Bringing the Museum to You
We miss having you in our halls but are excited to offer digital museum experiences right in the comfort of your home. With school closures and people staying home, bringing science to you is more important than ever. Dive into our online collection with video archives and virtual tours, connect with our social media and dig even deeper with Beyond Bones.
We want to keep creating educational content for you. If you are able and would like to support our mission of science education, please consider making a donation.
Educational Videos
Inside HMNS
Browse behind-the-scenes videos.
Browse behind-the-scenes videos.
Browse behind-the-scenes videos.
Browse behind-the-scenes videos.
Science Concepts Explained
Browse science demonstration videos.
Browse science demonstration videos.
Browse science demonstration videos.
Meet at the Museum
Virtually, of course! Share a little science in your next team meeting or group hang with these Zoom virtual backgrounds.
Beyond Bones
Blogs Written by our Science Experts
Why You Might as Well Eat Cockroaches this Crawfish Season
Don’t Touch Me! Seven Native Texas Bugs that Should Not Be Handled
The Roche Limit: Why Does Saturn Have Rings?
Color Me Carmine: Cochineal Bugs in our Food and Drink
How To Tutorials to Try at Home
How to Make Your Own Pet Squid
Chemistry in the Kitchen: The Science Behind Ice Cream
Create your own Ancient Egyptian Art Using Frontalism
Browse Do It Yourself Tutorials
Connect with Us
Educational Activities
Printable HMNS Family Guide with letter scrambles, word searches and object finds (high-res version here)
Printable Coloring Pages based on animals, objects and insects in featured in our halls
Virtual Field Trips
Virtual Dinosaur Adventure
Explore the clues that prehistoric creatures left behind through the process of fossilization and learn how modern-day scientists interpret these clues.
- Show: Dinosaurs Prophecy (Available on YouTube)
- Film: Dinosaurs 13 (Available on Vudu and Amazon Prime Video)
- Google Cultural Institute – Paleontology: The Land that Time Forgot
- Knowledge Hunt: Paleontology
- Dino Dave Story Time with David Temple
A trip to the museum is not complete without a visit to the Museum Store!
Virtual Wildlife Safari
Learn the history of our country’s national parks and the conservation efforts being made along the Texas coast. See a variety of wildlife found in our diverse biomes feature in our wildlife halls – some even extinct!
- Show: National Parks Adventure (Available on Vimeo)
- Show: Our Planet (Available on Netflix)
- Film: Arcs to Auroras (Available on YouTube)
- Knowledge Hunt: Wildlife Halls
- MacGillivray Freeman’s National Parks Adventure Educator Guide and Educational Videos
A trip to the museum is not complete without a visit to the Museum Store!
Virtual World of Energy
Explore the world of Wiess Energy Hall through this Virtual Field Trip. Students will view the hall’s interactive screens and objects while learning about various forms of energy and how we interact with them in our daily lives.
- Film: Solar Superstorms (Available on YouTube)
- Film: Dynamic Earth (Available on YouTube)
- Knowledge Hunt: Wiess Energy Hall (PDF Version)
- HMNS at Home: Explaining Plate Tectonics
A trip to the museum is not complete without a visit to the Museum Store!
- Sun Plush
- Our Precious Planet Plush
- Solar Rover Kit
- Balloon Helicopter
- Design & Drill Robot
- Hand Boiler
The Wortham Giant Screen Streaming
Virtual Museum
via Google Cultural Institute
The Land that Time ForgotExplore the virtual museum.
Life and Death in Ancient EgyptExplore the virtual museum.
Insect ZooExplore the virtual museum.
Support Us
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Resources from our Friends
Health in the Workplace from the American Alliance of Museums