This panel from the AIDS Memorial Quilt honors activist Roger Lyon, who died of AIDS in 1984.
Web Links
Grade Range:
5-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
7/7/2008
This partner reviewed site provides visitors with access to information about Puerto Rican arts and culture. This information is presented in Spanish. El Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (MAPR) is a Smithsonian Affiliate Museum.
Grade Range:
4-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
9/18/2008
This website is an invaluable resource for teachers and students who are interested in locating, reading and researching important primary source documents in their entirety. The Avalon Project is committed to digitizing important documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Polit
Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
6/11/2008
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program provides vision, leadership and support for all Asian Pacific American (APA) activities at the Smithsonian while at the same time, serving as liaison to APA communities.
Grade Range:
9-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
9/10/2008
History Matters, is a project of the American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning of the City University of New York and the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. This site serves as a gateway to web resources and offers unique teaching materials, first-per
Grade Range:
4-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
10/7/2008
This website, related to the award-winning broadcasts of Presidential biographies, provides a wealth of excellent material related to Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Reagan and George H. W. bush. Students can view individual chapters from each documentary and listen to
Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
9/10/2008
At the Department of Commerce’s Official Website, students have access to information about the twelve different bureaus under the department’s control. Student and teachers can also learn about the history of the Commerce Department in a section of the website that includes milestones of the
Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
9/10/2008
The AAR Website promotes the utilization of freight rail as a viable, eco-friendly, alternative to trucks when hauling freight across the United States, and all of North America. AAR members include the major freight railroads in the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as Amtrak, and are ba
Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
10/23/2008
Discover America's favorite pastimes, sports and hobbies through the use of brief articles, images, video and audio clips, trivia questions and an interactive game entitled "Batter Up." Students will gain a unique perspective of American history by using this resource from the Library of Con
Grade Range:
K-4
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
9/15/2008
Reading Is Fundamental Inc. prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most. RIF is the oldest and largest children's and family nonprofit literacy organization in the United States. Their highest priority i
Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
10/29/2010
Learn different aspects of Día de los Muertos and how it is celebrated and practiced. The Smithsonian Latino Center (SLC) presents a Dia de los Muertos 3D experience in the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum (LVM) illustrating customs and beliefs varying from an
