Kids
The Next Generation of Scientists, Innovators & Dreamers
It's a fact, science is part of our everyday world. Whether you are making a sandwich, riding a bike or building a rocket - its all around us. At Chabot, we are inspiring the next generation of scientists, engineers, innovators and dreamers.
We offer many exciting opportunities for kids to get involved, get excited and get engaged! Check out our Discovery Lab, submit a question to a real life Astronomer or Scientist, take a photo in our replica Gemini Transport Capsule, participate in a demonstration, celebrate a birthday or look through a telescope at the same stars that kids looked at over a hundred years ago. Kids can bring their parents to our Tykes Explorers program, Girl Power workshops, participate in Space Explorers Summer Camp, or vanquish energy vampires in our Bills Climate Lab online game and much more.
The list below is just some of the things you will find especially for KIDS at Chabot.
Bookmark this page to learn about all the exciting things that we have just for Kids.
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Touch the Sun
Friday, January 18 - Monday, January 21
Included with General Admission
Experience the awe and bask in the magnificence of the largest star in our solar system in our newest exhibit, Touch the Sun. View stunning images of the Sun and interactive stations. Join us as for an opening weekend filled with hands-on demos, activities, and exploration. We're open for the holiday, adding one more day of space inspiration to your weekend.
Green Machine Design Challenge
Enter Chabot's Green Machine Design Challenge!
Do you have an idea to help us all live more sustainably? How will it support a clean energy future? Chabot is now accepting drawings of green machine inventions from students of ALL ages to feature in Bill Nye's Climate Lab.
Download flyer for more details
Invention Experience
Saturday, February 16 (11am - 4pm)
Included with General Admission
They did it again! NASA's newest Centennial Challenge, Night Rover and the I.S.I.S Project have joined forces with us to offer an epic, hands-on day of exploration and creation that will have the Center jumping. In the spirit of the NASA Night Rover Challenge, Invention Experience invites students to invent, prototype, and present their own ideas. Prize drawings, giveaways, face to face with experts in the field and more.
For Complimentary Tickets Register at InventionX.org
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Tyke Explorers Workshop
Tuesday, February 19 (10am, 12:30pm or 3pm)
For Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years
Stellar Science
Have you ever wondered what stars are made of, how they form, or what happens when they die? Join us this February as we take a look at the billions of stars in our Milky Way Galaxy!
Brain Awareness Day
Saturday, March 2 (1pm - 5pm)
Included with General Admission
Sponsored in part by The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. Join the global celebration with the Society for Neuroscience and 2,800 partners in 82 countries. Free It's Mindboggling! puzzle series booklets for kids while supplies last. Stop by the Galaxy Explorer demo stations to explore brain anatomy, the powerful senses and mind-bending illusions.Tyke Explorers Workshop
Tuesdays: Mar 5 | Mar 12 | Mar 26 (10am, 12:30pm or 3pm)
For Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years
The Living Earth
Over the next three months, we will be uncovering the mysteries of the living Earth! Find out about the diverse animals on earth including those with backbones, exoskeletons, shells, and more! We'll then learn about the requirements to be alive and how worms help many plants live by making vermicompost. We'll finish the unit with a day planting fruits and vegetables in the Chabot garden!
Slumber with the Stars
A Family/Group Overnight
Friday, March 29 (6pm - 10am)
Ages 5 & Up
Advance reservations required: (510) 336-7373
Spend a night under the stars or with some really cool exhibits. Join us for Slumber with the Stars, Chabot's 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
Digital Skies Student Partnership Showcase
Saturday, March 30 (12pm - 4pm)
Included with General Admission
Meet exchange students from the Hong Kong Space Museum who have been developing planetarium presentations and activities with Chabot's Galaxy Explorers. Be the first visitors to see them present in the inflatable Cosmic Ray Planetary Theatre. The Galaxy Explorers will also celebrate Chinese culture and astronomy with hands-on crafts including paper lanterns, plum blossoms, Chinese star charts, dragons, and more.
NanoDays 2013
Saturday, April 6 (11am - 4pm)
Included with General Admission
Passport to the world of tiny things. 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. Explore gold, butterflies, sun block, electricity and so much more. Complete the book for a prize.
Live Galaxy Theatre
Featuring Attack of the NanoScientist
Saturday, April 6 (1pm, 2pm & 3pm)
Included with General Admission
An over-the-top character from the future, claiming to be "the Nanoscientist," attempts to control an audience of museum go-ers until a real nanoscientist steps in, and thwarts the villain's plans.Tyke Explorers Workshop
Tuesdays: Apr 9 | Apr 16 | Apr 23 (10am, 12:30pm or 3pm)
For Ages 2 1/2 - 5 years
The Living Earth
Over the next three months, we will be uncovering the mysteries of the living Earth! Find out about the diverse animals on earth including those with backbones, exoskeletons, shells, and more! We'll then learn about the requirements to be alive and how worms help many plants live by making vermicompost. We'll finish the unit with a day planting fruits and vegetables in the Chabot garden!
Earth Day
Saturday, April 13 (11am - 5pm)
Included with General Admission
It all comes down to Earth. Learn about renewable energy sources and hidden power from the Galaxy Explorers.
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Planetarium ShowsView All
Secret of the Cardboard Rocket
Ask Jeeves Planetarium
Tales of the Maya Skies
Ask Jeeves Planetarium
Astronaut
Ask Jeeves Planetarium