Each year, Nature Museum educators provide more contact hours of direct teaching than any other museum in the city.
We reach over 50,000 students and 1,500 teachers using living and preserved collections and the Nature Museum’s conservation work.
Through school and out-of-school time opportunities for students and teachers throughout Chicago, educators are able to make an impact on the community by building knowledge, skills, interest, and enthusiasm for STEM topics. Education programs are founded in an interactive, inquiry-based approach to connecting our audiences to local nature and science.
Remote Science on the Go
Get professional development and remote-ready curriculum to use with your students in your remote or hybrid learning plan.
Virtual Field Trip with Workshop
Take a virtual field trip to the Nature Museum and register for an interactive workshop.
Teacher Professional Development
Get access to programs, professional development (PD) workshops and other digital resources.
Out of School Time Programs
Discover ways to engage your learners with out-of-school time programming.
Online Resources
Discover the rest of our online resources including activity guides for our YouTube series, Curious By Nature.
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.