Scheduling is based on a district-wide waiting list.
The Earthmobile is a hands-on science outreach program that brings the excitement of the Natural History Museum to 3rd,4th and 5th grade students in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Students participate in activities led by museum instructors that take place both in the Earthmobile and in their classroom. In the Earthmobile, students excavate artifacts and natural objects and use a researcher's notebook to record their findings. In the classroom, students examine animal skins, replica artifacts,and other natural resources to explore what the lives of the local Native Americans, the Chumash, were like 500 years ago. Participating teachers attend an on-site orientation to familiarize themselves with the Earthmobile and prepare their students for its arrival.