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North America
National Zoological Park
Examine the amazing abundance and diversity of
wildlife and wild lands in North America's 5.8
billion acres. Learn about Mexican wolf recovery,
study Florida's creeping crawlers, celebrate the
comeback condors and more!
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Lewis and Clark: The Language of Discovery
Center for Education and Museum Studies
Map a trail around the school and then follow some of Thomas Jefferson's instructions for writing detailed reports. Younger children can make drawings based on William Clark's report on the sage grouse, a bird that was new to science.
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African Music in the USA: Music of African Immigrants
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Explore how African diaspora communities used
their artistic skills, values, knowledge, and
experience to create dynamic, often powerful new
cultural forms that give definition to their communities
in the USA.
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Lakota Winter Counts
National Museum of Natural History
Learn about Lakota life during the 19th century and the history of winter counts through interviews by contemporary Lakota community members, a searchable database of images from the winter counts, and anthropological data.
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Retratos: 2,000 Years of Latin American Portraits
National Portrait Gallery
Investigate portraits from the Precolumbian era to the modern period that suggest not only common artistic threads but also provide important insights into the social and political history of Latin America. Also available in Spanish.
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Looking Both Ways: Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People
National Museum of Natural History
Retrace the compelling history of the Alutiiq people of southern Alaska, examine the changing meanings of their culture and identity in this online exhibit online that combines archaeology, history, and oral tradition.
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Unmasking the Maya: The Story of Sna Jtz'ibajom
National Museum of Natural History
Celebrate ancient Mayan traditions while unmasking the bitter realities that besiege the modern Maya world. This is the story of their efforts to project their culture into the future. Available in Spanish, Tzeltal, and Tzotzil as well as English.
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From the Andes to the Arctic: Celebrate American Indian Heritage through Music
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Listen to tracks that illuminate the central role
that music plays in American Indian culture. The music offers evidence of both
difference and similarity across
a hemisphere of Native peoples.
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Make the Dirt Fly! Building the Panama Canal
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Investigate the building of the Panama Canal through the many challenges faced by engineers and work crews, from the project's official start in May 1904 to the canal's opening in August 1914.
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World Tour of the National Zoo
National Zoological Park
Answer the questions for each continent. Photos of the animals and answers can be found on this website.
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Smithsonian Global Sound
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Browse this database of music from around the world by geography, instrument, and culture group.
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