Smithsonian Education helps educators learn about topics like history, science, and social studies. It provides learning materials in multiple formats: games, articles, experiments, and a searchable resource library.

Help students make real world connections to science and ignite the spark that may eventually lead students to a scientific career! Explore the lessons, virtual labs and videos on this site.  The lessons which are aligned to national standards, address key areas of life science, physical science, earth science, and technology/innovation using common materials you can find in your classroom.