American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Profile: Dr. Orsola De Marco
A brief biography of a fellow to the museum highlighting her decision to become a physicist.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Magnificent Madagascar
Scientist Christopher Raxworthy, who studies the reptiles of Madagascar, explains the nature of his work.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Petra O Logy Card
Flip over this interactive OLogy flash card to start learning about Petra, an ancient trading center located in modern-day Jordan.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Peru O Logy Card
Turn over this interactive OLogy flash card to learn about Peru, its ancient people and their descendants. Find fast facts, questions and answers, and similar bite-size pieces of information about the country.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Nabataeans
Use this interactive OLogy card to learn about the Nabataeans, an ancient Middle Eastern civilization.
University of Oregon
Museum of Natural and Cultural History: Rocks and Minerals: Everyday Uses
Click on the shelves in this virtual exhibition to learn about the many rocks and minerals that we use in our everyday lives.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Human Origins: Human Family Tree
Find the human ancestor you are interested in and click on it either in the timeline or the list below for more details. Each fossil or reconstruction pictured includes links to more details about it.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Paleobiology: Paleo Art
Collection of art demonstrates a branch of scientific illustration that specializes in drawing fossils and other paleontological subject matter. Includes information on providing proper care for historical paleo art and offers methods of...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Paleobiology: Geologic Time: Hadean Eon
Journey into the past while reading this comprehensive overview of the Hadean Eon that covers topics such as the formation of the earth, its surface and atmosphere, fossil evidence, erosion and plate tectonics.
Other
Cincinnati Museum Center
This site describes the Museum of Natural History and Science in detail and provides links to other programs and exhibits offered.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Unmasking the Maya: Story of Sna Jtz'ibajom
This Smithsonian website looks at the Maya of today in the Chiapas region of Mexico with a brief overview of their history.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Archeology in the Classroom
Two different leveled lessons allow students to become archeologists as they interpret material remains left behind by ancient people.
Other
Illinois State Museum: Educational Programs
The Illinois State Museum offers a wealth of online learning resources. Here you will find hundreds of lesson plans across the curriculum, web exhibits to accompany them, digitized artifacts from the museum's collections, and games and...
Other
Bishop Museum
This museum site gives the viewer information on this museum as well as current, past, and upcoming exhibits.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Red Cloud: Photographs of an Oglala Sioux Chief
A great slideshow of pictures of Red Cloud and his Uncle's Shirt courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
Curated OER
A View on Cities: Washington: National Museum of Natural History
National Museum of Natural History (Washington)
Curated OER
A View on Cities: Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago)
Curated OER
A View on Cities: Budapest: Museum of Natural History
Museum of Natural History (Budapest)
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: The Spurlock Museum
History and description of the museum are given. Along the side of this site are links to many more interesting facts about the museum.
Other
National Museum of Australia
Exhibits, events, educational resources, museum information, etc. on the National Museum of Australia can all be found at this site.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Mammals
This is the opening page for an online exhibit on mammals. The topics covered in this exhibit include whales, dolphins, bats, humans, chimps, and more.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Fossil Formation
As part of a larger online exhibit on fossils and what fossils are, this site specifically deals with the formation of fossils. A six-step, detailed chart is provided with specific information explaining each step.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Hydrothermal Vents
This resource is part of a larger online exhibit on the world of oceans. The information on this page is very brief in relation to hydrothermal vents, but the site links to a full-length pdf format article on the subject. The article is...
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Lichens
This expansive guide to lichens offerings many helpful resources. After a lengthy introduction complete with picture examples, this site offers a lichen guide to lichens on twigs.