Parents
A Lifetime of Memories
Chabot is committed to helping parents inspire and educate their kids to become the next generation of science leaders, innovators and dreamers.
We offer many fun family activities that help accomplish this goal as well as have fun together and create memories that will last a lifetime!
Spend the night in the museum, become a member, marvel at the large Moon Rock on display, go on a mission together in our Challenger Learning Center® and look at galaxies far far away. Don't forget to pick up some Astronaut ice cream in our Starry Nights Gift Shop before you return home.
The list below is just some of the things you will find especially for PARENTS at Chabot.
Bookmark this page to find out about all the exciting things that we have just for Parents.
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NightSchool: Detention
Where Social Meets Science
Friday, February 17 (7pm - 11pm)
Adults 18+
$15 General Admission / $5 Members
Where do you go when you get busted for bad behavior? Detention of course! But just like those cool Club kids who made detention rock, Chabot's NightSchool is for the leaders in science cool, not for the misguided of school. Indulge in a night of acting up and acting out with our misfit science activities including graffiti taggin’, tattoo making and more mad science.
Moonlight Hike
Friday, February 3 (5pm)
Hike through the redwoods in twilight and moonlight on a moderately strenuous 4-5 mi hike. Hikes are led by an experienced hiker and Chabot educator and feature discussions about the natural environment and events and objects in the sky. Hike will take place rain or shine.
Tickets: $7 (does not include admission into the Center)
RSVP Recommended, space is limited!
Register online or call (510) 336-7373
Slumber with the Stars
A Family/Group Overnight
Friday, February 10 (6pm - 10am)
Ages 5 & Up
Please note: we require a minimum of 1 adult for every 5 kids
Spend a night under the stars or with some really cool exhibits. Join us for Slumber with the Stars, Chabot's newest family night out. An overnight in our Center that includes games, exhibit exploration, hike in the Redwoods, a live planetarium show and viewing through our renowned, large telescopes.* An experience your family will remember for a lifetime.
*weather permitting
Members: $75
Guests: $85
Advance reservations required: (510) 336-7373
Science of Love
Saturday, February 11 (11am - 5pm)
FREE with General Admission
Discover the secrets behind the science of chocolate, the ancient Maya who cultivated it and why we associate it with love. Stop by the craft center and make your own valentine for that special someone..jpg)
Love Missions
Saturday, February 11 (4pm & 6pm)
Sunday, February 12 (1:30pm & 3:30pm)
Celebrate with your valentine and take a simulated space mission to the Red Planet. The package includes all access pass to Chabot, plus chocolates, fizzy Martian beverage, and a souvenir of your trip.
Guests $85 per couple/Members $80 per couple
Call (510) 336 7373 to register
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Tyke Explorers Workshop
Tuesdays: Feb 14 | Feb 21 | Feb 28
(10am, 12pm or 3pm)
Art of Eric Carle
For Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years
Join your Tyke Explorer in discovering a variety of science topics through the work and art of children's author, Eric Carle.
Black History Month
Saturday, February 18 (11am - 5pm)
FREE with General Admission
Visit the "Out of this World” lab where recorded biographical interviews of African Americans pioneers from the early days of the space program will be shown throughout the day. Race and the Space Race is narrated by astronaut Mae Jemison. Participate in online scavenger hunts about the participants featured in the videos. Play the Chabot-produced Expedition to Mars board game, which features famous African American Astronauts. Visit Galaxy Explorers in action with activities celebrating the life and inventions of scientist George Washington Carver.
Simulated Space Missions
In the Challenger Learning Center®
Saturday, February 18 (1pm & 3pm)
Blast-off on a simulated space missions in our Challenger Learning Center.® Guided by an experienced flight director you use problem solving skills, team work and decision making a you learn what it takes to man a space craft and lead a team of astronauts from mission control. Plus, see a short presentation in the briefing room highlighting the contributions of African American astronauts celebrating Black History Month.
Ages 8 & Up
Guests: $10 + General Admission
Members: $10
For tickets call (510) 336-7373 or Register Online
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Member Movie Night
Sunday, February 26 (5:30pm)
FREE Member Admission, RSVP Required!
Cozy up in the MegaDome Theater for this Members-only event. We’ll be screening the movie Contact (PG). Refreshments will be available by donation.
Space is limited and by reservation only,
so call (510) 336-7373 for tickets today.Moonlight Hike
Friday, March 2 (5pm)
Hike through the redwoods in twilight and moonlight on a moderately strenuous 4-5 mi hike. Hikes are led by an experienced hiker and Chabot educator and feature discussions about the natural environment and events and objects in the sky. Hike will take place rain or shine.
Tickets: $7 (does not include admission into the Center)
RSVP Recommended, space is limited!
Register online or call (510) 336-7373
NASA Family Night
Destination Station
Friday, March 9 (6pm - 9pm)
FREE with General Admission
Destination Station is NASA Johnson Space Center's national awareness campaign that promotes research opportunities, educates communities about activities preformed on the International Space Station, and communicates the real and potential impacts of the station on our everyday lives. This special NASA visit to Chabot will include astronaut presentations, autographs, demonstrations and craft activities for the whole family.
