An interactive map focusing on the biomes and animals of Africa is included. This tour includes time in Wild Blue Planet. This tour investigates the how's and why's of our world's temperate forests. Includes an activity at Wild Blue Planet. Activity kits are used to identify rocks and fossils.
Students look at extinct and endangered plants and animals with special emphasis on African animals.
Reasons for endangerment, potential solutions, and success stories are included in this tour. Students explore the ancient Egyptians' religious beliefs, funerary customs, technology, and environment. Students use our extensive collection of fossils to investigate the evolution of life over the last 600 million years. Touchable plant and animal fossils and a timeline illustrate the development of life. Examine cultural items belonging to the Hopi, Iroquois, Tlingit, and Lakota peoples in the Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians.