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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Draw Your Nervous System

For Students 1st - 5th
Explore your nerves by creating a life-sized drawing.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: What Do You Know About the Universe?

For Students 4th - 8th
Test your knowledge about the Universe with this quiz.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Piloting Red Rover

For Students 3rd - 6th
Do you have what it takes to drives a robot on Mars?
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Light Quest

For Students 3rd - 8th
Light Quest activity, for two to four players, designed to explain how atoms create light and where photons come from.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Camouflage O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive OLogy card to start learning about camouflage and the role it plays in helping animals survive.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Arctic Studies Center Mammals Sea Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Sea Otters that also includes a picture and an extensive quote from naturalist Edward Nelson.
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University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Body Features and Measurements of a Bony Fish

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains labeled diagrams showing bony fish external anatomy.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: The Endurance

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated voyage to Antarctica aboard the "Endurance" and about the amazing rescue that followed, after the expedition was forced to abandon ship. Uses actual expedition photographs and diary entries to...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What Do You Know? Horses

For Students 3rd - 8th
A quick way to learn horse vocabulary. Students take an interactive quiz, check their answers, and then read why each answer is correct or incorrect.
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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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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Paleobiology: Paleo Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of art demonstrates a branch of scientific illustration that specializes in drawing fossils and other paleontological subject matter. Includes information on providing proper care for historical paleo art and offers methods of...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Paleobiology: Geologic Time: Hadean Eon

For Students 9th - 10th
Journey into the past while reading this comprehensive overview of the Hadean Eon that covers topics such as the formation of the earth, its surface and atmosphere, fossil evidence, erosion and plate tectonics.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: African Voices

For Students 6th - 8th
The African culture is vibrant and filled with amazing accomplishments in the area of art, religion, economics, and education. Read comments from Africans on their rich culture and history while viewing dynamic pictures. Included are...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Planet: Water Pollution Toxic Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, from an archived Smithsonian exhibit, describes and illustrates the effects of toxic materials on wildlife in bodies of water.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Global Volcanism Program: Volcanoes of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
The Smithsonian Institute presents a searchable database on volcanoes of the world. Search by region, volcano name, or eruption date. There is also a chronological list of large eruptions during the last 10,000 years.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Global Volcanism Program: Popocatepetl Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
A lot of links to Popocatepetl in Mexico. You can link to background information, graphics and images, items of interest, menu of interest and useful links.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Department of Mineral Sciences Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
A searchable database of minerals and gems. Search by keyword or pre-defined characteristics. A Help section is available as well for aid in searching.
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Read Works

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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University of Florida

South Florida Aquatic Environments: Florida Keys: About the Keys

For Students 9th - 10th
The Florida Museum of Natural History offers an excellent review of the reefs, mangrove and seagrass habitats of the Florida Keys. Spend some time learning about this unique location.
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Read Works

Read Works: If Rocks Could Talk!: Obsidian

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This PDF passage "If Rocks Could Talk!: Obsidian" from the American Museum of Natural History features an interview with an igneous rock named Obsidian. It is part of a paired text with "If Rocks Could...
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University of Oregon

Museum of Natural and Cultural History: Rocks and Minerals: Everyday Uses

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click on the shelves in this virtual exhibition to learn about the many rocks and minerals that we use in our everyday lives.
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University of Florida

Flmnh: Gallery of Southeastern u.s. Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
These Florida Museum of Natural History bird photos may be used for reports and projects. Recordings of bird calls are also available.
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National Museum of Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibits, events, educational resources, museum information, etc. on the National Museum of Australia can all be found at this site.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Nature in Chinese Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the importance of Nature in Chinese Art. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.