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Junior Scientist
It's time to become a Junior Scientist!
Join us each month to experience the Natural History Museum as a scientist does! Feel what it’s like to do real scientific work by using the same tools and techniques as our own Museum researchers.
Packed with activities, demonstrations, and an up-close look at some cool (and sometimes creepy crawly) highlights from our collection, each month is a crash course in one of the many fields of science explored at the Museum. By asking questions, making observations, and using your own customized Junior Scientist Field Notebook, you’ll make science-based discoveries about topics ranging from the biggest dinosaurs to the smallest insects.
Junior Scientist is specially designed for 6- to 9-year-olds and their families. All programs are FREE with paid Museum admission or Membership and include a personal Field Notebook to take home. No reservations are required; check in at the Dueling Dinosaurs in the Museum’s foyer on the day of for a free entry ticket.
Insect Oddities
Saturday, January 21, 2011, 10:30 am & 1:30 pm
Natural History Museum (Check-in at Dueling Dinos, Level 1)
Today Dr. Brian Brown, Curator of our Entomology Department, will show you some of the most awesome and unique insects we have in our Museum collection! Discover the astounding ways insects transform themselves to hide in their habitats and mimic other organisms. Become a Junior Entomologist and get up close to giant cockroaches, millipedes, and scorpions!
Rad Reptiles & Amphibians
Saturday, February 18, 2011, 10:30 am & 1:30 pm
Natural History Museum (Check-in at Dueling Dinos, Level 1)
Ever heard about the Hairy frog or the Spanish ribbed newt that uses its ribs as weapons? How about the gliding lizards that can glide from tree to tree to escape predators? Let's go behind-the-scenes and become Junior Herpetologists! You'll get to meet the strange and amazing reptiles and amphibians including an extinct Golden toad and the largest lizard of all, the Komodo dragon!
For more information please contact Briana Burrows at (213)763-3471 or bburrows@nhm.org.