Kids in the Hall of Planet Earth

Abstract:

This geology Web site for kids, part of the museum's Kids in Our Halls program, was created by high school interns at the Museum. It includes: Kids Interview Kids, in which kids visiting the Hall of Planet Earth are asked geology questions and scientists' answers are given alongside the kids' article that recounts how Dr. Richard Ash survived snake encounters during an expedition to collect meteorites an online challenge in which kids see which standard kitchen items contain rocks and minerals, a 10-question interactive geology quiz a Q&A interview with a planetary geologist about her work.

Subject:

Science and Technology

Grade Level:

Primary

Collection:

American Museum of Natural History