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Welcome to the Best of History Web Sites Games and Animations section. Below you will find an annotated list of fun history games and animations organized around broad historical periods. Most of these games and animation are aimed at students ages 10-16. We hope you enjoy these selections and encourage you to submit a recommended history game or animation to us via the contact form. Many thanks to Joshua Dale for his help in organizing and developing this section. - Tom Daccord

Ancient History Games and Animations

Gladiator: Dressed to Kill
This game has the player choose the correct armor for three different types of Roman gladiators within a time limit. Each gladiator then fights and wins or loses based on what the player's choices were.

Housesteads Fort
This is a 3D tour of a reconstruction of a Roman fort along Hadrian's Wall in Ancient Britain.

Mt. Vesuvius and Pompeii in 79 AD
This is a scavenger hunt that presents the user with several web sites and asks them to research the answers to various questions.

The Mummy Maker
Test your knowledge of history with an interactive challenge. Enter the embalmer's workshop and prepare a body for burial.

Roman Villa
This is an interactive reconstruction of a Roman villa viewed in Google Earth.

Discover Babylon 500
This strategy game provides challenges and mysteries that can only be solved through developing an understanding of Mesopotamian society.

Death in Rome
This game presents the user with a scene where a Roman dies and the user then has to figure out how the Roman died. The player uses evidence from the scene and information both from witnesses and modern experts.

Pyramid Challenge
This game presents the user with a series of challenges related to building a pyramid for the Egyptian Pharaoh. The construction of the pyramid succeeds or fails based on the player's decisions.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
This quiz has the user match the wonders of the ancient world with descriptions in a variety of formats.

Anglo-Saxon Coins
In this game you learn stories behind the coins and try to make "money talk."

Inca Investigation
Players investigate maps and artifacts to learn what life was once like in Huánuco Pampa.

Medieval History Games and Animations

Middle Ages
This game quizzes the user on events in the Middle Ages.

Asian Middle Ages Chronology
This game prompts the player to reorder several events that took place in Asia during the Middle Ages.

King of the Hill
Dispatch armies of dispensable peasantry to defend your royal honor, your Majesty.

1066 The Game
You'll take the field with the Saxons, the Normans, and the Vikings to fight battles which decided England's fate.

Asian Middle Ages People, Places, and Things
This game quizzes the user on Asia during the Middle Ages.

Destroy the Castle
Build your own virtual trebuchet and fire giant sandstone balls at a castle wall. You decide on the size of your projectiles, where to place your trebuchet, and other factors critical to success.

Build a Medieval Arch
find out how medieval masons built cathedral arches - without the benefits of modern technology.

Early Modern History Games and Animations

The Battle of Waterloo Game
This game allows the user to replay the Battle of Waterloo and make the decisions that both generals faced.

Great Fire of London Animation
see contemporary etchings of the London skyline, showing the extent of the devastation. Afterwards, you could view the changing designs for St Paul's Cathedral, rebuilt in the aftermath of the fire by Sir Christopher Wren.

Abolition of Slavery
BBC History has created an interactive Google Maps mashup about the end of British Slavery.

Pirates!
Take this quiz about pirate lore and find out if you'll have to walk the plank!

Gunpowder Plot Game
Guy Fawkes was among a gang of Roman Catholic conspirators who wanted to blow up the House of Lords and assassinate King James VI of Scotland and I of England. As part of their plan, they stored gunpowder kegs in the cellars of the House of Lords. You must find those kegs before the fizzing fuse causes disaster!

London: A Life in Google Maps
This British Library creation charts the growth of London through the ages via seven chronological themes.

Early U.S. History Games and Animations

Places of the American Revolution
This game quizzes the user on important locations in the American Revolution in the form of a matching game, flashcards, concentration, or a word search.

On the Trail of Captain John Smith: A Jamestown Adventure
Follow in the footsteps of Captain John Smith to discover what life was like in the New World 400 years ago.

The British are Coming!
This timed quiz game quizzes the user with questions about the American Revolution. The goal is for Paul Revere to beat the British, but he only moves when the player gets a question correct.

Freecol
This is a strategy game based on the game Colonization where the objective is to create an independent nation.

The Flames of the Rebellion
This downloaded feature is a strategy game that allows two players to play either as the British or the Colonials and play out the Revolutionary War for control of the thirteen colonies.

Fact Match
This is a concentration type game about the American Revolution.

Bill of Rights
This game quizzes the user on the Bill of Rights in a variety of formats.

Franklin's Lifetime
Explore Benjamin Franklin's life through a variety of interactive exhibits.

Nation-Building U.S. History Games and Animations

Animated Atlas
This site features a ten minute, interactive movie that is a geographic history of the United States, locating major events and the admission of every state.

Constitution Facts
Test your constitution IQ with an interactive quiz and see how you scored against others in your state and nationally.

Argument Wars
Players debate historical Supreme Court cases by advancing arguments and backing them up.

Which Founding Father Are You?
Answer five questions to see who you best match up with.

Strike it Rich!
This PBS game will see if you have what it takes to strike it rich in the gold rush!

Early American Reformers of the 1800's
This game quizzes the user on important terms from reform movements in the 1800s.

Modern U.S. History Games and Animations

World War I Study Activity
This game quizzes the user on World War I in a variety of ways.

Electoral College by States
This game quizzes the user on how many electoral votes states have in a variety of ways.

America Becomes a World Power
This game quizzes the user on how America became a world power.

U.S. Navy Fleet
This Google Earth Tour for the 2010 San Francisco Fleet Week includes a voice overlay, images, video and more.

