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Fall Semester 2009 - Museum will Offer New Elementary School Programs
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The Museum's newest programs are Going Green on Long Island and From Sea to Table.
Going Green examines the effects of human behavior on the local and global environment with an emphasis on sustainability, energy sources and consumption, consumer material composition, and biological, mechanical, and chemical recycling processes adapted for age-appropriateness.
From Sea to Table addresses major issues surrounding human consumption of marine organisms, focusing in on biodiversity, population biology, predator-prey roles in marine ecosystems, and the food web.
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The Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences is a division of the Department of Geosciences at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY.
The Museum currently offers programs for school-age children as well as summer camp programs through the Department of Athletics.
Collections at the Museum include hundreds of geological specimens, preserved Long Island sea and wildlife, and Native American artifacts.
The museum also houses several live displays with a variety of species including fish and snails from the Long Island Sound, as well as native and invasive reptiles and amphibians.
Exhibits on display illustrate the geological history of New York, ecology of local marine habitats, and major topics of the Long Island Pine Barrens.
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