Join the hunt to win great prizes!
The university's only campus-wide student Instagram scavenger hunt is here!
Join the College of LSA and the U-M Museum of Natural History in a month-long Instagram scavenger hunt from October 14 - November 8, 2019!
Compete to WIN one of three Grand Prizes, weekly loot boxes and prizes, or grab some museum swag just for participating! All current U-M students are eligible to play. Must have MCard to pick up prizes.
Grand Prizes
Drawing to be held during the the Student Night at the Museum of Natural History, November 15, 8:00 - 11:00 p.m.
A private planetarium show for you and your 50 closest friends!
A custom, professional photo shoot in Michigan Stadium for you and a handful of your friends!
A behind-the-scenes tour of the U-M Museum of Paleontology collections for you and 5 friends!
Weekly Prizes
- An exclusive loot box at a secret location
- A drawing for 2 passes to a Planetarium & Dome Theater show. Three pairs of tickets awarded each week!
Participation Prize:
Dino swag
- On Mondays, look for the post on LSA’s Instagram page announcing another week of competition. TAG yourself and friends on the post for entry into a weekly prize drawing!
- All week, Look for the clues that will appear on LSA’s Instagram story.
- On Fridays, use the clues to locate the hidden loot box somewhere on campus. First person to this special location will find a prize box waiting for them.
- Through November 8, if you arrive once the loot box is gone, don’t worry, you are still in the game! Whether you are first to arrive or not, take a picture with the chalk illustration on the ground and post it to your Instagram page.
Set your account to public and tag @UMMNH_MUSEUM in your post! You will be entered to win one of three Grand Prizes! (Prizes will be announced at the museum’s Student Night on Friday, November 15, 2019.) - Check back the following Monday for an announcement of weekly prize winners, tag yourself in another LSA announcement post, and prepare for another week of hunting!
- LOOT BOX PRIZE: Follow the clues on the LSA Instagram story throughout the week. Brainstorm with your friends. On Friday, the hunt begins! Search across campus and be the first person to arrive at the secret location to collect your loot box.
- GRAND PRIZE: Find the secret location on campus once the loot box is gone, take a picture with the UMMNH chalk illustration, post the picture on Instagram publically and tag the museum.
The more weeks you play, the more entries you get and the greater your chances are at winning one of the Grand Prizes!
- TAG-YOUR-FRIENDS ENTRY PRIZE: Tag yourself and your friends on the LSA scavenger hunt announcement posts on the LSA Instagram each Monday to be entered into the weekly prize drawing. Winners will be notified the following week. It’s that easy!
- PARTICIPATION PRIZE: Simply stop by the UMMNH Welcome desk and offer social (media) proof that you participated in the scavenger hunt and pick up your prize.
All current U-M students are eligible to play. Must have MCard to pick up prizes. Grand Prizes will be announced during the the Student Night at the Museum of Natural History, November 15, 8:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Good luck hunters! Let the competition begin!
This contest is sponsored by U-M College of Literature, Science and the Arts, and the U-M Museum of Natural History and is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram.
What does the U-M Museum of Natural History have for U-M undergraduate students?
Plenty! Check out the student opportunities below.
Student Docents
Looking for a paid part-time job on campus? Want to spend more time at the museum with our friendly team of dinosaur enthusiasts? Click here to learn more about what it takes to be a student docent!
FREE Student Events
Each semester, the museum puts on an event just for students that includes trivia, scavenger hunts, contests, prizes, free food and more! Take a study break and come join us! Next event: Friday, November 15, 2019.
Student Membership
U-M students get an excellent discount on museum membership! For just $15 a year, you’ll get a free planetarium ticket (with discounts on all additional tickets), 10% off at Darwin’s café, and 20% savings at the Museum Store.
Student Showcase
Become more connected and discover what some of your fellow Wolverines have been working on. The Student Showcase features research being done by U-M students all across campus!
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