The Redistricting Game
The game introduces the redistricting system, explores potential abuses, and offers info about reform.

Do I Have a Right?
Explore the Bill of Rights in the context of operating and growing a Constitutional law firm from obscure to distinguished status.

1960-1980 Challenge
This game quizzes the user on events in the U.S. between 1960 and 1980.

U.S. Presidents
This game asks the user 10 questions about the presidents of the U.S.

Characteristics of Geographic Regions
This game quizzes the user on geographic regions in the U.S. in a variety of formats.

American Dynasties
This immersive digital video game enables players to live the lives of Americans from eras past.

Apollo 11
This Google Earth tour portrays the landing, moon walks, and the return to space of Apollo 11 YouTube videos, astronaut narrations, sound effects, and 3D models.

How Big is the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill?
This website uses Google Maps to compare the size of the 2010 Deep Horizon oil spill to various cities.

Modern World History Games and Animations

Warfare 1917
Build armies and send them into battle. Certain death, or ultimate victory?

Between the Wars Vocabulary
This feature presents the user with flashcards about World Wars I and II. The questions it offers are very good, though it does not allow the user to enter an answer.

Cyber School Bus
This is a collection of games by the UN. There are several different types of games and quizzes about world issues and countries.

The Changing British Population
Play the animation and track how key events in British history have affected the size of the British population.

FreeCiv
In this free and open-source empire-building strategy game your mission is to lead your tribe from the stone age to the space age.

This is a clone of the board game Axis and Allies and can be played online.

Animated Maps and Map Games

Crisis in Darfur
"Crisis in Darfur" is an impressive, interactive Google Earth file from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as part of their "Mapping Initiatives." Students can view images of burned-out Darfur villages and gain a deeper understanding of the destruction as a result of the civil strife in the area.

The Western Front, 1914-1918 Animation
This animated map shows the Western Front of World War I.

Animated Map: The Fall of France (Dunkirk)
This animated map shows the fall of France during World War II.

Kings and Queens Through Time
In this animated timeline you put the kings and queens of England, and later the United Kingdom, in their proper place. There are four periods to explore.

Google Earth for Educators
This site is brought to you by Google and made especially for Google Earth educators and students. Come join and help us build it!

U.S. Presidents Birth Places
This Google Maps charts U.S. Presidents via their birth places.

Plague in Gotham!
Interactive Google Map of 1832 cholera outbreak in New York.

Mapping America: Every City, Every Block
New York Times interactive map that allows users to browse local data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey -based on samples from 2005 to 2009.

Conflict History
This is a timeline and Google Map of world conflicts from 3000 BC to the 1970's.

BibleMap. org
This website creates a free Bible atlas illustrated with Google maps.

Do you know about US@ Geography?
This website offers four activities for learning about the geography of the United States.

Animated Map: Gettysburg
This is an animated map from Civil War Animated showing the Battle of Gettysburg.

Animated Map: Chancellorsville
This is an animated map from Civil War Trust showing the Battle of Chancellorsville.

Animated Map: Battle of Somme
This is an animated map showing the Battle of Somme in WWI.

Animated Map: The Burma Campaign
This animated map shows the campaign in Burma during World War II.

Animated Maps of European Mapmaking
Explore the changing European view of the world in the animated history of maps across the centuries.

GeoBee Challenge
The GeoBee Challenge from National Geographic is a game that features five new geography-based questions every day.

Social Explorer
interactive maps allow you to choose a time period and demographic feature to look at census data from 1790 to 2000.

Mapping the Holocaust (Google Earth)
Uses Google Earth to map key Holocaust sites with historic content illustrating the enormous scope and impact of the Holocaust.

The Traveler IQ Challenge
The Traveler IQ Challenge is a fun online geography game that tests your knowledge of various places in the world.

BBC Dimensions
allows users to overlay historical landmarks and events over other locations on a Google Map.

The Jew Map
This map shows the locations of important landmarks in Jewish history.

Philaplace
This website connects stories in Philadelphia's neighborhoods interactively via maps through personal accounts, videos and photographs.

Calisphere
As part of a project to digitize California artifacts, five Google Maps have been created to showcase digitized historical photographs.

Sydney Sidetracks
This interactive map explores the history of inner-city Sydney via audio, video, and photographs.

Historypin
Users can overlay (mainly historical) photographs on top of Google Maps Street View and add a story!

FreePoverty.com
This geography game allows participants to donate water to people who live in extreme poverty. The game presents a city or landmark, and you have a short amount of time (5 to 10 seconds) to locate it on a map.

Animated Timelines

Worldhistory
Create your own biography timeline and map, add your ancestors, and view them on a historical map.

Scavenger Hunt Through History
This PBS game challenges players to match a historical event with the time period in which it occured.

The Third Reich
An animated timeline of Germany under Hitler.

History of Religion
This animated map and timeline gives a brief history of the world's most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism.

March of Democracy
This map flashes democracy's "march across history" in 90 seconds.

Science and Technology in World War II
This engaging timeline is from the National World War II Museum.

Immigration Explorer
This New York Times interactive timeline/map shows how immigrants settled in the U.S. over time.

Paul Revere's Ride
An animated timeline of Paul Revere's life.

Road to Revolution
An animated timeline of events leading to the American Revolution.

The English Democracy
An animated timeline of the growth of English democracy to the Bill of Rights.

Growth of a Nation
This is a 10-minute animated timeline of the physical growth of the United States.

