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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.
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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
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Natural objects, including whitish piece of bone and brown rocks, on cracked, gray substrate.

Fossilization - How Fossils Form

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Aerial view of an ash plume rising from Mount Cleveland volcano, which has snow on its upper slopes.

Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics

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Volcano erupting with lava streaming down the side. A forest is at its foot and the eruption is reflected in a dark lake.

When Volcanoes Erupt

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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

Hands-On Activities

Explorando más a Fondo en Casa: Diseña tu propia gema

Hands-On Activities
Looking down at a beige skeleton of a boy that is partially excavated in a pit in the ground.

Forensic Anthropology

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3 skulls (cranium only) against a black background.

Human Evolution

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Meteorite on table

Meteorites: Messengers From Outer Space

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Adult walking, cub standing on two feet looking at camera.

Arctic Landscapes and Peoples

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Two men sitting on rocks in the woods, the one on the left pressing plants between pages and the other watching.

World Languages: Diversity, Endangerment, and Revitalization

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Grayish-brown stone with a curved bottom and jagged top.

Early Human Evolution and Culture

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Cell phone back has been removed and held between two hands.

Cellphone Science

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