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HMNH Teacher Programs

Exploring the Collections Teacher Professional Development Programs

Each three-hour PD program will cover one classroom lesson. Participants will first experience the lesson as a learner, and then analyze the components with fellow educators to discuss different approaches to the activity. The descriptions reflect what students will ultimately be doing in the classroom or remotely.

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Advance registration is required for these programs.

Teeth and Temperature: The Evolution of Horses in Response to Environmental Change

May 1,  2021 (Saturday)

9:00 am–12:00 pm

Intended for middle school and high school educators

Participants will use visual images, 3D-printed fossil horse teeth, and vegetation and climate data, to discern the relationship between climate change and morphological evolutionary change in horses over time.

This program is free but a refundable deposit of $50 is required to register. Deposits will be refunded after completion of the program.

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Is it a Snake? Convergent Evolution in Reptiles and Amphibians

May 8, 2021 (Saturday)

9:00 am–12:00 pm

Intended for middle school and high school educators

Through careful inspection and data collection using digital images of Museum of Comparative Zoology specimens, and analysis of phylogenies, participants will explore the concept of convergent evolution in legless reptiles and amphibians.

This program is free but a refundable deposit of $50 is required to register. Deposits will be refunded after completion of the program.

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