Museum of National History

2nd GradeJessica Sledge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWDwJIBqjSU

Vocabulary Words

MuseumBiodiversityMammals

AfricaNorth America

Objectives

1. I can identify an animal and where the animal originated from.

Museum of Natural History

New York City, New York Museum Facts

-Established in 1869 -5 million visitors a year! -Made up of 27 buildings -Has 45 permanent exhibits

32 million specimens of plants, humans, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, and human

cultural artifacts!

1. BERNARD FAMILY HALL OF NORTH AMERICAN MAMMALS

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/mammal-halls/bernard-family-hall-of-north-american-mammals/american-bison-and-pronghorn

BERNARD FAMILY HALL OF NORTH AMERICAN MAMMALS

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/mammal-halls/bernard-family-hall-of-north-american-mammals/alaskan-moose

2. HALL OF BIODIVERSITY

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/biodiversity-and-environmental-halls/hall-of-biodiversity/the-dzanga-sangha-rain-forest

HEAD TO THE

SECOND FLOOR, AND

WATCH YOUR STEP!

3. AKELEY HALL OF AFRICAN MAMMALS

AKELEY HALL OF AFRICAN MAMMALS

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/mammal-halls/akeley-hall-of-african-mammals/black-rhinoceros

AKELEY HALL OF AFRICAN MAMMALS

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/mammal-halls/akeley-hall-of-african-mammals/african-elephants

AKELEY HALL OF AFRICAN MAMMALS

MAKE SURE YOUR SHOES

ARE TIED BECAUSE WE’RE

HEADING TO THE THIRD

FLOOR!

4. Margaret Mead Hall of Pacific Peoples

Who is Margaret Mead?

5. HALL OF PRIMATES

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/mammal-halls/hall-of-primates/capuchin-monkey

MAKE SURE TO HOLD ON

TO THE GUARDRAIL AS WE HEAD TO THE FOURTH

FLOOR!

6. Milstein Hall of Advanced Mammals

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/fossil-halls/paul-and-irma-milstein-hall-of-advanced-mammals/mammoth

Milstein Hall of Advanced Mammals

Thank you for visiting! Learn more about these exhibits at

http://www.amnh.org/plan-your-visit/popular-tours/night-at-the-museum-tour

StandardsGLE 0207.2.2 Investigate living things found in different places.