Ecosystems starts with a four-story aquarium and continues with a ice berg and a rainforest habitat all at the free  California Science Center - the grand opening is March 26.



The addition of Ecosystems
will nearly double the Science Center’s exhibit space, creating
powerful learning experiences—from walking through a kelp forest to
experimenting on a polar ice wall.

Extreme Zone
Discover how even in the harshest environments, species adapt to their surroundings.

Forest Zone
Learn about the sources and importance of biodiversity in ecosystems.

River Zone
Investigate the ways flowing fluids carry energy and matter from place to place.

Island Zone
Look at how isolation reveals the processes of evolution and extinction.

Rot Room
See how rot and decomposition release nutrients that nourish life.

Global Zone
Focus on the ways living and physical systems interact on a global scale.

L.A. Zone
Learn how urban ecosystems follow the same rules as all other ecosystems.

Discovery Room
Explore how our homes are habitats, providing us—as well as pets and pests—with food, water and shelter.