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Resources from The Smithsonian Institution
Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife
Unrivaled in its breadth and visual impact, this unique guide sets out to illustrate, describe, and explain the incredible range of creatures that make up the animal kingdom. Exceptional Coverage. This authoritative volume starts with a clear introdu...
Looking at the Moon
Having conversations with young children contributes to their thinking and language development. All conversations are good, but research shows that the quality of words children hear matters more than the quantity. Further, what's best is an...
Engineering Circuits
This activity introduces students to electric circuits through a number of hands-on activities utilizing copper tape, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and other basic components. A number of concepts are introduced, including electrical flow, polarity,...
Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition
Travel around the world with Plato to learn about building healthy meals. Eat avocado toast in Australia, baobab fruit in Benin, and sautéed reindeer in Finland! Yum! Pick your favorite plates for morning, midday, and evening meals. Be sure t...
Smithsonian's History Explorer
Smithsonian's History Explorer was developed by the National Museum of American History in partnership with the Verizon Foundation to offer hundreds of free, innovative online resources for teaching and learning American history. The site is de...
Forces of Flight | How Things Fly
Learn the physics that allow humans to fly! Create your own paper airplane, check out the rocket lab, learn how wings work, and more....
Ocean Biodiversity - Discovering Marine Invertebrates
This Smithsonian Science How learning collection, from Q?rius at the National Museum of Natural History, is part of a distance learning program at http://qrius.si.edu/explore-science/webcast This collection focuses on the biodiversity of t...
Air and Space Anywhere
Visit Air and Space from wherever you are! Explore our collection, online activities, virtual tours, and educational resources....