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Publisher: San Diego Natural History Museum San Diego Natural History Museum Field Guide 
 This guide serves as an introduction to the natural history of southern California and the Baja California peninsula. Contains illustrated guides to plants, amphibians, reptiles, fossils, minerals, and marine life of the region. Also features links to nature walks as well as checklists of plant and animal species that may be spotted in and around San Diego County. Read brief essays on bats, paleontology, earthquakes and earthquake faults, and more. http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/ Topics: History By Place, Science Last updated Nov 21, 2005 Shark School
Material for children about sharks, including a FAQ, diagram identifying shark body parts, and facts about "ten shark species found in the waters off of southern California and northern Baja California." Shark species considered include leopard shark, swell shark, and angel shark. Also includes information about how to tell the difference between a shark and a ray, a glossary, and games. From the San Diego Natural History Museum. http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/sharks/ Topics: Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians Last updated Feb 19, 2007 Ocean Oasis
"A fascinating journey into the bountiful seas and pristine deserts of two remarkably different, but inextricably linked worlds--Mexico's Sea of Cortés and the Baja California desert." A complete guide for teachers accompanies a photo exhibition, a field guide, and under Conservation, a thorough summary of the current state of the region's natural resources. An interpretive guide made to accompany the giant-screen documentary film Ocean Oasis. http://www.oceanoasis.org/ Topics: K-12 Education, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Science Last updated Nov 26, 2005 Natural History of Holiday Plants
This exhibit features natural history for selected plants commonly associated with winter holidays, such as the Christmas tree, poinsettia, holly, mistletoe, and Christmas cactus. Includes an extended list of holiday plants (with common spice and herb plants), and answers to questions such as whether male or female holly plants are most often used in holiday decorating, and what day length and darkness have to do with holiday flowers. From the San Diego Natural History Museum. http://www.sdnhm.org/research/botany/hp_photos.html Topics: Christmas Last updated Dec 10, 2007 Fossil Mysteries
Companion to an exhibit that "explores the prehistoric record of the San Diego region from the Cretaceous Period to the Pleistocene Epoch." Website features an interactive map of the exhibit with associated images and essays, a geologic timeline that "extends from the Hadean Eon through the Holocene Epoch" and that also covers life forms such as Pleistocene early humans and mammoths, a fossil guide, and more. From the San Diego Natural History Museum. http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/mystery/exh_overview.html Topics: Geology Last updated Mar 19, 2008 |
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