Tyke Explorers Workshop
Tuesdays: Mar 13 | Mar 20 | Mar 27
(10am, 12pm or 3pm)
Secret Garden
For Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years
It will be an earth-wormy experience for you and your Tyke Explorer as we dig up the secrets of the garden world.
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NightSchool: Extra Credit
Where Social Meets Science
Friday, March 16 (7pm - 11pm)
Adults 18+
$15 General Admission / $5 Members
2012: The Future. Curious what your future holds? NightSchool's Extra Credit will examine the future from many angles including scientific, spiritual, technological and philosophical. What better place to toy with big kid questions than at a super cool science center with colossal telescopes, fascinating exhibits, great food, drinks and plenty of friendly smart people to postulate with!
Future Fridays
Brian David Johnson
FutureCaster, Intel
SciFi Author, The Tomorrow Project Anthology
Friday, March 23 (6pm - 7:30pm)
Are you an active participant in your future?
What kind of future do you want to live in?
What kind of futures should we avoid?
How is Intel using Science Fiction to design better technologies?
Intel's Futurist Brian David Johnson will explore these questions and his futurecasting work.
Purchase your reservation in advance and receive a copy of The Tomorrow Project Anthology
NanoDAYS 2012
Saturday, March 31 (11am - 5pm)
Free with General Admission
This year NanoDays is filled with a dozen new activities. At a billionth of a meter find out how the physics of every day materials dramatically change allowing incredible new applications. Meet a local real Nano Scientist. Grab your passport to the world of tiny things to explore gold, butterflies, sun block, electricity and so much more. Complete the passport for a prize!
Women's History Month
Saturday, March 17 (11am - 5pm)
FREE with General Admission
Visit the "Out of this World" lab where recorded biographical interviews of Women pioneers from the early days of the space program will be shown throughout the day. Rocket Girls and Astronettes is narrated by astronaut Mae Jemison. Participate in online scavenger hunts about the participants featured in the videos. Play the Chabot-produced Expedition to Mars board game, which features famous female Astronauts.
Earth Hour
Saturday, March 31 (8:30pm - 9:30pm)
Free with General Admission
On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people will come together to call for action on climate change by doing something quite simple - turning off their lights for one hour. Chabot will join the world's largest global climate change event and so can you. We will be shutting off most of our lights at 8:30pm. Join us on our observatory deck to watch the Bay Area go dark! Visit earthhour.org for more information about getting involved.Tyke Explorers Workshop
Tuesdays: April 3 | April 17 | April 24
(10am, 12pm or 3pm)
Celebrate Earth Month!
For Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years
We love Earth! So don't stop at just celebrating Earth Day - celebrate Earth Month! With your Tyke Explorer, learn about what makes Earth so unique!
Moonlight Hike
Friday, April 6 (6pm)
Hike through the redwoods in twilight and moonlight on a moderately strenuous 4-5 mi hike. Hikes are led by an experienced hiker and Chabot educator and feature discussions about the natural environment and events and objects in the sky. Hike will take place rain or shine.
Tickets: $7 (does not include admission into the Center)
RSVP Recommended, space is limited!
Register online or call (510) 336-7373Similated Space Missions
In the Challenger Learning Center®
Tue, Apr 10 | Wed, Apr 11 | Thu, Apr 12
Launch Times: 1pm & 3pm
Blast-off on a simulated space missions in our Challenger Learning Center.® Guided by an experienced flight director you use problem solving skills, team work and decision making a you learn what it takes to man a space craft and lead a team of astronauts from mission control.
Ages 8 & Up
Guests: $10 + General Admission
Members: $10
For tickets call (510) 336-7373 or Register Online
Earth Day
Saturday, April 14 (11am - 5pm)
Free with General Admission
Discover clever new ways to reuse old materials to create crafts, household objects and even clothing. Bring your gum wrappers, toilet paper rolls and wine corks for extra credit..jpg)
Future Fridays
Ben Burtt
Sound Director, Designer & Engineer,
LucasFilms/Pixar
Friday, April 20 (6pm - 7:30pm)
"From the Deathstar to Wall-E and Beyond!"
Ever wonder who created the voice for R2D2, Wall-E, or Darth Vadar's heavy breathing? Join us for a rousing evening of dynamic conversation about the science of noise and sound effects from the one and only Ben Burtt, Sound Designer and Director, Lucasfilm/Pixar.
Ben has won four Academy Awards for Sound Effects in such films as E.T., Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, for which he created the sound of the lightsabers by mixing the humming sound of his TV set - tuned between channels - with the sound of an old 35mm projector. Ben was a Physics major and has enjoyed an illustrious career in the motion picture industry for over 30 years. "Sound Effects in the movies are there to create an illusion," says Burtt, "But behind all this sonic "make-believeâ€, I exploit scientific principles to create special noises."NightSchool: Field Trip
Where Social Meets Science
Friday, April 20 (7pm - 11pm)
Adults 18+
$15 General Admission / $5 Members
The coolest part of school was being out of school and going on Field Trip... Take a field trip to Chabot and celebrate Earth month with an invigorating night hike, contribute to science, race to find climate change solutions in our award-winning Climate Lab and connect with earth-friendly people and ideas over music, drinks and locally grown food.
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