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National Museum of Natural History - Student Orientation Video
Poziom:
Temat: Sztuka i rozrywka
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GLORIA: Hi, I'm Gloria.
NICK: And I'm Nick. We'd like to
welcome
you to the Smithsonian Institution's
National
Museum of Natural History.
GLORIA: Since the Museum opened in
1910
more people have visited here than any
other
Museum in the world.
NICK: It contains more than 126
million
specimens, artifacts, field notes and
photographs.
GLORIA: Who do you think has to
count them all?
NICK: Well I'm glad it's not me! You
definitely
won't be able to see everything in one
day.
GLORIA: We'll explore just a small
part
of the Museum and see what your day
here might
be like.
NICK: We'll also give you a few tips
to
make the most of your visit.
GLORIA: Let's go take a look.
[MUSIC]
[PAUSE]
NICK: There are two entrances to the
Museum
and all bags are checked.
It's best to avoid bringing your
backpack.
You can then FAST TRACK your entrance
into
the Museum.
GLORIA: The Museum doesn't have any
student
lockers. You'll need to leave your
lunch and
any bags you don't want to carry on
the bus,
but you're welcome to eat outside on
the MALL.
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A great place to start is at the
AFRICAN BUSH
ELEPHANT, which has been on display
since
1959. It weighs eight tons - that's
over 7,000
kilograms!
NICK: Your parents might even
remember it
if they visited here on a school trip.
GLORIA: You are welcome to take
photographs,
or to use video cameras to help you to
remember
some of the cool exhibits that you
will see.
NICK: The Museum has three floors,
packed
with everything from butterflies to
dinosaurs
and diamond dust older than our Solar
System...
TOURIST: Is it always like this
color? That's
really cool!
GLORIA: Let's take a look at one of
the
world's most famous gemstones the HOPE
DIAMOND.
It was found in the 17th Century and
has had
an amazing history.
You'll find the HOPE DIAMOND in the
GEOLOGY,
GEMS AND MINERALS HALL, well worth
checking
out.
NICK: In 1958, the HOPE DIAMOND was
sent
to the Museum through the Post, in a
simple
brown paper parcel.
How do I know that?
It says so right here. You should
check out
information panels like this one
throughout
the Museum.
GLORIA: All of the gems belong to
you.
NICK: Oh, so I can take them home?
GLORIA: Sorry, they have to stay
here. You
have to share them with all the people
of
the United States.
GUIDE: Well today we have here some
raw
minerals and each of these is used in
a product
that you've probably used in your
daily life.
NICK: If you have any questions you
will
find plenty of people who are happy to
answer them.
If they don't know the answer they
will find
someone who does!
GLORIA: You can't touch a lot of the
exhibits,
but you can use interactive stations
throughout
the Museum.
NICK: There are also live exhibits
in the
Museum such as those in the ORKIN
INSECT ZOO.
[music]
GLORIA: The Museum isn't just a
place where
people come to look at exhibits; it's
also
home to many scientists conducting
research
into the origin and history of Earth
and other
planets, discovering and interpreting
the
diversity and history of life on
Earth, and
studying human diversity and culture
change.
GLORIA: The Ocean covers more than
two-thirds
of the planet. It is a global system,
essential
to all life, including yours!
NICK: Meet PHOENIX, the largest
inhabitant
of the Sant Ocean Hall.
GLORIA: PHOENIX is a full-scale
model of
a living North Atlantic Right Whale
that scientists
have been tracking since 1987.
NICK: Right Whales can weigh as much
as
12 African Elephants and Whales are
one of
the biggest animals that have ever
lived!
GLORIA: There is so much to see and
do in
the OCEAN HALL that you could spend
your entire day here!
NICK: There's NEMO. I found NEMO.
GLORIA: What's this thing, it looks
like
a dinosaur.
CAROLE: Well that's very good, it
actual
is the dinosaur of fishes. This is
called
a CELOCANT. And CELOCANTS were known
for the
fossil record then thought to have
gone extinct
about 65 million years ago along with
the
dinosaurs. And then in 1938 a living
CELOCANT
was found off the coast of South
Africa so
for the marine world it was the
equivalent
of finding a living TREX.
GLORIA: Wow!
GLORIA: In the Mammal Hall you'll
see what
the earliest Mammals looked like and
one particularly
important species, YOU!
NICK: The hall is full of amazing
animals
from around the world in life poses.
I've always wondered how they are
prepared
for display.
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[pause]
NICK: We were just at the hall of
mammals.
Everything looked incredibly life
like, is
it all real?
PAUL: A part of it is real like the
skin
of the animal is real, and after it's
skinned
you treat it with chemicals so it's
like leather.
But parts that aren't real is after
the
skin is
tanned you have to create some kind of
a form
for it or a mannequin. This is a
commercial
form for a raccoon that's something
that you
can buy and use for a mount. But other
times
you make them yourself. This is for a
bird.
And this is a homemade one. This is
another
one that I've carved. And that's
what's inside
this penguin. And so it goes like
that. Other
parts that are not real are things
like these
eyes like this is an eye for a wolf.
And different
animals have different types of eyes.
Compare
that to the eyes of the leopard.
So to answer your question, part of it
is
real and part of it's not real.
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[pause]
NICK: Wow, I'm exhausted!
GLORIA: Well I told you it was a big
museum!
NICK: We didn't have enough time to
look
at the DINOSAUR HALL, the 4.6 million
year
old METEORITE or even the AFRICAN
VOICE MARKET
PLACE where you can see toys children
have
made from recycled materials.
GLORIA: There is plenty for you to
see and
we're sure you'll enjoy your visit.
NICK: You're welcome to come back at
any
time, and like all Smithsonian Museums
entrance
is free.
GLORIA: Who knows maybe you'll
want to
get a job here some day
NICK: Or become a volunteer.
GLORIA: Please check out the website
to
discover much more about the Museum.
NICK: And you can even become a fan
of the
Museum on Facebook!
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