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OLogy
OLogy is the American Museum of Natural History’s science site for children, organized by subject and activity type.
Subjects include dinosaurs, insects, the brain, biodiversity, astronomy and archaeology. Each mixes games, reading, hands-on ideas and video, so a single interest can be followed across formats, from reading about fossils to a related activity. Nature-journal prompts send children outdoors to look closely.
- Ages
- Primary-school readers; adult help for younger children
- Works on
- Web browser
- Topics
- Science, Nature, History
- Languages
- English
- Listed
- 2026-10-11
What kids do
- Start a nature journal
- Explore dinosaur relatives
- Play science games
- Read about archaeology
Who it suits
Primary-school readers are the main audience; younger children would probably want a grown-up helping find a suitable page.
Notes for parents
A separate iPad app exists, with a different selection from the website.
In these guides
- For kids who can’t stop talking about animals: places to look things up: Animal websites and apps for curious kids, from zoo and aquarium sites to apps about mammals and coral reefs, grouped by the kind of animal a child is into.
More Science
- Solar Walk: Space Simulator 3D: A 3D model of the solar system to move around in, with scale comparisons and animations about Moon phases and tides.
- Science for Kids by Tappity: Interactive science videos, questions and a science journal, covering topics such as magnets and volcanoes.
- MarcoPolo Weather: Children adjust wind, temperature and precipitation and watch a landscape and its characters react.
- MarcoPolo Ocean: Reef building, a submersible to assemble and marine animals to find, with narration that introduces ocean words.
- Coral Reef by Tinybop: Children explore a reef food web, hide an octopus and follow food through a jellyfish to see how ocean life connects.
- Star Walk Kids: Astronomy Game: Cartoons, narrated facts and quick quizzes guide children around a moving solar system and a mobile observatory.
- The Earth by Tinybop: Volcanoes, earthquakes, fossils and shifting sediment, all on screen, showing how the Earth’s surface changes.
- Space by Tinybop: An interactive solar system model where children compare planets, tilt the Earth and follow the phases of the Moon.