In this lesson, students will learn about Sacagawea and her contributions to the Corps of Discovery and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

View this engaging online exhibit to learn about Harriet Tubman, an outspoken advocate for African American and women's rights.

Learners will examine photographs and primary source accounts describing uniforms for women's sports from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century.

Explore the rich cultures of Native Americans through literature, storytelling, and fun, hands-on activities. Young scholars will gain an understanding of how and where Native Americans lived in the past and today, as well as their...

Students will observe the germination and growth of plants from seeds over the course of several days, and record their observations in a journal.

Students will define the term fossil, identify the difference between a mold and a cast fossil, and understand how scientists use models to learn about the physical structure of something in the natural world.

Do you ever wonder what happens when a cloud gets too full? Find out in this easy and fun experiment.

This teacher's guide introduces children to the human body and the five senses and covers the major body parts and what they do. Children also will use their five senses to learn about the world.

By dividing Sally Hemings' life into four major stages, students will encounter the difficult choices forced upon enslaved women by an evil institution.

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...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Miguel Covarrubias is described here along with information on his contributions to art through caricatures.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Louise Cox is described here along with information on her contributions to art through her portraits of children. Be sure to click on her name to see examples of her art.

A profile of the extinct Great Auk is provided here by the Canadian Museum of Nature.

"Painting and Illumination in Early Renaissance Florence" was a show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. This is a review of the show. It mostly addresses Illuminated manuscripts.

You can make a simple robot using a few simple materials. The directions come from an exhibit on robots at the Science Museum of Minnesota.

More than 85,000 works of art comprise the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, including American paintings and decorative arts, especially period rooms from Maryland historic homes and miniature rooms, sculpture gardens with...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Garry Knox Bennett is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculptures combing wood with various materials (metals, aluminum, and glass).

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Curtis Benzle is described here along with information on his contributions to art through porcelain.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Theresa Bernstein is described here along with information on her contributions to art through her work with Abstract Expressionism.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Harry Bertoia is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his range of sculptures.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, George Biddle is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his murals and famous frescos (designed for the Department of Justice Building).

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Charles Bierstadt is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with his family (Albert Bierstadt) and work with photography.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Robert Birmelin is described here along with information on his contributions to art through with work with realist social scenes and his famous paintings of New York crowd...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Albert Bisbee is described here along with information on his contributions to art as a daguerreotypist with his work, "History and Practice of Daguerreotyping."