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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students look into the role both nature and nurture play in determining an individual's traits. They examine how genes and the environment affect personality Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students examine the sulfide chimney exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History. They form hypotheses about the exhibit and write a report defending or refuting the theory that life evolved from the ocean. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine Native American heritage. They explore a museum of Native American culture and explore their food, dress, and customs. They also explore the Native Americans role in the first Thanksgiving. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students respond to the environment in an artistic way. They assemble a work using found materials and make a pot using the coil or pinch pot method. They develop a meaningful decoration and/or design on the inner or outer surface of the pot. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop and understanding of the perspective of other countries to be a part of meaningful global participation. Students create a class definition of culture. This is followed by the making of time capsules, newspaper headline evaluations, and a trip to the Museum of Natural History. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the visual information a diorama artist provides by thinking of all the details for the background of a location described by their teacher. They investigate diorama artists and their importance in creating the illusion of place in natural history museum exhibits. Finally, they work in teams to create their own ecosystem dioramas. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th
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Students research all the theories behind evolution. They draw a sketch of a DNA molecule magnified about one million times. Students observe the double helix model. They make special note of mRNA and nucleotides. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students explore cladistics and create a cladogram of their own. They are shown how the scientist at the American Museum of Natural History use a method called cladistics to group animals. Students are asked how the animals (lion, elephant, zebra, knagaroo, koala, buffalo, raccoon, and alligator) are related and what might be a good way of grouping them. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students discuss museums they have visited, explore American Museum of Natural History online by taking virtual tour, discover and share details about particular exhibit, and create their own classroom museum. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 7th
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Students conduct Internet research to develop a working definition for the discipline of social studies. From a list of provided sites, they develop classification skills and are able to differentiate between primary and secondary sources. Following a visit to the American Museum of Natural History, students work in groups to create dioramas based on their observations there. Full Review »
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