Archive of historical photographs of the museum's dioramas and exhibits from the early twentieth century offers a glimpse into the work of exhibition designers from eras past.

Questions and answers about Protoceratops andrewsi, presented as an "interview" with a museum's fossil. Learn about the dinosaur, the age of the fossil, and how the museum had it transported.

Take a walk in the animated "Mendel Park" to discover which traits are genetic and which are a combination of genetics and upbringing.

Flip this interactive card to start learning about tornadoes, nature's most powerful storms. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about tornadoes.

Vietnamese life and culture captured in a museum-mounted exhibition (2003-04) that takes journeys through time, space, the seasons, and rites of life as themes. Learn about the history, culture, traditions, and everyday life of Vietnam.

This resource presents illustrated essays about horses, developed in conjunction with museum-mounted exhibition, cover a wide range of topics, including the evolution of horses, the domestication of horses, the nature of horses, and the...

Be an archaeologist and examine maps and ancient artifacts relating to the Inca empire.

Through this resource, students explore the history, causes, effects, and patterns of El Nino.

Learn about some of the ancient Asian and Middle Eastern cities along the Silk Road between AD 600 and 1200. Highlights Xian, Turfan, Samarkand, and Baghdad, as well as those who traveled by sea.

Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand the breeding process of plants and animals. Also learn about teosinte, a grass that Native...

Detailed illustrations and description of the Arabian, a horse prized throughout history for its power and speed. Choose Arabian from the list on the right.

Detailed illustrations and description of the paint horse, an American stock horse. Choose Paint from the list on the right.

Introduction, in comic strip format, to a selection of minerals and rocks that are used to make everyday objects, such as glass, aluminum foil, coins, and computer chips.

An introduction to key concepts about the science of astronomy. With interactive flash cards that open in new windows to help you learn more.

A simple explanation of how obsidian rock is formed.

A simple explanation of how granite rock is formed.

A simple explanation of how limestone rock is formed.

A simple explanation of how sandstone rock is formed.

Find an overview of the Earth and some of the approaches scientists take in studying it, in this click-through series of short perspectives on the topic.

What would it be like to travel across the solar system and explore space? Take a look at some of the places that humans might go to someday, and the questions that scientists are asking.

Test how good and how quick your visual memory is in these games of recall.

Using an example of light bouncing back and forth between two mirrors in a rocket, time dilation is explained in this resource. Step-by-step calculations using Einstein's time dilation equation are shown.

Learn about the body structure, habitat, reproduction, movement, and evolution of extreme mammals, both extinct and living, through interative animation and short videos.

Learn about the biodiversity found in the ocean by looking at examples of marine life.