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Geologist Elizabeth Cottrell gestures with her hands while sitting at a table talking to two students.

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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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Explore more than 300 resources! Science resources in this library align with Disciplinary Core Ideas and Crosscutting Concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards and social studies resources support the themes in the National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. 

 

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Black glass weapon shaped like a cutlass.

What Do These Objects Have in Common?

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A bald man with glasses and gray beard, wearing a navy blue top. Behind him is a background of a blue and white painting.

Webinar: Aerial Photographer David Maisel Views the Age of Humans

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Nichola Minott, smiling

Natural History on the Big Screen – Feedback Loops: Atmosphere

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Two people sitting in an office with a bookcase and desk behind them.

Natural History on the Big Screen – Feedback Loops: Permafrost

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Dr. Marika Holland, a woman with light skin and hair, speaking while gesturing with her hands.

Natural History on the Big Screen – Feedback Loops: Albedo

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Clear, white quartz crystal with hexagonal pencil shape.

All Sorts of Quartz

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Five people shown in a videoconference, each in the same size rectangular box. There are three men and two women.

Natural History on the Big Screen – Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops

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Presentation slide with photos of three scientists: Cari Corrigan, L. Miché Aaron, and Mariah Baker

Webinar: What Mars Reveals about Life in Our Universe

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Harvard & Smithsonian and dance artist Kylie Murray from Local Motion Project

Webinar: Dancing the Milky Way

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Geologist Ben Andrews and Maggy Benson at a table doing a demonstration with a tray of dry ice while wearing protective glasses.

How Volcanic Eruptions Send Materials Up and Out

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