Grades 6-8
Article
Algae in the Wekiva River: Is It Helping or Hurting Water Quality?
Is a thriving algae population good or bad for a river’s water quality? Find out what this young naturalist discovered when she set out to answer that question.
Science Bulletin
GRACE: Tracking Water from Space
Watch how a unique dual-satellite mission called GRACE-NASA's Gravity and
Climate Experiment-is revealing an unprecedented view of our water planet.
For background information, educational resources and more, visit Grace:
Tracking Water from Space on the Science Bulletins website,
http://www.amnh.org/sciencebulletins/index.php?sid=e.f.GRACE.20090717.
Science Bulletins is a production of the National Center for Science
Literacy, Education, and Technology (NCSLET), part of the Department of
Education at the American Museum of Natural History. This visualization
was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA).
Article
One-on-One with the Sun
Crack reporter Stella Stardust holds another cosmic celebration, this time with the Sun. Meet the medium-sized star with a big following.
Article
The Milky Way Galaxy
If you think of the entire galaxy as a giant pizza, all the stars you can see from Earth fall within about one pepperoni on that pizza. Find out more fun details about the Milky Way Galaxy.
Interactive
How to Write a Billion
Learn scientific notation and get rid of all those zeroes.
Article
In Pictures: Flamingos
Travel to Laguana Grande, Argentina, with the Museum's associate director of biodiversity for an up-close look at flamingos in South America.
Article
Meet the OLogist: Felicity Arengo
From "What do you most enjoy about your work as a scientist?" to "What's your favorite kids book?", find out how conservation biologist Felicity Arengo answered kids' questions
Activity
What do you know about Stars?
How stellar is your knowledge of stars? Test yourself with this interactive quiz.
Photo Gallery
In Pictures: Journey to the Stars
In the Milky Way Galaxy alone, there are hundreds of billions of stars. But that hasn't always been the case... Take a look at the life cycle of stars in this photo gallery.
Photo Gallery
In Pictures: Climate Change
Burning fossil fuels like coal and oil provide the energy that we need … but also contribute to climate change. Find out more about Earth's warming climate, its consequences, and what we can do.