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Scholastic and the American Museum of Natural History Partner to Promote Science Literacy
Fossil Halls at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City
Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education, and media
company, and the American Museum of Natural History, one of the
world’s preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions,
are partnering to promote science literacy among students in grades
3 through 10. The Scholastic/American Museum of Natural History
Science Explorations program will bring the expertise of the Museum’s
200 world-class scientists, state-of-the-art research laboratories,
an astonishing collection of more than 32 million specimens and
cultural artifacts, and timely special exhibitions to classrooms
nationwide. Recurring features in Scholastic’s classroom magazines,
SuperScience® (grades 3–6) and Scholastic Science
World® (grades 6–10), and at Scholastic.com,
the leading Web site for students and teachers of grades pre-K–12,
will engage students and teachers with authentic, hands-on science
investigations with real scientists, primary documents, genuine
artifacts, and standards-based science inquiries based on the Museum’s
resources.
The new Science Explorations program featured in SuperScience®
and Science World® and at Scholastic.com
will present the latest scientific discoveries of the Museum’s experts,
offer information from special exhibitions in the New York City-based
Museum and explore a range of topics in the coming school year including
biodiversity, insects, reptiles and frogs, space, gems and minerals,
and invertebrates. Students and teachers will also be able to dig
further on each topic by visiting Scholastic.com
and www.amnh.org,
where they can participate in online investigations with scientists
and find interactive tools, online activities, additional images,
research, and a wealth of information to extend their learning.
About the American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History in New York City is one of
the world’s preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions.
Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has been collecting and exhibiting
amazing artifacts from around the world and currently has more than
30 million objects in its collection. The institution houses 45
permanent exhibition halls, including the world-renowned fossil
halls, the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, and the spectacular Rose
Center for Earth and Space, which features the Hayden Planetarium
and striking exhibits about the universe and our planet. The Museum
shares its treasures and discoveries with millions of schoolchildren
and other on-site visitors from around the globe each year. In addition,
the Museum’s Web site, www.amnh.org
extends its collections, special exhibitions, and educational programs
to millions more beyond the Museum’s walls. For more information
and to find out what exciting things are happening right now at
the Museum, visit www.amnh.org.
For more resources at the Museum:
About Scholastic
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world’s largest publisher
and distributor of children’s books and a leader in educational
technology. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining
materials and products for use in school and at home, including
children's books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher
materials, television programming, film, videos, and toys. The Company
distributes its products and services through a variety of channels,
including proprietary school-based book clubs, school-based book
fairs, and school-based and direct-to-home continuity programs;
retail stores, schools, libraries and television networks; and the
Company’s Internet site, www.scholastic.com.
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