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"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." - Mark Twain

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Google Lit Trips are award winning virtual Literary field Trips where students become virtual traveling companions traveling right alongside characters in stories commonly taught in grades K-12. As students move through the story, Google Lit Trips supplement the learning experience as story locations are mapped on Google Earth, "just in time" resources "3-Dimensionalize" geographical, historical, and cultural influences the characters' experience, with relevant media, thought-provoking discussion starters, and links to supplementary information about "real world" references in that portion of the story. We like to refer to them as "Virtual Reader Ride-alongs."

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The Crucible is a study in the mass hysteria which led to the 1692 Salem witchcraft trials, concentrating on the fate of some of the key figures caught up in the persecution. It powerfully depicts people and principles under pressure and the issues and motivations involved.

It powerfully depicts people and principles under pressure and the issues and motivations involved. At the same time, it is also a parable for the events of the McCarthy era in the USA of the 1950s when anyone suspected of left-wing views was arraigned for 'Un-American Activities.'

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Economics can be a very intimidating subject both for an instructor and for a student, and the Center of Economics Education has completely reversed that feeling. I personally went from being nervous to teach the subject and lacking confidence in the content, to now considering economics my strongest subject as a teacher. Much of this confidence came from the tools and guidance provided by Dr. Wagner, who has become an incredible resource for my career.

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Juneteenth

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending slavery in the United States. Visitors can commemorate this historic event with special tours of the Center's exhibit, Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality or additional programs highlighting freedom fighters from the Reconstruction era like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, and more.

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The National Constitution Center serves as America's leading platform for constitutional education and debate.

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David Rumsey Map Center celebrates its 8th Anniversary April 1, 2024 with a special screening the film "A Stranger Quest" - a documentary about Rumsey and his passion for maps. Free to the public, 4:30pm, Stanford. Details, register https://t.co/dDJUHcCPed Film release late 2024.

"A Stranger Quest," a film about David Rumsey and his passion for maps premiers at the Torino Film Festival November 30. Below is a trailer. Made by Italian filmmaker Andrea Gatopoulos, the film will be released in 2024. https://t.co/yT17D8rebL

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David Rumsey Map Center celebrates its 8th Anniversary April 1, 2024 with a special screening the film "A Stranger Quest" - a documentary about Rumsey and his passion for maps. Free to the public, 4:30pm, Stanford. Details, register https://t.co/dDJUHcCPed Film release late 2024.

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History on the Net features articles and podcast episodes on everything from Ancient Near East civilizations to 20th-century global warfare. Topics covered include military history, diplomacy, everyday life, biographies, and schematics of fortifications-whether you're looking for a medieval castle or World War I trench.

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Tough Times in America:

From the photographer's notes:

"On the freights. He said he quit high school after two years, hung around home for a couple of years and then got work as general kitchen help in a hotel.

He had just been fired from a job of this kind in Los Angeles where he had 'blown off' and 'told the cook off.'

He carried a clean white shirt and was prepared to look for work when his money was completely gone.

'I don't know where I'll go. I didn't go home -I'm on the bum. These agency jobs; you gotta buy them and I ain't got the dough.'

He talked about going to Reading, to Eugene and to Seattle. He had $1.80."

Yuba County, California, April 13, 1940.

Rondal Partridge, photographer.

Within two years, this young man's unemployment will most likely be ended by his induction into the military as America prepares for war.

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How Many Died In The March On Selma?

Segregation was rampant in the South during this time, and something had to be done. Black people did not have the same rights as white people, and these peaceful marches were organized to try and obtain them. However, even if these marches were peaceful, four lives were lost during that time, including the events leading up to the marches.

Why Did Martin Luther King Turn Around On The Bridge In Selma?

LeRoy Collins, the governor of Florida, suggested that King should first pray as he arrives on the bridge, and then turn around and lead all of the protesters back to Selma in an attempt to get a symbolic accomplishment of crossing the bridge while keeping everyone safe.

Ancient Cities That Were Lost in Time

Throughout history, great cities have risen and fallen, and for some, there is not much evidence to show that they even existed.

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How Many Died In The March On Selma? Segregation was rampant in the South during this time, and something had to be done. Black people did not have the same rights as white people, and these peaceful marches were organized to try and obtain them.

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The EEI Curriculum contains 45 history-social science units that teach select standards to mastery while increasing environmental literacy.

The environment can provide depth to the study of history-social science, including the influence of geography on human settlements, the availability and conservation of natural resources, and the location of trade routes.

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The EEI Curriculum contains 45 history-social science units that teach select standards to mastery while increasing environmental literacy. The environment can provide depth to the study of history-social science, including the influence of geography on human settlements, the availability and conservation of natural resources, and the location of trade routes.

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In this new Private i History Detectives unit, Elementary students analyze primary sources to discover how Constitutional Amendments attempted to address slavery's wrongs, how the courts challenged unfair laws, and how individuals and groups fought for civil rights.

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In this new Private i History Detectives unit, Elementary students analyze primary sources to discover how Constitutional Amendments attempted to address slavery's wrongs, how the courts challenged unfair laws, and how individuals and groups fought for civil rights.

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ANCIENT ROME

The Roman civilization was full of famous people, places, and things. One of the giants of the ancient civilizations was Rome: the city, the republic, the empire, and much more.
Among the more well-known ancient Romans were Julius Caesar, Augustus (right), Pompey, Nero, Caligula.
An elaborate slave class powered the might of Rome, and perhaps no slave was more famous than Spartacus, who led a large-scale revolt in the year 73.

Rome had many enemies. Among the most well-known were Hannibal, Atilla the Hun, Alaric the Visigoth, the Etruscans, the Samnites, and the Parthians. It was the Roman legion that won the wars and kept the peace for a great many years. Rome also suffered through years of internal strife.

