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Site Map

There are seven sections to this website:

• Visit: Information for museum visitors
• Museum: Permanent, Changing and Online Exhibits
• Activities: Activities and Programs for children and adults
• Support: Membership, Volunteering and Online Donations
• Education: Educational Programs for schools, camps and home-school
• Science: Research, library and related activities
• About: Other information about the Academy

Visit

• Tickets & Times: hours, general admission, group discounts and other discounts
• Getting Here: map and directions for public transportation and driving
• Floor Plan: map of the Academy
• Dining: the Ecology Café
• Shopping: the Academy Shop
• Accessibility: visitor infomation for people with disabilities
• For Families: information that may be useful for families with small children

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Museum

• Butterflies!: live butterfly exhibit
• Changing Exhibits
  • Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins: An exhibit showcasing the wildlife and unique environments of the Arctic and Antarctica.
  • Future Exhibits: Upcoming changing exhibits
• Dinosaur Hall: featuring more than 30 dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles
  • The Big Dig: where budding paleontologists can dig for dinosaur bones
  • Fossil Prep Lab: watch paleontologists prepare real dinosaur fossils
  • Species in Dinosaur Hall: a list of and links to pages on the species in Dinosaur Hall
• Dioramas: displays of wildlife from North America, Asia and Africa
• Library Treasures: rare books, illustrations, manuscripts and the occasional natural history specimen are on display.
• Live Animal Center: see where the Academy's animals stay when they're not working
• Outside-In: a childrens Nature Center with hands-on activities and live animals
• More Exhibits: other permanent exhibits at the Academy
• Future Exhibits: visiting exhibits for 2006-2008
• Online Exhibits:
  • Digital Collections: series of online presentations showcasing images from some of the treasures housed in the Academy's Ewell Sale Stewart Library. Many of these images came from seminal scientific publications from over the last five centuries.
  • Joseph Leidy: the work and life of the Father of American Vertebrate Paleontology, founder of American Parasitilogy and Protozoology, influential Anatomist and Teacher of Natural History
  • Know Your Environment: articles on environmental issues
  • Thomas Jefferson Fossil Collection: Jefferson and the beginnings of paleontology in America

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Activities

• Calendar: calendar of events
• Auditorium Shows: live naturalist shows and nature videos
• Behind-the-Scenes Tours: guided tours to the Academy's scientific collections
• Birthday Parties: packages for parties at the museum
• Clubs and Societies: check out about local clubs and societies for the naturalist
• Facility Rentals: use the museum as a memorable venue for your event
• Halloween Spooktacular: our special Halloween sleepover
• Safari Overnight: sleepover or camp-in with the dinosaurs and wildlife
• Scouting: programs for Brownies, Junior Girl Scouts, Webelos and Boy Scouts
• Tiny Tot Explorers: programs for 4 & 5 year old children
• Town Square: lectures, debates, forums and workshops on science, sustainability and the environment
• Wild Weekends: weekend activities on specific topics

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Support

• Your Support Matters:
• Membership: enjoy the benefits of membership and help support the Academy
• Sponsors:
• Volunteer: volunteers provide a crucial service to the Academy's research and educational programs
• Donate Online: secure online system for donations

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Education

• Group Visits: field trips for schools and other groups
• Academy On the Go: Academy outreach to schools and other groups
• Home Schooling: Programs for home school students and their families
• Special Programs: Carver Science Fair, Carver Summer Scholars, CASE, Home schooling, SENSES, WINS
• Teacher Resources: museum pass, educational supplements. educator events and workshops
• Request Educational Information: receive information via the mail

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Science

• Asia Center
  • Mongolia Studies
• Center for Systematic Biology and Evolution:
  • Botany
  • Diatom Herbarium
  • Entomology
  • General Invertebrates
  • Herpetology
  • Invertebrate Paleontology
  • Ichthyology
  • Malacology
  • Mammology
  • Ornithology
  • Rotifera
  • Vertebrate Paleontology
• Patrick Center for Environmental Research: 50 years of aquatic research
  • Dr. Ruth Patrick (Dr. Patrick is a world renowned scientist and is the founder of the Patrick Center for Environmental Research)
  • Research Programs (Information on Biogeochemistry, Ecological Modeling, Fisheries, Macroinvertebrates, and Phycology research at the Patrick Center for Environmental Research)
  • Sample Progects (Included projects are: Ecological Effects of Small Dams, Fairmont Park Restoration, Freshwater Marshes and Climatic Change, Manatawny Creek Dam Removal and Sabine River Monitoring)
  • Scientists (A listing of scientists currently working at the Patrick Center)
• Ewell Sale Stewart Library: a research library
  • Collections
  • Digital Library
  • Eckelberry Endowment
  • Friends of the Library
  • Services
  • Reproductions
  • Permissions
• Laboratory for Molecular Systematics and Ecology
• North by Degree: an interdisciplinary conference on Arctic Exploration that will be held in Philadelphia on May 22 through 24, 2008.
• Research Opportunities: awards, fellowships, grants, internships and research employment
• Scientific Publications
• VIREO: a comprehensive image bank of bird photographs

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About

• Access Keys: keystrokes to quickly navigate this site.
• Board of Trustees
• Employment Opportunities
• History of the Academy
• Internships
• Media Information: Academy news and press releases
• President's Biography
• Search
• Staff Directory

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