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Family and Childrens Programs

Fossils and DNA (Grades 4 and 5)

Monday - Friday, February 18 - 22

Archaeopteryx

Today, Archaeopteryx is the most primitive known bird. 

Please note: this program has been cancelled due to the change in the New York Public schools' winter recess schedule. Click here to see new offerings during the 2013 mid-winter recess. 

Who are we, and where do we come from? Take a fascinating journey through human evolution and learn about our ancestors from early primates to the first hominids. Explore the Spitzer Hall of Human Origins, learn about DNA, examine casts of hominid fossils—and have fun doing it! 

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