The Romans were great builders, of roads, aqueducts, baths, and temples. They built a system of laws that formed the basis for many a legal system to follow.

Bacon's Rebellion

Bacon's Rebellion was a late 17th-Century insurrection against colonial rule in Virginia. It turned especially violent before things were ironed out. English settlers had first arrived to settle permanently in 1607, at Jamestown. As more English settlers arrived in the Virginia Colony and others along the Eastern Seaboard, more and more people set out westward, to explore and settle new lands. Invariably, these explorers and settlers came into conflict with Native Americans, who had been living on the continent for many generations. Many English settlers that they, not Native Americans, deserved the right to own and live on the land. The colonists at first fixed blame on the Native Americans living in the area. Relations between the English colonists and the neighboring Native American tribes had been at times cordial and at other times hostile. Things began to worsen in July 1675. Nathaniel Bacon, a plantation owner found a number of like-minded fellow colonists and formed a group of protesters against the colonial governor's actions. Bacon and his followers issued the Declaration of the People of Virginia on July 30, 1676.

The first legislature anywhere in the English colonies in America was in Virginia. This was the House of Burgesses, and it first met on July 30, 1619, at a church in The House of Burgesses
Jamestown. Its first order of business was to set a minimum price for the sale of tobacco. Although the first session was cut short because of an outbreak of malaria, the House of Burgesses soon became a symbol of representative government. The 22 members of the House of Burgesses were elected by the colony as a whole, or actually men over 17 who also owned land. Royally appointed councillors (of which there were usually six) and governor rounded out the legislature. The governor was originally appointed by the Virginia Colony and later by the Crown.

The Whiskey Rebellion
A series of protests against a tax on whiskey led to an armed uprising in the western U.S. in the 1790s. About 7,000 gathered on Aug. 1, 1794, to form a united front. President George Washington ordered the protesters to stop their low-level insurrection and was rebuffed. He then formed a peace commission to meet with the protesters. Pennsylvania Senator James Ross and Supreme Court justice Jasper Yeates met with the protesters for a few days in late August and late September. Negotiations did not produce an agreement. Eventually, Washington called out the federal militia.

Why Is It That Jeans Are Blue?
Jeans are commonplace for many generations of people today-in America, especially, but also in many other countries. Jeans come in many colors these days, but the most common color is the original, blue. Why?

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Significant Sevens are the highest, the lowest, the deepest, the farthest, the oldest, the youngest, and a host of other lists in economics, geography, history, and much more.

Cultural Icons are the instantly recognizable monuments, landforms, buildings, and many other kinds of landmarks that define a people, place, or culture.

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ANCIENT ROME The Roman civilization was full of famous people, places, and things. One of the giants of the ancient civilizations was Rome: the city, the republic, the empire, and much more. Among the more well-known ancient Romans were Julius Caesar, Augustus (right), Pompey, Nero, Caligula.

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Beyond the Bubble unlocks the vast digital archive of the Library of Congress to create History Assessments of Thinking (HATs). Explore over 130 easy-to-use assessments that measure students' historical thinking rather than recall of facts. There are 10 "flagship" assessments, each marked with a ribbon.

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Latest From Around The Museum

As the anniversaries of Operations Barbarossa and Bagration approach, it is an opportune time to reexamine the immeasurably brutal war between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.

At this free daylong public symposium, guests heard from leading historians on the challenges, battles, and victories that followed the June 6 Allied landings and made the liberation of Europe from Nazi oppression possible.

On June 6, 1944, President Franklin Roosevelt's usual "fireside chat" would be replaced with a joint prayer with the American people.

On June 5, 13,400 American paratroopers boarded C-47 aircraft for the largest airborne operation in history. Problems began as they crossed into France.

The 16th International Conference on World War II, a program of the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy at The National WWII Museum, was presented by the Pritzker Military Foundation on behalf of Pritzker Military Museum & Library, with additional support from The Gen. Raymond E. Mason Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series on World War II Endowment Fund.

During this webinar, Linda Hope, daughter of Bob Hope, and The National WWII Museum will discuss her father's legacy by examining some of the letters he received, emphasizing how this translates to current classrooms and how letter writing can still make an impact on active military communities today.

Join us for an engaging evening with Z. Anthony Kruszewski-an eyewitness to the war in Europe, an extraordinary man, and leading intellectual in the Polish-American community.

Jack Glass describes his experiences aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in August 1942.

A PODCAST SERIES FROM THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM

Making Masters of the Air

Join hosts Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller each week for The National WWII Museum's Making Masters of the Air podcast presented by Boeing to dive deeper into the making of Masters of the Air and explore the history behind the Apple TV+ series. New podcast episodes available Fridays.

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The 16th International Conference on World War II, a program of the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy at The National WWII Museum, was presented by the Pritzker Military Foundation on behalf of Pritzker Military Museum & Library, with additional support from The Gen. Raymond E. Mason Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series on World War II Endowment Fund.

During this webinar, Linda Hope, daughter of Bob Hope, and The National WWII Museum will discuss her father's legacy by examining some of the letters he received, emphasizing how this translates to current classrooms and how letter writing can still make an impact on active military communities today.

Join us for an engaging evening with Z. Anthony Kruszewski-an eyewitness to the war in Europe, an extraordinary man, and leading intellectual in the Polish-American community.

Join us for an engaging conversation about Sir Rana Mitter's two masterful works, Forgotten Ally and China's Good War: How World War II Is Shaping a New Nationalism.

