Education and science activities for home

FACEBOOK LEARNING SESSIONS

New video added every Friday at 11:00 am CST on Facebook. Join us there for a learning session on topics ranging from fossils to science and anthropology. Those videos will be shared on YouTube and here on our website as well immediately after.

Jeremy McMullin, Nebraska Fossils
Join Jeremy as he talks about common Nebraska Fossils and what inspired him to be a paleontologist.
Katelyn Trammell, Anthropology Preservation
Learn how UNSM works to preserve specimens in its anthropology collection.
Shane Tucker, Exploring the Inland Sea
Learn about the inland sea which once covered Nebraska and the amazing fossils left behind from that time.

HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES

The following are activities you can do at home with kids using minimal or standard supplies likely to be on hand already. New activities to explore will be added every Monday.

Virtual Field Trips

Miss visiting the Museum? Are you looking for something fun and educational to do? Now with our virtual field trips (VFT) you can visit Archie and company from the comfort of your home! Our educators and scientists interact with your family on a variety of science and natural history topics through live, interactive videoconferencing programs.

Every Tuesday in April we will feature a new topic and explore a different part of the Museum. We even have three different registration times available so you can pick a virtual field trip that best fits your schedule: 10:00 am, 12:00 pm, and 2:00 pm CST.

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP SUMMARIES AND REGISTRATION

MUELLER PLANETARIUM - ASTRONOMY AT HOME

Learn about different astronomy topics through our virtual Planetarium experiences. These videos will discuss planets, constellations, the moon and other aspects of space and the galaxy. New videos will be added every Wednesday.

Planets
Take a virtual sky tour about different planets and how you can view them from home.
Moon
Explore our nearest neighbor in space and why it appears to change shape in the sky.
Winter Constellations
Explore these winter celestial wonders and deep sky objects.