Check out this week’s featured specimen!
(Pictured below, really close up!)
Photo: Lovell and Libby Langstroth © California Academy of Sciences
Can you guess what it is?
Here are some hints:
- This animal is fairly sedentary.
- This animal can help scientists determine if water is polluted based on its behavior.
Leave us a comment with your answer! Then come see us in the Classroom on Sunday, September 23rd at 2:30 pm for Science Story Adventures to see if you’re right and to learn more about this animal. Science Story Adventures is our program for children ages 4 – 8 and their caregivers. In the program, we explore the natural world through stories, specimens, games and crafts.
Check out this week’s featured specimen!
(Pictured below, really close up!)
Photo: E. Harrington © California Academy of Sciences
Can you guess what it is?
Here are some hints:
- This animal has the most teeth of any terrestrial mammal found in North America.
- It is an omnivore.
Leave us a comment with your answer! Then come see us in the Classroom on Sunday, August 26th at 2:30 pm for Science Story Adventures to see if you’re right and to learn more about this animal. Science Story Adventures is our program for children ages 4 – 8 and their caregivers. In the program, we explore the natural world through stories, specimens, games and crafts.
Check out this week’s featured specimen!
(Pictured below, really close up!)
Photo: N. Sincero © California Academy of Sciences
Can you guess what it is?
Here are some hints:
- This animal has acute senses of smell and hearing, which helps it hunt its prey.
- It has powerful jaws, which are four times stronger than human jaws.
Leave us a comment with your answer! Then come see us in the Classroom on Sunday, August 12th at 2:30 pm for Science Story Adventures to see if you’re right and to learn more about this animal. Science Story Adventures is our program for children ages 4 – 8 and their caregivers. In the program, we explore the natural world through stories, specimens, games and crafts.
Check out this week’s featured specimen!
(Pictured below, really close up!)
Photo: © Friman
Can you guess what it is?
Here are some hints:
- This type of specimen was used in some of the pyramids of Egypt.
- It is very common and makes up a large part of the continental crust on Earth.
Leave us a comment with your answer! Then come see us in the Classroom on Sunday, July 29th at 2:30 pm for Science Story Adventures to see if you’re right and to learn more about this specimen. Science Story Adventures is our program for children ages 4 – 8 and their caregivers. In the program, we explore the natural world through stories, specimens, games and crafts.
This week we’re doing something a little different. Pictured below are some animal tracks. Can you guess who left them behind?
Photo: © Hans Hillewaert
Here are some hints:
- This animal’s front track is usually about 2 in (5.7 cm) long, and its hind track is usually about 3 in (7.9 cm) long.
- This animal is an omnivore and will eat just about anything.
Leave us a comment with your answer! Then come see us in the Classroom on Sunday, July 22th at 2:30 pm for Science Story Adventures to see if you’re right and to do some more animal tracking. Science Story Adventures is our program for children ages 4 – 8 and their caregivers. In the program, we explore the natural world through stories, specimens, games and crafts.
