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Do-It-Yourself Exhibits: Free, Print-On-Demand Exhibition Toolkits
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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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A man in a dark jacket, white shirt, and colorful striped tie sitting in a chair with a full bookcase behind him. He has a tan complexion, short dark hair, and is wearing a headphones with a headset microphone.

How Diseases Shape the Course of Human History: A Conversation with Author Kyle Harper

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Video screengrab showing two images: a drawing of a jaguar done in black string, and the artist Bethany Taylor.

Webinar: How Artist Bethany Taylor Strings Together Nature's Relationships

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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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Screenshot of webinar recording showing speakers Julio Capó, Kellan Baker, Dázon Dizon Diallo, and Pastor William Francis

End Stigma, End HIV: World AIDS Day 2021

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Video screenshot showing three images: A man putting together a small dinosaur skeleton on a table; a woman speaking sign language; and another woman in front of a full bookcase.

Webinar – Building Dinosaurs: Behind the Scenes

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Three rectangular windows showing Briana Pobiner, a woman doing sign language, and a pair of paper cutout hands.

Webinar: Natural History at Home – Exploring the Art of Ancient Humans

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

On the Move

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A woman with pale skin and curly, shoulder-length black hair. She is wearing earphones.

Webinar – How To Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human

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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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Video frame of three people in a Zoom webinar: Laura Haynes, Kay Behrensmeyer, and Camilla Souto

Women Scientists Share Their Stories: Kay Behrensmeyer and Camilla Souto

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Video frame showing three people in a webinar: Laura Haynes, Amanda Lawrence, and Briana Pobiner

Women Scientists Share Their Stories: Amanda Lawrence and Briana Pobiner

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