Welcome to OLogy!
The science website
for kids from
the American Museum
of Natural History.

  • Hands-on
    Microbes Coloring Book & Scavenger Hunt

    See if you can find the hidden microbes on each coloring page!

    OLogy Pick
  • Hands-on
    Create a Coral Reef

    Make a 3D diorama! All you need are pasta, Play-Doh, pipe cleaners, pom-poms, and hair curlers.

    OLogy Pick
  • Game
    MIlkyway
    What do you know about Stars?

    Test your starry knowledge in this stellar quiz!

    OLogy Pick
  • Story
    What's This? Frozen Tissue

    What animal did scientists collect this tissue from? Take a guess!

    OLogy Pick
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Find out how to use OLogy with your students

OLogy iPad App!

A selection of activities available offline!

OLogy Card of the Day

Total cards: 377
What are OLogy Cards?

OLogy Card of the Day

Total cards: 377
What are OLogy Cards?

Educators, click here!

Find out how to use OLogy with your students

OLogy iPad App!

A selection of activities available offline!

Explore by Activity Type

Games
Stories
Hands-on
Videos

Educators, click here!

Find out how to use OLogy with your students

OLogy iPad App!

A selection of activities available offline!

OLogy Card of the Day

Total cards: 377
What are OLogy Cards?

"OLogy" means "the study of" Choose an OLogy!

Anthropology

People and cultures in the past and today

Archaeology

People and artifacts from ancient time

Astronomy

The Universe and everything in it

Biodiversity

The rich variety of life on Earth 

Brain

The organ inside our skulls

Climate Change

Long-term changes in global temperature

Earth

The dynamic planet that we call home

Genetics

How genes are passed down generations

Marine Biology

Life in the ocean

Microbiology

Bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms

PaleontOLogy

Dinosaurs and other things that lived long ago

Physics

Matter and its motion through space and time

Water

The liquid that makes life on Earth possible

Zoology

All animals from insects to mammals

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Games
Stories
Hands-on
Videos

Popular Topics

artifact • bacteria • bird • coral reef • dinosaur • DNA • ecosystem • endangered • extinct • fish • fossil • gravity • greenhouse effect • ice • insect • mammals • Mars • myth • neuron • rock • star • volcano