The Lawrence Hall of Science is an interactive museum where children and adults can manipulate many of the exhibits as well as view them. In addition to exhibits, it is possible to enroll in an assembly, workshop or class when you visit the Lawrence Hall of Science. The visiting hours are 10 AM to 5 PM. Lawrence Hall of Science is located above the University of California Campus on Centennial Dr. in the Berkeley hills. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $3.50 for students ages 5--18. There is a field trip group discount, however, for 12 or more paying visitors. Call (510) 642-5134 for reservations. Bus parking is on a first come first served basis. Car parking is $0.50 an hour. Exhibits are tied to the California Science Standards as well. Click here to check out the current exhibits.

Standards:First grade standard 2 of the life sciences: Plants and animals meet their needs in different ways. As a basis for understanding this concept:
a. Students know different plants and animals inhabit different kinds of environments and have external features that help them thrive in different kinds of places.
b. Students know both plants and animals need water, animals need food, and plants need light.
c. Students know animals eat plants or other animals for food and may also use plants or even other animals for shelter and nesting.
d. Students know how to infer what animals eat from the shapes of their teeth (e.g., sharp teeth: eats meat; flat teeth: eats plants).
e. Students know roots are associated with the intake of water and soil nutrients and green leaves are associated with making food from sunlight."
Second grade life sciences standard 2: Plants and animals have predictable life cycles. As a basis for understanding this concept:
a. Students know that organisms reproduce offspring of their own kind and that the offspring resemble their parents and one another.
b. Students know the sequential stages of life cycles are different for different animals, such as butterflies, frogs, and mice.
c. Students know many characteristics of an organism are inherited from the parents. Some characteristics are caused or influenced by the environment.
d. Students know there is variation among individuals of one kind within a population.
e. Students know light, gravity, touch, or environmental stress can affect the germination, growth, and development of plants.
f. Students know flowers and fruits are associated with reproduction in plants."
Third grade life sciences standard 3: Adaptations in physical structure or behavior may improve an organism's chance for survival. As a basis for understanding this concept:
a. Students know plants and animals have structures that serve different functions in growth, survival, and reproduction.
b. Students know examples of diverse life forms in different environments, such as oceans, deserts, tundra, forests, grasslands, and wetlands.
c. Students know living things cause changes in the environment in which they live: some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or other organisms, and some are beneficial.
d. Students know when the environment changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.
e. Students know that some kinds of organisms that once lived on Earth have completely disappeared and that some of those resembled others that are alive today."