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Public Sculpture: Face Plate
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How can public sculpture reflect our interdependence with nature? This portion of the Public Sculpture module explains how artists heighten public awareness of ecological issues.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Ecology
Life Science
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Activity/Lab
Diagram/Illustration
Reading
Unit of Study
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Smithsonian Institution
Date Added:
07/16/2024
Public Sculpture: Iwo Jima Memorial
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How do memorials convey American attitudes toward wars? This portion of the Public Sculpture module describes the assault on Iwo Jima, the flag raising on Mount Suribachi, and the resulting photographs and memorial.

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Arts and Humanities
History
U.S. History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Diagram/Illustration
Reading
Unit of Study
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Smithsonian Institution
Date Added:
07/16/2024
Public Sculpture: Robert Gould Shaw Memorial
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What contributions were made by African-American troops participating in the Civil War? This portion of the Public Sculpture module explains how art expresses heroic ideals.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
U.S. History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Diagram/Illustration
Reading
Unit of Study
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Date Added:
07/16/2024
Public Sculpture: Vaquero
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What was the Mexican contribution to the cowboy heritage? This portion of the Public Sculpture module explains stereotypes and the difference between real and mythical cowboys.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
U.S. History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Diagram/Illustration
Reading
Unit of Study
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Date Added:
07/16/2024
Public Sculpture: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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How do war memorials reflect public opinion about wars? This portion of the Public Sculpture module describes the nations contrasting views of the Vietnam conflict.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
U.S. History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Diagram/Illustration
Reading
Unit of Study
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Date Added:
07/16/2024
Public Sculpture: Wall Cycle to Ocotillo
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How can public sculpture enhance a communitys sense of place and identity? This portion of the Public Sculpture module explains limited water resources of the American Southwest and describes contributions of artists to municipal projects such as freeways.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
U.S. History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Diagram/Illustration
Reading
Unit of Study
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Date Added:
07/16/2024
Pueblo Indian Watercolors
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What do Pueblo Indian watercolors reveal about the culture and history of Native Americans of the Southwest? This teacher guide begins with the history of the Pueblo Indians and uses watercolor paintings to highlight aspects of Pueblo culture.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
U.S. History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Diagram/Illustration
Reading
Unit of Study
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Date Added:
07/16/2024
QUIZ SHOW! What were you thinking? What did you say?
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Native Americans responded to U.S. expansion policy in different ways. By incorporating Internet resources and working in groups, students will participate in a game show to share the information they have uncovered in a fast-paced, competitive environment. At the end of the game, the winning team receives a prize.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
U.S. History
World Cultures
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Provider Set:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Campfire Stories
Date Added:
07/16/2024
Resistance to School Desegregation: Busing Crisis
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This lesson plan and case study can be used to follow the previous one, or can stand alone. They allow students to explore the effects of the Boston busing crisis that occurred during the Civil Rights Movement. Full lesson plan with primary resources included. Encourages critical thinking.

Subject:
Social Science
Material Type:
Case Study
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Date Added:
07/22/2024
Reviled and Revered: Toads, Turtles, Snakes, Salamanders, and Other Creepers and Crawlers
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This site examines misconceptions about herps (the collective name given to reptiles and amphibians), how herps have been viewed throughout history, and how reptiles and amphibians are similar to and different from one another.

Subject:
Biology
Education
Life Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Provider Set:
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies
Date Added:
07/16/2024
SOS Handbook
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How can public sculpture help define events and concepts in history, art, science, and literature? This document previews a larger body of curriculum-friendly resources that explore public sculpture through the lens of history, visual arts, conservation science, and literature.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
U.S. History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Diagram/Illustration
Unit of Study
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Date Added:
07/16/2024
Smithsonian American Art Museum Education
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We have digitized and indexed dozens of SAAM's free educational materials for your use. Teacher guides are listed with corresponding standards and grade levels for your convenience. Be sure to check back periodically, as more resources will be added.SAAM's online features contain interactive or media-rich assets that can easily be used by educators in the classroom. Students can learn by viewing media or taking part in various online activities.Online activities such as Catlin Classroom have been created specifically for a K-12 audience. Some web features, such as online exhibitions, contain sections created for educators and students, while other features contain primary sources such as artist interviews. Still other features invite student participation, with online interactives or by submitting content for inclusion on the SAAM website.

Subject:
Art History
Arts and Humanities
Material Type:
Diagram/Illustration
Lecture
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Provider Set:
Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery
Date Added:
07/16/2024
Smithsonian: Art and Design
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This site features modern portrait drawings, historical portraits of famous Americans, African and Asian art, modern Japanese prints, works of Latino artists, illustrated manuscripts of Persian lyrical poetry, paintings by James Whistler and Gerhard Richter, lighthouse postcards, lunch containers, Tibetan healing mandalas, photos of famous 20th-century American women, and the Smithsonian's blog, Eye Level, which looks at how art reflects our history and culture.

Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Provider Set:
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Date Added:
07/16/2024
Smithsonian: History and Culture
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This site examines the history of transportation in America, early history of mail service, the Civil War, West Point, profiles of U.S. presidents, Lakota winter counts, Lewis and Clark as naturalists, Japanese Americans during World War II, Brown v. Board of Education, athletes who broke social barriers, how voting systems have evolved, September 11, and America's wars.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
U.S. History
World Cultures
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Provider Set:
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Date Added:
07/16/2024
Smithsonian Jazz
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This site celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month, April, by offering sound clips, information about jazz events, a directory of jazz societies (by state and country), links to other jazz websites, and four online classes featuring Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Benny Carter.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Education
History
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Provider Set:
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies
Date Added:
07/16/2024
Smithsonian Kids: Collecting
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This site invites kids to start a collection of rocks, shells, postcards, posters, or something else that interests them. Three Smithsonian collections are sampled. Rocks and Minerals includes the Hope Diamond; Stamps includes Western Cattle in Storm (1898); Historic Coins includes the Jefferson Indian Peace Medal.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Provider Set:
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies
Date Added:
07/16/2024