Grades 6-8
Article
Let's Talk with Paula Mikkelsen about Marine Invertebrates and How They Move
Clams that bounce up and down like yo-yos, others that balloon their foot with blood, and squids that zip around using jet propulsion—the ocean's filled with remarkable creatures on the move!
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Field Trip to the Moon Companion Guide (for classroom and general use)
Buckle up your virtual seatbelts for a trip to the Moon! This guide provides the key educational concepts of this show. After you "land on the Moon," use the suggested activities to continue your lunar exploration.
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Field Trip to the Moon Companion Guide (for visitors to the American Museum of Natural History)
Buckle up your virtual seatbelts! This guide provides the key educational concepts of the dome show at the Museum's Hayden Planetarium. After you "land on the Moon," use the suggested tours to continue your lunar exploration throughout the Museum.
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Field Trip to the Moon Educator's Guide
Take your students on a comprehensive tour of the moon to help them discover careers in science and education with this DVD and its classroom investigations.
Activity
Science Explorations: Soar with Bats
Bats spend the night trying to fill their bellies. In fact, you'd have to down 10 pizzas for dinner to keep up with some. Investigate the 1,100 species that take to the night skies by the millions.
Article
Animal Keeper (SuperScience)
From blue butterflies and red frogs to a green iguana nicknamed "Iggy," meet the live animals in the Museum's exhibitions and the people who take care of them.
Article
Animal Keeper (Science World)
Live animals add an element of surprise to Museum displays. But they need more than a cute face or bright colors to earn a spot in an exhibition hall. Find out what it takes.
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Field Trip to the Moon Informal Educator's Guide
After a trip the immersive Hayden Planetarium, continue the lunar exploration with these interactive workshop activities that investigate the Moon’s habitability and sustainable resources.
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Field Trip to the Moon Live Presenter Script
Orbit the Earth and get an astronaut's view of a sunrise in space with this word-by-word script for the Field Trip to the Moon program at the Hayden Planetarium.
Activity
Field Trip to the Moon Student Worksheet (for visitors to the American Museum of Natural History)
After viewing the Field Trip to the Moon dome show, continue your lunar journey by investigating its surface and formation around the Museum.
