Check out one of our “Museum in a Box” lending kits with artifacts and teaching materials. Each box features real artifacts to enhance virtual classroom learning and align with Common Core Standards. Box topics include California Indians, Human Origins, and Hmong Stories.
These boxes are available for 3 weeks at a time. They are designed as stand alone units or to reinforce a thematic unit in your classroom.
To reserve you box email anthromuseum@csuchico.edu or call 530-898-5397.
Location & Hours
Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology
Meriam Library, Room 180
530-898-5397
anthromuseum@csuchico.edu
Museum Hours :
Academic Year
11 a.m – 3 p.m.
Tuesday–Saturday
Summer (June & July only)
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tuesday–Saturday
The museum is located in the Meriam Library complex, across from the main library entrance.
Museum in a Box
California Indians
Includes artifacts, lesson plans, information about Maidu and Mechoopda tribes pre European contact and their thriving communities today.
Human Origins
Includes fossil skulls, investigation stations and curriculum. This is our most popular kit, so please book in advance.
Hmong Stories
Includes story cloths, and curriculum that addresses the history of Hmong in America, the Vietnam War, and modern Hmong resilience.