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Endangered!
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African wild dog, Asian elephant, Indian python, American crocodile—threats to endangered animals are a global problem. Explore a world at risk, and learn what you can do to help.
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Fossil Halls: Cladistics
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What is the best way to reconstruct evolutionary history? Find out with this look at cladistics and the branching points on the Earth's evolutionary family trees.
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Fossil Halls: Timelines
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Step back in time to a point of your choosing—from 370 million to 19,000 years ago. You can see a lone Smilodon stalk prey or a group of prehistoric fish cruise the bottom of a muddy estuary.
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Fossil Halls: Vertebrate Evolution
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Jaws, grasping hands, three-toed feet, placentas, watertight eggs, eye sockets near the snout—explore these and other evolutionary branching points of vertebrate evolution.
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Online Darwin FAQs
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Explaining evolution can be challenging. These resources provide information, suggestions for responding to questions, and strategies for addressing the public controversy.
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Online Darwin Resources for Educators
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for all ages
Teaching and talking about evolution can be challenging. Look here for support of all kinds from national organizations, tailored to the needs of educators and students.
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The Genomic Revolution
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Imagine a world in which surgery is rarely needed, genetic information (the ultimate fingerprint) is used to solve violent crimes, and most people live to be 150—all as a result of the mapping the human genome.
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Grouping Dinosaurs
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for grades Kindergarten through 4
Dinosaurs all belong to the same group, but within that group there are many subsets—meat-eating dinosaurs, four-legged dinosaurs, and so on. Try your hand at classification with these eight dinosaur illustrations.
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Online Field Journal: Compare
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for grades Kindergarten through 5
No matter what the weather or season, you can explore nature with these 11 online challenges. See just how good your observation skills are by comparing butterflies, leaves, reptiles, fish, and more.
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Online Field Journal: Field Journals
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for grades Kindergarten through 5
Don't just explore the wonders of nature. Record them! From seashells and birds to animal tracks and spiders, these printable field journals are great guides for your next nature walk.
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Around the World with DNA
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for grades 3 through 8
Travel around the world with museum scientists. First stop Madagascar, where you'll meet a species of whales with fingerprint-like tails and primates that use their teeth to groom each other.
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Endangered Species Game
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for grades 3 through 8
Roll snake eyes, and you're on your way to survival. Land on the extinct box, though, and you're gone. Kaput. Finis. In this board game, your very survival is at stake!
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Evolution
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for grades 3 through 12
Get a hands-on look at the evolution of a species and the growth of a dominant coloration pattern with this activity designed to complement the museum's Hall of Ocean Life.
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Going, Going, Gone?
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for grades 3 through 8
Today, species are becoming extinct—disappearing from our planet—at a faster rate than ever before. What's behind this increase, and what can be done to slow or stop it?
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Online Darwin Resources for Family and Kids
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for grades 3 through 8
These Web sites offer a variety of engaging ways for kids and families to learn about the evidence for evolution and the nature of science.
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Saving Species
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for grades 3 through 12
Take a world-wide tour of biodiversity. You'll meet mollusks in the reefs off the Bahamas, the aye-aye in the tropical forests of Madagascar, and the clever mimic-ant spider that lives in Australia.
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Science Explorations: Animals, Adaptation, and the Galápagos Islands
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for grades 3 through 8
Travel to the Galápagos Islands and follow in Charles Darwin’s footsteps with this interactive investigation. You’ll have the chance to collect clues as you investigate the islands’ species.
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Science Explorations: Writing With Scientists
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for grades 3 through 8
Looking for advice about how to craft a world-class science report? AMNH microbiologist Susan Perkins shows you how to transform your collection of notes, observations, research, and experiments into a research paper.
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The Quest for the Perfect Tomato
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for grades 3 through 8
The next time you eat a tomato, ask yourself: What would it taste like if there were a bit of flounder in it? Learn how scientists are using genetics to change the food you eat.
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Tree of Life
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for grades 3 through 8
Think of a cladogram as the ultimate family tree. On it, you can see how all living things are related, including the single ancestor they all share. Learn more about Earth's Tree of Life.
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