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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: How Fossils Explain the Rise of Dinosaurs

9th - 10th
Find out how this paleontologist believes dinosaurs rose to higher grounds following a mass extinction hundreds of thousands of years ago. [36:38]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Forensic Anthropology Bone Whispering

9th - 10th
This forensics anthropologist probes into the stories bones can tell about the environment, the life and the death of the past. [29:15]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Exploring the Solar System With Antarctic Meteorites

9th - 10th
How can meteorites teach us about the early solar system? Check out this webcast with Dr. Cari Corrigan as she shares her discoveries from meteorites that landed in Antarctica. [34:48]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Volcano Geochemistry Windows to Earth's Interior

9th - 10th
Geologist Dr. Elizabeth Cottrell, describes why she considers volcanoes "lungs of the earth" in this webcast. [29:15]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Adaptations Inside the Insect Zoo

9th - 10th
This webcast relates the research being done to understand the adaptations insects and other arthropods make to survive in various conditions. [29:15]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Bird Extinctions Time Travel Through Lava Tubes

9th - 10th
Dr. Helen James, an ornithologist at the National Museum of Natural History, explains what prehistoric evidence can tell you about bird extinctions. [29:15]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Ecosystem Change Plotting With Plant Collections

9th - 10th
Plants are a resource that can help scientists measure change. This webcast digs into how plant specimens are studied to better understand ecosystem changes. [29:14]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Forensic Ornithology Bird Detective

9th - 10th
An ornithologist from the National Museum of Natural History shares her research studying birds that have been struck by airplanes. Find out what can be learned from these studies. [27:45]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Living Together Parasites and Hosts

9th - 10th
Investigate how important parasites are and how they relate to their hosts through this webcast with Dr. Anna Phillips, a zoologist. [30:52]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Ocean Biodiversity Discovering Marine Invertebrates

9th - 10th
A zoologist discusses her research looking for new invertebrates in the seas. She also gets to name the new creatures! [29:16]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Global Change Reading Ocean Fossils

9th - 10th
In this webcast, Dr. Brian Huber, paleontologist, explains why tiny organisms called foraminifera are great indicators of changes in global environmental conditions. [29:16]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Mass Extinction Solving the Dinosaur Mystery

9th - 10th
Dinosaurs were not the only life to go extinct and leave a trail to their history. This webcast presents a paleobotanist who has studied extinction at a site in North Dakota. He discusses mass extinction. [29:16]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Paleobotany Climate Change Past and Present

9th - 10th
A webcast features a paleobotanist who has studied the climate record through fossilized leaves and other remnants of history. [29:15]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: What Tiny Fossils Explain About Big Dinosaur Ecosystems

9th - 10th
A webcast presents a way to dig deeper into the ecosystems from dinosaur eras based on data gathered from small fossils versus what big dinosaur bones may reveal. [36:40]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Culture and Climate Change in the Arctic

9th - 10th
This webinar probes into how people in the Arctic have coped with extreme conditions for thousands of years. [35:35]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Mummy Science Natural and Cultural Preserved Remains

9th - 10th
How can modern science help unravel the history of mummies? Compare human-made mummies with naturally made mummies. [29:16]
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Unseen Connections a Natural History of the Cellphone

9th - 10th
A webcast examines the history of the cellphone and the revolution they've created in communication. [29:16]
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Smithsonian Science Education Center: Fired Up About Energy

3rd - 8th
Did you ever want to see inside your student's minds while you are teaching a concept? Through this video, you can see the common assumptions student's hold about energy and how you can build on these ideas to explain the Law of...
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Freer | Sackler Galleries: Balinese Music and Dance: Gamelan Mitra Kusuma

9th - 10th
Podcast of traditional and contemporary music and dance of Bali performed by a gamelan orchestra. Includes detailed notes as well as a slideshow of Balinese performers. [55:16]
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National Museum of American History: Transportation Infrastructure Videos

9th - 10th
Videos from the America on the Move exhibition provide an overview of America's transportation infrastructure history, the road and rail networks we depend on.
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: What Tiny Marine Fossils Reveal About Extinction

9th - 10th
What makes a species likely to go extinct? What makes some species stick around longer than others? This webcast will investigate these questions. [31:30]
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Hirshhorn Museum Podcast: Associate Curator Evelyn Hankins on Alexander Calder

9th - 10th
Learn about the work of Alexander Calder in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C., in this podcast of curator Evelyn Hankins discussing the Calder's work. [15:35]
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Meet Sam Gilliam

9th - 10th
The Luce Foundation Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum is made possible through a generous gift of the Henry Luce Foundation and presents thirty-five hundred art and craft objects from American Art to the public. This short...
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National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Island Biodiversity Tracking Human Influences

9th - 10th
How do inhabitants on islands alter the ecosystem over time? An archaeologist will identify specific changes over many years that occurred as a result of human arrival on islands. [29:16]