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

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Natural History Learning Lab Collections
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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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Explore more than 300 resources! Science resources in this library align with Disciplinary Core Ideas and Crosscutting Concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards and social studies resources support the themes in the National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. 

 

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Modeling and Measuring Volcanic Eruptions

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Allende Meteorite - a rock with sharp edges displayed on a wood surface

Asteroids and Meteorites

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Brilliant mix of shapes colors like stained glass of a thin section of Antarctic meteorite.

Antarctic Meteorites and Mars

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

How Volcanic Eruptions Send Materials Up and Out

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Maggy Benson and Dr. Cari Corrigan sitting at a table with rocks and pick..

Exploring the Solar System with Antarctic Meteorites

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Large butterfly with black wings and pink body

Butterfly Colors and Biomimicry

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A group of young children in yellow shirts gathered in front of a table with large bones on it.

Video: Kids, you are just like scientists!

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Video frame of a cellphone with labels indicating where certain raw materials in the phone originated.

Webinar: Teen Earth Optimism – Exploring Cellphone Sustainability

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