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Learning Resources

The museum at La Brea Tar Pits is currently closed for a two-year renovation. Indoor exhibitions and experiences are temporarily paused. While our physical doors are closed, our commitment to supporting educators continues through our virtual learning resources and at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

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Two black and white orcas swimming in a green, blue, and purple field of color

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!

smilodon skeleton inside tar pits interior

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!

Mammoth skeleton with curved tusks shot from below with a blue circular ceiling above

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!

Photo of a butterfly in the NHM butterfly pavillion

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!

Snail in a tiny desk with a tiny science notebook

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.

Entrance to Becoming Los Angeles Exhibition filled with historic images and colorful banners

Activity | GR 2-5 | GR 6-12

Learning Resources

Take this brief survey to share your feedback on our Learning Resources page with us.

Educator Resource Guide | Orcas: Our Shared Future

Ice Age Tessellations

Tar Pits Excavation Grid

The Ice Age Diner

Fox Skull Size Change

Pollinators help us bloom at NHM!

Daring Dioramas

SLIME Survey

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

Becoming Los Angeles Scavenger Hunt

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