Learning Resources

Activity | All Grades

Tar Pits Scavenger Hunt at NHM

Discover the Tar Pits story and Ice Age collections at NHM!

Teacher Guide | All Grades

Educator Resource Guide | Orcas: Our Shared Future

Take a deep dive into the world of orcas with your students using this educator guide!

Lesson Plan | GR 2-5 | GR 6-12

Ice Age Tessellations

Create your own Tar Pits themed tessellations!

Activity | GR 2-5 | GR 6-12

Tar Pits Excavation Grid

Practice collecting information from a grid of fossils just like a paleontologist!

Lesson Plan | GR 2-5 | GR 6-12

The Ice Age Diner

Examine the teeth of fossil specimens at the Tar Pits and use what you infer about their diet to prepare a customized meal for each animal.

Lesson Plan | GR 2-5 | GR 6-12

Fox Skull Size Change

Learn about island dwarfism in this math lesson!

Activity | GR 2-5 | GR 6-12

Pollinators help us bloom at NHM!

Pollinators help our Nature Gardens flourish. Take this scavenger hunt with you around our Nature Gardens to see if your can spot some of these pollinators at work!

Lesson Plan | All Grades

Daring Dioramas

Discover the art and science of dioramas and invite your students to build their own!

Lesson Plan | All Grades

SLIME Survey

Activity | All Grades

Art Inside & Out: Introductory Drawing Lessons Inspired by NHMLAC Collections

With keen observational drawing skills and the amazing collections of the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County to explore, your journey with this art activity guide will be a scientific, cultural, and artistic one.