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Geologist Elizabeth Cottrell gestures with her hands while sitting at a table talking to two students.

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Juan Rodriguez holding a Giant panda.
Scientist Spotlight Videos
A large poster coming out of a printer being grabbed by two hands
Do-It-Yourself Exhibits: Free, Print-On-Demand Exhibition Toolkits
Drawing of skeleton of Megatherium cuvieri
Smithsonian Libraries: Natural History & Physical Sciences Subject Guides

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Illustration of a crossection of a hillside showing horizontal geological layers, some of which have fossils in them.

It's a Date

A Deep Time Lineages Activity
Hands-On Activities
Diagram of skeleton of a bird-like creature, ichthyornis, with some parts labeled

Dinosaurs Take Flight

A Deep Time Lineages Activity
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Image of two hands and a fieldbook while a drawing is being drawn onto the fieldbook

¡Descubre la Historia Natural!: Crea tu propio Cuaderno de Campo de Historia Natural

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Explorando más a Fondo en Casa: Diseña tu propia gema

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Black and white sketch of a landscape in rough shapes, with palm trees, ferns, a turtle, T rex, and salamander draw in more detail.

Paleo Art – Edge of Extinction: Make Your Own Dinosaur Ecosystem Mural

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Pilot whale

Whale Evolution

A Deep Time Lineages Activity
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A hand holding a pen and drawing a trilobite fossil on white paper.

Webinar: Drawing Fossils

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Cartoon-style game board for Evolve or Perish.

Evolve or Perish Board Game

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Dozens of grains of fossil pollen on a slide, magnified.

Tiny Fossils, Big Picture

A Deep Time Lineages Activity
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A blue and orange mandarinfish, or Synchiropus splendidus

What Makes Things Blue?

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Asian elephant illustration

Elephant Evolution

A Deep Time Lineages Activity
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Planet Earth seen from space with the cratered surface of the Moon in the foreground

Climate Change: ELA Connections through Poetry

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