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Museum exhibits, educational resources, and online events for science enthusiasts of all ages!

The Museum is now open, and you can still enjoy our online offerings, from materials for families and teachers to virtual field trips and tours, videos, games, digital backgrounds, and more.

Today's Highlight: Does the coronavirus pandemic hold lessons for the fight against climate change? Watch Earth Day 2021: Recovery Mode.

Watch Live with the Museum

Family Programs Thursday, April 22, 2021 Frontiers Lecture: Unlocking Climate Data in Corals Festivals Thursday, April 22, 2021 EarthFest Online Lectures and Talks Wednesday, April 28, 2021 James Arthur Lecture: The Expensive Tissue Hypothesis Revisited Science Socials Wednesday, May 5, 2021 SciCafe: Measuring the Ages of Ancient Worlds Family Programs Friday, May 7, 2021 Astronomy Online: Visiting Volcanoes in Space Family Programs Thursday, May 6, 2021 The Scientist Is In: The Cicadas Are Coming! Family Programs Thursday, May 13, 2021 The Scientist Is In: Inside the Museum’s Beetle Colony After-Hours Programs Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Frontiers Lecture: Volcanic Worlds

Virtual Field Trips for Every Grade

Museum Hall Guide Virtual Field Trip to the Butterfly Conservatory A virtual field for students in grades K-2 to observe butterflies and compare their patterns. Museum Hall Guide Virtual Field Trip to the Hall of Planet Earth For students in grades 6-8 to explore how plate tectonics explain specific Earth formations. Museum Hall Guide Virtual Field Trip to the Hall of North American Mammals Students in grades 3-5 are invited to explore habitat dioramas, learning how animals adapt to their environments. Museum Hall Guide Virtual Field Trip to the Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origins Designed for students in grades 9-12 to explore how hominins have changed over time.

For Educators

story Teaching & Learning from Home with OLogy Find activities for K-5 grade levels for learning science at home. Educator Professional Learning Coursera for Educators Choose from Museum courses for educators on ecology, evolution, genetics, and geology. Educator Professional Learning Seminars on Science The Museum's online professional learning program for educators, offers courses in the life, Earth, and physical sciences.

For Families and Students

  Kahoot Test your knowledge about the natural world with more than 10 Museum quizzes. Science for Kids OLogy for Kids Find out about fossils, the universe, animals, and much more! Play games, do activities, collect cards, and meet scientists.

Videos for Kids

Video Are dinosaurs still alive today? We’re still living in the Age of Dinosaurs! Video The Butterfly Life Cycle How do you make a butterfly? Video The ABCs of Cephalopods with Conservation Biologist Samantha Cheng Celebrate Cephalopod Week with Museum conservation biologist Samantha Cheng.

Virtual Museum

  Museum View Virtual Tour "See inside" the Museum in this virtual tour from Google Arts and Culture. Article Explorer Discover the Museum with the Explorer mobile guide app—get turn-by-turn directions to exhibits, amenities, and more.   Google Arts and Culture Explore Museum highlights and get a behind-the-scenes look at iconic habitat dioramas.

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