A complete listing of all the standards-based educational resources that includes audio, video, and interactive resources. Many of these resources are designed to be used by the learner without help from a teacher or parent.
In these electronic field trips produced by the National Museum of American History, viewers are given a 20 minute tour by the curators of the exhibition Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education, followed by a 30 minute videotaped question...
July 7, 2008
50 minutes
Building a sod house? It's not as easy as it seems! In this interactive activity, taken from the OurStory series produced by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, students will attempt to build a sod house by making choices regarding...
June 10, 2008
Students can use this online collection search to explore hundreds of artifacts related to America's military history. The objects are part of The Price of Freedom: Americans at War, an online exhibition from the Smithsonian's National Museum of...
October 14, 2008
The teacher's manual included in this collection of learning resources requires media resources contained on a DVD. Click here to order a FREE DVD. The DVD contains video footage and first person accounts that support the activities within...
September 9, 2008
Take a journey through time and discover fascinating stories from America’s past as you explore this interactive timeline composed of items from the National Museum of American History’s online collections, exhibitions, and programs. You...
August 26, 2008
Three short videos from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History provide an overview of American transportation history in three different eras: 1800-1900, 1900-1950, and 1950-2000. These videos are included in the online exhibition...
9 minutes
The National Museum of American History's online transportation collection includes more than a thousand artifacts and photographs. Browse the collection by selecting multiple categories, eras, and regions. This collection object search is included in...
In this interactive from Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, students develop research skills and explore the Museum's collections as they create a movie using images from an online image database. This interactive game is included in...
In this interactive from Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, students use a virtual time machine to explore modes of transportation during four different eras and create a photo album of their trip using period photographs. This...
In this interactive from Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, students explore the changes in America transportation over time as they match a variety of vehicles with their destinations and time periods. This interactive game is included...
