Students will explore this truly unique style of vocal production through attentive listening, watching video and practicing techniques and types of throat singing. This lesson serves as an introductory course exploring "throat singing" (or overtone singing) as practiced and performed by the people of Tuva.
In this lesson, students will closely examine a copy of the Gettysburg Address written in Lincoln's hand and will be encouraged to think critically about the meanings and context of one of America's most famous speeches.
This online exhibition highlights the history and achievements of planetary explorations, both Earth-based and by spacecraft. The site includes links to further information on the subject.
In this lesson plan, students will review an online exhibition, conduct historical research using artifacts and primary source documents, and develop group presentations that discuss ways that Abraham Lincoln's life was extraordinary.
In this lesson, students explore recent changes in the Arctic's climate that have been observed and documented by indigenous Arctic residents. Students watch a video, take notes, and create a concept map. Students also examine historical weather data for an Arctic community.
Students will learn about how the fandango community celebration is central to the Son Jarocho tradition of Veracruz, Mexico. This lesson explores the core elements of the fandango: instruments, voice and verse, and rhythmic dance.
This online interactive exhibition from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum contrasts 50 years of human spaceflight in the United States and the Soviet Union. Primary and secondary sources are used to study this aspect of the Cold War space race.
In this resource, students can learn about the impact of fishing and fishing communities through out the United States. This site is connected with the Smithsonian Museum.
Students will be introduced to Turkish style song and dance through listening to,
recreating the sounds of, and dancing Bacon is in the Larder.
Students will explore a grocery store in search of food traditions brought to America by immigrants.
Discover how transportation changes have influenced the way we get what we eat. This site depicts the evolution of transportation beginning in 1876 and the impact on food delivery. Different forms of transportation are shown with guiding questions to promote critical thinking and discussion.
This resource is an article from the Smithsonian Magazine about a Russian family which fled into Siberia in the 1930's and was not seen by other humans until the 1970's. The article discusses why they fled, how they lived, and what impact this had on their children.
Students learn about lift, weight, thrust, and drag in relation to flight. This page would be a great introduction to a lesson or a great closing of a lesson.
Students will learn about the four forces which include weight, lift, thrust, and drag. These four forces affect things that fly.
Students will learn what falling down an elevator shaft and orbiting Earth have in common. A variety of activities including Watch Your Weight, Falling Fluids, and Spring Things.
Students will listen to some freedom songs on the Internet, and then make their own version of one of the songs.
In this activity, students listen to a historical narrative and analyze other supporting primary sources in order to answer a series of questions about Maria Isabel Solis Thomas and her experiences and gain an understanding of the immense changes World War II caused within American society.
Students will listen to and play Russian music, with an emphasis on the balalaika and accordion. They will also play "Tachanka", a Russian folk tune, in parts.
This interactive site provides primary resources and curator interviews designed to focus on the lunch counter as an object in historical context. Also provided are a lesson plan and annotated links to other online resources to expand student understanding of the topic.
Students will contrast styles of southern and northern Italy through attentive listening, moving, instrument playing and singing. This unit is a survey of regional differences in Italian folk music.