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Polar Pairs
Gather facts about polar animals in a matching game.
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Prehistoric Climate Change
Use fossils as a thermometer to read temperatures 55 million years ago. You can also watch a video of a fossil digger at work.
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Questions Come Alive
The Smithsonian asks and answers questions about science, art, history and culture every day. Test your SI—Q!
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Sizing Up a Squid Activity Sheet
Learn all about the giant squid, a real-life sea monster. You can figure out the size of the creature by drawing yourself swimming next to one.
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Sizing Up the Universe
Choose objects, like a basketball, to represent objects in the universe and use these to explore relative sizes in outer space.
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Smithsonian Channel App
Stay connected with Smithsonian Channel’s original series, documentaries and fun facts — on the go, anytime, anywhere with the Smithsonian Channel app for iPhone and iPod Touch. View full episodes and hundreds of video clips of your favorite Smithsonian Channel programs. Check the schedule for what’s on tonight, tomorrow or next week.
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Smithsonian Kids
Find lots of fast, fun, cool, scary, patriotic, and beautiful things from the Smithsonian and send free E-cards to your friends!
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Solar Shingles
Build your own solar shingle powered invention.
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The Family of the Sun - Song for Children
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Vanished
A mystery is brewing at the Smithsonian Institution, and our scientists want the help of 11-14-year-olds to solve it! Through games, puzzles, online challenges, museum visits, and scientific thinking, can you help them uncover the truth before time runs out?
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Walking on the Moon
Journey back in time to experience the incredible Apollo 11 mission!
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You Be the Conservator: Looking at Objects Inside and Out
An activity to see how museum professionals study and preserve wooden santos from Puerto Rico and New Mexico.
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Fact Sheet |
Anthropology FAQs from the Anthropology Outreach Office
The Anthropology Outreach Office serves to promote the understanding of the field of anthropology and the research conducted in the Smithsonian's Department of Anthropology.
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Archaeology FAQs
This information has been prepared to cover topics most frequently encountered: career information, excavation, fieldwork opportunities, artifact identification, and preservation.
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Bat Facts
Answers to some of the questions most often asked of the National Museum of Natural History about the biology and natural history of these shy, nocturnal creatures.
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BugInfo
Frequently requested Information on insects from butterflies to wasps.
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Early Cars: Fact Sheet for Children
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Egyptian Mummies
Information and reading list on the process of Egyptian mummification.
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Egyptian Pyramids
Information and reading list on Egyptian pyramid history and construction.
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Foucault Pendulum
The Foucault Pendulum is named for the French physicist Jean Foucault (pronounced Foo-koh), who first used it in 1851 to demonstrate the rotation of the earth.
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