Summer Science Week: Invertebrate Investigators

For children entering grades 4–6.

Dive deep into the world of insects, spiders, and other invertebrates. Examine the many amazing adaptations that make these creatures the most successful organisms on Earth. Use a microscope to study anatomy and metamorphosis, get face-to-face with a live tarantula, and learn why spiders and other arachnids are more closely related to horseshoe crabs than their six-legged counterparts. Explore the museum’s arthropod and marine galleries and search and capture invertebrates of your own using a variety of humane traps made of household items.