Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: African Voices: History
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.
Australian Museum
The Australian Museum
This site features links to information on Australia's museum.
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Cincinnati Museum Center
This site describes the Museum of Natural History and Science in detail and provides links to other programs and exhibits offered.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The History of Museums
Museums have been a part of human history for over 2,000 years- but they weren't always like the ones we visit today. J.V. Maranto uncovers the evolution of museums, from the first museum in 530 BC (curated by a princes) to PT Barnum's...
Other
The Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens
The Centennial Museum is an academic support and outreach unit of the University of Texas at El Paso focusing on the natural history and the indigenous, colonial, pre-urban, and folk cultures of the border regions of the southwestern...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Nature Versus Nurture 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 nature-versus-nurture debate.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Dinosaurs: Bambiraptor and Birds
A 14-year-old boy found the fossils of a brand new species of dinosaur--the Bambiraptor. Find out the fun facts about what scientists have discovered about the Bambiraptor and how closely it was related to birds with this resource.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Darwin Digital Library of Evolution
This American Museum of Natural History project is a valuable resource for anyone with an interest in studying evolution. They have created a digital library of Darwin's notes, publications, and manuscripts. The information is presented...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Jade
A scientist from the American Museum of Natural History familiarizes viewers with jade, a rare stone from different places around the world. Explore the scrapbook he kept.
Other
Arizona Museum of Natural History: The Hohokam
This informative site from the Arizona Museum of Natural History gives a good look at the Hohokam and their culture. Find a map that shows where these early Southwest people traded, see examples of their pottery and jewelry, and read...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Department of Mineral Sciences
Useful interface and gateway into the research collections of the Department of Mineral Sciences at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Find information, image galleries, exhibits, specimens, and related resources about...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Paleobiology: The Burgess Shale
This terrific site from the National Museum of Natural History gives general information about the Burgess Shale and the fossils found within. Use the links to go the Burgess Shale specimens page where there are drawings of many of the...
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow: Hunterian Museum
This site provides historical information about the Hunterian museum as well as links to tours, exhibits, online exhibits, etc.
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: History of the Endangered Species Act
The Florida Museum of Natural History offers a review of the rationale for and basic components of the law. There are sections about how one can become involved with the protection and restoration of endangered species.
Other
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
This site can be viewed in 3 different languages. When a language is chosen information about the institute comes up and icons are presented for more information.
Other
Museum of Western Colorado
This site contains information/links to artifacts, photographs, Native Americans, the Old West, facts about the 20th century, and dinosaur-rich geography.
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: St. Augustine on Line Exhibition
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!
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Crossroads of Continents
Very interesting Smithsonian web exhibition on the culture of the peoples surrounding the Bering Strait. Enter the museum to find lost cultures due to the Cold War. Fun museum to click around in!
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Human Characteristics: Tools & Foods
Learn about the history of how humans have used tools to meet their need for food, beginning with the ancient tools our ancestors used millions of years ago. Non-human primates also use some tools.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Estuaries O Logy Card
Turn over this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and similar bite-size pieces of information to help you understand the nature of estuaries.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Time O Logy Card
Flip over this interactive OLogy card to find short overviews, fact-or-fiction questions, and similar bite-size bits of information about the nature of time, time travel, atomic clocks, and the general theory of relativity.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Hot Spots O Logy Card
Hot spots in the earth's mantle create natural phenomena like geysers and volcanoes. Learn about hot spots by reading this interactive ology cards and answer questions when you're finished.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History: The Iroquois of the Northeast
This site provides a brief look at the history of the Iroquois. The site has information about food, handwork, survival, and modern life.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: A Closer Look at Mars
If you look up at the sky on a clear night, you may see a red dot among the stars. This dot is Mars, named in ancient times after the Roman god of war. Although no one has ever visited this red planet, we know a lot about it. This site...