How is the ocean like a layer cake? What creatures live there? And how important is the ocean? Take a dive and find out!
Find out what you can do to protect the oceans and ocean life.
What adaptations help these creatures survive?
Create land and sea animals that "glow" in the dark!
Can you make it down to the ocean floor? Along the way, discover what makes water special.
A marine biologist answers kids' questions about how climate change affects life in the ocean.
Do fresh water and salt water mix? Find out in this experiment.
Send a note to a friend with these watery letterheads.
See how many different plants and animals you can find in this virtual mangrove swamp.
Discover how these deep sea creatures create their own light!
Can you match these marine animals with their baby pictures?
Test your knowledge about our watery world with this quiz.
What's threatening planet Earth and how can we protect it? Find out more in these videos of kids at the Museum.
Find out what lives in the deep sea, coral reef, and continental shelf.
All aboard! Hop on a submersible and explore an amazing diversity of life at the ocean floor.
Find out more about global warming. How, and why, we should slow it?
How do simple storms turn into swirling hurricanes?
How do whales and walruses stay warm in chilly waters? Grab some gloves and find out.
The largest mammal at the Museum is interviewed by the largest dinosaur
Explore how mammals run, fly, swim, walk, hop, and swing!
Explore the layers of our planet: the crust, mantle, and core.
Find out how he became a geologist and what you can learn from studying rocks.
What kind of person becomes an ichthyologist, a scientist who studies fish?
What does this marine biologist like most about her work? Find out!
Take a peek at our planet's layers, learn what secrets rocks reveal, and gain a long view of history.
Water is a precious resource, and all things need water to survive.
Make a 3D diorama! All you need are pasta, Play-Doh, pipe cleaners, pom-poms, and hair curlers.
Earthquakes are happening all the time. Find out what makes the earth shake.
Test your knowledge about the major groups of life on Earth.
Our oceans are full of colorful creatures. Find out how animals use color for attraction, communication, and camouflage.
Volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes... Examine how plate tectonics affect our world!
Do you dig the Earth? If so, you'll want to meet Ed.
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Find out what causes volcanoes to erupt and how scientists study them.
Biodiversity is the rich variety of life on Earth. But why is it important?
Dive into the oceans with an ichthyologist.
See if you can find the hidden microbes on each coloring page!
Visit a scientist's lab to see how he creates a magma chamber!
Find out what we know about Mars in this online tour of Earth's closest neighbor.
Did you know that biodiversity provides us with things that we need?
How do mammals move? Make flipbooks to see six different mammals in action.
Watch two stories from ancient Greece that are animated as if they are vase paintings come to life.
Create a flounder fish that's hard to spot!
In this interview, meet the cast of a titanosaur, one of the largest dinosaurs ever found!
We see with our eyes, but our brains do most of the work. Watch what happens when light bounces off an object and enters your eye.
Microbiologist Susan Perkins answers kids’ questions about microbes.
Every rock has a story to tell. Learn how to create a collection that rocks!
In these videos, a biologist introduces us to the microbes that live all around us.
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