Florida Museum of Natural History: Prehistoric Life

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.

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

This teacher's guide focuses on the smaller animals that inhabit our world: insects and spiders. These fascinating creatures provide young children many hands-on opportunities to learn about the diversity of living things, how living...

This guide engages children in the process of scientific inquiry using the context of a favorite early childhood pastime-water play.

This teacher's guide focuses on the fascinating world of plants. Through books and other print materials, and exploration of actual plants, children will identify plants as living things, examine the parts of plants, experiment with what...

This guide focuses on everyday substances and how we can change their properties by adding heat or cold, physically manipulating them, or mixing them together.

This teacher's guide focuses on familiar animals such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

This guide focuses on four physical science topics that fascinate children and scientists alike. They are motion, magnets, sound, and light. With your guidance and support, these topics provide children with many opportunities to explore...

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.