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We have a FREE Virtual event called Teen SciCafe: When a Pandemic Strikes at the American Museum of Natural History with the amazing Dr. Jay K. Varma on Friday, Oct 29th.
Teens from across the globe are welcome to attend! RSVP by Wednesday, Oct 27th.
The year 2020 changed the lives of billions of people across the globe. How could the world have been better prepared to meet the challenges of a global pandemic, and what can we do to help end it? Join Jay Varma, M.D., a top expert on the prevention and control of diseases who helped lead New York City’s COVID-19 response, to find out how public health officials identify, track, and develop strategies to combat disease, and learn what teens can do to help bring the COVID-19 pandemic to an end.
https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/teens/teen-scicafe
We are so excited to announce the launch of CodeAMNH, our new computational science courses for 9th and 10th grade high school students at the American Museum of Natural History! These new high school classes explore using coding to understand the natural world better.
This fall, we will be offering:
CodeAMNH: Earthquakes
No other natural force compares in sheer power with earthquakes. They represent nearly instantaneous releases of energy that can tear apart landscapes, which may enormously impact human civilizations in the surrounding areas. But why do earthquakes happen? In this course, you will learn and use fundamental Python programming concepts and exploratory data analysis techniques to track and visualize major earthquakes while simulating tectonic plate boundary movement and seismic wave models. (Beginner-friendly; no coding experience required!)
Each class will meet twice a week for 8 weeks. We will be offering a completely virtual session and an in-person session so you can pick what works best for you! The cost of the course is $1,500; however, financial aid is available. Scholarships are limited, and the deadline to apply for tuition assistance is September 17, 2021.
We recommend that students who have previously taken Coding Quakes at AMNH, should not sign up for CodeAMNH: Earthquakes. If you have any questions about the content or a scholarship for the class please email us at
[email protected]
https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/teens/high-school-coding-and-computational-science
The Youth Initiatives team gathered virtually to visit the Museum’s annual Origami Tree. Since we practice social distancing and working remotely, using creative ways to meet and organize has inspired more ways of engaging with the family. We look forward to planning and creating spaces for learning and fun in the future.⠀
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And, you may visit the real Museum Origami Tree! The theme of this year’s 13-foot tree is Cranes and Colors, featuring 1,000 brilliantly colored origami cranes, presented as symbols of peace and good wishes as New York continues to endure the many challenges posed by COVID-19, and drawing inspiration from The Nature of Color special exhibition, which explores the role and power of color in the natural world. 🎄
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See the amnh.org/explore page linked in our bio to learn more about how to visit safely.
Apply for this scholarship and fund your education and other expenses for four years. Due by January 20, 2021.
We're hosting a virtual costume contest this Halloween! Take a picture and tag on Twitter or Instagram for a chance to be featured! Kids, adults, & pets are welcome to participate. 🎃
Submit a photo by October 31, at 7 pm ET. You'll be judged on originality, detail, creative use of materials, & (most importantly) theme—we want to see your best natural history-inspired costumes! 💫
The winner will receive 4 tickets to the Museum, including access to special exhibitions T. rex: The Ultimate Predator and The Nature of Color. Click here, amnh.org/explore, to see all of the Museum's Halloween-themed digital programming! 👻
Purchase tickets by noon TODAY, students receive a discount.
Join Neil deGrasse Tyson, the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, and a panel of experts as they discuss how life may have formed on Earth and explore what alien life might look like elsewhere in the universe. What criteria do we use to classify life as we know it? Should the criteria be revised as we look for life on other worlds?
The debate will bring scientists from different fields together to share their creative ideas for what forms life might take in an extraterrestrial environment and what these predictions can teach us about life on our own planet.
This year's debate will be presented as a livestream, with a question-and-answer session to follow.
Buy tickets here, students get a discount:
https://www.amnh.org/calendar/alien-life-asimov-debate
Tickets:
$25
$22 seniors, students
$20 Members
Ticket sales close at noon on Tuesday, September 8.
Very exciting news about the Museum recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study COVID-19’s impact on STEM students. Read more about the RAPID grant in our latest blog post:
https://bit.ly/2QrAt3s
T-riffic news! 🦖⠀
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The Museum is preparing to open on September 2 for Members and on September 9 for the general public, pending approval from New York State & New York City for indoor museums to open.⠀
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There will be some changes for your health + safety! Learn all the details here 👉 bit.ly/3g9wKml
Register for virtual camps, here:
https://bit.ly/2NSkYQL
Adventures in Science (AIS) and Middle School Institutes (MSI) Online Camps for Grades 2–6, 6-8, and 7-9 will include connected time for online learning, thought-provoking hands-on investigations, and virtual tours of Museum exhibits. Some of the activities will take place during our live sessions, and others will allow your camper to engage at their own pace.
Each day of camp will include:
* Educator-led discussions and community building
Online activities, including virtual hall visits, guest scientist talks, behind-the-scenes tours, and live-animal encounters (some of these may be pre-recorded)
*Offline hands-on science projects, games, and crafts
During offline activity times, educators will remain available to chat and assist your child
*A lunch or snack break
*To help you and your camper get the most out of Online Camps, we will email you an overview of the week’s activities and a material and tech needs list.
Register for virtual camps, here:
https://bit.ly/2NSkYQL
🚨 New blog alert! 🚨 Congratulations to Johanna and Xavier, two teens who are part of the Museum’s Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP). They’re featured in a new blog post read here:(bit.ly/3hHY8ZK) that discusses their work with Phillip “Skip” Skipwith, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Herpetology. SRMP matches high school students with Museum scientists for a year-long research project—read about this team’s work with Malagasy gemsnakes.
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The images included are from Rotunda, a magazine for Members of the Museum.⠀
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Photos: R. Mickens/© AMNH
Join us today at 2 pm along with Museum Research Associate Mandë Holford, a chemical marine biologist, as she discusses her research on the evolution of venom in marine snails.
*Link to watch this at 2 pm on 6/18*
https://bit.ly/3fpZvKB
