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On-Demand Classes

Research Quest On-Demand Classes enable students to complete an investigation with the help of a professional NHMU educator.

To access any of our On-Demand classes, please click one of the links below. Classes are available 24/7. From the class details page, you can download and print the Research Assistant Notebook required for that class.

Here's how to take a Research Quest On-Demand class:

  • Click on the On-Demand class you want to take. 
  • Download and print the Research Assistant notebook.
  • Click on the Access the Research Quest Class link.
  • Enter the Student Access Code: RQARCHIVE once the On-Demand class loads.
  • Click play in the video stream viewer.
  • Have fun!
  • After class, visit the Student Certificate page to share your findings and request your Certificate of Completion 

Questions or need help? Contact the Research Quest Team.

The Mysteries of Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry

Research Quest On-Demand: What Dinosaur Did These Bones Come From? Part 1
Is it a tooth? A claw? A spike? Help NHMU paleontologists identify our mystery fossils!
CLDQuarry
Research Quest On-Demand: What Dinosaur Did These Bones Come From? Part 2
Put your observation skills to the test and help NHMU scientists figure out what dinosaur our mystery fossils come from!
Research Quest On-Demand: What Happened at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry?
Love solving mysteries? Help our scientists try to discover why so many dinosaurs died at Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry!
DinoLab
Research Quest On-Demand: What Physical Features Helped a Dinosaur Survive?
Can you build a dinosaur that can survive? What features will it need for success? Join us to test your skills!

Change in the Uinta Mountains: Normal or Not?

Chipmunk
Research Quest On-Demand: What's Killing These Trees? Part 1
Lodgepole pines in Utah's spectacular Uinta Mountains are dying off. Is this normal or not?
Research Quest On-Demand: What's Killing These Trees? Part 2
Dive further into your research as we try and figure out what's killing the Lodgepole pines and why?
Research Quest On-Demand: Who Wins and Who Loses in a Rapidly Changing Forest? Part 1
Learn how scientists study an ecosystem and how they collect data — then do it yourself!
Research Quest On-Demand: Who Wins and Who Loses in a Rapidly Changing Forest? Part 2
Can data and models help us predict the future? Come find out!
Coyote
Research Quest On-Demand: How is Energy Transfer and Matter Cycling Affected in a Changing Ecosystem? Part 1
Start this investigation by building a model to help visualize how energy and matter flow in an ecosystem.
Aspens
Research Quest On-Demand: How is Energy Transfer and Matter Cycling Affected in a Changing Ecosystem? Part 2
Continue your research to figure out what happens to energy and matter in a changing ecosystem.
Deer Mouse
Research Quest On-Demand: What is the Future of a Forest Under Attack? Part 1
Will the forest survive? Join us to research what the future may hold for this montane ecosystem.
Moose
Research Quest On-Demand: What is the Future of a Forest Under Attack? Part 2
Wonder how climate models help us predict the future? Join us to find out.

Q & A Sessions

Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Scott Kelly
What's it like to work and live in isolation? How do you stay connected? Motivated? Join us to learn from an expert!
Dr. Roger Altizer
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Dr. Roger Altizer
Join us to learn what went into building the Research Quest Dino Lab simulator!
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Vanessa Bailey
How do you study an ecosystem? What does climate have to do with it?
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Christy Bills
How do you take care of more than 130,000 bugs from all over the world?! Join NHMU's Entomology & Malacology Collections Manager and get the full scoop!
Tylor Birthisel
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Tylor Birthisel
Meet NHMU's Paleo Prep Lab Manager, Tylor Birthisel and learn what it's like to bring fossils back from a dig site and prep them for research!
Colby Bryson and Rob Blatt
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Colby Bryson and Rob Blatt
What's it like to make entertaining, educational videos? These two know all about it!
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Carrie Levitt-Bussian
Join us to hear from one of our Research Quest stars! Carrie has provided 1,000s of students with fun and engaging support as they work through their research on the Mysteries of Cleveland-LLoyd Dinosaur Quarry.
Bryn Dentinger at NHMU
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Dr. Bryn Dentinger
Join NHMU's Curator of Mycology to explore the fascinating world of fungi!
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Ellen Eiriksson
Join us to find out how YOU can become a citizen scientist!
Austin Green
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Austin Green
What do camera traps and citizen science have in common? Join us to find out!
Dr. Randal Irmis
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Dr. Randall Irmis
Meet NHMU's Chief Curator and Curator of Paleontology, Dr. Randall Irmis as he joins the Research Quest team to talk about all things dinosaur!
Allison Izaksonas
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Allison Izaksonas
Do you wonder what museums do with all their collections? How do they use them for study?
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Dr. Mark Loewen
What's it like to find a 155 million-year old dinosaur? Learn this and much more. Bring your questions to our award-winning paleontologist Dr. Loewen.
Dr. Terri Orr
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Dr. Teri Orr
Wonder what environmental ecologists do? Some study bats! Join us to talk with Dr. Teri Orr about her research.
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Isabel Perez Vega
Meet NHMU Educator Isabel Perez Vega, the host of our Research Quest Uinta Mountain investigations.
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Dr. Mitchell Power
Meet NHMU's Curator of the Garrett Herbarium and Paleobotanist, Dr. Mitchell Power.
Jesse Pruitt
Research Quest On-Demand: Q&A with Jesse Pruitt
Wonder how we turned fossils into 3D models for our Research Quest investigations? Join us to meet the Research Quest partner who helped us pull this off.