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Do-It-Yourself Exhibits: Free, Print-On-Demand Exhibition Toolkits
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Webinar: Natural History at Home – Exploring the Art of Ancient Humans

Videos and Webcasts
Montage of three images from a video webinar: Gale Robertson, a medium-skinned woman with long, black hair; Briana Pobiner, a light-skinned woman with brown hair down to her chin, and Nate Wragg, a light-skinned man with dark brown hair, beard, mustache, and soul patch.

Webinar: Camp Croods at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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A prehistoric, reddish-brown painting of animals on a rock shelter in Mashonaland, Zimbabwe

Make Your Own Cave and Cave Art

Hands-On Activities
Color illustration of an ancient human making art on a cave wall

Handprints of Your Family

Hands-On Activities

Natural Jewelry

Hands-On Activities

Create an Imaginary Animal

Hands-On Activities
Gabriela Farfan, a woman with long, brown hair and a blue shirt, standing next to a block of quartz crystals slightly taller than she is

What Is a Mineral?

Videos and Webcasts
Three black and orange milkweed bugs on a green leaf

Webinar: Insect Adaptations, Featuring Residents of the Insect Zoo

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Images showing the front and back of a Carolina Sphinx Moth, which is mostly various shades of brown with some white, black, and yellow

Draw a Carolina Sphinx Moth and Learn About Its Adaptations

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The Hope Diamond necklace, featuring a large blue diamond encircled by smaller white diamonds.

Gems and Minerals – Beauties and Building Blocks

Science Literacy Articles
Chris Mooney, manager of O. Orkin Insect Zoo and the Butterfly Pavilion

Scientist Spotlight: Chris Mooney, Manager, O. Orkin Insect Zoo and the Butterfly Pavilion

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Webinar: Explore Field Science at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya with Briana Pobiner

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