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Stephen Binns

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Topology: An Introduction

<p><em>Geometry, geology,</em> and <em>geography </em>are words that are easily confused. More confusing still, those fields <br />of study share a word that means two very different things, depending on the field. The word is <em>topology.</em>   <br />To a geographer or geologist, topology has to do with the planet's surface and its changeable forms. To a <br />geometrician, topology has to do with the constant properties of forms—properties that <em>never change</em>. <br /><br />To continue, <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/invariance/Cz9oCxCcKc2C8H4T#r">click here</a>. If you are an educator, click READ MORE below.</p> <p><br /></p>
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Zoo Animal Identification: Seen One Zebra?

<p>   If you’ve seen one zebra, you’ve seen them all, right? That, it seems, is what nature<br />   wants us to think. Zebras live in herds. What a predator sees in the herd is one mass <br />   of stripes, like a conference of referees on a football field. It may be hard for that <br />   predator—a lion, leopard, cheetah, or hyena—to focus on one individual. <br /></p> <p>   To continue, <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/seen-one-zebra/k2BgdyAW8qjE4sbJ#r">click here</a>.</p>
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Zoo Animal Identification: How to Tell a Tiger

<br /><p>At the time of this writing, early 2018, the Smithsonian’s <br />National Zoo is home to two adult Sumatran tigers. <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/how-to-tell-a-tiger/mRFHojJfKwRXWXrk#r">Click</a>.</p>
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Saints by the Look of Them: Cecilia, Elizabeth, Mary

<p>Here are six representations of saints in the Smithsonian’s collections. Two are St. Cecilia, two <br /> are St. Elizabeth of Hungary, and two are the Virgin Mary. In this game, you’ll try to unite the two<br /> versions of each saint in a folder marked CECILIA, ELIZABETH, or MARY. If you need hints, you <br />will find information on the conventions of their depiction in art. To go to the game, <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/hint-1/P6e4NmWohVidpkPr#r/171082">click here</a>.</p> <p>  ↓ If you are an educator, click READ MORE.</p> <p><br /></p>
Stephen Binns
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Saints by the Look of Them: Christopher, George, Roch

<p>Here are six representations of saints in the Smithsonian’s collections. Two are St. Christopher, two <br />are St. George, and two are St. Roch. In this game, you’ll try to unite the two versions of each saint <br />in a folder marked CHRISTOPHER, GEORGE, or ROCH. If you need hints, you will find information <br />on the saints' lives and the conventions of their depiction in art. To go to the game, <span class="editable-container"><a href="http://learninglab.si.edu/collections/hint-1/dCAFyz6i0iqGrgAY#r/168054">click here</a>.</span></p> <p>  ↓ If you are an educator, click READ MORE.<span class="editable-container"><a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/hint-1/dCAFyz6i0iqGrgAY#r/168054"> <br /><br /></a></span></p>
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Saints by the Look of Them: Anthony, James, Joseph

<p>Here are six representations of saints in the Smithsonian’s collections. Two are St. Anthony of Padua, two <br />are the apostle St. James the Greater, and two are St. Joseph, father of Jesus. In this game, you’ll try to unite<br />the two versions of each saint in a folder marked ANTHONY, JAMES, or JOSEPH. If you need hints, you will<br />find information on the saints' lives and the conventions of their depiction in art. To go to the game, <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/hint-1/C1d98acsrpK4ag1j#r/167799">click here</a>.  <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/saints-by-the-look-of-them-anthony-james-joseph/fNdFU7m3rDGGHAeC#r"><br /></a></p> <p>  ↓ If you are an educator, click READ MORE.   <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/saints-by-the-look-of-them-anthony-james-joseph/fNdFU7m3rDGGHAeC#r"><br /><br /></a></p>
Stephen Binns
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Saints by the Look of Them: Nicholas, Patrick, Stephen

<p><span class="dotdotdot"></span></p> <p>Here are six representations of saints in the Smithsonian’s collections. Two are St. Nicholas, two<br /> are St. Patrick, two are St. Stephen. In this game, you’ll try to unite the two versions of each saint <br /> in a folder marked NICHOLAS, PATRICK, or STEPHEN. If you need hints, you will find information <br />on the saints' lives and the conventions of their depiction in art. To go to the game, <a href="http://learninglab.si.edu/collections/hint-1/yugslvwbhvjgr0dn#r/163387">click here</a>.</p> <p>   ↓ If you are an educator, click READ MORE.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p>
Stephen Binns
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Saints by the Look of Them: Matthew, Mark, Luke

<p>Here are six representations of saints in the Smithsonian’s collections. Two are St. Matthew, <br />two are St. Mark, and two are St. Luke. In this game, you’ll try to unite the two versions of each <br />saint in a folder marked MATTHEW, MARK, or LUKE. If you need hints, you will find information <br />on the saints' lives and the conventions of their depiction in art. To go to the game, <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/hint-1/unXVbPEmYXDfktBr#r/160628">click here</a>.</p> <p>  ↓ If you are an educator, click READ MORE.</p> <p><br /></p>
Stephen Binns
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Saints by the Look of Them: Jerome, John, John

<p></p> <p>Here are six representations of saints in the Smithsonian’s collections. Two are Jerome, two are John<br />the Evangelist, two are John the Baptist. In this game, you’ll try to unite the two versions of each saint<br />in a folder marked JEROME, JOHN EVANGELIST, or JOHN BAPTIST. If you need hints, you will find<br />information on the saints' lives and the conventions of their depiction in art. To go to the game, <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/hint-1/X3e9cnzYtd1mJU0E#r/186361">click here</a>. <br /></p> <p></p> <p>↓ If you are an educator, click READ MORE.</p> <p><a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/picture-matching-game-saints-by-the-look-of-them/dHMzx1BDAPNwEvbJ#r/160099"><br /></a><br /></p> <p></p> <p></p>
Stephen Binns
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You Might Remember This: A Smithsonian Movie Quiz

<p class="MsoNormal">This Smithsonian quiz brings the actual world to bear on the worlds created by filmmakers in the last century or so. The rules are simple. The player looks at a set of museum objects from anywhere around the Smithsonian and tries to answer a question: <em>These Smithsonian things remind me of a movie. Can you guess which one? </em></p> <p>Each question is set up much like what is below. A multiple choice is in the box with the question mark. The answer is in the last box. The movie used for the example here is <em>Casablanca. </em>You know, the one about the fundamental things and their many applications. To take the quiz, <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/profile/188">click here</a>.</p> <p><br /></p>
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