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The Youth Initiatives team gathered virtually to visit the Museum’s annual Origami Tree. Since we practice social distancing and are working remotely, using creative ways to meet and organize has inspired new ways of engaging with the #AMNHTeens family. We look forward to planning and creating spaces for learning and fun in the future.⠀
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And, you may visit the real Museum Origami Tree! The theme of this year’s 13-foot tree is Cranes and Colors, featuring 1,000 brilliantly colored origami cranes, presented as symbols of peace and good wishes as New York continues to endure the many challenges posed by COVID-19, and drawing inspiration from The Nature of Color special exhibition, which explores the role and power of color in the natural world. 🎄
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See the amnh.org/explore page linked in our bio to learn more about how to visit safely. taken in American Museum of Natural History by @amnhteens

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An exciting update about the Museum’s Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals… are you ready? 💎

Here it is: the all-new halls will open on February 17, 2021! The halls’ exhibits, featuring mineral specimens, gems, carvings, and pieces of jewelry, will tell the fascinating story of how the vast diversity of mineral types arose on Earth, how scientists classify them, and how humans have used them throughout the millennia for personal adornment, tools, and technology.

Photo: D. Finnin/ © AMNH
taken in American Museum of Natural History by @amnhteens

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We're hosting a virtual costume contest this Halloween! Take a picture and tag @amnh on Twitter or Instagram for a chance to be featured! Kids, adults, & pets are welcome to participate. 🎃

Submit a photo by October 31, at 7 pm ET. You'll be judged on originality, detail, creative use of materials, & (most importantly) theme—we want to see your best natural history-inspired costumes! 💫

The winner will receive 4 tickets to the Museum, including access to special exhibitions T. rex: The Ultimate Predator and The Nature of Color. Click the #linkinbio to see all of the Museum's Halloween-themed digital programing! 👻 taken in American Museum of Natural History by @amnhteens

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The Museum recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help shed light on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the trajectory of students pursuing a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) major or career. The RAPID grant, awarded to the Museum in partnership with SRI International, is for a one-year project to better understand how the pandemic has affected students in STEM. “Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, college students engaged in STEM suddenly found their internships cancelled and their academic pursuits severely disrupted. How can one pursue STEM if they can’t even go to class or the lab?” says Preeti Gupta, the Museum’s director of youth learning, who is part of the research team.

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Photo: R. Mickens/© AMNH taken in American Museum of Natural History by @amnhteens

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T-riffic news! 🦖⠀
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The Museum is preparing to open on September 2 for Members and on September 9 for the general public, pending approval from New York State & New York City for indoor museums to open.⠀
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There will be some changes for your health + safety! Learn all the details with the #linkinbio.👈 taken in American Museum of Natural History by @amnhteens

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🚨New blog alert! 🚨Congratulations to Johanna and Xavier, two teens who are part of the Museum’s Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP). They’re featured in a new blog post (#linkinbio) that discusses their work with Phillip “Skip” Skipwith, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Herpetology. SRMP matches high school students with Museum scientists for a year-long research project—read about this team’s work with Malagasy gemsnakes.⠀
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The images included are from Rotunda, a magazine for Members of the Museum.⠀
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Photos: R. Mickens/© AMNH by @amnhteens

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Tomorrow, during the @intrepidmuseum’s virtual Youth Summit where students hear from experts in the fields of STEM and social advocacy. Our very own @amnh Saltz Interns, Amit Sewnauth, and Jin Kyle Watanabe will give virtual diorama tours of the Komodo dragon and the leatherback sea turtle in the Museum’s Reptiles and Amphibians Hall. Way to go!⠀
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Amit is a rising junior at Townsend Harris High School and enjoys learning about biology and astronomy. Specifically, drawn to conservation biology and the study of black holes. In his free time, he creates stop motion animations, writing, and practices the trumpet.⠀
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Jin Kyle Watanabe is a freshman at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, and his favorite subjects are history and biology. He often plays guitar, baseball, and participates in Model United Nations. ⠀
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#amnhteens by @amnhteens

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Tomorrow, many science institutions will be observing #ShutDownSTEM. This national day of education and action for STEM professionals is dedicated to the shared goal of eradicating systemic racism in our fields and institutions. The Museum endorses this important effort as part of ongoing work, and we encourage all to use and share resources on the #ShutDownSTEM website. #LinkInBio by @amnhteens

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Our community has been asking us about the problematic statue on our front steps. We would like to share some of the work that we began doing last year about the statue and the Museum’s own history.⠀
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We wish we could invite you inside to see our exhibit but for now visit it virtually and watch the video with the #LinkInBio.⠀
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Then, please tell us what you think with the link under the video on our website. by @amnhteens

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For all who are personally affected and all who are morally outraged by racial injustice, the Museum community stands with you and grieves with you. ⁣⠀
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⁣As part of the effort to create a foundation for honest, respectful, open dialogue, we also acknowledge the Museum’s own problematic history.⁣⠀
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⁣On June 2, our social media will pause in solidarity and respect. by @amnhteens

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Keeping it light this #FlashbackFriday! Let’s throw it back to when educator Evan Rothstein led students into a Museum classroom to use lightboxes for exploring the properties of light. A lightbox is a light bulb inside a case with four openings with mirrors in two of them. Thanks to their reflective nature, light is observed effectively by modifying the box with filters or slits. The slits slide in front of the bulb to begin ray tracing—which is a technique where you shoot a beam of light through either a series of lenses or mirrors and follow its path, measuring the angles at which it bends. There are also colored acrylic pieces that allow students to explore with the addition and subtraction of color.⠀ ⠀
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In this photo, students are using the color filters and a prism as they observe the changes in color variation, based on the modifications they apply.⠀ taken in American Museum of Natural History by @amnhteens

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Happy birthday to #SallyRide, the first American woman to go into space! Born on this day in 1951 in California, Ride earned physics degrees from Stanford University before becoming an astronaut. She made history on June 18, 1983, as a mission specialist on STS-7, where she used the space shuttle Challenger’s robotic arm to deploy satellites in space. After she left NASA, she continued to pave the way for women and girls in science, writing 5 children’s books and founding a science outreach company. In 2003, she was added to the Astronaut Hall of Fame, and in 2013 she was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was accepted by her life partner Tam O’Shaughnessy.

Photo: NASA by @amnhteens

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