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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkArt to Zoo: Contrasts in Blue: Life on the Caribbean Coral Reef and the Rocky Coast of Maine (1996)
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Life Sciences, Science, Ecology & EcosystemsLesson plan that demonstrates how these two ecosystems are unique yet related. Emphasis is on the formation of these environme...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSmithsonian in Your Classroom: Decoding the Past: The Work of Archaeologists
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: No subjects selected.Students use the methods of archeologists to identify and interpret artifacts from a contemporary setting.Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Means, Medians, and Modes
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: MathematicsLesson plan. Students calculate means, medians and modes for a series of observations, enter the information on data tables, and...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSmithsonian in Your Classroom: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems: Stepping-Stones to Inquiry
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Science, English-Language ArtsLesson plans introduce students to mineral science and the scientific process of observation, hypothesis, and conclusion.Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSmithsonian in Your Classroom: Plants and Animals: Partners in Pollination
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Botany and Plant Science, Life Sciences, Science, Ecology & EcosystemsLesson plans introduce students to the role of bees play in pollination and, ultimately, the production of many of our foods. St...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSmithsonian in Your Classroom: Reviled and Revered: Toads, Turtles, Snakes, Salamanders, and Other Creepers and Crawlers
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: No subjects selected.Lesson plans help students understand and appreciate these often misunderstood animalsContributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFrom Carbons to Computers: The Changing American Office
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: United States History, Finance & Business, History-Social ScienceLesson plans that focuses on the history of the office to enrich understanding of trade, commerce, and economics, from the Indus...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSmithsonian in Your Classroom: Teaching from Objects and Stories: Learning about the Bering Sea Eskimo People
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Students act as detectives to unravel the mysteries of a traditional culture. The clues are everyday objects and creation storie...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSmithsonian in Your Classroom: What Is Currency? Lessons from Historic Africa
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 8Subjects: No subjects selected.In lesson plans, students gain a basic understanding of money and economics by exploring the currency system of the Akan people ...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkArt to Zoo: Winning the Vote: How Americans Elect Their President
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: No subjects selected.Online issue with activities to introduce students to the office of the presidency and the process of electing the president. In...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCollecting and Using Data
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: MathematicsLesson plan has students collect data in a systematic manner, use that data to construct a table, and review the data table to i...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCardboard Tube Telescope
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Science, Human Space ExplorationLesson plan. Build pinhole projector telescopes from cardboard tubes that can be used to safely watch the Transit of Venus. Enco...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCollecting Their Thoughts: Creating a Classroom Museum
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: No subjects selected.Students sharpen their information-gathering, organizational, and problem-solving skills by building their own museum exhibition...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSilhouette Outlines
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Science, PhysicsLesson reveals how light source, object, and distance affect shadows’ shapes by tracing the shadows to make silhouettes. Activit...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAfrican Americans in Aviation: The 1940’s – A Decade of Change
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Technology, United States History, Science, Human Space Exploration, History-Social ScienceTeaching poster challenging students to analyze primary documents related to the struggles of African Americans to gain equal op...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExploring the Planets
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Technology, Human Space ExplorationTeaching poster featuring classroom and gallery activities about spacecraft and tools for studying our solar system.Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkReflections on Earth: Exploring Earth from Space Teaching Poster
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Science, Human Space ExplorationTeaching poster featuring a satellite image of the Washington, DC, area. Includes an activity with background information on sa...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCommemorations Across the Disciplines (9-12)
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Theatre, Principles of Design, MusicLesson exploring how cultures commemorate people and events. Students learn how commemorations are created through music, painti...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkArt to Zoo: In or Out? Make Up Your Mind! (1978)
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 3Subjects: No subjects selected.Online issue featuring the game “Include Me In!” Students decide if historical figures are significant enough to have their port...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Art and Life of William H. Johnson
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Visual Arts & Performing ArtsStudents examine works by African American painter William H. Johnson to learn about his milieu as well as his style. This set o...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0