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Afterschool Animal Encounters: Get Growing! (Free Virtual Event for Families)

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Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

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Bring the whole family to this interactive virtual event! Come with your questions and curiosity to meet the Harvard Museum of Natural History's incredible animals over Zoom.

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Cost

This Event is free!

Location

  • Only virtual (online or over the phone).

Dates and Times

.: Wed, March 9 2022 4PM – 4:45PM.

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How do animals change as they grow? What do skeletons have to do with how an animal moves? How do animals today compare with their ancient ancestors? Get the answers to these questions and more with human museum staffers Javier and Arielle. Each month we will discuss a different theme while sharing specimens from the museum collections and interacting with some of the museum’s incredible live animals!

In the natural world, animals have all sorts of fascinating ways in which they grow. From tadpoles changing into bullfrogs to baby turtles becoming goliaths, growing up is a big part of life! Learn about the different life cycles and life histories of some of our favorite museum animals and how they’ve grown over time. Join human museum staffers Javier and Arielle, as they lead you in a 45-minute program with live animals and specimens from the museum collections. This event will be fun for the whole family so bring your questions and sense of wonder.

Free

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.: Wed, March 9 2022 4PM – 4:45PM.

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Harvard Museums of Science and Culture

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Last updated February 18, 2022.