Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Preparing for the Oath: u.s. History and Civics for Citizenship
This site from the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution, is a great site for citizens and those learning to become citizens alike. Review the fifteen themes that deal with U.S. history and civics,...
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National Museum of Industrial History
Explore these exhibitions, previously located in the Smithsonian Institute, which feature the great Americans who contributed to the industrialization of the United States beginning with the nation's centennial celebration. Plan a trip...
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National Museum of Natural History: Unmasking the Maya: Story of Sna Jtz'ibajom
This Smithsonian website looks at the Maya of today in the Chiapas region of Mexico with a brief overview of their history.
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National Museum of Natural History: African Voices
The African culture is vibrant and filled with amazing accomplishments in the area of art, religion, economics, and education. Read comments from Africans on their rich culture and history while viewing dynamic pictures. Included are...
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Tlingit of the Northwest Coast
Explore the culture, beliefs, and people of the Tlingit Indians of the Northwest Coast.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Mexico O Logy Card
Flip over this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and similar bite-size pieces of information about Mexico.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History: The Hopi of the Southwest
With this resource, learners can read about family relations, the importance of corn and water to the Hopi, their wedding traditions, and what continues to sustain this long-lived culture.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Huanuco Pampa O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to start learning about the well-preserved remains of the Incan city of Huanuco Pampa.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Dzanga Sangha Rain Forest O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information Dzanga-Sangha rainforest.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle O Logy Card
Turn over this interactive OLogy card and start learning bite-size pieces of useful information about reducing, reusing, and recycling.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Surveying Archaeological Sites O Logy Card
Find fast facts about surveying archaeological sites by flipping over this interactive card. Also, answer quiz questions to test your knowledge about mapping and measuring.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Madagascar O Logy Card
Uncover fascinating facts about the Madagascar by flipping over this interactive OLogy card.
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National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Portal: Life at the Poles
The poles of the earth are often grouped together, however, they are very different. This article is a companion to the exhibit at the Smithsonian. You will learn about adaptations that organisms must make and ways that we affect the...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Arctic Story Puzzles
Construct a story about the Inuit or the polar bear from a series of pictures that can be put together in a sequence.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: St. Catherines Island O Logy Card
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one is about St. Catherines Island. See if you can answer a few questions when you're done reading.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: A Nature and Nurture Walk in Mendel Park
Take a walk in the animated "Mendel Park" to discover which traits are genetic and which are a combination of genetics and upbringing.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Mint Your Own Coin
The information on coins tells us a lot about the national identity of the country where it was made. Learn about the language and symbolic content of coins by creating one of your own that communicates something about your personal...
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National Museum of Natural History: Repatriation
"Repatriation", returning to one's origin, is a program running through the Smithsonian examining Native American artifacts.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Resources for Learning: Bolivia Biodiversity
An overview, in a captioned gallery of images, of the plant and animal life of Bolivia as well as some of the cultural traditions and practices among Bolivian people.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Domestication O Logy Card
An interactive program educating learners about the domestication of animals.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Taiwan O Logy Card
Flip this interactive card to start learning about the island of Taiwan. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about this small country that is sometimes called Formosa.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: The Endurance
Learn about Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated voyage to Antarctica aboard the "Endurance" and about the amazing rescue that followed, after the expedition was forced to abandon ship. Uses actual expedition photographs and diary entries to...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Archaeology: Clues From the Past
This resource is a place for learning all about archaeology - archaeological fieldwork, field journals, tools of the trade, and interesting archaeological sites and discoveries. Explore, ask questions, find information, and meet...
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National Museum of Natural History: Old Goats in Transition
Read about pre-historic animal domestication, something that that has been studied rigorously by scientists, but not yet fully understood. The bottom half of this article focuses on goat domestication as it was practiced in southwestern...