Come Prepared

Before your visit, review the Essential Questions to see how the exhibition's educational themes connect to your curriculum. Identify what you'd like your students to learn from Extreme Mammals, and how they could continue learning back in the classroom. Visit the Extreme Mammals website at amnh.org/extrememammals to learn more about the exhibition.

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information on field trips, reservations, lunchrooms, and other useful tips to help plan your visit

free resources, including activities and references

This Guide includes Activities for Before You Visit, During Your Visit, and Back in the Classroom, and Student Worksheets for grade levels K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. These activities are designed to be used together to focus your visit around one or two themes. Here are some other ways to explore the Extreme Mammals exhibition:

You (and your class chaperones) can use the Teaching in the Exhibition section of this guide as you move through the gallery with students.
You can create student worksheets using the Teaching in the Exhibition section.
You can distribute copies of the Map of the Exhibition to chaperones and/or students, and let them choose their own paths.