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Smithsonian for: - Kids - Teachers - Members - Volunteers - Jobs		Smithsonian Center for Education The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies serves as a gateway to the Smithsonian's educational resources Search our Resources Search Lesson Plans, Resource Bank, Media Catalog and Field Trips Professional Development At special events, for-credit courses, and long-term partnerships, teachers discover innovative ways to meet their teaching objectives using museum resources. Education Highlights National Science Resources Center Seeks to improve the teaching of science in the nation's schools Regional Programs The Smithsonian works closely with local educational organizations across the nation to design and implement programs that meet the needs and interests of the community Discovery Theater Teacher Enrichment Discover the art of achieving a strong, vibrant, creative environment, in the classroom and inside yourself and your student Online Resources for Teachers Highlights from the many curriculum guides and activities online at the Smithsonian ART & DESIGN Art Interactive Learn about sculpture in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and make a piece of art online Del Corizón Webzine featuring art by Latino artists Devi: The Great Goddess Japan: Images of a People Mali Empire and Djenne Figures Masters of the Building Arts Celebrates the extraordinary skill and artistry of craft workers in the building trades Puja: Expressions of Hindu Devotion You Be the Conservator: Looking at Objects Inside and Out Web activity to see how museum professionals study and preserve wooden santos from Puerto Rico and New Mexico HISTORY & CULTURE A Nigerian Youroba Naming Ceremony in the Washington D.C. area Lu'au: a Hawaiian Feast Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem The Fort McHenry flag’s history, and past and present conservation efforts Tracking the Buffalo: Stories from a Buffalo Hide Painting This web activity explores the role of the buffalo in the lives of the American Indians of the northern plains United States-Mexico Borderlands/La Frontera You Be the Historian Creativity and Resistance: Maroon Cultures in the Americas SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY From Carbons to Computers: The Changing American Office Mirror Molecules Chemistry activity from the Hands On Science Center Exploring the Planets Cyber-Center Simulated research center where you can explore the Solar System How Things Fly Resources and activities for teaching the physics of flight		Museum Education African Art Museum Air and Space Museum American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery American History Museum American Indian Museum Arts and Industries Building (changing exhibitions) Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Freer and Sackler Galleries (Asian art) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (modern and contemporary art) National Zoo Natural History Museum Portrait Gallery Postal Museum Research Center Education Archives of American Art Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) Center for Materials Research and Education Conservation and Research Center Environmental Research Center (SERC) Marine Station at Fort Pierce Migratory Bird Center Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Smithsonian Outreach Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Latino Initiatives Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation National Science Resources Center Regional Programs Traveling Exhibitions

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