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Special Field Trip Events
Any field trip day to The Tech is special, but sometimes we make it extra special with unique events and programs designed to serve a specific audience or celebrate a particular topic. Check back regularly for upcoming specialty field trip events or programs.
Computer Science Education Week
December 9 - 12, 2025
Celebrate the power of creativity and code! Join us for a week of hands-on activities and challenges that showcase how computer science shapes our world. Activities include:
- Escape the Gingerbread House: Dodge gingerbreads and candy gum drops to find your way out of the gingerbread maze! Use scratch code blocks and work as a team to navigate obstacles in this hands-on coding challenge.
- Machine Learning Unplugged: Explore machine learning and practice thinking like a computer in this arctic themed guessing game.
- Arctic Animal I Spy: Can you spot an AI generated image? Put your skills to the test and learn about some tips and tricks to determine what is real and what is AI.
- Ancient DNA: Use your computational thinking skills to solve genetic puzzles about ancient organisms.
Teen Week
January 27 - 30, 2026
Middle and High School Only
Dedicated to providing unique and engaging programming to teens across the Bay Area and beyond, Teen Week is reserved just for middle and high school students at The Tech.
Throughout the week we will feature programs and experiences that are aimed towards teens as they begin to navigate their next steps in education and explore career options.
Past Events
The Great Shakeout
October 16, 2025
All ages
Prepare for the next “Big One” by joining us for the biggest earthquake drill in the world! The Great ShakeOut is an international event that brings together millions of people each year to participate in an earthquake drill, all at the same time! A practice drill will take place at 10:30 a.m., and there will be special hands-on activities throughout the day, and the chance to interact with experts who will share information on geology, earthquake preparedness, rescue, and more.
National AI Literacy Day
March 28, 2025
Aimed at Grades 3-6
Join us on Friday, March 28, 2025, for a nationwide day of action focused on exploring the fundamental question, “What is AI?”
To advance our mission of promoting AI literacy through education, The Tech is hosting our second annual National AI Literacy Day Summit, in partnership with The EDSAFE AI Alliance, aiEDU, and Common Sense Media. We invite students, educators, and community members from across Silicon Valley to join us in exploring the rapidly evolving technology that is shaping our world.
Field trip groups visiting the museum on March 28 will have access to special activities and experiences. We are still planning for this exciting day and will share more information about specific activities as it becomes available.