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SUMMER 2006
 NEW RESOURCES
Lizards & Snakes Educator's Guide
http://www.amnh.org/resources/lizards
This guide will help you and your students explore the exhibition. Includes ideas for teaching in the exhibit and activities to extend learning back in the classroom.
Yellowstone: Monitoring the Fire Below
http://sciencebulletins.amnh.org/earth/f/
yellowstone.20060601/
Three of the most catastrophic volcanic eruptions in geologic history occurred at a place now visited by over three million people a year.
Astro Viz: Earth's Magnetic Shield
http://sciencebulletins.amnh.org/astro/v/
magnetosphere.20060501
Light and heat aren't the only things the Sun emits. Tiny particles also stream away from the star. What threat do these solar winds pose to the Earth's magnetic shield?
Bio Viz: Congo River
http://sciencebulletins.amnh.org/bio/v/congoriver.20060601
See how satellite images and new computer techniques helped AMNH scientists create a hypothesis about closely related fish species in the lower Congo river.
Earth Viz: Sea-Surface Temperature
http://sciencebulletins.amnh.org/earth/v/sst.20060601
Every day, satellites orbiting the Earth collect detailed measurements of global sea-surface temperatures. Discover how this data is helping them predict weather and understand climate change.
 ONLINE GRADUATE CREDIT COURSES
Seminars on Science Online Courses for Educators
http://learn.amnh.org/

Ever wonder what it would be like to learn alongside the world's top scientists? Take a Graduate Credit course in science from the American Museum of Natural History.

Seminars on Science offers award-winning online courses in the life, Earth, and physical sciences. Designed by the Museum for K-12 educators, each six-week course immerses the learner in an area of contemporary research. Educators come away with a deeper understanding of both the science and the tools of scientific inquiry as well as an array of classroom resources. Courses are co-taught and led by Museum scientists and educators and feature rich web-based discussions.

The five courses available this Fall are: Earth: Inside and Out; The Ocean System; Genetics, Genomics, Genethics; The Link Between Dinosaurs and Birds, and Space, Time and Motion. Genetics, Genomics, Genethics is one of the program's most popular courses, developed by AMNH staff scientist Rob DeSalle and former biology fellow Claudia Englbrecht. It encompasses topics from Gregor Mendel to the Human Genome Project to the ethics of cloning. Check out a video explaining how scientists duplicate DNA as well as other sample resources at the course website: http://learn.amnh.org/genetics. Free sample resources are available for each course on the new Seminars website.

Graduate credit is available from a number of major institutions (see website for details) and may meet your local professional development requirements. Courses are easy to use and flexible enough to fit into a teacher's busy schedule. Internet access is required, and 24-hour technical support is always available. Fall sessions run August 28-October 8 AND October 30-December 10.

Register for Fall Session One by August 19th and receive a $50 discount. For more information and to register, go to learn.amnh.org or call 800-649-6715.


 NEW EXHIBITION
Lizards & Snakes: Alive!
http://www.amnh.org/lizards



This exhibition showcases over 60 live animals and a wide range of fossil specimens. Explore the diversity of legged and legless lizards, including snakes, and investigate their remarkable adaptations, such as projectile tongues, deadly venom, amazing camouflage, and surprising modes of locomotion.

 ANNOUNCEMENT
OLogy Hall of Fame Winners
http://ology.amnh.org
Check out the new outstanding OLogy projects! On OLogy, kids can collect over 250 cards and then make projects with them using simple templates.

 AT THE MUSEUM
Education Department
http://www.amnh.org/education/
The Museum is a rich resource for field trips, research and professional development. Find out how to enrich your classroom by using the Museum and our education department to your advantage.

Public Programs
http://www.amnh.org/programs
Check out the exciting lectures, performances, field trips, and workshops offered by the Museum.

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