Junior Scientist | Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
T. rex Growth Series
The new Dinosaur Hall features the world's only Tyrannosaurus rex growth series. This series, which features a young adult, 30-foot Thomas the T. rex, a 20-foot juvenile, and a 10-foot baby, offers an unrivaled look at the ways T. rex grew.
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The Dinosaurs Have Arrived!
The new Dinosaur Hall opened July 2011. Watch the early preview for the hall and our other dino videos on our YouTube channel >
Join the NHM Next Campaign
Where else do scientists, naturalists, educators with a sense of humor, historians, and nutty exhibit planners work together to inspire you? Nowhere else. The NHM Next Campaign is transforming the Museum into one of the coolest destinations in Southern California. You do not want to miss this.
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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. This year it's all about putting our oddities on display!
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.
Coming Up:
Ice Age Wonders
Saturday, May 12, 2012; 10:30 am & 1:30 pm
Page Museum (Check-in near Admissions Desk)
Today become a Junior Paleontologist! Take a step back in time and imagine what life was like 11,000 years ago in Los Angeles. You'll get to learn about the fossils we find right in our own backyard at the La Brea Tar Pits.
Cultural Treasures
Saturday, June 16, 2012; 10:30 am & 1:30 pm
Natural History Museum (Check-in at Dueling Dinos, Grand Foyer)
Become a Junior Anthropologist and learn how the Natural History Museum explores our cultural world through asking questions and making observations! Meet the museum's Anthropology Department as they share rarely seen artifacts from their collection!
For more information, please contact Briana Burrows at (213) 763-3471 or bburrows@nhm.org.