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What's the Big Idea About Earth?
Take a peek at our planet's layers, learn what secrets rocks reveal, and gain a long view of history.
Edible Earth
Make a model of Earth's layers that's good enough to eat!
Meet the OLogist: Ed Mathez
Do you dig the Earth? If so, you'll want to meet Ed.
Earth Books
Explore Earth's deepest mysteries with these nine books.
Ask a Scientist
Museum scientists answer kids' questions about the environment.
Grow Rock Candy
Create your own crystals with sugar. Then enjoy your tasty treat!
If Rocks Could Talk
Meet six rocks that travelled to the Museum from places like Mexico, Scotland, and even outer space.
Jade
Take a peek into a mineralogist's scrapbook to see why he thinks jade is so special.
Journey to Deep Sea Vents
All aboard! Hop on a submersible and explore an amazing diversity of life at the ocean floor.
Make Your Own Earth Stationery
Send a note to a friend with these earthy letterheads.
Make Your Own Weather Station
Create weather tools to gather wind, rain, and pressure data in your neighborhood.
The Amazing Mundo
Mundo Shamundo! Can you help Mandy study for her geology test?
Create a Compass
See if you can find north by making your own compass.
Making Rocks
Visit a scientist's lab to see how he creates a magma chamber!
Meet the Earth OLogists
Do you dig the Earth? If so, you'll want to meet Ed, Arjun, Diana, and Ruthmabel.
Planetary Mysteries
Take a virtual tour of our solar system to explore its many mysteries.
Plates on the Move
Volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes... Examine how plate tectonics affect our world.
Start a Rock Collection
Every rock has a story to tell. Learn how to create a collection that rocks!
What Do You Know About Earth?
Test your knowledge about our planet Earth with this quiz.
What's This?
Can you tell the difference between an Emmy award and an Olympic medal? Test your knowledge of gold-plated objects. Then find out more about gold!
Create Your Own Timeline
Plot major cosmic events on a thirteen-billion-year timeline.
Meet the Universe's Main Attraction... Gravity
Read all about how the pulling power of gravity affects everything in the universe?stars, planets, moons, and even you.
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Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth

Touchable rocks, deep-sea hydrothermal vents, ice core samples... Find out the stories that these specimens tell about our dynamic planet. Go!

Glitttering Stibnite

Come see this sparkly mineral and its hundreds of sword-like, metallic blue-gray crystals. It weighs over 1,000 pounds and is the largest stibnite on public display in the world! Go!

Dioramas

The Museum?s famous dioramas are a window into our world?s habitats. Explore paintings of stunning landscapes, like the Grand Canyon, snow-capped Alaskan mountains, African plains, and more. Go!

Halls of Minerals & Gems

Gaze at the thousands of sparkly treasures from around and beneath the Earth. Don?t miss the 563-carat Star of India, the largest and most famous star sapphire in the world! Go!

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Highlights

What's the Big Idea About Earth?

Edible Earth

Meet the OLogist: Ed Mathez

Earth Books

Ask a Scientist

Grow Rock Candy

If Rocks Could Talk

Jade

Journey to Deep Sea Vents

Make Your Own Earth Stationery

Make Your Own Weather Station

The Amazing Mundo

Create a Compass

Making Rocks

Meet the Earth OLogists

Planetary Mysteries

Plates on the Move

Start a Rock Collection

What Do You Know About Earth?

What's This?

Create Your Own Timeline

Meet the Universe's Main Attraction... Gravity

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