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Science Museum, London

Science Museum: 360 Periscope

For Students 3rd - 8th
Make a 360 degrees periscope which uses mirrors to reflect light to see around corners.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Buried Bones

For Students 3rd - 8th
A how-to science project with instructions to make a complete dinosaur bone dig site burying chicken bones in plaster of Paris. Click on the starred words to learn more about the topic.
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Burke Museum

Burke Museum: Earthquake Preparedness

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the Burke Museum's online exhibition titled "The Big One" which focuses on earthquakes and quake science, this site looks at safety precautions to take when dealing with earthquakes.
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Children's Discovery Museum

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Bubble Domes

For Students 1st - 5th
Try making your own bubbles at home, helping with learning about math and science.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Habitat Overcrowding

For Students 3rd - 5th
An experiment where several containers are set up with different numbers of seeds planted in each. The objective is to investigate how seed density affects the health of the plants that grow.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: What Goes Around

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An activity where students take on the roles of parts of the circulatory system, and simulate the transport of nutrients, oxygen, and carbon dioxide through the blood stream.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Cling to Me

For Students 3rd - 8th
A set of four station activities involving static electricity that can easily be done in the classroom.
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Children's Discovery Museum

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Build a Nest

For Students 3rd - 8th
Imagine you are a bird and use materials you find in your neighborhood to design and build a nest.
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Museum of Science

Miami Museum of Science: Making Water Molecules

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This simple lesson involves making a model of a water molecule from gumdrops. A toy car is also used to explain how a model compares to the real thing.
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Other

Staten Island Children's Museum: Great Explorations: All About Rainforests [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Use this guide and your imagination to take a trip to the rainforest.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science: Looking at the Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
There are 5 parts to this resource. You can click on the water planet, oceans in motion, life in the sea, scientists at sea and resources. There are also activities for teachers.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science: Ocean Wind and Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief introduction to how ocean waves form. Includes a suggestion for a simple lab activity to further understanding.

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