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A rock with yellow and white crystals
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Do-It-Yourself Exhibits: Free, Print-On-Demand Exhibition Toolkits
Drawing of skeleton of Megatherium cuvieri
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Black glass weapon shaped like a cutlass.

What Do These Objects Have in Common?

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Image of two hands and a fieldbook while a drawing is being drawn onto the fieldbook

¡Descubre la Historia Natural!: Crea tu propio Cuaderno de Campo de Historia Natural

Hands-On Activities

Explorando más a Fondo en Casa: Diseña tu propia gema

Hands-On Activities
Fossil Leaf Damage

Fossil Leaves and Evidence of Insect Damage

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Meteorite on table

Meteorites: Messengers From Outer Space

Science Literacy Articles
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Worksheet: Exploring Biominerals

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Worksheet: Exploring the Cambrian Explosion of Life

Posters and Worksheets
Dozens of grains of fossil pollen on a slide, magnified.

Tiny Fossils, Big Picture

A Deep Time Lineages Activity
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Worksheet: Tracking the Health of Coral Reefs

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Worksheet: Plesiosaurs and Other Large Marine Reptiles

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Worksheet: Fossil Ammonites

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Worksheet: Archaeology and Archives

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