| Exhibits |
Partners in Evolution:
Butterflies + Plants
permanent exhibit
2nd Floor
Two exhibits in one! The new hall features an exhibit on co-evolution as well as a live-butterfly house.
Partners in Evolution—a free-admission exploration into how insects and other animals have co-evolved with plants.
Butterfly Pavilion—a fee-based, live butterfly experience.
See Web site for ticket information.
Nature's Best
through April 27, 2008
2nd Floor
The
sixty award-winning images from the annual Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards competition are displayed. Also featured are photos by the Conservation Photographer of the Year, Howard Ruby.
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| Lectures, Films & Events |
 Environmental Film Festival
March 14, 15, 16, 21 and 22, 2008
see schedule for times, free
Baird Auditorium
Join the city-wide Environmental Film festival with a series of films, discussions and a performance. The film series includes winners from the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and the MOUNTAINFILM festival in Telluride.
 Once Upon a Tide: Using Storytelling to Address our Connection to the Ocean
March 20, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Baird Auditorium
free film screening and discussion
The panel discussion will address how fictional and highly creative stories can be used to effectively communicate environmental issues, and the specific ways our health depends on the health of the environment.
Exploring Nature in Detail
April 19 , 2008, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Naturalist Center, Leesburg, VA
free drawing event
Bring your art supplies and draw from our collections. Professional artists will be available to answer questions and give career information.
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Natural History Highlights
Learn more about research at the Museum |
 Four Square Miles of Carboniferous Forest Discovered
Learn how this tropical forest was found in eastern Illinois and how it was preserved in the fossil record.
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| Online resources |
 Sustainable Seafood
Site highlights: information on various issues affecting our valuable seafood resources; virtual seafood market where you can test your knowledge of seafood species; species information on U. S. shellfish and finfish.
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| Museum
Quick Links |
Use these links to plan for your spring field trips:
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AT THE JOHNSON
IMAX® THEATER
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure in 3D
This film weaves together a compelling story about an ancient and mysterious ocean world containing some of the most awe-inspiring creatures of all time.
- Educational topics: evidence found in fossil records, ecosystems, food chains and adaptation.
- VA,
MD, DC and National Science Education standards met in the film can
be found online.
- A lesson plan is available online to use in the Life in the Ancient Seas hall after viewing the film.
- A short exhibit activity is available online to use in the Life in the Ancient Seas hall after viewing the film.
Lions 3D
Lions 3D tells the story of a lion king who must wage the battle of his life against a young nomadic lion determined to oust him from his throne. At stake is a valuable waterhole deep in Botswana’s Kalahari Desert.
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Educational topics: desert environment, animal needs, predator/prey interaction, intra-species interaction and animal communication.
- VA,
MD, DC and National Science Education standards met in the film can
be found online.
Groups with 20 or more receive:
- Discounted
tickets
- One
free ticket per 20 purchased
Contact
Group Sales for details at 1-866-TOURS-SI
(868-7774) or online.
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