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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: The Living Yamal

For Students 9th - 10th
A Smithsonian site that tells of the history and culture of the Yamal people of Siberia.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Beautiful Breeds: Arabian

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed illustrations and description of the Arabian, a horse prized throughout history for its power and speed. Choose Arabian from the list on the right.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Inca Investigation

For Students 3rd - 5th
Be an archaeologist and examine maps and ancient artifacts relating to the Inca empire.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: African Voices: History

For Students 6th - 8th
Trace Africa's history from the earliest humans to modern times using this thematic timeline. Learn about African trade, religion, empires, and technology. Vibrant pictures are included for each time period showcasing the African culture.
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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Volcanoes and Earthquakes

For Students 9th - 10th
As an online exhibit from the Natural History Museum, this site provides three videos on natural processes of Earth. The videos cover tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
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Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum, London, England

For Students 9th - 10th
Great site providing a "Quickindex" to find various resources. Also included are links to more information on this museum.
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University of Washington

Natural History Museums and Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents links to museums worldwide, as well as categorizing them by each continent.
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University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: St. Augustine on Line Exhibition

For Students 9th - 10th
A fine exhibit presenting the history of St. Augustine from its founding by the Spanish to an interactive timeline of events and people dating from earliest times to the present. Highly informative!
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Other

Natural History Museum of Denmark: Geological Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains brief information about this natural history museum. Also contained are links to other museums (zoological, geological, botanical).
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Department of Mineral Sciences Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
Search the database of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History for gems & minerals, meteorites with images, or petrology & volcanology.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Explore Our Collections:fenykovi Elephant

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Fenykovi Elephant, the African Bush Elephant on display at the National Museum of Natural History.
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Other

Hooper Virtual Paleontological Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a virtual tour to the Hooper Virtual Paleontological Museum. There are many virtual exhibits to visit through a series of links, including Mass Extinctions and Human Evolution. Very descriptive and fun tour!
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Hidden Worlds Within Natural History Museums

For Students 9th - 10th
When you think of natural history museums, you might picture exhibits filled with ancient lifeless things, like dinosaurs or meteorites. But behind that educational exterior, there are hidden laboratories where scientific breakthroughs...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Dinosaurs: Display or Defense?

For Students 9th - 10th
Are plates of armor, horns, exceptionally large heads, and bony plates examples of dinosaur display or defense? Visitors to this resource will learn what scientists have concluded about the purpose of these peculiar dinosaur features.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

For Students 9th - 10th
Visitors to this resource will discover the new things that scientists are learning about dinosaurs by paging through the information about this comprehensive exhibition.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Dinosaurs: Theropod Biomechanics

For Students 9th - 10th
How fast could a Tyrannosaurus rex really run? Visitors to this resource will see how scientists use theropod biomechanics to simulate the movement of these large dinosaurs.
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The Academy of Natural Sciences

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the museum. It shows the viewer what is currently on exhibit, interesting facts, and many links to other exhibits.
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Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on the three Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Ancient Coral Reefs

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian Museum of Nature provides characteristics and ancient history of global coral reefs.
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Swedish Museum of Natural History

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource can be viewed in Swedish or English. Some informational links are in Swedish only.
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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Other Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit from the Natural History Museum studies a range of topics related to invertebrates, or animals without a backbone. Crabs, snails, barnacles, sponges, and more are discussed at this exhibit.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Light O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip over this interactive OLogy card and start learning bite-size pieces of useful information about light.
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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Insects and Spiders

For Students 9th - 10th
As an online exhibit from the Natural History Museum, this site examines many different subtopics stemming from a study on both insects and spiders. Several of the subtopics include spider bites, bumblebees, moths, edible insects,...
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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Types of Fossils

For Students 9th - 10th
This particular site is part of a larger online exhibit from the Natural History Museum covering various aspects of fossils and fossil research. Here, seven types of fossils are listed and each type is given a picture representation.

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