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Natural History Summer Explorations
This free virtual summer program series in 2020 allowed students to explore the world of natural history science in a fun and interactive way! Each week we explored a different natural-science-based theme and provided a suite of daily live webinars, videos, activities, and projects.
![A girl coloring in a drawing of a dinosaur.](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg/public/media/image/200518-webcutout-05.png.webp?itok=47boEznI)
Who should participate?
We welcome all levels, but Natural History Summer Explorations are recommended for students entering Grades 3-7 in fall 2020.
What will I do?
- Participate in one live webinar every day
- Learn from museum scientists and educators
- Gain natural history science skills
- Dive deeper into the week's featured content with extension videos, activities, and projects
![A gossamer worm and a cast of a T. rex skull](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg/public/media/image/gossamer-worm-and-t-rex-1000x571.jpg.webp?itok=qJBQm5gt)
Sessions:
- July 13-17, 2020: Deep Sea Animal Adaptations
- July 27-31, 2020: Paleo Art - Edge of Extinction
- August 3-7, 2020: ¡Descubre la historia natural! (primarily in Spanish)
Cost:
Free
Scientists and educators you'll meet
![Vanessa Gonzalez holding a laptop](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/vanessa-gonzalez-950x750.jpg.webp?itok=VYR6ql4C)
Dra. Vanessa L. González, Científica de Genómica Computacional
![Odalys Lugo Morales holding her hands up, gesturing at items around her in the attic of the Natural History Museum.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/odalys-lugo-morales-950x750.jpg.webp?itok=Weugffc3)
Odalys Lugo Morales, Educadora de Museo
![Marcos Caraballo Ortiz](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/marcos-caraballo-480x383.jpg.webp?itok=wTAs8jlq)
Dr. Marcos Caraballo Ortiz, Botánico
![Juan Pablo Hurtado Padilla sitting at a microscope.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/180524sciencehow-ericwenzel-jphurtadopadillajennifer-renteriasmithsonian3o0a9983-950x750.jpg.webp?itok=oZMX8abN)
Juan Pablo Hurtado, Educador de Microscopía
![A woman holding a fish specimen in front of jars of other fish specimens.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/adelaroavaronfishes2019-1200x950.jpg.webp?itok=HQh91qom)
Dra. Adela Roa-Varon, Ictióloga
![A woman holding a reddish-pink mineral while standing at a table that has many other minerals, and gems on it.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/1912111920x1080gabriela-farfanjennifer-renteriasmithsonian3o0a6837.jpg.webp?itok=PiXjQJ3-)
Dra. Gabriela Farfan, Mineralogista
![Two women dancing and waving scarves against a purple-pink background.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/sara-and-kylie-scarves-1024x820.jpg.webp?itok=0RFARwdU)
Dance teaching artists Kylie Murray and Sara Lavan from the Local Motion Project.
![Zoologist Allen Collins, a light-skinned man wearing a tan baseball cap and leaning next to a fish tank.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/200518-jellyfishlive-allen-collins.jpg.webp?itok=PxlpSJw8)
Zoologist Allen Collins
![Paleontologist Karma Nanglu gestures while talking during a Smithsonian Science How webcast rehearsal.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/200312science-how-karma-nanglujennifer-renteriasmithsonian3o0a8135-2000x1334.jpg.webp?itok=JMbSiR67)
Paleontologist Karma Nanglu
![Ocean educator Lara Noren](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/img-2740.jpg.webp?itok=6WdGlHWR)
Ocean Educator Lara Noren
![Advait Jukar holds a tool while standing in front of a fossil elephant skull near shelves in a collection storage area.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/advaitjukardsc0060.jpg.webp?itok=JEFFynrk)
Paleontologist Advait Jukar
![Palynologist Vera Korasidis](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/pic-fossil-friday-vera-korasidis-1000x780.jpg.webp?itok=fDii7qSz)
Palynologist Vera Korasidis
![Ichthyologist Kate Bemis holding two small fish while standing on a boat in the ocean.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/thumbnailimage002.jpg.webp?itok=81LXmqRC)
Ichthyologist Kate Bemis
![A woman leaning on a cart that says Jellyfish Stings and Things. She is talking to two museum visitors.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/img9414.jpg.webp?itok=EWcSpGso)
Alia Payne, Maryland Institute College of Art
![Bonnie Monteleone](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/bonnie-monteleone-1024x820.jpg.webp?itok=DXyzDgbx)
Marine Debris Artist Bonnie Monteleone
![Marine Biologist Andrea Quattrini](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/media/image/andreacontrolvan-meaghan-cuddy.jpg.webp?itok=oqouxhWS)
Marine Biologist Andrea Quattrini
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