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Resources from the Beneski

A tour being led in the museum with a small group of students

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Though the museum is closed for in-person visits from the general public, our field guides are still free to use and we are available for virtual visits. Click on the title to schedule.

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Model of dinosaur footprints as found in the Beneski Museum

Impressions from a Lost World

This website focuses on the discovery of dinosaur tacks and other trace fossils in the Connecticut River Valley.

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How Are Dinosaur Tracks Formed?

Learn how scientists study trackmaking in this video series developed by a team of three paleontologists working with the Beneski collection.

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Videos with Stan Rachootin

Come along with Stan Rachootin, Mount Holyoke College Professor of Biological Science, as he details the history & stories of various creatures, from birds to the mammoth, in a visit to the Beneski Museum.

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Videos from the Beneski

Walk through recently constructed specimens and learn what the Beneski has to offer with these videos shot in the museum.

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EVERY ROCK HAS A STORY

Join Ethan Baxter of Boston College as he walks through the stories & histories of different rocks in this educational video series. For teachers and parents, there is a video guide to assist in incorporating videos into lesson plans and additional resources available on his webite, linked here.

CONCEPTS IN GEOLOGY (NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY)

This video series describes content featured in college-level introductory geoscience courses that may also be applicable to other disciplines and to high school curricula. The videos are approximately 3-6 minutes long.

EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE RESOURCES FROM WGBH PBS LEARNING

In collaboration with NASA, WGBH presents digital media resources to teach K–12 Earth and Space Science. All resources are free and engage students with core ideas and science and engineering practices.

YALE'S PEABODY@HOME VIRTUAL RESOURCE PAGE

From the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, this page includes resources that entertain, inspire, and provide meaningful opportunities to discover more about the world we share. The resources are being continually updated to encourage curiosity about natural history at home while the museum is closed.

BENJAMIN BURGER VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY LECTURES

Join Benjamin Burger, professor at Utah State University, as he details major concepts, terminology, controversies, and current matters & thinking in vertebrate paleontology. Most lecture videos are 10-15 minutes long, walking through the fossil records of vertebrates in a way that is digestable even for those unfamiliar with paleontology.

PBS: UNTANGLING THE DEVIL'S CORKSCREW

Watch this PBS video to unravel the mystery of huge coils of hardened sand found stuck deep in the earth in Nebraska in the 1800s. The Beneski Museum displays an excellent example of this trace fossil. The specimen can be found in the main hall Eighmy gallery.

A DINOSAUR MUSEUM AT HOME

There are many aspects to a museum visit. In this creative family video, learn the ins and outs of a museum from a team of preschool museum experts. Witness how the museum is managed & curated and how tours are led.

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