BE ADVISED: Due to multiple events in Exposition Park on Sunday, April 26, the Natural History Museum will be closing at 4 pm. Parking and traffic in the area will be impacted. Limited parking will be available in the Blue Parking Structure for $20 when you tell the attendant you are visiting the Natural History Museum of L.A. County. For questions, please call 213.763.3466 or email info@nhm.org.

Science of SpongeBob Activity: DIY Bathyscope

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Design and create your own bathyscope to make underwater observations!

Marine Biologists use a bathyscope, sometimes called an aquascope, to see clearly underwater through a large lens. It allows them to stay dry on land but get a full view of the ocean.

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