Discover the LSU Museum of Natural Science Children's Activity Book
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Chapter I: Endangered Species... What can we do? [393 KB]
View the exhibit page for “Louisiana’s Past: The Border of a Canebrake”

Chapter II: Loss of habitat and extinct species... Is it really happening? [500 KB]
View the exhibit page for “Louisiana’s Past: In a virgin bottomland forest”

Chapter III: The plants and animals of Louisiana’s prairie. [310 KB]
View the exhibit page for “Louisiana’s Past: The Louisiana prairie long ago”

Chapter IV: Louisiana’s wetlands are threatened! What can we do to save them? [611 KB]
View the exhibit page for “Louisiana’s Present: Waterfowl in a Louisiana marsh”

Chapter V: The climate is changing! What are the consequences for our coastal islands? [516 KB]
View the exhibit page for “Louisiana’s Present: Bird life on a coastal island”

Chapter VI: Watch out! Invasive species are on the loose in Louisiana! [348 KB]
View the exhibit page for “Louisiana’s Present: A heronry in South Louisiana”

Chapter VII: The wonderful wonders of the rainforests! [636 KB]
View the exhibit page for “In the World: At the edge of the Rainforest”

Chapter VIII: The life and adaptation of desert plants and animals. [418 KB]
View the exhibit page for “In the World: The great southwestern desert”

Chapter IX: Discovering mountain plants and animals and their adaptations. [579 KB]
View the exhibit page for “In the World: The Rockies above Timberline”

Chapter X: The amazing world of birds in Louisiana! What are the basics for recognizing them? [446 KB]
View the exhibit page for “The Hall of Birds”

Chapter XI: What do you know about tigers? [407 KB]
View the exhibit page for “Mike I, the first LSU Bengal tiger”

Chapter XII: It is a bug’s life in the South! All about insects. [549 KB]
View the exhibit page for “Insects”

Chapter XIII: The low down on snakesssssssss. [497 KB]
View the exhibit page for “Venomous and non-venomous Snakes of Louisiana”

Chapter XIV: Bear necessities: Basic facts on three species of bears. [358 KB]
View the exhibit page for “Polar Bear, Brown Bear, and the Cannebrake”

Chapter XV: Who is ready to become a paleontologist? [576 KB]
View the exhibit page for “Allosaurus” and “Cryolophosaurus”

Chapter XVI: The most common Ice Age vertebrate fossils in Louisiana... Mastodons! [486 KB]
View the exhibit page for “Mastodons of Louisiana”

Chapter XVII: What was your favorite subject at the MNS? Can you draw its picture? [93 KB]
View the exhibit page for “Art and Science”

Chapter XVIII: Do you know your ABC? Lets test it with our scavenger hunt! [416 KB]
View the page for all LSU MNS exhibits