Search Results

Virtual Field Trips Learners who can’t visit the museum in person are invited to join us for a virtual field trip. Have fun and learn something new while exploring different areas of the museum from your own home or classroom. Each activity is connected to education standards and includes a quiz or worksheet so you […]

Take a look at this promotional video from the 1960s. How has the entertainment industry in Las Vegas changed since then, and how do you think it will change in the future? Download Worksheet (pdf) Open video in a new window Take Another Field Trip

Did you know there are ocean fossils on top of Mt. Charleston? Watch this video featuring UNLV Geology Professor Dr. Steve Rowland to find out why, along with lots of other information about the mountains around Las Vegas. Download Worksheet (pdf) Download Answer Key (pdf) Open video in a new window Take Another Field Trip

Reaching 726 feet high and containing 6.6 million tons of concrete, Hoover Dam was the tallest dam in the world when it was completed in 1936. Watch this footage of the building of the dam to see some of the death defying work that went into its construction. (Please note that the video has no […]

Learn about past Nevadans and the roles they played to create the Nevada we know today. Download Worksheet (pdf) Open slideshow in a new window Take Another Field Trip

See some of the plants and animals that call Nevada home, and learn about the different places they inhabit. Download Worksheet(pdf) Open slideshow in a new window Take Another Field Trip

Meet some of the museum’s fossils and explore 225 million years of Nevada’s prehistory. Download Worksheet (pdf) Open slideshow in a new window Take Another Field Trip