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Plastic Free Philly

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  “Waterline” by Silas McDonough, at The Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Through Jan. 8
  Credit: Ramon Torres/ANS
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  “Schuylkill River Trash Quilt” by Ceilia Jailer, Eli Kleinsmith and Pierie Korostof at MacAlister Hall, Drexel University, 3250 Chestnut Street. Through Sept. 30
  Credit: Ramon Torres/ANS

Philadelphia Heat Mapping

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  Volunteers Octavia Jones and her two children, Taegan and Tristen Harris, used the sensor attached to the car to collect heat data in the Bronx as part of the NOAA and partner Heat Island Mapping Campaign, July 2021.
  Photo courtesy of Octavia Jones
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  Cooling off in a Philly summer
  Credit: Richard Johnson
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  Streets in the Hunting Park neighborhood. Those with trees are cooler than those without.

Early Childhood Learning

The Seeds to STEM early childhood learning program is an innovative bilingual program that works with Philly educators or providers, families and children ages 3-5 to promote early science, technology, engineering and math skills, literacy and nutrition to help prepare children for kindergarten.

Behind-the-Scenes Tours

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  Groups can take a behind-the-scenes tours of the specimen collections, including here in the Malacology Collection.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco.
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  A behind-the-scenes look at bird specimens in the Ornithology Collection.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco
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  Preserved specimens in the Herpetology Collection include reptiles from around the world dating back to before the 1800s.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco
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  A huge bat is among thousands of specimens preserved in jars at the Academy.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco
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  The Malacology Collection contains 10 million shells from all over the world.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco

Hands-on Learning

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  Credit: Kelly & Massa Photography
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  Academy educators bring fossils to life for visitors.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco
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  Academy fossils offer endless hands-on fun and learning.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco
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  Animal skulls spice up a lesson on early life forms.
  Photo by Jeff Fusco
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  Examining a baby shark from the Academy’s specimen collection.
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  Hands-on learning at the Academy is fun for both kids and adults.
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  Bringing dinosaurs to life by drawing your own can be a learning experience.