Cleveland Museum of Natural History

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Our Mission Statement: To inspire, through science and education, a passion for nature, the protection of natural diversity, the fostering of health, and leadership to a sustainable future.
CMNH programs address appropriate Revised Ohio Academic Content Standards in Science and Social Studies, and the National Health Education Standards.

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Programs by Cleveland Museum of Natural History

BALTO: A History of Humans, Huskies & Health in Alaska

Learn about Balto and the heroic dogs and mushers of Alaska from the 1925 Serum Run to the Iditarod of today. Why is this famous husky a part of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History?

Bodyworks: Introduction to Human Internal Anatomy

Learn human structure and function, from cells to organs to organ systems. Uncover basic levels of organization, and locations, structures and functions of major organ systems. View actual human specimens and anatomical models to learn how organ...

Climate Change: Investigating Our Impact

Experience some of the science behind our planet's changing climate. Experiment with the phenomenon of the “greenhouse effect”, directly observe the relationship between visible and infrared light, illustrate several techniques used to gather...

Disease Detectives: An Exercise In Epidemiology

As part of our virtual health department epidemiology team, you work together to eliminate false leads and piece together clues to determine the cause of a mysterious food poisoning outbreak. It's up to your team to interpret data, identify the...

Drugs 301: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Learn the science behind chemical addiction and what physical consequences arise from the use of different categories of drugs. Actual medical specimens will impress upon students the powerful effect drugs have on our lives.

Exploring Birds: Feathers, Beaks, and Flight

Uncover the adaptations a bird has that allows it to interact with its environment in a unique and successful way. What's going on under all those feathers? And is a beak better than teeth? Come be an ornithologist with us!

Exploring Dinosaurs

Be a paleontologist as we discover how we know dinosaurs existed, how to tell the difference between dinosaurs and reptiles, and discover what adaptations these strange and interesting animals had in order to survive in the prehistoric world.

Exploring Earth Science: Mysterious Mounds and Planetary Puzzles

Through processes far too slow for our feeble human eyes to perceive, the world has been changing for 4.6 billion years.The evidence for this is all around us, in our rocks, dirt, & soil—if you only know the right clues to look for.

Exploring Fossils: Clues to the Past

Fossils help us learn about past environments. Take a look at specimens from our collections and learn how these ancient clues reveal the lives of long-lost animals and plants.

Exploring Mammals

Uncover the adaptations a mammal has that allows it to interact with its environment in a unique and successful way. Discover what's going on under all that fur! Animals from our Wildlife Center are featured in this warm-blooded program.

Exploring Ohio's Native Americans

For 12,000 years or more, Native Americans have been living in Ohio. From the Paleo-Indians, through the mound building of the Woodland tradition, to the historic tribes--evidence, in the form of artifacts, reveals their lifestyles. Become an...

Exploring Reptiles: Peek Under Those Scales!

Uncover the adaptations reptiles have allowing them to interact with their environment in a unique and successful way. What going on under those scales? Is it cool to be cold-blooded? Be a herpetologist with our museum team!

Growing Up and Liking It: Pondering Puberty

Engage in an interactive discussion with a health educator on the chemical and physical changes that occur in the human body during puberty. With the aid of fun demonstrations, models, and specimens, you will discuss human reproductive anatomy...

Human Evolution: Following Lucy's Footsteps

Trace the development of modern humans using information from fossil hominids as well as clues from living primates.

Math In Science

Learn how interpreting natural history happens using numbers, figures, and a whole lot of imagination! Math skills and understanding are your ticket to knowing more about nature and conservation.

Mighty Melanin: The Science of Human Skin Color

Let's learn about human diversity! Exploring human skin color and other genetic variations helps us to track original migratory routes of our ancient ancestors. Investigate the concept of VARIATION in other animals, and celebrate variation within...

Prehistoric Life!

See dinosaur and other amazing fossils in our Museum collection up close. Discover how and when dinosaurs lived, and why these magnificent creatures became extinct. Investigate the clues that revealed birds are dinosaurs’ modern-day relatives!

Rocks & Minerals: It's NOT "Hard" Science!

This overview of geology and mineralogy basics will whet your students’ 'apatite' for Earth Sciences with an avalanche of hands-on experiments using specimens from our collections. Is studying rocks fun? Of 'quartz' it is!

Science of Seeking Snacks: Learn About Your Senses Through Mantis Research

Compare insect and human senses with a series of hands-on experiments. See amazing microscope images of insect sensory organs. Learn how current research on praying mantis hunting behavior can teach us about human hunger pangs!

Stress Down: Eustress-ing Me Out!

Recognize biological reactions to stressors all animals share, and identify the organs that produce physical symptoms of stress. Distinguish between what you can and cannot control and use that information to bring down the stress in your life.

Teeth Telling Tales: Fossils Uncover Ancient Ecosystems

Learn about the research of Dr. Darin Croft, Paleontologist with Case Western Reserve University. Students will use real diagnostic equipment and casts of specimens found during recent South American fieldwork to match ancient mammals to their...

Test Connection

The Many Hues of Humans: Skin Color Science!

Explore museum research and how studying human evolution better equips us to understand our general mammalian physiology. The many hues of humans reveal unique health issues our species faced as we began living in diverse habitats away from Africa...

What's Inside Stuffee?

Preschoolers in Pre-Med? Turn your classroom into a doctor’s office in this larger-than-life anatomical experience! Onscreen, we’ll turn our big-hearted friend Stuffee inside out to look at his chest and abdominal organs. In your classroom, use...

You Are What You Eat: Seriously, You Are!

Nutrition is a science that combines biology and chemistry. How do different foods affect how you feel and function? Work your way through the process of digestion and identify the nutrients various foods contain. Investigate nutrition labels, and...

Type of Organization

Arts/Cultural/Museum

Contact

Education Division eduinfo@cmnh.org
1 Wade Oval Drive
Cleveland OH 44106
2162318002
United States

https://www.cmnh.org/

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Awards, Quotes, Testimonials

"The students got to measure the teeth and use specialized tools, there were a lot of visual examples given during the lab as well."
--Ancient Teeth Tell Tales program, Emmet, ID

"This program was aligned perfectly with our Sunshine State Standards for Life Science for 3rd grade...I walked away with notes and was able to share them at the dinner table that evening. Thank you for expanding my knowledge
--Food Chains program, Florida

"It was like taking a field trip to Lee's lab. We could see samples on the camera, and hear expert information about rocks and minerals. It was a good, interactive science lesson."
--Rocks and Minerals program, Omaha, NE

"I really liked the hands on items that were sent for the students to play with. They enjoyed it. Also our teacher was great! She was a very good story teller and did a good job engaging the students."
--Balto program, Greenville, IN