What People Are Saying About Splash

  • Capital Public Radio Story about Splash
  • Sacramento Splash - Helping children understand and value their natural world picture
  • Sacramento Splash - Helping children understand and value their natural world picture
  • Thumper and two of his adoring fans!
    Thumper and two of his adoring fans!
  • Lu-Anne introduces Tigger the Tiger Salamander
    Lu-Anne introduces Tigger the Tiger Salamander
  • Everyone wants to know more about Sir Hiss!
    Everyone wants to know more about Sir Hiss!
  • Capital Public Radio Story about Splash
  • Class Websites about Splash
  • Touching Sir-Hiss-A-Lot, the smooth and scaly Gopher Snake
    Touching Sir-Hiss-A-Lot, the smooth and scaly Gopher Snake
  • Capital Public Radio Story about Splash
  • Capital Public Radio Story about Splash
  • Mr. Castro and his awesome 5th graders
    Mr. Castro and his awesome 5th graders
  • Sacramento Splash - Helping children understand and value their natural world picture
  • Sacramento Splash - Helping children understand and value their natural world picture
  • Lu-Anne shares Thumper's life story with the students
    Lu-Anne shares Thumper's life story with the...

Capital Public Radio Story about Splash

On April 7, 2011, Joe Rubin from Capital Public Radio joined Ms. Crujido's 5th grade class from Mary Tsukamoto Elementary on their Splash field trip.  Click here to listen to his compelling story about the Mather Field Vernal Pools and Splash!

Mr. Castro's 5th Grade Splash Blog

Mr. John Castro is a very cool teacher with a very cool class of fifth graders over at Earl Warren Elementary. This year, they are participating in the Splash Elementary Program: Investigating Vernal Pools.  

Check out the students' blog to find out what they've been doing to prepare for their field trip to the Splash Center.  Hear about this award-winning environmental science curriculum straight from the students who are using it to learn all about the vernal pools at Mather Field.

Class Websites about Splash

Every year, nearly 100 classes participate in Splash school programs.  Inevitably, some of these students and teachers are compelled to share their Splash experience and their newfound knowledge with the Internet community.  Click on the links below to view their sites.

Share Your Splash Experience!

We invite you to post comments about your experience with Splash. Maybe you're a teacher who taught one of the Splash curricula to your students. Maybe you're a kid who got to meet your favorite critter on a field trip to the vernal pools. Or maybe you're a nature enthusiast who attended one of our Nature in the Neighborhood programs. Whoever you are, we want to hear about your Splash experience!

Sacramento Splash - Helping children understand and value their natural world picture
One of the best field trips ever!

Overall, I think that you have one of the best field trips ever!! My students love the Vernal Pools unit and have learned a lot about their watershed and the importance of keeping our waters clean. The unit incorporates numerous core standards and students now have a sense of 
responsibility to their environment.

-- Trudy Cambra, 5th grade teacher, Anna Kirchgater Elementary

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Sacramento Splash - Helping children understand and value their natural world picture
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