National Museum of Natural History

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/national-museum-of-natural-history

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is National Museum of Natural History?1.5 million square feet
2. What is the location?National Mall, Washington, D.C
3. What is the year opened?1910
4. When did the museum open?The museum opened in 1910, the year it was built to hold the Smithsonian’s growing collections.
5. How many specimens are in the museum?It has more than 146 million specimens, the biggest natural history collection in the world.

Smithsonian Institution: A complex of museums and research centers dedicated to the increase and diffusion of knowledge, serving as a global leader in research and education.
Natural History Collections: Vast assemblages of preserved specimens, artifacts, and data representing the diversity of life, geological history, and human cultures.
Paleontology: The scientific study of life existing prior to, and of the geological periods represented by, the fossil record.