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These Physical Science teaching resources include short articles written by Smithsonian museum educators; curated collections of links to lessons, activities, posters, worksheets, and more; and videos featuring Smithsonian scientists and experts.

Featured Resources

Geologist Ben Andrews and Maggy Benson at a table doing a demonstration with a tray of dry ice while wearing protective glasses.

Video: How Volcanic Eruptions Send Materials Up and Out

Closeup view of stained teeth of skeleton

Subject Guide: Bones and Environmental Health

Drawing of skeleton of Megatherium cuvieri

Smithsonian Libraries: Natural History Subject Guide

Literacy Resources

Meteorites: Messengers from Outer Space

Subject Guides

Antarctic Meteorites and Mars
Asteroids and Meteorites
Bones and Environmental Health
Bones and Forensic Anthropology
Modeling and Measuring Volcanic Eruptions
Mummies and Mummification

Videos and Webcasts

Astrogeology – Meteorites and Spacecraft Missions
Exploring the Solar System with Antarctic Meteorites
Forensic Anthropology – Bone Whispering
How Bones Reveal Environmental Health
How Volcanic Eruptions Send Materials Up and Out
Mummy Science – Natural and Cultural Preserved Remains
Webinar: What Meteorites Can Tell Us about the Solar System

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