The Neanderthal in You

Museum Investigators

Grades 2 & 3
See specimens that scientists study to make new discoveries, find out how images are projected on the Planetarium dome, and make your own wildlife diorama.

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Museum Explorers

Ages 4 & 5
Strike gold in Gems and Mineral Hall, compare your height with the giant totem poles, search for hidden elves, and study all the different dinosaurs in Prehistoric Journey.

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June 11, 2010
What does it mean to be human? Philosophers, theologians, and scientists have pondered this question for thousands of years. For most of that time we've thought our species was unique. In this Science Bite, Museum scientist Steve Nash explains that our closest human ancestors, the Neanderthals, might be more related to us than we previously thought.