Jack Glass describes his experiences aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in August 1942.

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The National WWII Museum in New Orleans tells the story of the American Experience in the war that changed the world - why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today.

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American Panorama is created by the Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond. Robert K. Nelson and Edward L. Ayers serve as editors. Justin Madron manages the project's spatial data. Nathaniel Ayers leads the design work. Scott Nesbit served as associate editor until 2017.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the University of Richmond have generously provided funding for American Panorama. Stamen Design developed the software for this project.

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History Lessons | Stanford History Education Group

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Act before December 31! All donations to the National Geographic Society will be matched dollar for dollar through the end of the year. Make your tax-deductible gift today and make TWICE the impact for Explorers working to preserve threatened species around the world.

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Inspire learners to explore National Geographic through interactive lesson plans, maps, storytelling and a wide variety of resources to illuminate their world.

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Ready to explore Yellowstone? You don't have to wait for your trip out here. You can start exploring now by virtually touring some of the main attractions around the park. Included with each map-based tour is additional information about visiting in person.

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Virtual Tours - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History virtual tours allow visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room tours of select exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop or mobile device. Visitors can also access select collections and research areas at our satellite support and research stations as well as past exhibits no longer on display.

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Stellarium Web is a planetarium running in your web browser. It shows a realistic star map, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, United States - Google Arts & Culture

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As China's most famous attraction, the Great Wall of China is an essential stop on all China tours. Commonly considered a wonder of the world, the Great Wall boasts a history of over 2,000 years and stretches more than 3,000 miles across several provinces of northern China, making it one of the most impressive ancient structures on the planet.

Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China

Best Sections to Visit

Beijing is usually considered the main gateway to the Great Wall, since there are several world-famous sections of the Wall in the suburbs of Beijing, including Badaling, Mutianyu, Jinshanling, Juyongguan, Gubeikou, and Jiankou. These sections were built during the Ming dynasty between the 14th and 17th centuries and have been well preserved.

Of all the sections of the Great Wall near Beijing, Badaling is the most famous one. As a result, Badaling is the destination of choice for many large tour groups and is often very crowded. The nearby Juyongguan Great Wall features one of the three great mountain passes of the Great Wall but is almost as crowded as Badaling.

Mutianyu Great Wall is just as close as Badaling and offers wonderful views of the Great Wall and the surrounding hills with far fewer tourists. This section of the Wall also features a thrilling toboggan run that you can ride from the top of the Wall down to the bottom of the hill.

Due to their proximity, Badaling, Juyongguan, and Mutianyu are all doable as a half-day trip from downtown Beijing. We usually recommend Mutianyu over Badaling or Juyongguan, since the massive crowds at the latter two sections can ruin one's experience of this impressive structure.

Further away from Beijing, Jinshanling Great Wall is about 150 km northeast of downtown and it usually takes about two and a half hours to drive there. Despite the longer drive, Jinshanling is among the most stunning sections of the Great Wall. If your itinerary allows for one full day seeing the Great Wall, then we highly recommend a tour to Jinshanling.

Gubeikou and Jiankou can also be visited within a day tour from Beijing. Both sections have not been restored since they were first built in the Ming Dynasty, making them ideal choices for those who want to hike and experience the wild Great Wall. Do be aware that the Jiankou section features very steep and dangerous climbs and is only suitable for experienced hikers.

There are also some other famous sections of the Great Wall within or outside Beijing, such as Huanghuacheng, Simatai, and Shanhaiguan, but we only recommend these if you are visiting the Great Wall for a second time or planning a multi-day, in-depth Great Wall tour.

Great Wall Hiking and Camping

Due to its original purpose as a military defense, almost all sections of Great Wall were built on mountain ranges and thus involve some challenging climbs and uneven stairs, including the well-restored sections. If you are visiting a restored section but hike to the end of the renovated part, you will be able to see the unrestored part of the Great Wall.

For most visitors, Mutianyu and Jinshanling offer good, medium difficulty hikes, while still being very safe. For those looking for a serious hike along wild, unrestored portions of the Wall, we suggest the Jinshanling to Jinshanling East, or Gubeikou to Jinshanling routes. All these routes boast both unrestored and picturesque renovated sections of the Wall. However, please be aware that hikes along wild, unrestored parts of the Great Wall involve many steep climbs and loose bricks, and can be very dangerous in some places. (People can no longer hike through from Jinshanling to Simatai since the route was closed years ago.)

Camping on the Great Wall is usually banned, especially on the renovated sections. If you want to spend a night sleeping on the Great Wall, we can take you to a watchtower on the Gubeikou section of the Great Wall to experience the life of an ancient soldier and catch amazing sunrise/sunset views over the Wall.

Best Time to Visit

For all sections of the Great Wall near Beijing, the spring months (April to June) offer temperate weather and are great for climbing. In late April to early May, many trees begin to blossom, making this a particularly beautiful period to visit the Wall. Fall is also a nice time to visit, as temperatures are usually comfortable. October to early November are particularly picturesque, as the tree leaves on the mountains begin to change color. The winter months, from December to February, are cold and can be windy, but there are usually far fewer tourists on the Wall during these months. July and August are hot and humid, and thus not the best for long hikes. In addition, it's best to avoid hiking on the Wall after rain or snowfall because some parts can get very slippery.

You should also avoid visiting the popular sections, such as Badaling, Juyongguan, and Mutianyu, around National Day (the first week in October) and Spring Festival. August is also a busy time for the Badaling and Juyongguan sections, since students are on summer vacation and many families travel to these famous sections with their kids before the new school year starts. Learn more about how to avoid the crowds when traveling in China.

