While we’re temporarily closed, we’re dedicated to helping you and your young explorers make the most of your time at home!
That’s why we’re happy to provide you with a variety of virtual options for you to explore nature and science with the young scientists in your life. Check out our options below for virtual field trips, online programs, workshops, workbooks, and more!
Plus, you can subscribe to our newsletter for nature and science facts, activities, and our video series, Curious By Nature!
Curious By Nature & More
Our scientists, facilitators, and educators are bringing the Nature Museum to your home! Explore our YouTube videos to meet critters, take nature walks, and more!
Event Calendar
Explore our upcoming online events for families, adults, and more by checking out our event calendar.
Wonder Workbooks
Explore nature and science, wherever you go! Get connected with our local plants, animals, and so much more with our new Wonder Workbooks series. Download the series today!
Virtual Field Trips & Student Workshops
Enhance your school’s teaching and learning with a virtual field trip to the Nature Museum that includes a live interactive workshop centered around unique museum resources!
Curious By Nature Activity Guides
We’ve created full activity guides to complement each episode of Curious By Nature. Explore past installments, and get the latest episode materials, here.
Wonder at Home
Explore our library of over 70 educational newsletters that we prepared as a way to help families make meaningful connections to nature and science during homeschooling and remote learning.
Do you ever wonder how a butterfly gets its colors? Or how turtles hibernate? Do you wonder how birds know where to migrate each year? For over 160 years, the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum has served a unique role in the city of Chicago connecting children of all ages to nature and science through immersive exhibits, fun family events, important conservation research and in-depth education programs, inspiring the wonder in all of us.