You are receiving this newsletter because you registered at SmithsonianEducation.org or participated in a Smithsonian Education event. Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser. Special Event Smithsonian Teachers’ Night 2010 Friday, October 22, 2010 National Museum of American History Registration for this year’s Teachers’ Night is now open exclusively to our E-News subscribers. Find new resources, meet educators, and attend demonstrations of school programs at the free Smithsonian's annual education expo. Register now Online Resource Ocean Portal Website Meet amazing creatures, explore the depths of the sea, and discover your connection to the ocean. Dive in to the Ocean Portal, an award-winning educational website created by the Smithsonian and more than 20 collaborating organizations worldwide. The portal offers images, videos, news updates, and cool ocean stuff—plus an educators’ corner with dozens of lesson plans and resources. Explore the site Online Resource Teaching Materials Looking for lessons for the new school year? Try our database of more than 1,800 educational resources for almost every subject. All are searchable by keyword, subject, grade level, and alignment to national and state standards. Search the database Student Activity Online Universe Game In this new online game students estimate relative sizes and distances in space. If Earth were the size of a Brussels sprout, how big would the Sun be? And if the Brussels sprout Earth were in the school cafeteria, how far away would the shrunk-down Sun be? Game is accompanied by a lesson and videos. Access the game and lesson Online Resource Heritage Month Lesson Plans Hispanic Heritage Month begins September 15. Enrich your classroom with easy-to-use online lessons for K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. You’ll also find new lessons for Black History Month and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Access the lessons You received this newsletter because you are subscribed to Smithsonian Education News. If you no longer wish to receive these newsletters please click here. Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies 600 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20024 © 2010 Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Education | Your Privacy | Contact Us Watch Smithsonian and Smithsonian Education videos on YouTube. Become a fan and stay connected on Facebook. Follow Smithsonian and Smithsonian Education on Twitter.