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Natural History Museum: Guide to the Past

800px-HK TST Science Museum Bones exhibit 01 ?? dinosaurVisitors to a natural history museum look forward to viewing the reconstructed skeletons of dinosaur bones and fossils. These museums offer so much more than just skeletons! Enjoy viewing various specimens related to both earth and life sciences, such as exhibits of plant development, dioramas of biospheres that are endangered or extinct as well as hands-on exhibits for students to where they can learn about climate change, biodiversity and even astronomy. Find information to make your next museum trip as educational as possible, as well as lesson plans, facts on endangered species and much more.

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