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Photo Gallery | All Grades

Dinosaur Hall Specimens

In this Photo Gallery, look closely at some of the most iconic Mesozoic creatures on display in our Dinosaur Hall.

Family admiring direwolf skull with gallery interpreter at La Brea Tar Pits

Lesson Plan | GR 2-5 | PK-GR 1

The Right Tool for the Job

In this lesson, students will use observational evidence to make a claim about how the external features of each animal's teeth would help them eat their food.

Activity | GR 2-5 | PK-GR 1

Ice Age Word Search

Sift through this word search to find all the Ice Age-related words!

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Photo Gallery | All Grades

Habitats of North America

In this Photo Gallery, explore the varied habitats of North America through our classic dioramas!

Video | GR 2-5 | PK-GR 1

So Many Bugs to See!

Celebrate the wonder of bugs with The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County’s very own bug band, the Luv Bugzzz, and their song “So Many Bugs to See”.

Photo of microfossils being sorted in the Tar Pits micro lab

Activity | GR 2-5 | GR 6-12

Build Your Own Simulated Matrix Sifter!

In this activity, students will be challenged to engineer their own simulated matrix sifter to practice their microfossil sifting skills!

Laura's nature memory map of a "lizard invasion" in a backyard

Activity | All Grades

Nature Memory Mapping

Video | GR 6-12

Oil Underfoot: Exploring the Geology of the Tar Pits

Why do we find so many fossils here?

White text on orange background that reads: Education Workshop - Urban Paleontology - La Brea Tar Pits

Video | GR 2-5 | GR 6-12

Educator Workshop: Urban Paleontology

Video | All Grades

Mammoth Behavior

What do we know about mammoth behavior? How can we learn more?