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Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most iconic painters of all time, and this virtual tour allows visitors to marvel at the largest collection of his artwork.

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The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) in the world. The permanent collection includes over 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 500 drawings and more than 750 letters. The museum also presents exhibitions on various subjects from 19th-century art history.

For more information on Vincent van Gogh, please visit the section Vincent van Gogh's Life on the museum's website.

View the Van Gogh Museum YouTube Channel

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Explore the masterworks from the Dutch Golden Age, including works from Vermeer and Rembrandt. Google offers a Street View tour of this iconic museum, so you can feel as if you’re actually wandering its halls.

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Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

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This historical museum in Germany provides a virtual glimpse of ancient artifacts including the Ishtar Gate of Babylon and the Pergamon Altar.

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Pergamon or Pergamum, also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos, was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Mysia. It is located 26 kilometres from the modern coastline of the Aegean Sea on a promontory on the north side of the river Caicus and northwest of the modern city of Bergama, Turkey.
During the Hellenistic period, it became the capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon in 281-133 BC under the Attalid dynasty, who transformed it into one of the major cultural centres of the Greek world. Many remains of its monuments can still be seen and especially the masterpiece of the Pergamon Altar. Pergamon was the northernmost of the seven churches of Asia cited in the New Testament Book of Revelation.
The city is centered on a 335-metre-high mesa of andesite which formed its acropolis. This mesa falls away sharply on the north, west, and east sides, but three natural terraces on the south side provide a route up to the top. To the west of the acropolis, the Selinus River flows through the city, while the Ketios river passes by to the east.
Pergamon was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014.

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National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul

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South Korea might be on the other side of the Pacific, but you can still visit one of the country’s most popular museums through this extensive virtual tour of Contemporary art from Korea and more.

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Since opening its door in 1969, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Korea has lived through the history of Korean art. In the process, MMCA established itself as a representative institution of Korean modern art. The museum's four branches, including Gwacheon (opened in 1986), Deoksugung (opened in 1998), Seoul (opened in 2013), and Cheongju (expected to open in 2017), each in its own way, will continue to carry out MMCA's commitment to the art and culture of Korea by enriching the first-hand cultural experience of the viewing public. Boasting a superb natural landscape surrounding the site, MMCA Gwacheon will be devoted to various genres of visual arts such as architecture, design, and crafts. Located within a historical site, MMCA Deoksugung will showcase modern art from Korea and overseas. In the heart of the city, MMCA Seoul will focus on introducing global contemporary art. With its up-to-date art storage facility, MMCA Cheongju will fulfill the museum's primary duty to collect, preserve, study, exhibit, and educate. Through its various locations, MMCA intends to function as a cultural platform that encourages communication and cross-pollination of contemporary art with other various disciplines of art, science, and humanities. MMCA's foremost mission is to offer a culturally rewarding experience to its visitors. We will remain committed to this mission for many generations to come.

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National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

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Dig into the archaeology and history of Mexico’s pre-Hispanic heritage with a virtual tour of 23 exhibit rooms, including artifacts from the Mayan civilization.

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The National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City - devoted to the archaeology and history of Mexico's pre-Hispanic civilisations. It was inaugurated in 1964 and designed by Mexican architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez.

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

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National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

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Scope out two incredible online exhibits through Google: one dedicated to American fashion and another featuring a collection of works from Dutch Baroque painter Johannes Vermeer.

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The National Gallery of Art serves the nation by welcoming all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity.

Visit us on the National Mall between Third and Seventh Streets at Constitution Avenue, NW, we are open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and closed on December 25 and January 1. Admission is always free.

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National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States - Google Arts & Culture

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Travel to Paris might be out of the question right now, but students can virtually walk through this gallery which includes works from Monet, Cézanne, Gauguin, and more.

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The history of the museum, of its building is quite unusual. In the centre of Paris on the banks of the Seine, opposite the Tuileries Gardens, the museum was installed in the former Orsay railway station, built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900. So the building itself could be seen as the first "work of art" in the Musee d'Orsay, which displays collections of art from the period 1848 to 1914.

Open from 9.30am to 6pm daily, except Mondays
Late night on Thursdays until 9.45pm
Last tickets sold at 5pm (9pm Thursdays), museum cleared at 5.30pm (9.15pm Thursdays)
Closed on Mondays, on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December

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Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Paris, France - Google Arts & Culture

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The Street View tour of this California museum gives students access to European artworks that date back as far as the 8th Century.

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The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center features works of art dating from the eighth through the twenty-first century, showcased against a backdrop of dramatic architecture, tranquil gardens, and breathtaking views of Los Angeles. The collection includes European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and European, Asian, and American photographs.

The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa in Malibu features Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities presented in a setting modeled after a first-century Roman country house, the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum, Italy.

Get information about visiting the Getty Center and the Getty Villa at getty.edu/visit.

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The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, United States - Google Arts & Culture

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The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center features works of art dating from the eighth through the twenty-first century, showcased against a backdrop of dramatic architecture, tranquil gardens, and breathtaking views of Los Angeles. The collection includes European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and European, Asian, and American photographs.

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This is definitely one of the best social studies websites around! Use Google’s Street View feature to tour the world-famous Guggenheim museum, including works of art and the breathtaking spiral staircase.

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Storylines: Contemporary Art at the Guggenheim, New York, United States - Google Arts & Culture

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Explore three floors of the Boston Children’s Museum on this virtual tour which includes fun stops at the Explore-a-Saurus and Japanese House exhibits.

