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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
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
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
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

Arts & CraftsVideos and Webcasts
Erika Gardner, a light-skinned woman with long, brown hair, wearing a red t-shirt

Webinar: Natural History at Home – Pressed Plant Projects

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
Meteorite on table

Meteorites: Messengers From Outer Space

Science Literacy Articles
Close up view, colorful reef with many different shapes

What Is Biodiversity?

Science Literacy Articles
Diver in scuba gear near a sea fan, seen from below

Life on Planet Ocean

Science Literacy Articles
Painting of a swamp that has green colored ferns and plants. Foreground tree barks are brown, those in the distance are bare.

Global Climate Change in Perspective

Science Literacy Articles
Dark rock with lighter embedded swirls

Extinction Over Time

Science Literacy Articles