Encyclopedia Smithsonian

Activities focused on the Wright brothers and the first airplane.

Learn about the animals of the Arctic on this kid friendly website!

Play an anatomy matching game.

Test your knowledge about North American animals.

Suggestions for science fair projects.

Create your own design for a cloud and send it up to the sky.

Have fun exploring a fictional island and coral reef, while exploring impacts on this ecosystem.

Try your hand as a planetary researcher. Please NOTE: do not use "save your work" feature. It is not functioning.

Are you a brainiac on the subject of the human brain? An authority on American authors? An ace on astronomy? A whiz on The Wizard of Oz? If not, don’t worry. The game Digging for Answers tests your research skills as well as your expertise.

Test your geography knowledge with this online quiz.

Test your knowledge about Giant Pandas!

Solve jigsaw puzzles and crossword puzzles, take a virtual world tour, send an e-card, learn about animals and their names—National Zoo website.

Explore the riches of the Smithsonian’s collections, learn how to start your own collection, and see what kinds of things other kids collect.

This free mobile app uses visual recognition software to help identify tree species from photographs of their leaves.

Build your own light bulb.

Do you look like your relatives? Your prehistoric relatives? Try  morphing yourself backward in time with MEanderthal. You might be  surprised when you see your face transformed into the face of an early  human with the Smithsonian Institution's first-ever mobile app.

Migration Game - Learn about bird migration while playing a game.
Name that Nest - See if you can identify a variety of bird nests.
Online Coloring Book - Color birds online and learn about feathered travelers.

Contains activities intended for school children, grades 5 and up, under adult supervision.

Crossword puzzle from the National Zoo.

Download a cutout mask. In glorious black and white!