You are receiving this newsletter because you registered at SmithsonianEducation.org or participated in a Smithsonian Education event. To ensure you receive future emails, add learning@si.edu to your trusted email list. Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser. Shout Online Environmental Conference "Water Matters" A new Smithsonian online conference looks at the most essential of subjects—water—to address standards in science, social studies, and art. Included are challenges in which students can earn badges of accomplishment. The first sessions will be held February 7–8. Save the dates and watch previous conference recordings. New Videos Scientists@the Smithsonian All kinds of people become scientists. And scientists do all kinds of things. In this collection of videos, your students will meet a "fossil hunter," a "frog follower," a "seed reader," a "jungle explorer," and many other Smithsonian scientists discussing the jobs they love. Take a look. Global Learning Pledge to Take Your School Global How will you explore world cultures this year? Pledge to take one action to connect your class with learners in another part of the world. Take the pledge. New Activity Sheet "You Can Count on Art" Students look closely at two American paintings to find and count things in them—pigeons in an urban scene, for example, and chickens in a rural scene. Designed especially for primary grades. Download the sheet. Online Quiz "Digging for Answers" The game "Digging for Answers" calls on research skills as well as knowledge. Students race against time to find answers to questions on everything from art to zoology. Test it out! 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 welcomes personal, educational, and other non-commercial uses of this content. Learn more. Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies 600 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20024 Produced in 2011, Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Education | Your Privacy| Terms of Use | 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.