Virtual Homeschool Day (Grades 6-12) Hot Potato: Climate Change, Food Systems, and You
Hot Potato: Climate Change, Food Systems, and You
During this museum-educator-led program, students will investigate the connections between their lives and climate change through the lens of food! This interactive virtual program offers an opportunity to explore agricultural systems, review data, and learn about the relationship between climate change and potatoes. Together we will examine how scientists study food as a natural resource, and explore some innovative solutions that can have a positive impact on long-term food sustainability.
This program is designed for students in grades sixth through twelfth.
Format:
Homeschool Day Zoom Webinar-Designed to accommodate individual students or small groups with less than 15 students. Students will not be visible to the museum educator or other students, but will be able to submit questions in writing through the Q&A, and interact through polls.
Please contact us at nmnhschoolprograms@si.edu with additional questions about programs or logistics.
Event Location: Virtual. Cost: FREE, but registration is required. Categories: Webcasts & Online.
Monday, May 6, 2024, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
Virtual Homeschool Day (Grades K-2) Discovering Dinosaurs
Discovering Dinosaurs, During this museum educator-led program, students will make observations of dinosaur characteristics, discover how paleontologists learn about ancient animals by studying fossils, and practice some of the same scientific skills used by museum scientists! This program is designed for students in kindergarten through second grade.
Format:
Homeschool Day Zoom Webinar-Designed to accommodate individual students or small groups with less than 15 students. Students will not be visible to the museum educator or other students, but will be able to submit questions in writing through the Q&A, and interact through polls.
Please contact us at nmnhschoolprograms@si.edu with additional questions about programs or logistics.
Event Location: Virtual. Cost: FREE, but registration is required. Categories: Webcasts & Online.
Monday, May 6, 2024, 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM.
Virtual Homeschool Day (Grades 3-5) Urban Habitats
Urban Habitats
During this museum educator-led program, students will become sidewalk naturalists and meet both iconic and underappreciated plant and animal residents of the nation’s capital. We will discover how organisms survive and thrive in urban environments while we practice field ecology skills and reflect on the ways in which our cities are part of the natural world.
This program is designed for students in grades third through fifth. Format:
Homeschool Day Zoom Webinar-Designed to accommodate individual students or small groups with less than 15 students. Students will not be visible to the museum educator or other students, but will be able to submit questions in writing through the Q&A, and interact through polls.
Please contact us at nmnhschoolprograms@si.edu with additional questions about programs or logistics.
Event Location: Virtual. Cost: FREE, but registration is required. Categories: Webcasts & Online.
Monday, May 6, 2024, 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM.
Virtual Homeschool Day (Grades 3-5) Rocks and Minerals
Rocks and Minerals
During this museum educator-led program, students will gain a better understanding of rocks and minerals, their uses, and how they are formed. Join us for an immersive exploration of some of Earth’s treasures in the Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals while using problem-solving skills to unlock the mysteries of these unique museum specimens.
This program is designed for students in grades third through fifth. Format:
Homeschool Day Zoom Webinar-Designed to accommodate individual students or small groups with less than 15 students. Students will not be visible to the museum educator or other students, but will be able to submit questions in writing through the Q&A, and interact through polls.
Please contact us at nmnhschoolprograms@si.edu with additional questions about programs or logistics.
Event Location: Virtual. Cost: FREE, but registration is required. Categories: Webcasts & Online.
Monday, June 3, 2024, 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM.
For more info visit naturalhistory.si.edu. Virtual Homeschool Day (Grades 6-12) Human Origins: What does it mean to be human?
Human Origins: What does it mean to be human?
During this museum educator-led program, students will explore what it means to be human through an investigation of Turkana Boy, a 1.6 million year old fossil hominin from Kenya. By examining virtual museum collections, students will gain a better understanding of paleoanthropology, human evolution, and how scientists reconstruct human prehistory.
This program is designed for students in grades sixth through twelfth.
Format:
Homeschool Day Zoom Webinar-Designed to accommodate individual students or small groups with less than 15 students. Students will not be visible to the museum educator or other students, but will be able to submit questions in writing through the Q&A, and interact through polls.
Please contact us at nmnhschoolprograms@si.edu with additional questions about programs or logistics.
Event Location: Virtual. Cost: FREE, but registration is required. Categories: Webcasts & Online.
Monday, June 3, 2024, 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM.
For more info visit naturalhistory.si.edu. Virtual Homeschool Day (Grades K-2) Budding Botanists
Budding Botanists
During this museum educator-led program, students will practice science skills by identifying patterns to help them classify and group plants like the museum’s botanists. Through the use of real digital collections, including specimens from the National Herbarium, students will explore why it is important to collect and study plants.
This program is designed for students in kindergarten through second grade.
Format:
Homeschool Day Zoom Webinar-Designed to accommodate individual students or small groups with less than 15 students. Students will not be visible to the museum educator or other students, but will be able to submit questions in writing through the Q&A, and interact through polls.
Please contact us at nmnhschoolprograms@si.edu with additional questions about programs or logistics.
Event Location: Virtual. Cost: FREE, but registration is required. Categories: Webcasts & Online.
Monday, June 3, 2024, 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit naturalhistory.si.edu.