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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBatting Practice and Poetry in Motion
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Visual Arts, United States History, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..Two lesson plans on the life of Roberto Clemente. Students look at statistics of his baseball career, using mathematics to gauge...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTraveling Through Time and the Consideration of Design
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Principles of Design, History-Social ScienceThis lesson plan traces the history of design. Students research the environmental and societal influences on design, and then c...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentWho Was James Smithson? —From Smithson to Smithsonian Classroom Activities
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Science, United States History, History-Social ScienceLesson plan. Learn of the circumstances surrounding James Smithson's generous gift to the United States and examine primary sour...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTell Me About It: What Is Design? Creating a Design Workshop, Part 2 (9-12)
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Principles of DesignLesson plan in which students learn about the various fields of design. They research topics on design and then create a design ...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkInscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.This online exhibition addresses the overlap of African art and the communicative power of graphic systems, language, and the wr...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGiant Panda Challenge
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 8Subjects: Science, Life SciencesTrivia quiz for kids on the giant pandas at the National Zoo.Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Private Universe
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: ScienceTwenty-minute video documentary on education research for grade 5-12 teachers. This award-winning program asks why even the brig...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMigrations in History
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Drawing from the vast collections of the Smithsonian, the site considers what happens when people move and how they make a new h...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNa Leo Hawai’i: Musics of Hawai’i
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Music, History-Social ScienceWebpage showcases music's defining role in the history and identity of Hawaiians. Offers video and audio recording of Hawaiian m...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSaris, Kimonos, Togas & Smocks: Exploring Clothing Across Cultures (4-8)
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Principles of Design, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, History-Social ScienceActivity in which students conduct collaborative Internet research on the social purposes of clothing, learn about different typ...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSaris, Kimonos, Togas & Smocks: Exploring Clothing Across Cultures (9-12)
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Principles of Design, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, History-Social ScienceActivity in which students conduct collaborative Internet research on the social purposes of clothing, learn about different typ...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSongs of the Waterways: Maritime Music
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, MusicWebpage discusses the many roles of Maritime music. Includes music samples and audio slideshow.Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSmithsonian in Your Classroom: Making Friends with Franklin
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Science, Visual Arts, United States History and 3 additional..Lesson plans in which portraits of Benjamin Franklin introduce his writings and scientific experiments. Students do their own wr...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCommemorations Across the Disciplines
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: History-Social ScienceLesson exploring how cultures commemorate people and events. Students research how commemorations are created through music, pai...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStant Ocean Hall Educators’ Page
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life SciencesThis webpage provides links to a teacher's guide on the Ocean Hall, classroom activities, and resources for further reference on...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMy Wonderful World
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: No subjects selected.A selection of Smithsonian geography resources for teachers and students, arranged by the five continents. Presented as part of...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSilk Road: Connecting Culture, Creating Trust
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Music, History-Social Science, GeographyWebsite of the Silk Road Project. Inspired by the cultural traditions of the historical Silk Road, the project is a catalyst, pr...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 / HyperLinkAmerican Origins
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social ScienceThis online exhibition presents portraits from the early colonial period to the Gilded Age. Includes short biographies of Pocah...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWar Letters Lost and Found
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryOnline exhibit with war letters, lost by original owners, providing an irreplaceable perspective on war history. These letters a...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0