Find your place on the planet, dig in, and take responsibility from there.                                                                        Gary Snyder

This new exhibit is located on the first floor - not far from the Imax Theatre. 

Exploring Biodiversity - The organisms explored are classified into the following categories:

1. True bacteria
2. Archeobacteria
3. Protists
4. Green algae
5. Mosses and allies
6. Ferns and allies
7. Flowering seed plants
8. Non flowering seed plants
9. Fungi and lichens
10. Sponges
11. Cnidarians
12. Rotifers
13. Roundworms
14. Flatworms
15. Echinoderms
16. Cartilagenous fish
17. Bony fish
18. Amphibians
19. Turtles
20. Snakes and lizards
21. Crocodiles and birds
22. Chelicerates (spiders)
23. Crustacea
24. Insects
25. Segmented worms
26. Mollusks

Select 10 of these categories and describe the following characteristics:

The following questions refer to the rest of the exhibit.

1. What did Robert Lewis Stevenson say about the forest?
2. What did Theodore Roosevelt say about decisions?
3. What did Rachel Carson say about the beauty of the earth?
4. What did Baba Didum say about conservation?
5. What did Mary Oliver say about nature?

The following questions refer to the canopy of the Dzanga - Sangha Rainforest?

1. Why isn’t Dzanga Sangha considered a typical rainforest?
2. What is the soil of a rainforest like?
3. What are the characteristics of a rainforest?
4. Describe a typical food web in this rainforest.
5. Why are termites important?
6. What is the role of elephants?
7. What is bai?
8. What threatens the rainforest?
9. What is the Dzanga-Sangha Conservation Project?
   

Please include several sentences regarding your reaction to the exhibit.

The Butterfly Conservatory: Not to be Missed!

The following questions are based on the displays both inside and outside the conservatory.

1. What is a vivarium?
2. To what Order do the butterflies belong?  What is the origin on its name?
3. Where are butterflies found?
4. What 3 families of butterflies are featured here?
5. What gives them their intricate colors and patterns?
6. What is their main food source?  How do their specialized mouth parts help?
7. How do they avoid being eaten by birds and other predators?
8. Describe the role of butterflies in the web of life.
9. What can you do to preserve butterfly diversity?
10. What is the powder that rubs off when they are touched?
11. How long do butterflies live?
12. How do they reproduce?
13. Do they sleep?
14. What are the differences between moths and butterflies?

Third Option: Go to Any other Exhibit and Create your own scavenger hunt. (Include answers!)

This is extra credit. The credit you receive will be determined by the thoroughness and completeness of the questions. You can elect to do only one exhibit - but do promise to come back and see more! Above all, I want you to enjoy the Museum. Try to visit the displays on Human Evolution, and the Dinosaurs.For those of you who are "star struck", you must see the new Rose Center for Earth and Space - Wow!

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