Morrill Hall will be open for the football game on September 1.

However, there will be NO PARKING available in the lot outside the museum due to game day activities. Visitors are encouraged to use other available campus parking. ADA spots to the east of Morrill Hall will remain available, but users will need to pay the UNL Parking & Transit Services game day parking fee.

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    645 North 14th Street
    Lincoln, NE 68588-0338

  • Contact
    Contact

    402-472-2637

  • Visit
    • Directions & Parking
    • Accessibility
    • Mueller Planetarium
    • Discovery Gift Shop
    • Group Visits
    • Virtual Museum
    • Birthday Parties
  • Exhibits
    • Exhibits
    • Floor Maps
      • Museum Map
      • Morrill Hall First Floor Map
      • Morrill Hall Second Floor Map
      • Morrill Hall Third Floor Map
      • Morrill Hall Fourth Floor Map
    • Cherish Nebraska
    • Marx Discovery Center
  • Activities Calendar
    • Activities Calendar
    • Field Trip Across Lincoln and Beyond
    • Discovery Day Camp
    • Cosmos & Cocktails
    • Annual Events
      • Fossil Day
      • Dinosaurs & Disasters
      • Sensory Sunday
      • Archie's Party
      • Hubbard Lecture
        • Hubbard Lecture
        • Hubbard Lecture Recordings
      • Halloween
      • Native American Heritage Month
    • Investigate: Saturday Science Lab
    • Birthday Parties
      • Birthday Parties
    • Rent the Museum
  • For Educators
  • Collections & Research
    • Research at the Museum
    • Science & Culture | Geology
      • Geology
      • Meet our scientists
      • Explore the Collection
    • Entomology
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Mission
    • Museum Policies
    • News & Announcements
    • Behind the Scenes
    • Staff Directory
    • Community Access Program (CAP)
    • NAGPRA

For Educators

Activities

Educator Lesson Guide

This free educator guide has been made possible by generous funding from the Cooper Foundation.

Prairies & Pollinators: Finding Science & Beauty in the Natural World

HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES

The following are activities you can do with kids using minimal or standard supplies likely to be on hand already. 

  • Be a Collection Manager
  • Be an Archaeologist
  • Design a Museum Exhibit
  • Aluminum Foil Boat Challenge
  • Earth's Mineral Treasure
  • Geology Settling Tube
  • Minerals by Homemade Crystals
  • Planet Apple
  • Story of a Sedimentary Sandwich
  • Sun Shadow Clock
  • Build your own Barometer
  • Plate Boundaries
  • Tectonic Fossil Evidence Puzzle
  • Bee Dance
  • Honeycomb
  • Galapagos Finches Famous Beaks
  • Observe like an Ornithologist
  • Child Nature Scavenger Hunt
  • Backyard Biodiversity
  • Whales have tapeworms?
  • Firefly Observation

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