| Make the Dirt Fly! |
| Online exhibition with historical photographs and information on the construction of the Panama Canal. Includes sections on reasons for canal construction, location selection, tropical disease, construction, civil engineering, and social history of the workers. |
| Provider: Smithsonian Institution Libraries |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): General audience |
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| New York – The Connected City |
| Online exhibit exploring how early America’s dependence on maritime shipping made New York City and its harbor America’s connecting point to the world. This is the sixth section of the online exhibit entitled America on the Move. |
| Provider: National Museum of American History |
| Grade(s): 9–12 |
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| What’s Tops at the Udvar-Hazy Center? |
| With this self-guided tour of the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center (Reston, VA), children are encouraged to vote for their favorite aircraft and spacecraft. Includes a gallery map. |
| Provider: National Air and Space Museum |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| African Americans in Air and Space History |
| Guided tour exploring the achievements of pioneering African American pilots and astronauts. |
| Provider: National Air and Space Museum |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Smithsonian Source: Resources for Teaching American History |
| Teacher-selected primary sources are arranged by six topics: Civil Rights, Colonial America, Invention, Native American History, Transportation, and Westward Expansion. Includes videos, lesson plans, and Advanced Placement DBQs. |
| Provider: Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Explore the Space Hangar |
| Downloadable PDF self-guided tour of James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the Udvar-Hazy Center. Includes many educational activities for students. |
| Provider: National Air and Space Museum |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| When the Going Was Good: The Golden Age of Commercial Air Travel |
| Online exhibition the early days of air travel and the ways airlines used glamour and excitement to encourage people to fly rather than take trains or boats. |
| Provider: National Air and Space Museum |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): 4–8 |
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| African Americans in Aviation: The 1940’s – A Decade of Change |
| Teaching poster challenging students to analyze primary documents related to the struggles of African Americans to gain equal opportunity in the field of aviation. |
| Provider: National Air and Space Museum |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Aerobatic Champions |
| Online exhibition giving detailed information on two famous aerobatic aircraft, the Pitts Special “Little Stinker” and the Loudenslager Laser 200. |
| Provider: National Air and Space Museum |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): General audience |
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| Answering the Call 1917-1945 |
| Section of the online exhibit On the Water: Stories from Maritime America focused on the importance of the huge U.S. merchant fleet that supported soldiers fighting overseas in both world wars. Learn about the men and women who built the ships and risked their lives sailing them while playing a vital and unheralded role in the American war effort. |
| Provider: National Museum of American History |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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