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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History: Kids' Habitat: The Eyes Have It Single Lens Eye

For Students 3rd - 8th
The single-lens eye is found on all vertebrate animals. Learn about the main parts of this eye and the purpose each serves.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History: Kids' Habitat :The Eyes Have It Compound Eye

For Students 3rd - 8th
Invertebrates are known to have compound eyes. Learn the anatomy and function of this kind of eye.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Mineral Matters: Grow Your Own Crystals

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here are step-by-step instructions on how to create crystals. This is a great experiment for students to use in learning about the structure and formation of crystals.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Shark School: Shark Parts

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good external anatomy site for sharks in particular.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Fossil Field Guide: Lambeosaurus

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at what fossil evidence reveals about the life and ecological interactions of the lambeosaurus dinosaur.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History: Kids' Habitat: The Eyes Have It: Visual Basics

For Students 3rd - 8th
Vision or sight is one of the most important senses that animals can have. Learn about the anatomy of the different kinds of eyes .. simple, single-lens, and compound. Puzzles and games are included.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides general information, exhibits, museum news, etc. about the San Diego Natural History Museum.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History: Kids' Habitat :The Eyes Have It Simple Eyes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Earthworms and other simple animals like the starfish have a different eye structure known as a 'simple' eye.Learn about its anatomy and how it functions.
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San Diego Natural History Museum: Fossil Field Guide: Extinct Brain Coral

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at what fossil evidence reveals about the life and ecological interactions of the extinct brain coral.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Fossil Field Guide: Dire Wolf

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at what fossil evidence reveals about life and ecological interactions of the extinct dire wolf.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Fossil Field Guide: Mammoth

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at what fossil evidence reveals about the life and ecological interactions of the extinct mammoth.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Fossil Field Guide: Extinct Fan Palm

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at fossil evidence that reveals life and ecological interactions of the extinct fan palm tree.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Fossil Field Guide: Sabertooth Cat

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief look at the fossil evidence that reveals the life and ecological interactions of the extinct saber-toothed cat.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

Sdnhm: Kids' Habitat: Lights Alive

For Students 6th - 8th
A website that investigates the chemistry of bioluminescence and living lights.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Mineral Matters: Build a Collection

For Students 3rd - 8th
Create your own rock and mineral collection. Site shows you how to clean minerals, get organized, and it gives suggestions for display and storage.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Mineral Matters: Frequently Asked Questions

For Students 3rd - 8th
Frequently asked rock and mineral questions are answered and illustrated.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Mineral Matters: Mine Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about minerals and have fun, too, playing Sedimentary, My Dear Watson, Knowledge Nuggets, Mining for Minerals (Interactive), and Minerals Matter. Downloadable features.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Mineral Matters: Hardness

For Students 9th - 10th
Identifying a mineral by hardness? This website explains how to use the Mohs' hardness scale and provides examples.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Shark School: Shark Faq's

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do sharks blink? How many rows of teeth do sharks have? Discover the answers to these questions and many more as you peruse this website.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Shark School: From Shore to the Deep Blue Sea

For Students 3rd - 8th
Small site provides information on different types of sharks: mako, thresher, hammerhead, horn, and others.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Dinosaur Dig

For Students 3rd - 5th
The San Diego Natural History Museum provides dinosaur lovers with plenty of information and fun facts with links to Finding Fossils and Dinosaur Bytes.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Fossil Field Guide: Flightless Auk

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at what fossil evidence reveals about the life and ecological interactions of the flightless auk.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Fossil Field Guide: Extinct Gray Whale

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at what fossil evidence reveals about the life and ecological interactions of the extinct gray whale.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Musem: Fossil Field Guide: Giant Ground Sloth

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at what fossil evidence tells us about the life and ecology of prehistoric giant ground sloths.