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National Zoo, museums close due to shutdown
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CLEAN : As Covid ebbs, tourists make their comeback to US capital
The first tourists to visit the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC arrive as the museum reopens after being closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Native American museum opens
1. US Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Cheyenne) and Smithsonian Institute Director Larry Small leading procession along National Mall with US flag towards museum
2. American Indians marching in headdresses
3. Men in shell-covered...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: A More Perfect Union
A comprehensive site from the National Museum of American History about the rights of citizens and the power of states as seen in the Japanese American internment. Primary resources abound in interactive multimedia galleries.
Smithsonian Institution
Hirshhorn Museum: Podcast: Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth
Background about the German painter Anselm Kiefer his works and the Heaven and Earth art exhibit.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Science Education Center: Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style
Research has shown that teaching students directly to their preferred learning styles does not really improve their performance. Instead, we should teach a topic (in this case science) in a variety of ways for all students. [7:17]
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Science Education Center: Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root
Looks at how students learn both in and out of school, and how teachers can tap into misconceptions to facilitate the formation of new ideas. [6:26]
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Science Education Center: Natural Selection: Common Misconceptions
This video looks at some common misconceptions that students can develop about natural selection, and how teachers can teach this topic effectively. [10:07]