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Do-It-Yourself Exhibits: Free, Print-On-Demand Exhibition Toolkits
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Blue bioluminescent jellyfish with caption that reads, Bioluminescence means that plants and animals are able to create their own light.

Webinar: Natural History at Home – Lights, Camo, Attraction! Exploring Ocean Bioluminescence

Hands-On ActivitiesArts & CraftsVideos and Webcasts
Looking down at a beige skeleton of a boy that is partially excavated in a pit in the ground.

Forensic Anthropology

Science Literacy Articles
3 skulls (cranium only) against a black background.

Human Evolution

Science Literacy Articles
Meteorite on table

Meteorites: Messengers From Outer Space

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

Arctic Landscapes and Peoples

Science Literacy Articles
Smithsonian forensic anthropologist points out area of interest in a piece of bone to students.

Written in Bone Microsite

Science Literacy Articles
Illustration of animals near the ocean floor 510 million years ago. A large squid-like creature hovers over smaller organisms.

Early Life on Earth – Animal Origins

Science Literacy Articles
Video screen showing a slide, So many sharks! It has five photos of different shark species.

Webinar: Natural History at Home – Exploring the Sharks of the Galapagos Islands

Arts & CraftsVideos and Webcasts
Video frame showing two hands holding a small wooden block and a small cardboard block. Some picked flowers on are the table.

Webinar: Natural History at Home - Make Your Own Plant Press

Arts & CraftsVideos and Webcasts
Ingrid Rochon holding up a craft she made depicting a rainforest tree

Webinar: Natural History at Home – At Home in the Rainforest Canopy

Arts & CraftsVideos and Webcasts
Old, lined notebook open to script-style notes and prints of brownish fruit-like shapes outlined in pen

Digitizing Nature – Field Books to Fossils

Science Literacy Articles