RESOURCE:

Bon Appétit! Julia Child's Kitchen at the Smithsonian

Grade Range: 4-12
Resource Type(s): Reference Materials
Date Posted: 3/11/2009

Students can learn about Julia Child and her effect on American popular culture, cooking, and broadcast television in this online exhibition. Using an interactive, panoramic photograph, look around the entire kitchen as it exists on exhibit at the Smithsonian.

National Standards

Historical Thinking Standards (Grades K-4)

Historical Thinking Standards (Grades 5-12)

Standards in History (Grades K-4)

World History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Instructional Strategies

Multiple activities, Multimedia instruction, Museum education, Thematic approach

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