American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Draw Your Nervous System
Explore your nerves by creating a life-sized drawing.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: What Do You Know About the Universe?
Test your knowledge about the Universe with this quiz.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Piloting Red Rover
Do you have what it takes to drives a robot on Mars?
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: Make a Fossil
This activity demonstrates the process of fossilization by making mold and cast fossils.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: The Art of the First Fleet
A fascinating look at art showing the environment and wildlife that was done by artists who were in the First Fleet, the first group of settlers to come to Australia in 1787. The artworks have been arranged under four categories: Natural...
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum (London): The Art of the First Fleet
A fascinating look at art showing the environment and wildlife that was done by artists who were in the First Fleet, the first group of settlers to come to Australia in 1787. The artworks have been arranged under four categories: Natural...
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: Natural History Museum
California Academy of Sciences is the oldest scientific institution in the West. This great site describes the museum and shows pictures of various 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.
University of Florida
South Florida Aquatic Environments: Florida Keys: About the Keys
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.
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...
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Read Works: If Rocks Could Talk!: Obsidian
[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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Read Works: Unearthing Pterosaurs
[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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Read Works: Passages: "The Rise of Oxygen in the Earth's Atmosphere"
[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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Denver Museum of Nature and Science: Follow a Fossil
Students examine paleontology, the study of ancient life on Earth. Some topics explored are vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants.
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum: Dinosaur Dig
The San Diego Natural History Museum provides dinosaur lovers with plenty of information and fun facts with links to Finding Fossils and Dinosaur Bytes.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Mike Rumsey Mineralogist
This resource features a question and answer session in text format with Mike Rumsey, resident Mineralogist at the Natural History Museum. The questions are directed at understanding what it means to be a Mineralogist and to study rocks...
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.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum (Uk): Biodiversity
Find a wealth of scientific information on the status of biodiversity in the world today, the threats it faces, and why it is critically important to preserve it.
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National Museum of Ireland
This is the home page of the National Museum of Ireland. The museum is actually four museums: Decorative Arts and History; Country Life; Natural History; and Archaeology. You can view exhibits from each museum through this site. In...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Fishing for a Living: The Salmon Coast
This resource provides information about the Pacific Northwest and the cultures of people who inhabited the area.
University of Oxford (UK)
Oxford University Museum of Natural History: Jokes
Do you know a natural history joke? If so, send it into us, and it will be published on one of our jokes pages. We have a page for dinosaur jokes, one for bugs and another for all those things that live under the sea.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: African Voices
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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New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science: Coelophysis
The Coelophysis is New Mexico's official state fossil. It lived in the late Triassic Period and has only been found in New Mexico. Popular questions about this dinosaur are answered here. In addition, there are numerous documents about...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: What Makes You You?
Launch an activity that will help you address the nature-versus-nurture debate in terms of your own traits.