By: Ashley Naranjo, Smithsonian Office of the Undersecretary for Education NEW! K–8 Activity Guide Smithsonian in collaboration with USA TODAY presentInspiration Nation, A Smithsonian at-home activity guide Inspiration is something that moves you to act, create, feel an emotion or imagine new possibilities. Throughout history and today, creative, curious and caring people have reimagined a future filled with hope. They have been inspired by everything from the natural world, th...

By: Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access Since our launch nearly five years ago, the Smithsonian Learning Lab team at the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access has been tweaking, updating, and adding new features and functionality to make the platform run more smoothly, offer increased stability, and enable new possibilities. In fact, every month or so, we make these updates, sometimes minor, and sometimes major. We’d like to begin sharing these change...

By: Ashley Naranjo, Smithsonian Office of the Undersecretary for Education NEW! Children’s Activity Guide Smithsonian in collaboration with USA TODAY presentWinter at Home, A Smithsonian at-home activity guide “Winter at Home” is a new 40-page activity guide that uses the vast collections and expertise of the Smithsonian to spark learners’ creativity and imaginations as they explore their homes and neighborhoods this winter. The guide is filled with hands-on activiti...

By: Dawn Biddison, Museum Specialist, Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center, Alaska office We invite you to explore the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center in Alaska Learning Lab collections and find digital resources to learn and teach about Alaska Native cultures, arts, and languages. These resources provide unique opportunities to “hear” from Alaska Native Elders, artists, culture-bearers, and educators who worked with us. You can use these resources to: Visit with Alaska Nat...

Make Your Own Time Capsule by National Postal Museum Time capsules are collections of objects that represent a moment in time. This moment could be a pivotal event in history, a personal reflection on your own life, or a combination of the two. But a time capsule isn't a mere snapshot. It’s a story for a future audience, even if that audience is simply yourself. The National Postal Museum recently worked with artist Bel Mills to create a video tutorial on how to make your own ti...