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A Puerto Rican Carnival
Experience a Puerto Rican carnival and design your own mask!
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Airplane Anatomy
Activities focused on the Wright brothers and the first airplane.
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America on the Move Games
Match vehicles and destinations. Drive through time. Become a director by selecting vehicles for a new movie.
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Artful Abe
Artful Abe is an online scavenger hunt that takes you from outdoor sculptures of Abraham Lincoln around America to discover related artworks in the collection of the American Art Museum.
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Bottlecaps to Brushes
Follow Cappy the giraffe on an adventure through American art.
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Buffalo Hide Painting
Discover buffalo hide art and create your own painting!
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Build a Sod House
Imagine you're a settler on the open prairie, and you need to build a house.
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Digging for Answers
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.
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Kids Collecting
Explore the riches of the Smithsonian’s collections, learn how to start your own collection, and see what kinds of things other kids collect.
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Meet Me at Midnight
Take a vivid journey through the American Art Museum’s collection in this interactive adventure.
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Mr. President
Learn the facts about each of our nation’s presidents. It’s a great place for browsing, research, or homework help.
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Our Story: American History Stories and Activities You Can Do Together!
OurStory is designed to help children and adults enjoy exploring history together through children’s literature, everyday objects, and hands-on activities.
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Pheon
Pheon is a new mission-based, alternate reality or “big” game at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. A variation on the classic game Capture the Flag, Pheon is a competition to obtain the game's virtual talisman, the pheon, which will occur online and at live events during the course of a year.
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Postal Quizzes
How much do you know about stamps and history? Test yourself!
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Smithsonian Channel App
Stay connected with Smithsonian Channel’s original series, documentaries and fun facts — on the go, anytime, anywhere with the Smithsonian Channel app for iPhone and iPod Touch. View full episodes and hundreds of video clips of your favorite Smithsonian Channel programs. Check the schedule for what’s on tonight, tomorrow or next week.
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Smithsonian Kids
Find lots of fast, fun, cool, scary, patriotic, and beautiful things from the Smithsonian and send free E-cards to your friends!
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The Great History Mystery
Follow the clues and see if you can identify famous Americans!
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U. S. Rationing During World War II
Introduction to primary sources as well as an introduction to life on the home front. You can examine a ration book, morale posters, and an Office of War Information film to learn how Americans lived in a time of sacrifice.
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Walking on the Moon
Journey back in time to experience the incredible Apollo 11 mission!
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You Be the Conservator: Looking at Objects Inside and Out
An activity to see how museum professionals study and preserve wooden santos from Puerto Rico and New Mexico.
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