Visit a tule house, learn about mission outposts, and see a lumberjack’s tools as you discover Nature’s Bounty. The tour depicts the experiences of the different people who have been a part of the county’s history.
Students discover how the Ohlone, Spanish, Mexican, and American used the natural resources they found in the county to support their daily lives and to build San Francisco.
Discover the natural resources on a Spanish mission farm.
After the tour, students “live” the Ohlone lifestyle as they try some of the following activities:
• Preparing an acorn meal
• Using a pump drill to make shell beads
• Twining cordage
• Playing Ohlone games
• Allergy Alert: Nuts and furs are used during program
• Students will be able to identify natural resources of the area used by the Ohlone, Spanish and Mexicans.
• Students will be identify the changing use of natural resources as inhabitants moved from the Ohlone hunter gather lifestyle to the Spanish agrarian lifestyle.
• Students will be able to identify the importance of natural resources to the rancho economy.
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- Geared to third and fourth graders.
- History-Social Science Content Standards: 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5.
- 2025-2026 Fee: $120 per class.
There is an additional charge of $6 per student for every student over 30.
- 2026-2027 Fee: $128 per class.
There is an additional charge of $6 per student for every student over 30.
- Available Tuesday through Friday. Morning and afternoon start times are available.
- Fees apply to ONE CLASS PER PROGRAM
- A double program is charged for two programs.
Due to the size of the galleries, the regular Providing Plenty program is limited to one class per program. With the double program option, it is possible to schedule two programs to occur simultaneously. One class will start with the tour and the other with the activities. The classes will switch half-way through the program.
Each class is charged the regular program fee. If your class has more than 30 students, we require an additional $6 fee for each student over 30. Fees apply to one class per program.
