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9 article(s) for April 2012

  • What is a Pow Wow

    Posted 04/27/2012 by Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh | Comments
    You have likely heard the term "pow wow" -- but, what is a real pow wow? Join me as I tour the Annual Denver March Pow Wow, and speak with participants about the song, dance, food, and cultures of this unique gathering and celebration. Special thanks to Grace B. Gillette and Denver March Po…
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  • Southwest Collections of Arthropods Network funded

    Posted 04/24/2012 by Frank Krell | Comments
    The Southwest Collections or Arthropods Network (SCAN) is a collaborative project to make arthropod collections from ten southwestern institutions accessible online. It is led by Neil Cobb from Northern Arizona University and involves Frank Krell, Paula Cushing and Jeff Stephenson from DMNS. …
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  • "Everything Was Carved" Lunchtime Lecture

    Posted 04/23/2012 by Isabel Tovar | Comments
    Please join the Adult Programs and Anthropology Departments in welcoming Vince Collison on Thursday, April 26th at noon for a special film screening and talk. Everything Was Carved, a film on the behind-the-scenes work at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford with representatives of the Haida Natio…
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  • Henry W. Toll Collection of Grand Canyon Publications

    Posted 04/10/2012 by Library | Comments
    In 2010 the estate of Henry W. Toll donated to the Museum's Library his collection of materials on the Grand Canyon. The collection includes 180 books, several large atlases, periodicals, catalogs, river runner guides and logs, and postcards. Most are early works, published from the late 1800s…
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  • Cool Stuff in Image Archives- Surreal Nature

    Posted 04/04/2012 by Library | Comments

    Can you Find the Water Ouzel Nest? c. 1918-1935

    While the Water Ouzel's nest (also known as American Dippers) is barely seen on the cliff to the right, photographer Robert B. Rockwell unintentionally caught a stunningly beautiful Colorado River scene as well.  Rockwell was an early …
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  • Colorado Legacy Foundation 2012 Summit, Presentation Resources

    Posted 04/02/2012 by Nicole Garneau | Comments
    Resources to compliment the "Taste of Health" presentation at the Colorado Legacy Foundation Healthy School Summit, 2012-04-04   Denver Museum of Nature & Science Info:
    • Free Admission for organized school and youth groups /teachers/featured-updates/free-admission/
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  • Classroom Energizer: Colorful Colorado!

    Posted 04/02/2012 by Nicole Garneau | Comments
    Classroom Energizer! Name of Activity: Colorful Colorado Developed by Nicole Garneau and Tanya Breeling at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and modeled after "California Dreaming" http://activeacademics.org/LessonIdea.asp?ID=109 http://restlesswestjournal.com/2010/08/01/putt…
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  • Kepler Orrery II

    Posted 04/02/2012 by Ka Chun Yu | Comments
    Last year, a couple of animations showing solar system candidates from Kepler were posted to Youtube. The sequel is now back! Created by Daniel Fabrycky from the Kepler science team, here are all of the planetary system candidates with more than one planetary companion orbiting the parent st…
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  • Astro: WISE All Sky Survey

    Posted 04/02/2012 by Ka Chun Yu | Comments
    All sky surveys provide a sort of fundamental baseline to astronomical observational science.  Such surveys are done using the same telescope and/or instrument, or at least instruments that are similar enough that the differences between them are well understood.  (The latter occ…
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