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Other Field Trips

There are many options available for planning your school field trips to the CSU, Chico campus, including:

Anthropology Museum

Dr. Stacy Schaefer, Museum Director
Dr. Georgia Fox, Museum Co-Director
Adrienne Scott, Curator
Phone: 898-5397
Building: Langdon
E-mail: anthromuseum@csuchico.edu
Web: http://www.csuchico.edu/anth/Museum/
Open Tuesday – Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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Archaeology Laboratory

CSU, Chico, 25 Main Street, 101
Dr. Greg White, Lab Director
Human Identification Laboratory Plumas Hall 115
Phone: 898-5554
E-mail: gwhite@csuchico.edu
Web: http://www.csuchico.edu/anth/archlab.shtml

Students can tour the lab to view artifacts such as stone tools, animal bones, and other physical objects. They will also learn about the various diagnostic tools and processes for identifying artifacts. A PowerPoint presentation of excavation sites is available as well.

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California State University, Chico, Greenhouse

To request a tour contact: Department of Biological Sciences 898-5356
Tim Devine, Greenhouse Technician
Campus Zip: 515
Building: GRNH, Room 100
E-mail: tdevine@csuchico.edu

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Chico Performances Field Trip Series

Phone: 898-5791
Web: www.chicoperformances.com

Chico Performances Field Trip Series presents a wide range of culturally diverse performers to captivate children with the magic of live performance. Visit the Web for schedules, guidelines, school bus drop-off map, and the Lois C. Adams Adopt a Class Program.

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Department of Biological Sciences

Phone: 898-5356

Call the Department of Biological Sciences to request The Arboretum Tour, or tours of Electron Microscopes, Holt Hall and Greenhouses, and The Natural History Museum. Holt Hall: Shell collection in hallway, partial Grey Whale skull, stuffed mountain Lion.

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Janet Turner Print Collection and Gallery

Curator: Catherine Sullivan
Phone: 898-4476
Fax: 898-5581
Hours: Monday - Friday, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, and by special arrangement September through May.
Web: www.csuchico.edu/art/galleries/turnergallery.html

The museum gallery is located on the mezzanine floor of the historic Laxson Auditorium, 1st and Salem Streets. Additional prints are also on display in the Ayres Hall first floor cases, which are located directly behind the auditorium.

The museum was established in 1981 with an initial generous gift of more than 2,000 prints from the late CSU, Chico faculty member Dr. Janet Turner. Turner, an internationally known printmaker and educator, felt students should have the opportunity to learn from and be inspired by original art.

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Vertebrate Museum, CSU, Chico

To request a tour (minimum lead time is one month) contact: Department of Biological Sciences 898-5356
Curator: Jay Bogiatto
Phone: 898-4490
Campus Zip: 515
Building: Holt
E-mail: jbogiatto@csuchico.edu
Web Home Page: http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/

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Roth Planetarium

Dr. J.L. Regas, Roth Planetarium Director
Web: http://www.csuchico.edu/geos/facilities/roth.shtml

Presentations in the Roth Planetarium are given by Roth Planetarium interns and intended for elementary (third grade and above), junior high school, and high school students who are engaged in a unit of astronomy study.

The presentations will last between 30 and 50 minutes depending on the age of the group.

The Roth Planetarium will accommodate between 24 and 30 students (30 if some students sit on the floor).

Before making a reservation request please check to see what times are available for programs. To make reservations for your class, please use the online reservation form. A Roth Planetarium intern will contact you to make arrangements for your visit. Your intern can assist you in obtaining campus parking permits.

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University Gallery In Taylor Hall

Phone: 898-5864
Curator: Jason Tannen
E-mail: jtannen@csuchico.edu
Web: www.csuchico.edu/art/galleries/univgallery.html

Located in Taylor Hall, the University Art Gallery is a student-centered exhibition space that focuses on original works in the visual and media arts. Students, faculty, and staff as well as visitors utilize the gallery's resources. The gallery program seeks to demystify the arts by furnishing its visitors with a meaningful artistic experience. The gallery is free and open to the public.

It is highly recommended that teachers preview current exhibitis to determine the appropriateness for children.

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University Farm

Phone: 898-6343
Web: www.csuchicoag.org

School groups can tour the farm and view the greenhouses, meat lab, mechanics lab, as well as herds of sheep, beef cattle, swine, and dairy cows. The farm also hosts special events throughout the year.

Information taken from the RISE (Resources for International Studies in Education) guide to CSU, Chico Campus Field Trips for Schools.

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