Children and adults can enjoy exploring lighthouses and the maritime history of the United States together through children's literature, everyday objects, and hands-on activities

Students will do a digital field trip to learn more about the Pentagon's memorial for September 11,2001, and then visit a local memorial.

Students will learn about women's history by studying quilts. They will then make a quilt square in honor of a person who is important to them.

Students apply historical information to math problems to gain an understanding of the flag's size. This activity is included in the online exhibition entitled The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem.

In this lesson, students read books and explore websites highlighting contemporary Native Americans and use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast their ideas about Native Americans.

Students can learn about how people from the Pacific region have been represented on stamps over the history of the United States. This is a resource from the Smithsonian Postal Museum and it addresses the culture of the United States.

Students can learn about American Sports figures that have been represented on stamps over the history of the United States. This is a resource from the Smithsonian Postal Museum and it addresses the culture of the United States.

Students will learn about the cultural traditions of the Pueblos by studying their pottery.

Students can access a variety of materials and activities from the Smithsonian Museum which connect with the life of slaves and the Underground Railroad.

In this resource, students can explore jazz through listening activities, interviews with musicians, and background information on SmithsonianJazz.org. Students can also hone their skills at analyzing oral histories with a collection of over fifty recordings of jazz composers, arrangers, and performers.

Students will locate, explore, and photograph evidence of maritime activities affecting them and/or their community, write a detailed description about the effect of the activities, and share both photographs and descriptions online.

In this lesson on Cinco de Mayo, students will learn about the history, significance and traditions of this Mexican/American celebration. Lesson includes all skills activities, PDF version, MP3 listening, homework and online exercises. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

In this lesson on Columbus Day, students will learn about the history, significance and traditions of this national holiday. Lesson includes all skills activities, PDF version, MP3 listening, homework and online exercises. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

In this activity, students use a story map to follow the historic route of the Buncombe Turnpike and learn more about its economic and cultural impact on western North Carolina. Students will also see how the landscape has transformed in the nearly 200 years since the creation of the Turnpike.

Students will analyze images of tools that were used on rice plantations to determine each tool's purpose. These objects can tell us a great deal about slavery and the lives of the slaves who worked on rice plantations.

In this nonfiction reading selection, students will read about a 10 year old student who moved to the states from Mexico. In the biographical selection, a student discovers how to integrate his culture within American culture while highlighting similarities and differences. A short series of questions for the reader follows the selection.

Students can enjoy exploring the history of the women's suffrage movement and women's role in civic life today. Focused on actively reading Mama Went to Jail for the Vote, a historical fiction picture book about the women's suffrage movement, this module also includes links to a hands-on activity, field trip, object-based learning experience, and technology exploration.

Students can explore an online resource which focuses on famous women. In "Women on Stamps: Part 2", it features women who pioneered in the fields of health, science, education, philanthropy, aviation and athletics. This is the second virtual exhibit in a series of four.

Students can explore an online resource, "Women on Stamps" virtual exhibit series, it explores the women on postage stamps and the contributions they have made to America. In "Women on Stamps: Part 3" it focuses on women who have made significant contributions to the arts and literature.

Students can learn about women's role in the United States through stamsp. The four-part virtual exhibit series, "Women on Stamps", highlights prominent women that have been featured on United States postage stamps. In "Women on Stamps: Part 4", it focuses on women who have made significant contributions to the performing arts.