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Zebra in African Hall

The Common Zebra

The Common Zebra at the Springfield Science Museum was purchased by the Museums from the Jonas Brothers Studio in Mount Vernon New York in 1981 as part of a taxidermied…

Scrapbook page with the newspaper headline Astronaut lands safely in first U.S. Space Trip

1960s Scrap Book Helps Tell Space Story

I was in half-day kindergarten at Memorial School (now Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School) in Springfield when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.  Prior to his death,…

Boy seated at a desk with a laptop

Kids Activity: Coding Maze

Learn how to write your own code like a computer programmer! Coding is writing a set of instructions for a computer to follow to make sure that it performs actions…

Moose diorama in Mammal Hall

The North American Moose

Welcome to Mammal Hall in the Springfield Science Museum! The North American Moose is a Mammal.  Mammals have some distinct characteristics.  Most mammals have hair or fur, are warm blooded,…

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