Explore some of the Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall giants with ocean educator Lara Noren, museum educator Maggy Benson, and research zoologist Allen Collins.

In this video, students will virtually visit five of the Sant Ocean Hall giants, including life-sized models of giant kelp, a megalodon shark, and a North Atlantic right whale, in addition to a real giant squid. At each of these stops, Ocean & Climate Educator Lara Noren discusses the natural history of these giant specimens and their connections to ocean, climate, and human health with Museum Educator Maggy Benson. For the tour's final stop, Maggy visits Zoologist Allen Collins in the Museum's Aquaroom, a space where Allen and his team keep and study about a dozen different types of jellies. During this special behind-the-scenes look at the museum, Allen discusses jellyfish, their unique life cycle, and their giant populations and importance to our world's ocean.

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The Sant Ocean Hall is an exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, providing visitors with a unique and breathtaking introduction to the majesty of the ocean. The hall's combination of 674 marine specimens and models, high-definition video, and technology allows visitors to explore the ocean's past, present, and future.

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Learn more about the Sant Ocean Hall on The Ocean Portal, a website from the National Museum of Natural History that is dedicated to everything ocean – unusual and everyday organisms, ocean-inspired art, researchers devoting their lives to exploring the still mostly mysterious ecosystem.

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This video was produced by Smithsonian Enterprises 2021 with support from Quaker STEAM and in collaboration with the National Museum of Natural History.