time and Location
Monday through Friday, 9:30 am to 12:00 noon at the Harvard Museum of Natural History
Fees
$140 nonmembers / $126 members (10% discount)
Please visit our membership page for more information on how to join the HMNH.
Registration
Class sizes are limited and advance registration is required. Email
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for reservations or call 617.495.2341.
Cancellations
You may cancel up to two weeks before class and receive a refund less a $15 fee. After that time, no refund can be made. A full refund is issued if the museum cancels the program.
Museum Explorers
Preschool (Ages 4–5 with adult)
July 21–25, 9:30 AM to NOON
Grades 2–3 (completed)
July 7–11, 9:30 am to noon
Explore the world without leaving town! Museum Explorers gives students the chance to explore the best of the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Each day will feature a different topic explored through exhibits, science investigations, and projects to take home.
Update: The Museum Explorers July 7-11 sessions for grades K-1 and grades 2-3, and the July 21-25 session for preschoolers are full.
Animal Superheroes
Grades K–1 (completed)
July 14–18, 9:30 am to noon
Whether you are a minuscule mite or a tremendous Triceratops, life is a
challenge. Come discover how creatures use feats of strength, amazing
endurance, lightning speed, and clever cunning to survive. Investigate
the galleries, meet some real live animal superheroes, and make a
superhero costume to take home.
Animal Naturalists
Grades 2–3 (completed)
July 28–august 1, 9:30 am to noon
Grades 4–6 (completed)
July 28–August 1, 9:30 am to noon
Combine your love for animals and drawing in this art and science program. With a museum educator, students will investigate the lives of birds, mammals, insects, reptiles, and amphibians. With artist Erica Beade, students will draw these animals from the exhibits and classroom specimens while practicing the use of different drawing techniques. This class has a $10 materials fee.
Update: Both sessions of Animal Naturalists are full.
Prehistoric Worlds
Grades 4–6 (completed)
July 14–18, 9:30 am to noon
Do you wonder what the Earth was like millions of years ago? We'll look closer at a Paleozoic Coal Age Forest, a Cretaceous Tropical Lagoon, the Pleistocene Ice Age, and more. We will examine fossils on display in the galleries, handle rock specimens, and use other museum resources to discover what the world was like in prehistoric times.
Daybreak Discoveries
Preschool-Grade 6 (completed)
July 14–18, July 21–25, or
July 28–August 1, 8:30 to 9:30 AM
Fees
$50 nonmembers / $45 members (10% discount)
Want to spend more time at the museum? Interested in exploring the galleries before they open to the public? Each day students will spend one hour in a different gallery both exploring the collection and doing related activities. This is an opportunity for children to make their own choices and is significantly less structured than summer science week programs.
