High School

Join us for our grand opening and first formal life science seminar symposium at the Boz Institute. Learn about our initiative and our current research modules utilized to prepare program participants for exciting careers in life science, and find out how to get involved. Our current research includes local ecology plant biodiversity, environmental science, cell-signaling and aging, neurobiology, single-cell organism intelligence...

Improve the quality of urban natural spaces by participating in hands-on habitat restoration activities in Manzanita Canyon in City Heights. Volunteers will learn about the importance of protecting and restoring watershed habitats, like canyons, in order to improve ocean health and create safe spaces for community members to use and explore.

Please join us to learn more about Ocean Discovery Institute, see our programs in action and tour our new state-of-the-art science education facility, the Living Lab. And, learn about our 100% tuition free programs for City Heights youth.

In conjunction with the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology, the Fleet Science Center welcomes guests to encounter science from an ethical viewpoint. Held on the first Wednesday of the month, from October through June, this ongoing series brings the public and scientists together to explore how science and technology can best serve society. Through forums, projects and resources, the Ethics Center gives stakeholders an opportunity to share perspectives on the ethical implications of new developments in science in technology.

Join us on the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. or 8:15 p.m. for a tour of the solar system, narrated by the Fleet’s astronomer. Journey through the cosmos with us as we explore a new topic each month.

For optimal viewing, each show is limited to 250 attendees. Avoid sold-out shows by purchasing tickets in advance.

On March 6 we will explore Ice Giants! The planets Uranus and Neptune have only been visited once by spacecraft. We still have much to learn about these lovely worlds and their moons. Join us to learn about these solar systems ice giants.

Guests will explore the ocean and play with phenomena, science, and nature through hands-on activities at the aquarium. Each day, floor programs will focus on one ocean-related topic including plankton, diversity of whales, and fish buoyancy. Guests will have fun engaging in these hands-on activities and learning about how they can connect understanding to protecting our ocean planet.