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Grade Range:
8-12
Resource Type(s):
Reference Materials
Date Posted:
9/4/2020
“Soil is more than just dirt; it affects all of the foods we eat. But why is this really a conversation about history and why are we talking about this at the National Museum of American History this summer? The way Americans have treated dirt throughout American history has had wide-ranging resul
Grade Range:
5-12
Resource Type(s):
Interactives & Media
Date Posted:
9/4/2020
Spark!Lab is a hands -on invention studio in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Spark!Lab activities communicate that invention is a process, rather than a single “Aha!” moment; provide visitors with opportunities to explore the invention process and their own inventiveness;
Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Artifacts
Date Posted:
12/30/2020
Board of Health: OBSERVATION QUARANTINE: Persons other than those of the household and those legally authorized are forbidden to enter. No person other than those authorized by the Board of Health shall remove this placard. Any person or persons defacing, covering up or destroying this placard rende
Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Artifacts
Date Posted:
1/2/2022
For decades, teachers drilled American school children using flash cards that gave simple arithmetic problems. The advent of inexpensive electronic calculators in the 1970s made it possible to do much routine arithmetic automatically. To teach school children the meaning of basic operations, new dev
Grade Range:
8-12
Resource Type(s):
Interactives & Media
Date Posted:
3/1/2016
Spend time exploring Globalization and Food, two topics from the Global Era.
Grade Range:
8-12
Resource Type(s):
Interactives & Media
Date Posted:
3/1/2016
Take a closer look at the Global Era topics of Finance and Discount Retail.
Grade Range:
8-12
Resource Type(s):
Interactives & Media
Date Posted:
3/1/2016
Dig deeper into the Global Era topics of Networks and Earnings.
Grade Range:
8-12
Resource Type(s):
Reference Materials
Duration:
5 minutes
Date Posted:
9/6/2013
In this post, Readers will get a glimpse at a few surprising innovations that helped change the technological landscape of the Civil War. Produced in conjunction with a symposium held at the Museum in November 2012, this piece covers a range of topics and consults a variety of experts.
Grade Range:
8-12
Resource Type(s):
Reference Materials
Duration:
5 minutes
Date Posted:
9/3/2013
In this post, readers have the chance to see and learn more about a few objects from the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum collection. The Sewall-Belmont serves as the historic home for the National Woman’s party and so has a rich connection with the history of the woman’s suffrage moveme
Grade Range:
8-12
Resource Type(s):
Reference Materials
Duration:
5 minutes
Date Posted:
8/29/2013
In this post, readers are encouraged to reflect on the historical and psychological meaning of one of the Civil War’s most stirring and most significant battles: Gettysburg. Through photographs and remembrances, readers will revisit this scene and the sacrifices made there. Writ
