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The Brain Scoop: Meteorite or MeteorWRONG?

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Learn the characteristics of meteorites. In this episode, host Emily Graslie presents meteorites as well as rocks that are frequently mislabeled as meteorites. Part of "The Brain Scoop" series.

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Runtime: 13 minutes 42 seconds

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Space Sciences
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2018
Producer/Distributor: The Field Museum
Series: The Brain Scoop
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Black and white photos of a Native American woman and man wearing medals around their necks. Caption. Like currency used to purchase loyalty.

Person holding a small insect. Inset of a picture of the insect. Caption: Necrophila Americana

Person holding a grasshopper. Melanoplus Differentialis. Caption: And this is a differential grasshopper,

Dried red-leafed plant with a cluster of long, pointed leaves. Caption: Poinsettias are another delightful botanical accent

Brown fuzzy mammal sitting in a tree. Caption: An olingo is a member of the raccoon family.

Closeup of an animal with a pointed snout, large claws, and overlapping scales covering its body. Caption: They are covered in keratin scales,

People holding very small skeletons. Caption: Like you and I, there are five lumbar vertebrae,

Person holding a skeleton approximately the length of her thumb. Caption: …each of the limbs, and the scapula.

Person holding a taxidermized flying squirrel with legs extended. Caption: As you know, flying squirrels don't fly, they glide.

Platypus with a duck-like snout, webbed feet, and a furry body. Caption: They're the craziest things I've seen in my life.