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\nBehind the closed doors of natural history museums lies a hidden world of scientific research and discovery that goes unseen for visitors. Follow along as this short video explores different scientific mysteries that have been...\n
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\nNational Museum of Natural History\n

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\nStudents explore U.S. history by participating in a class field trip. In this museum lesson, students attend a field trip to the Natural History Museum and identify cultural stories and art pieces they enjoy. Students collaborate in...\n
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\nArtificial Selection\n

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\nThe second lesson in the series begins with a starter activity discussing wild versus domesticated animals. Then, scholars play a card game, with optional variations, to emphasize artificial selection. Next, they attend a field trip to a...\n
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\nPoetic Reflections\n

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\nPoetry is a wonderful way to explore language, express topical understanding, and incite creative thinking. After a trip to the local natural history museum (or zoo), learners write an acrostic or a cinquain poem describing one of their...\n
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\nThe Young Naturalist\n

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\nBeginning with a brief history of our 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt, then followed by a discussion of his interest in nature, young scientists take to the outdoors to locate and observe local plants and insects....\n
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\nNature in a Flick of the Eye\n

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\nYoung scholars 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...\n
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\nYou Ol’ Fossil\n

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\nGeologists are gneiss, tuff, and a little bit wacke. The fifth chapter of seven includes ten activities at four different levels. The hands-on activities cover fossils including how they are formed, vertebrates, invertebrates,...\n
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\nOut and About: Minibeasts\n

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\nStudents get up close and personal with invertebrates. In this mini-beasts lesson, students may visit the Natural History Museum, the Bramley Frith Education Centre, the Edinburgh Butterfly and Insect World online or in-person to...\n
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\nCarl Akeley's Striped Hyenas\n

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\nEver wonder how to create museum dioramas? Examine the newly created striped hyena exhibit through the eyes of a scientist using a video from a larger playlist on mammals. Content includes the origins of the hyenas in the display,...\n
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\nWildlife Habitat Checklist\n

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\nTake a walk on the wild side with a project about animal habitats. After kids observe a chosen animal in its home, they describe the animal's food and water sources, shelter, and how it raises its young. They then write a short fictional...\n
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\nWorld of Insects: Characteristics, Orders, and Collecting\n

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\nEvery bug is an insect, but not all insects are bugs. A presentation lists the characteristics of insects, describes their body parts, and explains metamorphosis. It also details every order and includes photographs and multiple facts...\n
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\nOut & About: Dinosaurs\n

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\nLearners discover details about dinosaurs in Great Britain. In this dinosaur lesson, students visit selected museums and learning centers online and in person to examine and study dinosaur exhibits.\n
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\nWhat's In A Name?\n

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\nStudents create a binomial system of nomenclature for classifying organisms they encounter in a field trip to a natural history museum or from pictures in library books. They work in small groups to create accurate drawings and place...\n
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\nThe Gem Room\n

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\nSome artists carve into gemstones as their artistic medium. As part of the Brain Scoop Fossils and Geology playlist, the Field Museum opens the vault to share amazing gems, including some that people carved. From a solid gold purse to a...\n
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\nChicago Adventure, Part Three: Little Skeletons\n

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\nHow do museums keep up with all of the tiny creatures they collect? Go behind the scenes through a video from a larger playlist covering mammals. The narrator shows how skeletal parts are numbered, then examines the museum's collection...\n
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\nWay Down in the Deep Blue Sea\n

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\nUncover the mysterious wonders of the ocean with activities that span the subjects!\n
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\nChicago Adventure, Part 7: Octopus Sex\n

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\nOctopi transfer sperm by a modified arm tip. Other interesting and weird facts about octopus sex in included in an intriguing video. Brain Scoop presents the seventh part of a series on an adventure at the Field Museum as part of its...\n
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\nFamily Traditions, Customs and Beliefs\n

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\nYoung scholars discuss African childhood, explore family traditions, customs, and beliefs, examine African recipes, discuss differences or similarities in food preparation between the U.S. and Africa, and prepare a dish with adult...\n
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\nRole of Masks in African Cultures\n

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\nStudents explore ancient tradition and craft of mask making, examine role or function of masks in African culture, create instruments, and participate in class projects.\n
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\nMaking a Living and Leisure Activities\n

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\nLearners investigate the economic and daily activities in a typical African community. They design and construct a small scale house, play an African board game, create African money, discuss vocabulary, and write an essay.\n
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\nProblem Solving: Guess and Check\n

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\nSometimes guess and check is the best way to solve a word problem. Learners use the guess and check strategy to solve each of the 6 included story problems. Note: At times younger children have difficulty using estimation or the guess...\n
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\nPardon Me, Your Modifier is Dangling\n

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\nLost! (or misplaced) a modifier. Last seen dangling at the end of a sentence! Reward offered! To underscore the humor, class members are each given a sample sentence to illustrate (A woman passed by, leading a Springer Spaniel, in a...\n
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\nOrigins and Identity\n

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\nStudents examine how to research their family backgrounds. They conduct interviews with various family members, create a family tree, and present their family tree to the class.\n
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\nThe Meaning of Rock Art\n

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\nLearners examine the significance of rock art. They discuss and view examples of historical rock art, and create a design on a rock that tells a story using African and American symbols.\n
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