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A free inquiry-based distance learning curriculum created by inquirED. The 20-minute social studies lessons can be done at home and address questions like How can I capture where I am in time and place?, How can we communicate with others to share our thoughts and ideas?, and How can we celebrate our everyday heroes?. New inquiries are being released weekly.

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How is inquiry transforming social studies instruction?

The answers to tomorrow's problems can't be found in the back of a social studies textbook. The skills needed in the modern workplace aren't practiced on a worksheet.

Inquiry Journeys, inquirED's elementary social studies curriculum, develops the skills and builds the content knowledge students need to succeed.

Continuous PD & Learning

Inquiry requires a shift in teaching practice- which can feel overwhelming to teachers.

inquirED's professional learning resources offer support to teachers, building their practice and confidence as they implement inquiry.

Move Instruction Beyond the Textbook

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This site is designed to help K–12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in the classroom and through distance learning.

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Teachinghistory.org is designed to help K-12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in the classroom. With funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for History and New Media (CHNM) has created Teachinghistory.org with the goal of making history content, teaching strategies, resources, and research accessible.

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The Ashbrook Center at Ashland University worked with the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop web-based lesson plans for U.S. history and American government teachers.

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The following sites host lesson plans created by TAH.org-associated teachers and scholars. All are free to browse, download, and use, and are all rooted in primary documents available on TAH.org.

Our repository for all lessons created and added from 2015 forward, in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers' and their free lesson database project

A grant-funded project between the Ashbrook Center and the National Endowment for the Humanities

Documents-based lessons about the American Founding

A collection of lessons about the relationship between Winston Churchill and America

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The Reading Like a Historian curriculum promotes historical inquiry while engaging students. The lessons are designed to explore a central historical question and include a set of primary documents for students of various reading skills.

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History Lessons | Stanford History Education Group

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Use the online tool to access countless primary source documents to enhance learning. Find lesson plans and more on the Educator Resources page.

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Civics for All of US Civics for All of US is the new education initiative from the National Archives that promotes civic literacy and engagement. DocsTeach Teach with documents using our online tool. Explore primary sources. Discover fun and engaging teaching activities. Create your own online or print activities for your students!

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t’s hard to beat the National Library of Congress. It’s one of the best social studies websites and even features an entire portal just for teachers.

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The world’s largest library. View historic photos, maps, books and more. Contact experts for help with research. Plan a visit. Home of U.S. Copyright Office.

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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

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A nonprofit organization that has developed an array of programs for schools, teachers, and students that now operate in all fifty states, including a website that features more than 60,000 unique historical documents.

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Spring 2024 Registration Is Open

K-12 educators can earn their graduate degree in this affordable, online, accredited program. It's easy to apply and become an enrolled student.

Upcoming Spring Semester Dates

Applications End: Thursday, January 25, 2024

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Begin the application process now to join us this spring!

Study with world-renowned scholars, connect with other teachers from across the United States, and reinvigorate your enthusiasm for teaching history! Whatever your budget and interests, the Gilder Lehrman Institute has a professional development opportunity for you next summer.

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Historical Holiday Resources

Explore the history of Thanksgiving, from its origins through its evolution into a recognized federal holiday with essays, videos, lesson plans, and more.

Warfare in Early America

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The Hamilton Education Program Online is a free program that helps students in grades 6-12 see the relevance of the founding era by using primary sources to create a performance piece following the model used by Lin-Manuel Miranda to create the musical Hamilton.

Students in the program will have the chance to submit their performance piece and be selected to see a performance of Hamilton in New York City.

Congratulations, Bruce Henderson

Bruce Henderson has been awarded the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize for Bridge to the Sun: The Secret Role of the Japanese Americans Who Fought in the Pacific in World War II. An event celebrating the winner and the shortlisted authors will take place on Monday, December 4. Attend in person or via the livestream.

Issue No. 68: "The Role of Spain in the American Revolution" (Fall 2023)

Explore the often-neglected story of Spain's crucial role in the American Revolutionary War with six essays by historians and additional Gilder Lehrman resources.

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NYC-area students and teachers: Join us at Trinity School for a special book talk on Frederick Douglass.

Join us to honor the winner of the 2022 Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize, Bruce Henderson.

Q&A session for prospective students to learn about the Gettysburg College-Gilder Lehrman master's degree program

Affiliate Schools, libraries, and other sites can host this exhibition for free in January and February.

Enter your EduHam Online creative piece for a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to NYC to see a performance of Hamilton.

Publishers, agents, critics, and authors may submit or nominate books published in 2023.

Stacy Schiff

The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams

Theresa Runstedtler, American University

Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the Generation that Saved the Soul of the NBA

Mark Whitaker

Saying It Loud: 1966-The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement

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The creators of Crash Course have also created a second channel geared towards younger students. This bi-weekly show is meant for elementary school kids and covers topics ranging from Earth science to chemical reactions.

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Explore some of our most popular Learning Lab Collections. Use them as a springboard to continue your exploration of the many collections available on the site.

Talk with Me!
Learn about your community and neighborhood. In this Toolkit, leaners explore different homes, shops, and people in your neighborhood and have fun with related activities.

Talk with Me Toolkits provide you with chances to talk with your children to improve thinking, vocabulary, and language development. Talking with your child is great-and research shows that the quality of words children hear matters more than how much you talk.

Talk with Me Toolkits give you ideas to begin conversations that are organized around a theme. The Toolkits feature videos, photographs, paintings, and artworks along with questions to talk about with your child. At the end of each toolkit there are more activities to do and books to read together. Go through this toolkit with your child and see how many topics there are to talk about!
This toolkit was adapted with a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.

