Search

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Geologist Elizabeth Cottrell gestures with her hands while sitting at a table talking to two students.

Teaching Resources

Featured Resources

Juan Rodriguez holding a Giant panda.
Scientist Spotlight Videos
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
Smithsonian Libraries: Natural History & Physical Sciences Subject Guides

Search All Resources

Fossil Leaf Damage

Fossil Leaves and Evidence of Insect Damage

Featured Collections
Plastic cast of a male modern human right femur. The cast displays the pathology of an unset healed fracture. Catalog number EO401737.

Forensic Mysteries – Pathologies on Human Femora (Thigh Bones)

Featured Collections
Black glass weapon shaped like a cutlass.

What Do These Objects Have in Common?

Featured Collections
Cross-section of spiral ammonoid shell showing the spiral divided into chambers.

Finding Patterns Everywhere

Featured Collections
Painted wooden model of a steam ship with several structures on its deck.

On the Move

Featured Collections
Red, gold, and black cape made from Hawaiian bird feathers

Linking Nature and Culture

Featured Collections
A gray, clay cone with cuneiform inscriptions covering most of it

For the Record

Featured Collections
Marine toad skeleton with numbers written on the bones

How Do Skeletons Affect Animal Lifestyles?

Featured Collections
Polar bear skull, inferior view (bottom of the skull)

How to Read a Mammal Skull

Featured Collections
Smithsonian Science How

Worksheet: Exploring Biominerals

Posters and Worksheets
Smithsonian Science How

Worksheet: How Birds Stay Warm

Posters and Worksheets
Smithsonian Science How

Worksheet: Exploring the Cambrian Explosion of Life

Posters and Worksheets