Online Learning Resources
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ONLINE LEARNING
Our Home, Our World: Discovering Earth and Space Science in Kumamoto & Montana Educator's Guide
Funded by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnerships and Museum of the Rockies, this curriculum promotes educational learning through...
Dinosaurs Under the Big Sky Exhibit Self-guided Tour
Explore this exhibit's text panels and labels. ...
Dinosaurs under the Big Sky Lessons and Activities
This guide from Museum of the Rockies contains a variety of worksheet-based activities that invite you to discover the world...
Digging into Dinosaurs: Montana Dinosaurs 101
Length: minutes. Join us to learn all about Montana’s dinosaurs! From Tyrannosaurus rex to Triceratops, Montana is home to some of...
Digging into Dinosaurs: Tour of the Hall of Horns and Teeth
Have you ever wanted to walk with dinosaurs? Take a tour of Museum of the Rockies’ famous Hall of Horns...
Gallatin Valley Community Radio
Thank you to Gallatin Valley Community Radio for recording, editing, and sharing a variety of lectures from many organizations, including...
Brews & the Big Sky | The Lunatic Fringe Montana and the 19th Amendment
Length: 30 minutes. Celebrate the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage with a presentation about the fight for voting rights across Montana...
Hilleman & Vaccines: Connecting Culture to Scientific Curiosity Curriculum
Funded by a Montana State University Outreach and Engagement SEED grant, this curriculum is organized around the life of Maurice...
Homesteading in Montana
Length: 43 minutes. The Homestead Act brought thousands of people to live in Montana. What can museum artifacts tell us about...
Marleen Saccoccia Quilt Heritage Project Coloring Book
View and download the coloring book. ...
Paleozoic Sea Creatures
Length: 38 minutes. Did you know that millions of years ago Montana was home to a diverse array of sea creatures...
Women's Suffrage in the West
Length: 33 minutes. The 19th Amendment granting women’s suffrage was passed 100 years ago. Join Lisa Verwys, MOR’s Registrar & Collections...
Digging Through Time
Length: 4 minutes. Museum of the Rockies’ paleontology legacy evolves with Triceratops expert Dr. John Scannella....
Dinosaur Evolution
Length: 53 minutes. Fossil evidence provides a record of the evolutionary history of life on Earth. Explore the collections of...
Dinosaurs Grow Up: Studying the Life Patterns of Dinosaurs
Length: 47 minutes. How did dinosaurs grow up? How long did it take for a Tyrannosaurus rex to grow to...
Dinosaurs Grow Up: Studying the Life Patterns of Dinosaurs
Length: 53 minutes. How did dinosaurs grow up? How long did it take for a Tyrannosaurus rex to grow to its...
Discovering Dinosaurs
Length: 51 minutes. For Dinosaur Week, we're going to explore the dinosaurs on display at Museum of the Rockies. Learn...
Learning from Fossils: Studying Dinosaur Growth and Behavior
Length: 47 minutes. To celebrate Rock and Fossil Week, explore what fossils can tell us about how dinosaurs lived and died...
Geologic Time Travel
Length: 54 minutes. Studying the Earth’s fossil record and rock strata helps us understand the Earth’s 4.6 billion-year-old history. Take a...
That Belongs in a Museum!
7 minutes. Bozeman Pecha-Kucha Night, September 13-14, 2017 with MOR's Registrar and Collections Manager for Cultural History Lisa Verwys. ...
Crow Fair
Length: 49 minutes. In the third week of August, the sleepy Montana town of Crow Agency becomes the Tipi Capital of...
Silver City to Copper Kingdom
Length: 48 minutes. The story of Butte, Montana is a classic tale of booms and busts, flourishing immigrant communities, and...
Big Teams in the Big Sky
Length: 49 minutes. Before the advent of the tractor, farmers and ranchers in Big Sky country relied on true horsepower to...
Explore Yellowstone: Martin Children’s Discovery Center Geology Educator Guide
In partnership with Montana Outdoor Science School, bring the museum’s popular Yellowstone-themed children’s discovery center to your home! Activities include...
Stories Behind the Objects | Sweet Pea Festival
Length: 5 miniutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Stories Behind the Objects | Bozeman Opera House
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Stories Behind the Objects | Bozeman Ladies Imperial Band
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Stories Behind the Objects | Helen McAuslan’s Kent State Paintings
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Stories Behind the Objects | Montana State University Freshman Beanie
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Stories Behind the Objects | Miner's Canvas Cap
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to you...
Stories Behind the Objects | Chet Huntley's Emmy Award
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Stories Behind the Objects | Gold Nugget Necklace
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Stories Behind the Objects | Lindsay Mammoth
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Stories Behind the Objects | Bozeman Roundup
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Stories Behind the Objects | Bobcat Football
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Stories Behind the Objects | Victorian Hair Wreath
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Stories Behind the Objects | Tuberculosis
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Stories Behind the Objects | William Wylie Galt Memorial Trophy
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Stories Behind the Objects | Yellowstone National Park Postcards from the Haynes Family
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Stories Behind the Objects | Rudy Autio
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought...
Stories Behind the Objects | World War II Ration Books
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought...
Stories Behind the Objects | Battle of the Little Bighorn
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought...
Stories Behind the Objects | Yellowstone Souvenir Photo Album
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought...
Stories Behind the Objects | Flag Quilt
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought...
Stories Behind the Objects | Maxi’diwiac (Buffalo Bird Woman)
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought...
Stories Behind the Objects | Women’s Suffrage
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought...
Stories Behind the Objects | Maiasaura: Montana’s State Fossil
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought...
Stories Behind the Objects | Montana State University's Dolphins
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Stories Behind the Objects | Bozeman for the Capital
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought...
Characteristics of Amphibians
Length: 6 minutes. Join Museum of the Rockies and our partners at ZooMontana to take a closer look at the unique...
Stories Behind the Objects | US Army in Yellowstone National Park
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought...
Stories Behind the Objects | Bozeman Fire Department
Length: 5 minutes. Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to...
Maiasaura
Length: 5 minutes. The duck-billed dinosaur Maiasaura is the state fossil of Montana. In this short video, MOR Research Associate Holly...
Triceratops Growth
Length: 6 minutes. Explore the science of paleontology with staff, students, volunteers, and research associates that study MOR's extensive paleontology collections....
Paravians
Length: 4 minutes. Explore the science of paleontology with staff, students, volunteers, and research associates that study MOR's extensive paleontology collections...
Sauropods
Length: 3 minutes. Explore the science of paleontology with staff, students, volunteers, and research associates that study MOR's extensive paleontology collections....
What Dinosaurs Look Like Under a Microscope
Length: 47 minutes. To celebrate Rock and Fossil Week, explore what fossils can tell us about how dinosaurs lived and died...
Integrated Pest Management Success
Length: 6 minutes. Melissa Dawn describes the IPM tactics that have been put into place at Museum of the Rockies to protect the...
Facebook Live Tour of the Siebel Dinosaur Complex in 2018
Length: 30 minutes. Visit Montana live event and walking among dinosaurs with Museum of the Rockies....
Maiasaura: Good Mother Reptile Curriculum
This curriculum, designed for the 2020 Montana Libraries Summer Reading Program, explore Montana’s state fossil, Maiasaura. Enjoy lessons adaptable for...