Educator's Guide The Making Of From the Hall Related Resources Index Sort By: 1-20 of 38| pages: 1 2 | Next > Endangered! Exhibition Materials for all ages African wild dog, Asian elephant, Indian python, American crocodile—threats to endangered animals are a global problem. Explore a world at risk, and learn what you can do to help. Webpage More about this Resource Hall of Biodiversity Educator's Guide: Map Exhibition Materials for all ages What does it take to travel from the Crisis Zone to the Solution Wall? Find out with this map of the museum's Hall of Biodiversity, which includes helpful tips for reading the exhibit labels. PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 115kb] [pages: 1] More about this Resource Hall of Biodiversity Educator's Guide: Treasure Hunt Activity for all ages The museum's Hall of Biodiversity diorama is teeming with animal and plant life. Can you find the moustached monkeys, the paper cucumber, and the dung beetle? What about the other 28 specimens? PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 1766kb] More about this Resource Hall of Biodiversity Educator's Guide Curriculum Materials for grades Kindergarten through 12 The museum's Hall of Biodiversity is bustling with life. Make the most of your visit by preparing beforehand with this practical and printable guide. Webpage PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 13641364kb] [pages: 6] More about this Resource Hall of Biodiversity Educator's Guide Activity: Observation Activity for grades Kindergarten through 5 How good are you observation skills? Test them out by observing and recording your pet, the pavement near your pad, and other creative and easy-to-find subjects. PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 64kb] More about this Resource Hall of Biodiversity Educator's Guide Insert Activity for grades Kindergarten through 12 The cladogram, or family tree, for all living things branches across the museum's Spectrum of Life Wall. Can you use it to find the mustached monkeys, the wing-footed centipede, and the great blue turaco? PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 124kb] [pages: 2] More about this Resource Kids in the Hall of Biodiversity Article for grades 3 through 8 What's the fastest running bird? Why are coral reefs important to all life? And should humans be scared of sharks? Find these answers and more in this Web site created by kids for kids. Webpage More about this Resource Hall of Biodiversity Educator's Guide Activity: Cladograms Activity for grades 6 through 12 In the same way people trace their history with a family tree, scientists use an evolutionary tree to show a species' close and distant relatives. Learn how they work by making a tree of coins. PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 22kb] [pages: 1] More about this Resource Hall of Biodiversity Educator's Guide Activity: Dichotomous Keys Activity for grades 6 through 12 Scientists use these tools to identify the specimens they collect in the field. To learn more about how dichotomous keys work, try creating one of your own. Then ask a classmate to test it out. PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 37kb] More about this Resource Hall of Biodiversity Educator's Guide Activity: Doing Science Activity for grades 6 through 12 There's definitely a science to scientific research. Take a lesson from an experienced pro. Then, start investigating the biodiversity that exists in your own backyard. PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 1470kb] More about this Resource Hall of Biodiversity Educator's Guide Activity: Solutions for Protecting Biodiversity Activity for grades 6 through 12 Unfortunately, the way humans have changed their environment is not always positive. Take a big-picture view of issues affecting the environment and the complexity of finding solutions. PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 39kb] More about this Resource Hall of Biodiversity Educator's Guide Activity: Spectrum of Habitats Activity for grades 6 through 12 Do you know what biome you live in? How it has changed over time? Or what's being done to preserve it? Find out the answers for yourself with these investigative activities. PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 51kb] More about this Resource Hall of Biodiversity Educator's Guide Activity: Use of Earth's Resources Activity for grades 6 through 12 Chocolate from the rain forests of South America, ice cream made thick with North Atlantic seaweed—you'd be surprised what global items line the shelves of your local supermarket. PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 68kb] More about this Resource How to Design an Exhibit with Passion Article for grades 6 through 12 When passion shapes an exhibit, the audience picks up on it—whether it's a permanent museum show or a temporary classroom display. Learn how to select a passionate exhibit theme. Webpage [pages: 1] PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 249kb] [pages: 2] More about this Resource Life on the Reef Article for grades 6 through 8 In September 2000, marine biologists from across the U.S. gathered in the Bahamas to study creatures along one of the world's largest barrier reefs. They even got help from NASA. Dive in to their expedition findings. Webpage [plugins: Flash] More about this Resource Making an Exhibit Article for grades 6 through 12 Museums specimens are extremely valuable, and not always very durable. That's why so many replicas are built for exhibits. Take a behind-the-scenes tour to see how these models are built. Webpage [pages: 1] PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 326kb] [pages: 8] More about this Resource Organizing an Exhibit: It's All About Teamwork Article for grades 6 through 12 Imagine building a rain forest inside a 129-year-old building in New York City, one with more than 1,500 trees, shrubs, and plants and 20,000 feet of vines. How would you inspire the necessary teamwork? Webpage [pages: 1] PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 283kb] [pages: 3] More about this Resource Planning an Exhibit Article for grades 6 through 12 What does it take to launch an 11,000-square-foot exhibit? The same steps it takes to plan a classroom exhibit—just on a much larger scale. Find out what these steps are, and begin your planning. Webpage [pages: 1] PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 304kb] [pages: 6] More about this Resource Profile: Barrett Klein Article for grades 6 through 12 If you found a dead butterfly in your driveway, what would you do? If you'd examine and draw it, like Barrett Klein did, then you should consider a career in scientific illustration. Webpage [pages: 1] PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 42kb] [pages: 2] More about this Resource Profile: Eleanor Sterling Article for grades 6 through 12 No one knew anything about the aye-aye, the most endangered primate in the world and a highly unusual animal with no close relatives—until Eleanor Sterling decided to change that. Webpage [pages: 1] PDF [plugins: Adobe Acrobat; filesize: 42kb] [pages: 2] More about this Resource 1-20 of 38| pages: 1 2 | Next >