Online Field Journal: Dioramas
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Topic: Biology
Subtopic: General
Type: Activity
Level: for grades Kindergarten through 5
Time: Less than a week
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Keywords:
. • American Museum of Natural History--Exhibitions • Cactus • Deserts • Diorama • Forests and forestry • Rain forests • Wetlands • Olympic Rain Forest diorama • Sonoran Desert diorama • Wading Bird Rookery diorama


This online activity is part of the museum's Online Field Journal Web site, where young children can explore the wonders of nature with the help of an adult. Here, they can create a replica of one of three museum dioramas.
  • On the opening page, the three featured dioramas are listed—Wetlands: A Wading Bird Rookery, Desert: A Giant Cactus Forest, and Forest: The Olympic Rain Forest.
  • On the first page of each diorama activity, there is a full-color image of the diorama, plus links to printable pages with the diorama's background image and pieces.
  • A separate instructions page is included that has kid-friendly step-by-step directions.


National Science Education Standards
Grades K-4:
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• Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F:
• History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:

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