Smithsonian Education News - Fall 2007 Issue
Smithsonian Teachers' Night
Early Registration Now Open
Don’t miss this special early-bird registration for e-newsletter subscribers. Teachers’ Night is November 2, 2007, in Washington, D.C. There is also a Teachers’ Night in Omaha, Nebraska, on October 12.
Teaching Resources
New Lesson Plan: Liberty and Citizenship
Exciting visuals from the World War II home front illustrate the latest issue of Smithsonian in Your Classroom.

Use, Rate, and Comment
All 1,400+ Smithsonian educational resources—lessons, websites, activity sheets—are now aligned to standards in every state! Try them, rate them, post your comments.

Native American Resources
Visit the educational website Native Words, Native Warriors, download classroom materials, and find information about upcoming teacher workshops (grades 4-12).

Science and Technology for Children Books
The National Science Resources Center announces four new books for third-graders. Plant Growth and Development and Rocks and Minerals are available now. Sound and Chemical Tests will be published soon.


A Vision of Puerto Rico: The Teodoro Vidal Collection
This online exhibition illuminates four centuries of Puerto Rican culture and folkways. Includes a teacher’s guide.

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Classroom Videoconferencing
Artful Connections
Students examine U.S. history and culture through the lens of art in these free real-time videoconference field trips from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (kindergarten-college).

Air and Space Interactive
The National Air and Space Museum currently offers two videoconferencing programs: “To the Moon and Possibly Mars” (grades 8+) and “Kites, Wings and Flying Things” (grades 1-5).
Professional Development
Register for Learning through Objects: Museums and Young Children
Museum objects, such as paintings, sculptures, an African headrest, and an old-time chestnut roaster, can help children as young as two or three understand their world. September 25 and 26, 2007.
Celebrate Culture
Heritage Months
The Smithsonian presents programs for each of five heritage months. Coming this fall: Hispanic Heritage Month and American Indian Heritage Month. Check the calendar throughout the months for updates.
Field Trip Resources
Smithsonian Field Trips
Find out more about exciting Smithsonian field trip packages and group rates.



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