American Museum of Natural History: Make Your Own Weather Station

A printable weather station that will blow you away, this includes tools that little meteorologists can use to display their observations of daily weather conditions. There is a gauge where they can slide a pointer to show the...

A browsable collection of environment-related questions posed by elementary- and middle-school students to the scientists of the American Museum of Natural History in honor of Earth Day. Great questions and great answers.

Capture the essence of life within your own miniature greenhouse, or terrarium.

This colorful and inviting resource houses tons of paleontology activities to explore. Play the Layers of Time puzzle game, create your own make-believe dig site by burying chicken bones in plaster of Paris, learn how to draw dinosaurs,...

The Smithsonian Institution provides a virtual tour of the new "Deep Time" exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History.

Find out what it is like outside before braving the elements. Teachers follow directions to build a barometer, rain gauge, and anemometer. Class members use the built weather instruments along with a thermometer to record weather...

Illustrated storybook description of how the influenza virus spreads from animals to humans.

This resource offers a large collection of games, puzzles, activities, and information pages on the topic of climate change.

By observing photos of plankton at different life stages, students can obtain information that will allow them to construct evidence-based accounts of how parents and offspring don't always look alike.

This activity demonstrates the process of fossilization by making mold and cast fossils.