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American Museum of Natural History

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

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,...
Primary
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Meet the Zooarchae O Logist

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interview with Sandra Olsen, a zooarchaeologist studying the history of horses in Kazakhstan. Discover what zooarchaeologists work on in the interview.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: A Walk Through the Ruins of Petra

For Students 5th - 8th
Explore an ancient city carved into the sandstone cliffs.
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University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Prehistoric Life

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The focus of this guide is on exploring the massive ancient creatures that roamed the Earth millions of years ago.
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Other

The Art Galleries at National Museum Cardiff (Wales)

For Students 9th - 10th
National Museum Cardiff, part of National Museum Wales, is actually two museums in one - a natural history museum and the art galleries, which contain works which represent more than five hundred years of art. Scroll down the home page...
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University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Florida Museum of Natural History gives the current events, information about the museum, exhibits and public programs, research and collections, links, etc. to the Florida Museum of Natural History.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Ian Harrison, Ichthyologist, O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
This OLogy card introduces you to ichthyologist Ian Harrison, a researcher for the American Museum of Natural history. Learn what led to Ian's interest in fish and what it is like to be a working scientist.
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems

For Students 9th - 10th
Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems offers an opportunity to explore a variety of ores, metals, gems, and other specimens displayed at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. This resource offers an excellent collection of photos for...
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Dippy, This Is Your Life!

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the history of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History's first dinosaur, the Diplodocus carnegii. This resource is presented scrapbook-style and includes lots of images and fun facts!
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Profile: Dr. Charles Liu

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Dr. Charles Liu, an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History focused on his drive to become an astrophysicist.
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Carnegie's Dinosaurs: Dino Guide: Corythosaur

For Students 3rd - 8th
Study a Corythosaurus up close with this concise resource from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Arctic Studies Center: Polar Bear

For Students 9th - 10th
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, in a section titled "North American Mammals," offers a general overview of the polar bear. Additional content includes detailed drawings, photographs, and a map showing the polar bear's...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Northwest Coast American Indian Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian presents an extensive annotated bibliography of works on Native Americans for grades K-12.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Case Study: Neutrino Observatories

For Students 9th - 10th
Observatories allow for study of subatomic particles, neutrinos, which are found nearly everywhere in the universe are featured in this case presented by the American Museum of Natural History.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Around the World With Dna

For Students 3rd - 8th
Pack your bags and go around the world with scientists from the American Museum of Natural History whose research into the DNA of different animal species takes them into the field.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Hooded Skunk

For Students 4th - 8th
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, in a section titled "North American Mammals," offers a general overview of the hooded skunk. Content includes detailed drawings, photographs, specimens, and a map showing the skunk's...
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University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Pterois Volitans: Red Lionfish

For Students 9th - 10th
The Florida Museum of Natural History presents this informative article on the Red Lionfish which is native to reef habitats of the Indo-Pacific. General information including photographs and a habitat map.
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National Museum of Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Museum of Natural History

For Students 9th - 10th
"Discover the natural wonders of Canada's east coast". Great links to the museum.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Darwin Manuscripts Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Background information and slideshow presentation on creating the Origin of Species scientific manuscripts.
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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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Other

Illinois State Museum: Educational Programs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Illinois State Museum offers a wealth of online learning resources. Here you will find hundreds of lesson plans across the curriculum, web exhibits to accompany them, digitized artifacts from the museum's collections, and games and...
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Yale University

Yale Peabody Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This home page describes what the museum has to offer. Links to the exhibits and more information is provided at the bottom of the site.