CLE's Museum Educators

We are streamlining our social media presence. Please follow our main Museum account, @goCMNH, if you want to see what our educators are up to.

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We are streamlining our social media presence. Please follow our main Museum account, @goCMNH, if you would like to keep up with what our educators, scientists, and citizen scientists are up to!

[CLE's Museum Educators @CMNHedu]

It's Day 9 of #OhioNativePlantMonth! Our #nativeplant for April 9th is... Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)

Switchgrass is often used in rain gardens and provides excellent nesting and cover for birds. It can also be used for erosion control and bank stabilization.

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Click here to learn more about #ProtectCLE and to view the variety of species that other #CitizenScientists have discovered, sometimes in their own yards! https://t.co/H6U8OoTxqD

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Take part in our #CitSci initiative @goCMNH! #ProtectCLE, Protect Cleveland’s Living Environment, is an @inaturalist project that’s meant to catalog the biodiversity in Northeast Ohio. Read on below about what #CitizenScience is and why it is so important!

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April is @CitSciMonth and we are welcoming it with wide open arms as it is a great activity to do while you stay at home and keep yourself and others safe from COVID-19! Why is that? Let’s start with what on earth citizen science is. https://t.co/mgu8syZrUf

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Naturally found in low spots or moist areas in full sun, milkweed is also adaptable to drier conditions. The bright pink flowers are attractive from July to September.

https://t.co/6zhL23XL9e
#OhioNativePlantMonth
#NativePlants
https://t.co/9pfv5SVTo4 (2/2)

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It's Day 8 of #OhioNativePlantMonth! Our #nativeplant for April 8th is... Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)! (1/2)

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This versatile shrub tolerates a wide range of soil and growing conditions, including drought and salt spray. Northern Bayberry should be planted in groups to ensure fruiting. (2/2)

https://t.co/6zhL23XL9e
#OhioNativePlantMonth
#NativePlants
https://t.co/9pfv5SVTo4

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It's Day 7 of #OhioNativePlantMonth! Our #nativeplant for April 7th is... Northern Bayberry (Morella pensylvanica)! (1/2)

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Did you catch today's #MuseumMondays?? We take a tour of the Hall of Human Origins and investigate everything there is to know about #LUCY! Head to our FB page or website to view the video series. Questions?? Contact @CMNHedu for more Lucy info! #goCMNH

https://t.co/Xz7c3IlB9c

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This sheet will help students of all ages see the physical differences between #Lucy, Human, and Chimpanzee pelvi and femurs and realize just how important of an adaptation bipedalism was for our ancestors! https://t.co/TXVmbvo9st #MuseumFromHome

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Today for Museum Monday, we discussed the human family tree. Click here to view the video resources we have on our website about human evolution: https://t.co/PYnQ98jJZp #MuseumMondays #MuseumFromHome

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This video (https://t.co/cPqKRgxanY) has an activity sheet that goes along with it!

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Yes! Please Tweet us your questions! #MuseumFromHome

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Did you catch today's #MuseumMondays?? We take a tour of the Hall of Human Origins and investigate everything there is to know about #LUCY! Head to our FB page or website to view the video series. Questions?? Contact @CMNHedu for more Lucy info! #goCMNH

https://t.co/Xz7c3IlB9c

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Thanks for joining us on this Monday's edition of #MuseumMondays all about Lucy. We will be back next Monday to live tweet for you then too. In the mean time ask us any questions you might have about Lucy! #goCMNH #CMNHatHome

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Human ancestors were a hugely adaptable which helped them branch out and be able to survive in many different environments. The family tree shows you what this family tree looks like #goCMNH #MuseumMondays #CMNHatHome

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Woah I had no idea all primates had color vision. I thought that they had black and white vision! But it makes sense that they needed it to avoid toxic food #goCMNH #MuseumMondays #CMNHatHome

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Lucy was a generalist. She used a lot of different environments & ate a lot of things in her environment. Chimps are specialists & mainly eat fruit. Are you a specialist or a generalist? #MuseumMondays #goCMNH #CMNHatHome

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Then before it could dry, it started to rain as creatures stepped in it. So when it hardened the footprints were still there and got preserved! So cool! 2/2 #MuseumMondays #goCMNH @CMNHatHome

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It’s getting kinda quiet here so let me tell you how these fossils formed! There was a volcano that blew up & the ash covered everything! #MuseumMondays #goCMNH #CMNHatHome 1/2

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There were some pretty big predators around Lucy. How do you think her family defended themselves from them? #MuseumMondays #goCMNH #CMNHatHome