THE SMITHSONIAN’S HISTORY EXPLORER website provides access to high-quality teaching and learning materials.
The Lesson & Activities section contains hundreds of standards-based educational resources. Users can search by key words and filter results by grade, resource type, historical era, and cross curricular connections.
The Interactives & Media area features audio, video, and interactive resources such as 3D tours, learning games, and tutorials.
The Museum Artifacts element uses an object-based learning approach applying artifacts from the Smithsonian’s collection.
The Themes section explores major topics from American history such as immigration, civil rights movement, westward expansion, and War of 1812.
The Books area features selected children’s books that represent particular historical eras. These titles can be organized by reading level.
The Teacher Resources provides materials to help educators teach with primary resources. This section also links to a variety of professional development materials and opportunities.
The Web Links area links to over one hundred useful websites related to American History. These websites are specifically aimed at K-12 youth.
Librarians will find many opportunities to connect classroom teachers with standards-based activities and resources. Specifically seek out those materials that stress inquiry-based learning and primary sources.
To visit the website, go to http://historyexplorer.si.edu.
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