American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Breed O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand the breeding process of plants and animals. Also learn about teosinte, a grass that Native...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Taiwan O Logy Card
Flip this interactive card to start learning about the island of Taiwan. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about this small country that is sometimes called Formosa.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Kryptobaatar O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand important characteristics of the Kryptobaatar, a prehistoric mammal.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Archaeology: Clues From the Past
This resource is a place for learning all about archaeology - archaeological fieldwork, field journals, tools of the trade, and interesting archaeological sites and discoveries. Explore, ask questions, find information, and meet...
University of Oxford (UK)
Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The Learning Zone: Fossils
This excellent website walks students through the basics of understanding fossils. It emphasizes that most common fossils would be invertebrates and, after learning more about these life forms, students can choose to take a quiz. The...
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: Fish Adaptations
This site has pictures that illustrate the many ways fish have adapted to make the most of life in their environments. The explanations are short and easy to understand.
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: How to Avoid Shark Attacks
All you ever want to know to avoid being attacked by a shark. Full of lots of good safety tips and information.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Beluga Whale
This site provides a general overview of the Beluga Whale, complete with the personal observations of 19th Century Naturalist, Edward Nelson.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Beautiful Breeds: Belgian Draft
Description and detailed illustrations of the Belgian draft, a large workhorse capable of puling heavy loads. Choose Belgian Draft from the list on the right.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Old Goats in Transition
Read about pre-historic animal domestication, something that that has been studied rigorously by scientists, but not yet fully understood. The bottom half of this article focuses on goat domestication as it was practiced in southwestern...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: How Did the Universe Begin?
Bite-size introduction to two scientists-Hubble and Lemaitre-who played key roles in formulating the theory of the origin of the universe known as the big bang. Includes an interactive timeline on which you can plot out the approximate...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Mineral Science: Division of Meteorites
A review of meteorites, what they are, what types there are, and a collection of reading resources to understand more about these objects falling from the sky.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Resources for Learning: Bolivia Biodiversity
An overview, in a captioned gallery of images, of the plant and animal life of Bolivia as well as some of the cultural traditions and practices among Bolivian people.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Broad Tailed Swallowtail O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand important characteristics of the Broad-tailed Swallowtail, the national butterfly of Taiwan.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Global Grocery
Did you ever wonder where tapioca pudding comes from? Did you know that cacao beans were once used as money? Learn about the human uses of plants (to make common foods and medicines) at the Global Grocery.
Institute and Museum of the History of Science
Museo Galileo Institute and Museum of the History of Science
The Museum of the History of Science in Florence, Italy showcases it's exhibits and artifacts for the public.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: California Condor O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to start learning about the California condor. Review some fast facts about condors and answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions to test your understanding.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Snowy Owl
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Snowy Owl that also includes a picture and an extensive quote from the 19th Century naturalist Edward Nelson.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Separate Is Not Equal: The Quest for Education
Part of a larger piece on Segregated America, this section focus is on the commitment and perseverance of African Americans in the post-Civil War South to overcome the obstacles standing in the way of an education. Offers teachers and...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Explore Our Collections:fenykovi Elephant
Learn about the Fenykovi Elephant, the African Bush Elephant on display at the National Museum of Natural History.
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The Academy of Natural Sciences
This site describes the museum. It shows the viewer what is currently on exhibit, interesting facts, and many links to other exhibits.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Powering the Past: Emergence of Electrical Utilities in America
Looks at the history of electrical utilities in the United States from the time of Edison up to President Franklin Roosevelt.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Jamestown, Quebec, Santa Fe: Three North American Beginnings
Explore the origins of Canada and the United States as Jamestown, Quebec, and Santa Fe celebrate their 400th anniversary.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Three Mile Island the Inside Story
This Web site was created to provide more information about the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant; about the course of the accident there; about the steps?extending over almost 15 years?through which the nature and extent of the...