The Field Museum

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• Learn more about anthropology, art history, biodiversity, biology and life science, botany, ecosystems, evolution, genetics, geology, George Washington Carver, Gregor Mendel, museum education, natural history, science, social studies, and world history.

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“The Field Museum was founded to house the biological and anthropological collections assembled for the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893.” When you take a visit to this museum’s website, head toward the Exhibits section. There, in addition to finding information about the museum’s permanent and temporary collections, you will be able to tour the online exhibits and the On-line Interactives. There is a wide variety of subjects to explore and activities to do. Just a few are discussed here.

• Learn about Sue, the world’s largest, most complete, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex. Check out her timeline of events, find out how her skeleton was prepared and mounted, look at images of this ancient creature, and more.
• View The Field Museum’s Anthropology collections and discover a beaded chief’s crown from Nigeria, exquisite prints from Japan, a pre-Columbian gold ornament from Colombia, and many other treasures.
• Visit the Butterfly website to learn about the Museum’s butterfly and moth collection, where butterflies live, the differences between butterflies and moths, the butterfly life cycle and more.
• An online interactive about chocolate includes a game and activity that explores how chocolate is manufactured.
• In Solve the Stela, you will learn how ancient Egyptians used images and hieroglyphs in works of art to ensure their immortality.