Links to third-party websites and videos are included in this Toolkit for informational purposes only. They do not indicate the Smithsonian's endorsement, sponsorship of, or affiliation with the third party or content of the linked site, including any advertisements that might be posted.

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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

What inspires you? Get to know Alma Thomas, (b. Columbus, Georgia; lived and worked in Washington, DC, 1891-1978), an American artist and educator known for her signature painting style using bright colors and patterns inspired by nature. She became a full-time artist late in her life. Born in a time of horses and buggies, she lived through big advancements in technology, such as the space race and moon landing. Her art was inspired by the nature she saw outside her home studio, and awe for the exploration of our vast universe.
Get To Know Alma Thomas Use it in the classroom to teach:
is part of the Hirshhorn KIDS About the Artist series. About the Artist biographies are designed for kids under age 12. Modern and contemporary artists' lives reflect recent human history and events. Sharing these life stories and artworks can help kids see their own potential and better understand the world and their place in it. It is our goal to inspire future generations of artists, makers, and creative problem solvers-sharing artists stories is one way Hirshhorn KIDS realize this goal.
Art classroom: Color Theory, Pattern

Language Arts classroom: Biography

Social Studies classroom: 20th century

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National Museum of American History

In this playlist you will learn about how three of the first presidents shaped the executive branch of the United States government.

Start by clicking on the first tile in the upper left hand corner. Then move through the playlist by clicking on the ">" symbol at the bottom of the page. Look for the information and paperclip icons to provide more information about selected resources. There are 34 tiles in this collection.

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Educator Programs

Cultivating Learning is a professional development series where Smithsonian educators model teaching techniques for using digital museum resources to support student learning. This year's series celebrates America at 250. Programs are free and accessible to anyone.

Wednesday, April 15, 4:00 PM EST

Join Phoebe Sherman of the National Postal Museum to explore how postage stamps can be used in the classroom to encourage civic awareness and engagement. We'll examine how stamps can spark curiosity and deepen understanding of civics, American history, national identity, and commemoration by using thinking routines that focus on both subject matter and artistic design. You'll see how these approaches come to life with students and leave with classroom-ready resources and fresh ideas for incorporating postage stamps into your teaching practice.

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Wednesday, May 20, 4:00 PM EST

Join Nyssa Buning of the National Museum of American History's Spark!Lab and Carol O'Donnell of the Smithsonian Science Education Center to explore strategies for cultivating an inventive mindset in your students. We'll discuss the history of STEAM innovation in America and try an open-ended invention challenge that uses object-based learning techniques to encourage creative problem solving and support curiosity and perseverance, skills essential to inventors throughout history. You'll leave with a set of facilitation tools to support students as they develop their own inventive identity and become future problem-solvers. You'll also receive access to a newly released e-book from the Smithsonian Science Education Center, STEAM Innovation: Celebrating Our Nation's 250 Years.

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Wednesday, June 17, 4:00 PM EST

As America turns 250 in 2026, young people are writing its next chapter. Join a group of educators who apply interdisciplinary approaches to learning to engage young people in civic dialogue tied to their communities.

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Smithsonian Learning Lab Discover the digital education platform that connects people to Smithsonian objects, resources, and stories. Explore some of our most popular Learning Lab Collections. Use them as a springboard to continue your exploration of the many collections available on the site. Talk with Me! Learn about your community and neighborhood.

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Give students global perspective with pen pal projects in any subject

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Up-to-date, high-interest articles will meet students right at their level, and help teachers bolster students' nonfiction reading skills.

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It's time to improve literacy skills during social studies instruction and ensure that readers of all abilities have what they need to access grade-level social studies concepts.

Join us on Thursday, December 7 for a look at scaffolded materials that provide extra literacy support while building key social studies concepts and skills.

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Newsela | Content and assessment platform

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Content Aligned To National & State Standard, Flexible To Support Relevant Curriculum. Find the Perfect Piece Of Content For Lessons. Go beyond the book.

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Ambitious global community aims for public good through student engagement

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We bring together creators and supporters in authentic relationships and work that meets our worlds' collective challenges from a place of possibility and personal connection.

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Want to join us?

"Our favorite part of this work is to meet the curious people around the world who make this community possible.

This is a place to connect with people who see possibilities where others can't. Who try when others might not. Who are willing to reach out and create connections in ways others might not know how to.

That curiosity and willingness matters. And that's why we're here to see, hear, support and connect you with the resources that make it possible for your work, ideas and relationships to grow so that we can all imagine new possible realities into being-together.

Can't wait to meet you."

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The Wonderment Team

"Ambitious community that aims for good through global efforts...the idea behind this social-networking site is extraordinary."

- Common Sense Media

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A non-profit platform for collective impact and exploration.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Whimsical, kid-friendly intro to the wide world of art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum

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#MetKids is a digital feature made for, with, and by kids.

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Thought-provoking classroom resources support diversity education

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Understanding how school discipline policies can contribute to the school-to-prison pipeline is essential for educators and families. Harsh punishments, automatic out-of-class time and police involvement for discipline can push young people out of classrooms and into the criminal legal system. But educators, parents and caregivers can help to change this harmful system by advocating for and implementing practices that prioritize mental health and well-being.

We offer this new resource page that highlights LFJ articles and content to open dialogue, shift practices and foster change to benefit all young people.

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Learning for Justice | Education Resources

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Learning for Justice provides free resources to educators-teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners-who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants.