About two dozen SSCS high school science students had an opportunity last week to tour the world famous American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in Manhattan. Leading them on the New York City trip were Earth Science, Chemistry and Science Research teachers Alex Yorke and Jacqulyn Insognia. AMNH is made up of 21 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library. The museum occupies more than 2.5 million square feet and houses about 32 million specimens of plants, animals, fungi, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, human remains, and human cultural artifacts. AMNH averages about 5 million visitors a year. Some of the new exhibits SSCS students got to experience (some shown here) included the “Passport to the Universe” show iAmn the Hayden Planetarium, the “Invisible Worlds” immersive exhibit, the new Apex Fossil, “The Secret World of Elephants” and the glacial erosional feature in Central Park. Students also participated in a photo scavenger hunt so they could explore different parts of the museum. VIEW MORE PHOTOS ON THE SSCS FACEBOOK PAGE
