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David Hurst Thomas is an archaeologist at the American Museum of Natural History. In this episode, he answers students' question about mummies. Part of the "Ask a Scientist About" series.

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Runtime: 9 minutes 33 seconds

Black frog with yellow stripes that is approximately twice as long as the tip of a pencil (pencil included for size comparison). Caption: this tiny little Eleutherodactylus frog.
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Grade Level: 5 - 8
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Episode 2
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Grade Level: 5 - 8
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Episode 3
4 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
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Episode 4
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Grade Level: 5 - 8
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Episode 5
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Grade Level: 5 - 8

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    Kym Z. (Bethlehem, PA)
    October 2nd, 2019 at 03:14 PM

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