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San Diego Natural History Museum: Distance Learning

Students, teachers, families, and nature nerds can pay a virtual visit to the San Diego Natural History Museum (previously featured in the 05-01-2009 Scout Report) with an array of distance learning offerings, including live presentations, video content, and curriculum resources. There are monthly, 45-minute Live Programs on topics like birds of prey, tide pools, and Tyrannosaurus Rex (recordings of past events are available on the same page). The museum's current (as of this writing) live series focuses on the impacts of climate change on oceans, pollinators, wildfires, and more. Virtual Field Trips in the form of narrated videos are available for 3 exhibits about the natural history of Southern California: Fossil Mysteries traverses 75 million years of fossil history, Coast to Cactus showcases the region's biodiversity, and Living Lab uncovers creepy-crawly animal and insect life unique to the region. Standards-aligned Virtual Classes include videos and accompanying activities on topics like arthropods, fossils, and the earliest human inhabitants of the San Diego area. Educators and parents should also check out the Lesson Plans and Guides section for standards-aligned lesson plans designed to be accessible for remote learning, most of which are available in both English and Spanish. Those dreaming of working in natural history or museums should not miss the Career Spotlights, which are 2-3 minute videos highlighting careers from herpetologist to museum curator to zooarchaeology lab director.
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September 3rd, 2021
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August 13th, 2021 at 11:31am
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August 13th, 2021 at 2:07pm
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