The American Museum of Natural History brings cutting-edge science to the public through its collections and ongoing research. Check out these resources, which highlight the Museum's exhibitions and scientists.

At the Museum

		Cullman Hall of the Universe Exhibition Materials for grades 6 through 12 Just like humans, stars are born, live out their lives, and then die. See the life cycle for stars play out before your eyes (in a matter of minutes) with this Hall of the Universe Web site.
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		Rose Center for Earth and Space Exhibition Materials for grades 6 through 12 Fly through the Orion Nebula, watch a black hole in action, download the universe to your desktop, or zoom around the museum's Scales of the Universe exhibit.
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		Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites Exhibition Materials for all grades up to 12 Hundreds of times each year, a rock survives the fiery trip from space and lands on Earth. Take a look at some of these "fallen stars" that have been recovered from around the globe.
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		Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth Exhibition Materials for all ages Did you know you can see a zircon crystal that's nearly as old as Earth at the Museum? Or a whopping 38 tons of rock—about the weight of six adult African elephants? Explore the Hall of Planet Earth.
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		Creating the Hall of Planet Earth Exhibition Materials for grades 6 through 12 Tour Earth's dynamic, 4.5-billion-year story. You'll see continents drift, mountains build, oceans form, glaciers slice through rock—and how the museum has brought these events and more to life.
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Profiles of Scientists

		Interview with Neil de Grasse Tyson Article for grades 3 through 12 Neil de Grasse Tyson had his first clear views of the night sky during childhood visits to the Museum's Hayden Planetarium, which he now directs. Find out what still gives this astrophysicist goose bumps.
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		Video Gallery: Drs. Charles Liu & Orsola De Marco Article for grades 9 through 12 Imagine that the Hayden Sphere is the Milky Way. On this scale, our entire solar system would be the size of a single grain of sand. Gain some perspective with two of the museum's astrophysicists.
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		Earth Scientist Gallery Article for grades 6 through 12 What did it take to create the Hall of Planet Earth? For starters, scientists able to collect Hawaiian lava, basaltic columns from Washington State, and sulfur from a live volcano in Indonesia.
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