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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum. Huda Farooq 9:30- 10:45. Smithsonian institutions. I have been to many Smithsonian museums including: Natural History Museum Air and Space Museum American Art Museum Nation Zoo. The Trip . Second Visit October 25, 2008 Project for CA 120. Feelings .

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Natural History Museum

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  1. Natural History Museum Huda Farooq 9:30- 10:45

  2. Smithsonian institutions • I have been to many Smithsonian museums including: • Natural History Museum • Air and Space Museum • American Art Museum • Nation Zoo

  3. The Trip • Second Visit • October 25, 2008 • Project for CA 120

  4. Feelings • I was excited when entering the museum • Curious to see how many changes have occurred since my last visit

  5. What Did I See • Dinosaur • Ancient Seas • Geology, Gems and Minerals

  6. Dinosaurs • Lots of information • Overwhelming

  7. Dinosaurs • The first dinosaurs that existed 200 million years ago were small and meat eaters • Smithsonian has a collections of 46 dinosaurs • GIANT fossilized bones of a T-Rex

  8. Types of Dinosaurs • Diplodocus • Triceratops • Stegosaurus. • Quetzalcoatlus

  9. Diplodocus Dinosaur • Tall, long-neck skeleton • Plant-eater • Which lived about 135 million years ago

  10. Triceratops Dinosaur • Three Horn Face • Herbivorous- plant eater • 70 - 65 million years old, Late Cretaceous Period

  11. Stegosaurus Dinosaur • Means "roof lizard" or "plated lizard“ • Herbivore (plant-eater) • Lived in the Jurassic Period about 156-140 million years ago

  12. Quetzalcoatlus Dinosaur • Lived 70 million years ago, had a • 40-foot wingspan • The largest flying animal ever.

  13. Ancient Sea • Amazing and fantastic marine fossils • Interesting how ancient sea animals were related to modern animals • Recreated a 255-million-years old reef

  14. Ancient Sea • Tell the story of evolution and extinction in the seas in three acts: • Paleozoic Era (540 to 250 million years ago), when odd prehistoric creatures such as trilobites abounded; • Mesozoic Era (250 to 65 million years ago), when marine reptiles such as mososaurs appeared • Cenozoic Era (65 million years ago to today), when the numbers and kinds of shelled animals increased, and when the primitive whale took to the seas.

  15. Geology, Gems and Minerals • Beautiful • Historical • 2,500 minerals and gems including: • Hope Diamond • Hooker Emerald Brooch • Star of Asia Sapphire Hope Diamond

  16. The Hope Diamond • 45.5 carats • Largest blue diamond in the world

  17. Info About Hope Diamond • From India • Know for its clarity, deep blue color and it history • Surrounded by 16 white diamonds

  18. Hooker Emerald Brooch • 75 carats • Half-million-dollar emerald brooch set with diamonds • Originally was a part of the belt buckle owned by Sultan Abdul Hamid II • Donated to the Smithsonian Institution, in 1977

  19. Star of Asia Sapphire • 330-carat blue-violet star sapphire, with six-rayed star • Originated from Burma (Myanmar), known for its rubies and sapphires

  20. Other Gems • Many of those jewels were former crown jewels, and have storied pasts • Very historical, and beautiful jewels

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