Blog Post: Isabella Aiukli Cornell makes prom political
“For many high school students in the United States, prom is considered one of the most highly anticipated events of the school year. Teenagers plan months in advance on what to wear to the event, and...
View ArticleCindy Whitehead’s Skateboard Conversation Kit
In this lesson plan, students will learn how Cindy Whitehead, a skateboarding pioneer, changed the culture of skateboarding and fought for girls to have greater access to all sports. Students will...
View Article#BecauseOfHerStory Videos
Learn more women’s history with the Smithsonian: https://womenshistory.si.edu Drawing on the Smithsonian’s unique and vast resources, Because of Her Story creates, disseminates, and amplifies the...
View ArticleCall for Change
This historical investigation is aligned with the C3 Framework and is from C3teachers.org.
View ArticleSports and the African American Civil Rights Movement
Popular athletes can reflect the broader societal change that is going on around them; they can also be instigators of that change. This collection traces the African-American civil rights movement...
View ArticleBlog Post: Falling in love: Courtship in a Japanese American internment camp
In this post, readers will find hope even in the darkest of circumstances. The story of Paul and May Ishimoto finding love in an Arkansas internment camp is one of perseverance, sacrifice, and...
View ArticleJazz Oral Histories as Primary Sources
Introduce students to using oral histories as primary sources with these interviews with jazz musicians recorded by the Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program in partnership with the National Endowment...
View ArticleBrown v. Board of Education: Five Communities Change a Nation Lesson
In this classroom activity, students will research to gather information in order to create a radio broadcast about the five court cases that made up Brown v. Board of Education, and tell the stories...
View ArticleFounding Fragments: World War I Women's Uniform
How did women serve in uniform during World War I? In this episode, host Tory Altman joins Curator Margaret Vining of the Museum's Division of Armed Forces History to talk about women's service in the...
View ArticleBlog Post: Electric Cars: 100 Years Ago and Today
In this post, students will discover the history of electric car technology over the course of the last century. In the early 20th century, motorists had a choice of electric, steam, or gasoline cars,...
View ArticlePreparing for the Oath: The 1900s
Use short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions to explore American history from the 1900s in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The nine...
View ArticleDear Mr. President
In this activity, students will analyze the letter Grace Bedell wrote to President Abraham Lincoln, then write and send their own letters to the president of the United States. This activity is...
View Article#MyFellowCitizens
#MyFellowCitizens asks students to think critically about what good citizenship means to them.
View ArticleWorld War I: Lessons and Legacies
In honor of America's entry into "The War to End All Wars" in 1917, World War I: Lessons and Legacies explores the war and its lasting impact and far-reaching influence on American life. From the Great...
View ArticleAmerican Enterprise: The Consumer Era, 1940s–1970s
How does American business affect you? How and why has it changed since the United States began? Come explore stories of business men and women who have changed the world. See hundreds of intriguing...
View ArticleBlog Post: Feeding America: the people and politics that bring food to our table
In this post, readers will draw connections between the food on our tables and the people and organizations that helped put it there. More than a warm meal, the foods Americans consume have been a...
View ArticleBlog Post: Ten objects that will help you understand Latinx history
"The National Museum of American History has over 2 million items in its collections, spanning every topic you could think of. And from wooden crosses to baseball uniforms to costume butterfly wings,...
View ArticleBlog Post: "Where Two Waters Come Together": The Confluence of Black and...
“Minnesota doesn’t typically come to mind when you think about slavery and the Civil War. It’s also not a place that’s figured into the national imagination when it comes to Black activism, either—at...
View ArticleCongressional Gold Medal Experience
Nearly seven decades after the beginning of World War II, the Congressional Gold Medal was bestowed on the Japanese American men who served with bravery and valor on the battlefield, even while their...
View ArticlePreparing for the Oath: A Growing Nation
Explore the history of the peopling of America through short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The...
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