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National Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: Pvt. Joe Louis Says
View a poster from the U.S. Office of Facts and Figures of boxer Joe Louis urging African-Americans to do their part for the war. The text explains the impact of the design of the poster and Louis' part in World War II.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Mary Adams
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Mary Adams in addition to an extensive listing of her works as displayed at the museum.
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National Museum of Natural History: Paleobiology: Green River Insects
Interactive photo search of the collection of 35,000 fossiliferous rocks found within the Green River Formation of Colorado and Utah.
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National Portrait Gallery: Face to Face: Rosa Parks
This site shares an sculpture of Rosa Parks in her famous stand in Montgomery in a work by Marshall Lumbaugh.
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National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Benjamin Banneker
View the artwork of Jerry Pickney honoring Benjamin Banneker on a stamp. Banneker predicted a solar eclipse, published farmers almanacs, and was famous for many more things.
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National Museum of Natural History: Crossroads of Continents
Very interesting Smithsonian web exhibition on the culture of the peoples surrounding the Bering Strait. Enter the museum to find lost cultures due to the Cold War. Fun museum to click around in!
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell
Exhibition featuring Norman Rockwell paintings from the collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg explores the relationship between the iconic images of American life and the movies. RL.9-10.7 analyze 2 media
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National Museum of American History: History Wired: Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech
Review the famous speech given August 28, 1963 by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Amazon Giant Anteater
As part of the Amazonia exhibit at the National Zoo, this site highlights various facts and interesting information on the giant anteater. In addition to several pictures, the site provides a description and information on habitat, diet,...
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National Portrait Gallery: Civil War at the Smithsonian
This site is produced by the National Portrait Gallery and is dedicated to examining the Civil War through the Smithsonian extensive collections. Contains many primary source exhibits such as diaries and portraits, focusing mostly on the...
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National Museum of Natural History: Old Goats in Transition
Read about pre-historic animal domestication, something that that has been studied rigorously by scientists, but not yet fully understood. The bottom half of this article focuses on goat domestication as it was practiced in southwestern...
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Freer | Sackler Galleries: Mystical and Moral Themes in Persian Art
Featuring an interactive exhibition entitled "Love and Yearning," this display features themed poetry and painting centered on mystical and moral issues.
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National Museum of Natural History: Human Characteristics: Tools & Foods
Learn about the history of how humans have used tools to meet their need for food, beginning with the ancient tools our ancestors used millions of years ago. Non-human primates also use some tools.
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The Witte Museum: Where Nature, Science and Culture Meet
Students can engage in a virtual visit to San Antonio, Texas' Smithsonian Museum Affiliate, The Witte Museum.
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National Museum of American History: Our Story: All Aboard the Train!
Activities and resources, built around a reading of Jingle the Brass by Patricia Newman, for teaching young learners about the importance of railroads in American history.
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National Museum of American History: Archives Center: Portraits of a City
Photographic archive, with thousands of images, documents the African American community of Washington, D.C., during the twentieth century.
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National Museum of American History: Pueblo Pots
This site briefly highlights the importance of pottery for the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico. It includes suggested activities and books for further research and learning.
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Smithsonian Institution: Killer Bees
Description, distribution, damage done, and control are the topics discussed in this concise, informative site.
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Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
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National Museum of African Art: Music of Madagascar
Listen to a contemporary style of music from Madagascar, called "salegy," which blends the musical traditions of Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean, and Indonesia.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Educational Insights: The Headless Horseman
An interactive demonstration that reveals the literary content of John Quidor's painting The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane. Roll over elements in Quidor's painting to find connections to Washington Irving's tale of the...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Sargent Johnson
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has an image of a sculpture titled "Mask" by Sargent Johnson. Famous for his sculptures based on African examples, Johnson explains his intent in sculpting these in a brief paragraph accompanying the...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Activities That Play With Letters and Numbers
Using artist Robert Indiana as inspiration, this site gives steps on how to make a sign for your bedroom door that includes numbers and letters.
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National Museum of Natural History: Arctic Studies Center: Aleut
The Arctic Studies Center at the Smithsonian provides general notes on the Aleut people of Alaska. Includes a picture of a painting of an Aleut Hunter.