Educator Resources: Theodore Roosevelt Hall of Biodiversity

This hall addresses the variety and interdependence of all living things. It celebrates the beauty, diversity, and abundance of life on Earth while warning of the threats posed by human activity. This comprehensive guide will help you explore the exhibition with your students.

Educators Guide and Materials

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Theodore Roosevelt Hall of Biodiversity Educator's Guide

Get an advance look at the hall's major themes and what your class will encounter. This seven-page guide for K-12 educators includes a Map of the Hall, Teaching in the Hall (self-guided explorations), a Come Prepared Checklist, Connections to other places in the Museum, and Correlations to Standards.

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Grab-and-Go Field Trip Resources

All Grades

These easy-to-use worksheets encourage students to observe, sketch, compare, and develop evidence-based arguments during their visit. Educators can use them as is, adapt them to their students' needs, or create their own using suggested prompts. No pre-lesson or formal planning required.

Grab-and-Go Field Trip Resources

Activities

Activity: Observation
Discover Biodiversity at the Museum
Activity: Spectrum of Habitats
Activity: Dichotomous Keys
Activity: Cladograms

Specimen Observation

Use this activity with any specimen in the Museum.

More Resources

Article Frozen in Time Meet an AMNH scientist who manages one of the world's largest frozen tissue collections. Article Secret Species See the newly discovered species found in Vietnam by the Museum's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation. Educator Materials Exhibition Materials These exhibition materials from the Hall of Biodiversity allow users to examine the different habitats on Earth and learn what factors... Article Endangered: Leatherback Sea Turtle What is threatening the Leatherback Sea Turtle? Learn about this magnificent creature and what people can do to help. Hands-on How to Help Biodiversity Why should you harness your house pets, be a smart shopper, and protect habitats? They're your jobs as a keeper of the Earth. Game Welcome to the Dzanga-Sangha Explore three rain forest habitats to see how people, animals, and plants are all connected. Game What Do You Know About Biodiversity? Invasive species, endangered species, the Endangered Species Act... test your knowledge about the variety of life on Earth with this... Reading What is Biodiversity? It's the differences in this world that make all the difference! Find out why biodiversity is so important—and what you can...