This unit is designed for a middle school science class. Students create their own ecosystem using a piece of sod and other materials to create a “town” and analyze ecological impact of the human p…
Rainier Retrieving a Stromatolite from the Sahara
This unit is designed for eighth to tenth grade students. The lessons are focused around the loss of Arctic sea ice and its affect on the Arctic food web. The lesson concludes with the students wri…
Rainier Retrieving a Stromatolite from the Sahara
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Rainier Retrieving a Stromatolite from the Sahara
Despite extremely harsh conditions, about 3,500 people go to work in Antarctica each year. And the number of research applications is on the rise. What, exactly, is so alluring about Antarctica?
interior receives about as much precipitation as the Sahara
natural wonders—from the Amazon rainforest to the Sahara
An outstanding collection of geological specimens from around the world shows how our planet works.
Indonesian volcano, a fossil stromatolite from the Sahara
A picture is worth a thousand words, but whose words are they? Zoom in on how the opinions and biases of photographers can color the images they take.
Rainier Retrieving a Stromatolite from the Sahara
Orbit the Earth and get an astronaut’s view of a sunrise in space with this word-by-word script for the Field Trip to the Moon program at the Hayden Planetarium.
Rainier Retrieving a Stromatolite from the Sahara
After viewing the Field Trip to the Moon dome show, continue your lunar journey by investigating its surface and formation around the Museum.
Rainier Retrieving a Stromatolite from the Sahara
Now you can gaze at your favorite museum diorama anytime you want, night or day. Grab your crayons, and create a shoe-box replica of A Wading Bird Rookery, The Olympic Rain Forest, or A Giant Cactu…
Rainier Retrieving a Stromatolite from the Sahara
