Over the last 20 weeks, we’ve been able to share amazing facts, fun crafts, informative videos, and more to help bring wonder to your home. Please enjoy some of our […]
Best of Curious By Nature: Why do leaves change color?
Over the last 20 weeks, we’ve been able to share amazing facts, fun crafts, informative videos, and more to help bring wonder to your home. Please enjoy some of our […]
Best of Curious By Nature: Reptiles vs. amphibians
Over the last 20 weeks, we’ve been able to share amazing facts, fun crafts, informative videos, and more to help bring wonder to your home. Please enjoy some of our […]
Best of Curious By Nature: Meet the spotted turtles
Over the last 20 weeks, we’ve been able to share amazing facts, fun crafts, informative videos, and more to help bring wonder to your home. Please enjoy some of our […]
Best of Curious By Nature: Stellar sun prints!
Over the last 20 weeks, we’ve been able to share amazing facts, fun crafts, informative videos, and more to help bring wonder to your home. Please enjoy some of our […]
Best of Curious By Nature: Creating leaf lanterns!
Over the last 20 weeks, we’ve been able to share amazing facts, fun crafts, informative videos, and more to help bring wonder to your home. Please enjoy some of our […]
Do plants die in the winter?
That’s one of the most common questions that visitors ask Seth, our manager of horticulture. So, we’re answering that question, and taking a closer look at plant life cycles, in today’s […]
Preparing for winter!
Do you feel that chill in the air? That means it’s time to get out our winter clothing! Did you know that some animals have a similar way of dealing with the […]
Making scratchboards!
If you’ve explored our exhibit Crocodilian Scratchboards, you’ve seen the incredible artwork you can make using just a few tools! Learn how to make your own scratchboard, with multi media exhibit designer […]
Happy Thanksgiving
While Thanksgiving looks and feels very different this year, the Nature Museum team has compiled some of our best resources to help you have a sustainable holiday. Keep reading to discover […]
Do you ever wonder how a butterfly gets its colors? Or how turtles hibernate? Do you wonder how birds know where to migrate each year? For over 160 years, the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum has served a unique role in the city of Chicago connecting children of all ages to nature and science through immersive exhibits, fun family events, important conservation research and in-depth education programs, inspiring the wonder in all of us.