Stephanie Norby & Ashley NaranjoSmithsonian Center for Learning & Digital AccessJuly 24 & 25, 2014

Bringing the Smithsonian to You– Full STEAM Ahead!

Bringing the Smithsonian to You—Full STEAM Ahead!

Did you know the Smithsonian isn’t just one museum—it’s 19 museums, 9 research centers and the National Zoo? Join Smithsonian educators as they showcase the variety of different online programs and STEAM resources available to K-12 mentors, teachers, students and their families. We'll look at how the Smithsonian examines content themes from an interdisciplinary lens and how to incorporate these tools into your programming.

The Smithsonian isn’t just one museum…

It includes 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park and nine research facilities.

The total number of artifacts, works of art and specimens in the Smithsonian’s collections is estimated at over 137 million!

collections.si.edu

collections.si.edu

Research Centers and Programs Archives of American Art Conservation Biology Institute Environmental Research Center Marine Station at Fort Pierce Museum Conservation Institute Smithsonian Astrophysical

Observatory Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian Institution Libraries Tropical Research Institute

Smithsonian Museums African American History and

Culture Museum African Art Museum Air and Space Museum Air and Space Museum Udvar-

Hazy Center American Art Museum American History Museum American Indian Museum American Indian Museum Heye

Center Anacostia Community Museum Arts and Industries Building Cooper-Hewitt, National Design

Museum Hirshhorn Museum and

Sculpture Garden National Zoo Natural History Museum

Freer Gallery of Art Portrait Gallery Postal Museum Renwick Gallery Sackler Gallery Smithsonian Institution Building,

The Castle

Collections

Research

Collections + Research = Learning Resources

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Online Searchable DatabaseSmithsonianEducation.org

Analyzing scientists’ journals

Looking at images of

animals and specimens

Writing descriptions,using scientificvocabulary

Watch a live cam and read a zoologist’s diary

“At last Thursday’s exam, everything looks good and everybody is gaining weight. Rokan has a beefier build than most Sumatran tigers. To use human athletes for comparison, most Sumatran males are built like swimmers, while Rokan is built like a wrestler.”

Compare illustration, photo, and dried specimen

Directions based on scientific methods

Student Online Interactives

Smithsonian Online Conferences

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Doug Herman, NMAI; Nancy Knowlton, NMNH; Jeff Place, Folkways Records; Cindy Brown, Gardens; Ed Smith, National Zoo; Gail Lowe, Anacostia Museum

Suz Niepold, American Art; Andrew Altieri, STRI; Melissa Carrillo, Latino Center ; Jess Parker, SERC; Catherine Christen, SCBI; Tony Coates, STRI

History Geography

BotanyArt

Music

Environmental Science Technology

Culture

Marine Biology

Innovation

Stephanie Norby & Ashley NaranjoSmithsonian Center for Learning & Digital AccessJuly 24 & 25, 2014

Smithsonian Quests– Connecting Youth with the Smithsonian through Digital Badges

Smithsonian Quests—Connecting Youth with the Smithsonian through Digital Badges

The Smithsonian’s digital badging program offers students a way to explore their interests, build skills and try out new roles through project based-learning activities, called “Quests”. In this session, we’ll explore the interdisciplinary online program and learn more about digital badging as a larger ecosystem of online learning.

DesignPrep Digital Badges

Q?RIUS Education Center