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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.
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

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Montage of four images: An owl, walking leaf, African elephant, and a yellow frog

Bio-inspired Design: Discover the Animal Adaptations That Can Change the World

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Create an Imaginary Animal

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Images showing the front and back of a Carolina Sphinx Moth

Draw a Carolina Sphinx Moth and Learn About Its Adaptations

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A green plastic frame in the shape of a cube sitting in the woods on top of some leaves and a log.

Biocubes – Exploring Biodiversity

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Black glass weapon shaped like a cutlass.

What Do These Objects Have in Common?

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

Finding Patterns Everywhere

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

On the Move

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Ingrid Rochon holding up a craft she made depicting a rainforest tree

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

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Diagram of skeleton of a bird-like creature, ichthyornis, with some parts labeled

Dinosaurs Take Flight

A Deep Time Lineages Activity
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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

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Image of arctic adaptations craft activity instructions alongside image of museum educator Lara Noren

Webinar: Family Crafty Hour - Arctic Adaptations

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Drawing of a ladybug on a blade of grass. There are text labels around the ladybug, with lines pointing from each label to the drawing.

Field Book Activity: Making and Recording Observations

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