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Museum Learning Experiences amnh.org/fieldtrips In celebration of World Wildlife Day, come learn about the amazing animals that inhabit North America and the habitats that they call home, Hands-on activities will provide students with the opportunity to explore animal adaptations, compare animals features and learn about relationships between organisms and their environments. School Group Drop In Day: North American Mammals In celebration of National Fossil Day, this special event will help students understand how studying fossils teaches us about the history of life, past climates, and ancient landscapes. Activities explore fossil formation, extinction theories, fossil diversity and much more. School Group Drop In Day: Fossils In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, join us to learn about the cultures and traditions of Native Americans from the Woodlands of Eastern North America. Students will have the opportunity to explore a variety of stations that showcase life from the early 17th to 20th century and make connections to present day. School Group Drop In Day: Eastern Woodlands Thursday, November 21, 2019 Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Tuesday, March 3, 2020 The Gottesman Center for Science Teaching and Learning is excited to offer a series of free, hands-on events for K-12 school groups on a variety of topics. Make the most of your field trip by participating in these events which will allow students the opportunity to engage in hands-on investigations, specimen and artifact observations, interactive stations and much more while exploring the Museum's world-renowned scientific and cultural collections and exhibition halls. Free School Group Drop-In Events School Year 2019-2020 *Free general and special exhibit admission for NYC School Groups! 10:00am-12:00pm; 4th Floor Fossil Halls 10:00am-12:00pm; Hall of Eastern Woodlands Indians School Group Drop In Day: Planet Earth Thursday, April 23, 2020 10:00am-12:00pm; Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth In celebration of Earth Day, this special event engages students in exploring the Museum’s outstanding collection of geological specimens from around the world. Activities will help students discover how our planet works, peer into its depths, and understand the scientific methods used to study it. 10:00am-12:00pm; Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals How to Register *Admission to School Group Drop-In Events is included in general Museum admission. Admission to the Museum and special exhibits is free for New York City schools, however reservations are required. To book your field trip call 212-769-5200 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m, Monday-Friday. Free admission for New York City school and camp groups to the American Museum of Natural History is generously supported by the Richard and Karen LeFrak Exhibition and Education Fund. The School Group Visits Program at the American Museum of Natural History is generously supported by the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Endowment Fund for Education. School Group Drop In Day: Oceans Monday, June 08, 2020 10:00am-12:00pm; Milstein Hall of Ocean Life In celebration of World Oceans Day, join us in exploring the amazing diversity of life and wide range of habitats that are found in the planet’s Oceans.

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Museum Learning Experiences

amnh.org/fieldtrips

In celebration of World Wildlife Day, come learn about the amazing animals that inhabit North America and the habitats that they call home, Hands-on activities will provide students with the opportunity to explore animal adaptations, compare animals features and learn about relationships between organisms and their environments.

School Group Drop In Day: North American Mammals

In celebration of National Fossil Day, this special event will help students understand how studying fossils teaches us about the history of life, past climates, and ancient landscapes. Activities explore fossil formation, extinction theories, fossil diversity and much more.

School Group Drop In Day: Fossils

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, join us to learn about the cultures and traditions of Native Americans from the Woodlands of Eastern North America. Students will have the opportunity to explore a variety of stations that showcase life from the early 17th to 20th century and make connections to present day.

School Group Drop In Day: Eastern Woodlands Thursday, November 21, 2019

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

The Gottesman Center for Science Teaching and Learning is excited to offer a series of free, hands-on events for K-12 school groups on a variety of topics. Make the most of your field trip by participating in these events which will allow students the opportunity to engage in hands-on investigations, specimen and artifact observations, interactive stations and much more while exploring the Museum's world-renowned scientific and cultural collections and exhibition halls.

Free School Group Drop-In EventsSchool Year 2019-2020

*Free general andspecial exhibit

admission for NYC School Groups!

10:00am-12:00pm; 4th Floor Fossil Halls

10:00am-12:00pm; Hall of Eastern Woodlands Indians

School Group Drop In Day: Planet Earth Thursday, April 23, 202010:00am-12:00pm; Gottesman Hall of Planet EarthIn celebration of Earth Day, this special event engages students in exploring the Museum’s outstanding collection of geological specimens from around the world. Activities will help students discover how our planet works, peer into its depths, and understand the scientific methods used to study it.

10:00am-12:00pm; Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals

How to Register*Admission to School Group Drop-In Events is included in general Museum admission.

Admission to the Museum and special exhibits is free for New York City schools, however reservations are required. To book your field trip call 212-769-5200 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m, Monday-Friday.

Free admission for New York City school and camp groups to the American Museum of Natural History is generously supported by theRichard and Karen LeFrak Exhibition and Education Fund.

The School Group Visits Program at the American Museum of Natural History is generously supported by the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Endowment Fund for Education.

School Group Drop In Day: OceansMonday, June 08, 202010:00am-12:00pm; Milstein Hall of Ocean LifeIn celebration of World Oceans Day, join us in exploring the amazing diversity of life and wide range of habitats that are found in the planet’s Oceans.

http://amnh.org/fieldtrips

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