<p>This Smithsonian Science How learning collection, from Q?rius at the National Museum of Natural History, is part of a distance learning program at <a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/distance-learning" target="_blank">https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/distance-learning</a>. This collection focuses on recent bird extinctions, including the Passenger Pigeon. Targeted at middle schoolers, the collection invites students into an authentic understanding of the evidence for and causes of bird extinctions since humans have been on the scene. Ornithologist Dr. Helen James is featured as an expert explainer. The collection includes an interactive webcast video with discussion questions, cross-cutting activities, an independent project, and other resources for teachers and students.</p> <p><strong>Key Terms:</strong> ornithology, bird conservation, extinction, endangered species, island ecosystems, Holocene period</p> <p><strong>Key Concepts:</strong></p> <p>- Human influences on bird populations</p> <p>- Ecology of birds and vulnerability to extinction</p> <p>- Impacts of human activities on ecology</p> <p>- Conservation of endangered bird species</p> <p>- Technology used by ornithologists</p>

<p>This Smithsonian Science How learning collection, from Q?rius at the National Museum of Natural History, is part of a distance learning program at <a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/distance-learning">https://naturalhistory.si.edu/...</a> This collection focuses on meteorites and related spacecraft missions. Targeted at middle schoolers, the collection invites students into an authentic understanding of meteorites as sources of information about our solar system. Geologist Dr. Tim McCoy is featured as an expert explainer. The collection includes an interactive webcast video with discussion questions, cross-cutting activities, an independent project, and other resources for teachers and students.</p> <p><strong>Key Terms:</strong> geology, meteorites, asteroids, minerals, space missions, orbit, solar system history</p> <p><strong>Key Concepts:</strong></p> <p>- Evidence from meteorites about Earth's formation</p> <p>- Characteristics of meteorites, meteors, asteroids</p> <p>- Mineral origins of the universe</p> <p>- Importance of space missions for astronomy</p> <p>- Technology used by meteoriticists</p>

<p>This Smithsonian Science How learning collection, from Q?rius at the National Museum of Natural History, is part of a distance learning program at <a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/distance-learning">https://naturalhistory.si.edu/...</a> This collection focuses on the science of mummies. Targeted at middle schoolers, the collection invites students into an authentic understanding of how mummies form, both naturally and culturally. Physical and forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunt is featured as an expert explainer. The collection includes an interactive webcast video with discussion questions, cross-cutting activities, an independent project, and other resources for teachers and students.</p> <p>This collection was created to support the 2016 CCSSO Teachers of the Year Day at the Smithsonian.</p> <p><strong>Key Terms:</strong> physical anthropology, archaeology, skeletal remains, mummification, burial practices, decomposition, culture</p> <p><strong>Key Concepts:</strong></p> <p>Skeletal analysis for age, sex, ancestry, and health</p> <p>Cultural burial practices over time</p> <p>Chemical process of mummification</p> <p>Scientific benefits of studying mummies</p> <p>Technology used by physical anthropologists</p>

<p>Welcome to the <em>Smithsonian Science How</em> webcast archives! We're putting Smithsonian experts in every classroom with webcasts aligned with national science standards. These webcasts originally aired live from the Q?rius theater in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Here you can access past programs and related teaching resources. <a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/distance-learning/smithsonian-science-how-webcast-archives">https://naturalhistory.si.edu/...</a></p>