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Read Works: Passages: "Who Wants a Spiny Snack?"

For Students 2nd - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] The passage "Who Wants a Spiny Snack?" focuses on the Pufferfish and how it has adapted to protect itself from predators in the ocean. A comprehension question set with answer key is provided. A Step...
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Read Works: Unearthing Pterosaurs

For Students 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage from the American Museum of Natural History is about the discovery and study of bones from Pterosaurs, extinct flying reptiles that are not exactly dinosaurs or birds. A question set, a...
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American Museum of Natural History: Ology: Express Yourself

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Test your skill at reading the emotion expressed in a face in these two matching games.
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American Museum of Natural History: Ology: Paleontology: The Big Dig

For Students 3rd - 7th
A collection of online games, virtual puzzles, experiments, and interviews with experts to immerse students into the world of paleontology.
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American Museum of Natural History: Anthropology: Sounds of the Silk Road

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Travel the tales and sounds of the Silk Road through this resource and understand how music shaped Asian, and eventually, western cultures. You can create your own music to share with your friends, and gain knowledge about common...
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American Museum of Natural History: Ology: The Butterfly Kingdom

For Students 3rd - 7th
Learn about Taiwan's amazing wealth of butterflies, many of which can be found nowhere else in the world. See how butterflies have influenced Taiwanese culture, how some people have made a business from butterflies, and about efforts...
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American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What Do You Know? Archaeology

For Students 3rd - 8th
A ten question quiz on the study of archaeology.
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American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What Do You Know? Dinosaurs

For Students 3rd - 6th
Test knowledge about dinosaurs with this ten question quiz.
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American Museum of Natural History: Einstein

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is a companion site of a retrospective exhibition held at the American Museum of Natural History in 2002-03, Einstein covers the life and scientific theories of this revolutionary scientist. Includes numerous primary source...
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American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What Do You Know? Climate Change

For Students 3rd - 8th
Test your knowledge on climate change with this short quiz.
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American Museum of Natural History: Darwin

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is an online companion of museum-mounted exhibition about Darwin and his revolutionary theory. It covers Darwin's upbringing, influences, and discoveries employing a rich mix of media: text, photographs, videos, sound...
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American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Astronomy: Our Place in Space

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource is a place for learning all about astronomy--stargazing, planets, space science, and interesting astronomical phenomena and discoveries. Explore, ask questions, find information, and meet American Museum of Natural History...
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American Museum of Natural History: Anthropology

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource allows students to discover the world of anthropology in a completely new way. The signficance of studying the human race is explained, along with interactive games, activities, and interviews. Design an ancient flowerpot,...
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American Museum of Natural History: Anthropology

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource allows students to discover the world of anthropology in a completely new way. The signficance of studying the human race is explained, along with interactive games, activities, and interviews. Design an ancient flowerpot,...
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American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Earth: Our World in Motion

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource is a place for learning all about the Earth--the Earth's layers, its history, rocks and minerals, and interesting Earth science facts and discoveries. Explore, ask questions, find information, and meet American Museum of...
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American Museum of Natural History: Paleont O Logy: The Big Dig

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This colorful and inviting resource houses tons of paleontology activities to explore. Play the Layers of Time puzzle game, create your own make-believe dig site by burying chicken bones in plaster of Paris, learn how to draw dinosaurs,...
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Pbs Nova: A Conversation With Neil De Grasse Tyson

For Students 9th - 10th
Nova offers an enlightening conversation with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Topics include origins of the universe, multidisciplinary approaches to science, exciting recent discoveries, his position as director of the Hayden...
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American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Layers of Time: Fossil Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
Game through which students order layers of sedimentary rock, from oldest to newest, based on the type of fossils they contain.
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Read Works: Passages: "The Rise of Oxygen in the Earth's Atmosphere"

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The article "The Rise of Oxygen in the Earth's Atmosphere" from the American Museum of Natural History focuses on when the rise of oxygen in the earth's atmosphere began. A Step Read, a question set,...
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American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Ask a Scientist

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A browsable collection of environment-related questions posed by elementary- and middle-school students to the scientists of the American Museum of Natural History in honor of Earth Day. Great questions and great answers.
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American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Create a Coral Reef

For Students 3rd - 8th
Detailed instructions, with photographs for every step, for how to build a coral reef diorama.
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American Museum of Natural History: Greenhouse Effect: Make a Terrarium

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Capture the essence of life within your own miniature greenhouse, or terrarium.
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American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Genetics

For Students 3rd - 5th
The Gene Scene OLogy site is a place for learning all about genetics--DNA, cloning, nature versus nature, and interesting genetic science facts and discoveries. Explore, ask questions, find information, and meet American Museum of...
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American Museum of Natural History: Ology: Rising Co2! What Can We Do?

For Students 3rd - 5th
With this resource, students learn how much fossil fuel emissions have increased since 1600 by exploring a graph showing carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Then answer questions and read facts about climate change over the centuries....