Multi-day and weeklong science immersions for children in grades preK - 8.

Courses for NYC high school students interested in the sciences.

Hands-on exploration and behind-the-scenes adventure for middle schoolers.

NYC high school students are invited to explore their future!

An interactive, hands-on space to explore the wonders of the Museum.

Grades K-2: A hands-on exploration of science and inquiry.

A series of free, hands-on events for school groups of all ages on a variety of topics.

Science and cultural programs for English Language Learner teachers, students, and families.

Grades 5-8: Simulated voyage to the Moon in the Hayden Planetarium.

Courses offered in partnership with NYC universities and colleges.

Journey into the vast reaches of space with the Museum's exciting space shows!

A weeklong introduction to the research and high school programming of the Museum.

Internships for museum, science, social science, and education professionals.

Grades 3-12: Outreach to schools and community groups in New York City.

Opportunities for New York City teachers at the Museum.

Online graduate courses for educators in the life, earth, and physical sciences.

Make the most of your field trip with these important guidelines and useful tips.

An engaging opportunity for high school students to work in the Museum's halls.

Middle School program where students design and conduct investigations and learn about careers in different scientific fields.

In-depth scientific research training for high school students.

Featured exhibits at the Museum for limited periods of time.

Multi-day institutes offer in-depth content knowledge in science and social studies.

Classes for young children and their parents about the wonder of science and nature.

Open to K-12 educators working towards certification in life sciences.

Program designed to support NYC middle school student investigations.

Dr. Joel Cracraft, Lamont Curator and Curator-in-Charge, Department of Ornithology, American Museum of Natural History

Internship topics include archaeology, zooarchaeology, cultural anthropology, and physical anthropology.

Internship topics include evolution, diversity of life, paleontology, entomology, ornithology, and botany.

The report assesses the impact of Brain: The Inside Story on selected visitor groups and education programs.

This article in the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks describes a partnership model

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NATURE FOR KIDS AND CAREGIVERS
or SCIENCE FOR KIDS AND CAREGIVERS

This two-day workshop will integrate concepts from the Earth, physical, and biological sciences to look at the scientific evidence that informs us about climate change.

Explore the collisions that drive the dynamic and continuing evolution of the universe.

Custom programs are available upon request.

Teachers will engage in pre, during, and post-visit activities to learn how to prepare students for a museum learning experience related to bioluminescence.

Follow Museum paleontologists on an expedition to the Gobi Desert.

The Museum conducts evaluations of its educational programs and exhibitions.

Science Bulletins are HD media stories displayed at the Museum and informal science institutions

Over 350 educators participated in a professional development event in February, 2006

Explore the amazing diversity of life on our planet, making use of AMNH's considerable resources, such as our fossil halls, genetics labs, and world-famous collections.

An online and on-site 3-week course for NYC area secondary science teachers

December 5, 2009:
Explore the intersection between geologic time and biological evolution.

Science and culture for preschoolers and their parents or caregivers.

April 25, 2011 - Learn about our dynamic earth and why understanding how it works is central to our well-being and survival.

Three-day workshop for Middle and High School teachers

This is a summative evaluation of an NSF-funded ITEST grant

Teachers College - Spring 2012

Resurrect a prehistoric creature by designing realistic computer models using 2-D and 3-D software and the AMNH's paleontological expertise.

Lehman College - Spring 2012

Speaking before the House Committee on Science and Technology in March, 2010

The Museum represented informal science institutions in a 2007 commission

These articles in the New Educator Journal Issue 6 (3/4) 2010 Special Issue on Teacher Education

Bring the Moveable Museum to your community library.

This program brings the Moveable Museum to schools in New York City.

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EARLY ADVENTURES AND EXPLORATIONS

The Museum is endeavoring to inform policy initiatives at every level: city, state and federal.

Research about the teaching and learning of science at AMNH.

At this two-day summit held at the Museum in April, 2008, national leaders in science

Barnard College - Fall 2011

Funded by NOAA, the Ocean-Atmosphere Literacy Partnership was formed in 2008

In 2010, Inverness Research evaluated Water, a course offered by Seminars on Science

The Museum asked Rockman Et Al to facilitate a collaborative evaluation around the exhibition

This report was commissioned by the Museum to explore visitors' perceptions

by Nicholas Seward Stroud. Doctoral thesis.

TRUST was a four-year (2003-2007) NSF-funded collaboration between the Museum and Lehman Colleges

On the basis of the first evaluation, the Museum extended the original TRUST professional development

Open to K-12 educators working towards certification in earth and space sciences.

by Jennifer D. Adams. Doctoral thesis.

Three-day course designed to help middle and high school educators focus on what adults and students should know about the topic of biological evolution.

In February 2008, the Museum offered a three-day professional development Institute

More than 60 live squamates (lizards) return to the museum.

Explore the surprising and sometimes bizarre world of extinct and living mammals.

Large-format images showcasing a wide range of Museum research.

An exhibition of more than 50 striking photographs featuring the 25,000 miles of roads and trails that the Incas built six centuries ago in South America.

The powerful relationship between the horse and humans.

Journey through this changing country and experience the incredible diversity of its landscape and its people.

Every November, millions of people celebrate Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. ... in a cornucopia of different ways. Look at the role personal expression plays in shaping culture.

What would an anthropologist make of your toothbrush, your school locker, or a Halloween jack-o-lantern? Examine the material culture and artifacts of your life.

One of the best ways to learn about a culture is to look at the objects its people use. What can you tell from the object alone? And what do you gain by seeing it in use?

A picture is worth a thousand words, but whose words are they? Zoom in on how the opinions and biases of photographers can color the images they take.

How does a museum connect with people who are new to museums and build a lifelong relationship with them? Take a look at the museum's pioneering Investigations in Science Program.