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Special Report

Education During Coronavirus

Students, teachers and parents around the globe are navigating another challenging school year. Smithsonian magazine has compiled a collection of coverage dedicated to virtual tours, digitized museum collections, downloadable resources from the Smithsonian Institution and other educational opportunities on the web to support all those involved.


The Covid pandemic prompted universities to rethink the value of standardized tests for admissions. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
In the video, Wheaton, a veterinarian, and his board appear tiny compared to the colossal bony fish. While the sunfish's dimensions are unknown, when comparing it to Wheaton's 14 foot-long board, the sunfish may have been anywhere between nine to ten feet long. (Pictured: Matt Wheaton)

SMART NEWS

Holy Mola! Watch This Colossal Ocean Sunfish Swim With Paddle Boarders Off the California Coast

A photographer captured Thomas Edison asleep in his workshop in 1904. 

SMART NEWS

Need a Creative Boost? Nap Like Thomas Edison and Salvador Dalí

<p>Numerous books, films and other works first published in 1926 enter the public domain on January 1.</p>

SMART NEWS

Winnie-the-Pooh, an Ernest Hemingway Classic and a Massive Library of Sound Recordings Will Enter the Public Domain on January 1

Follow along with the #SmithsonianEdu hashtag.

AT THE SMITHSONIAN

Eight Digital Education Resources From Around the Smithsonian

Monitor local animal populations, identify plants, transcribe women astronomers' notes, bird-watch and more.

SCIENCE

Seventy-Five Scientific Research Projects You Can Contribute to Online

Projects that harness the public to make observations and report data about the health of our environment are growing. Anyone can join—no PhDs needed.

INNOVATION

Twenty-Four Ways to Turn Outdoor Passions Into Citizen Science

Science

Phases of the 2017 total solar eclipse, captured from Farewell Bend State Recreation Area in Oregon.

SMART NEWS

Watch the Total Solar Eclipse From Your Home With These Live Streams Online

Carlyn Kranking

While blooming, the Amazonian cactus releases a unique sweet scent similar to honeysuckles and gardenias, but that scent is short-lived and turns foul after two hours.

SMART NEWS

Watch First Time-Lapse Footage of a Rare Moonflower Cactus Blossoming

Elizabeth Gamillo

The Navigation Cameras on Perseverance capture an image of the rover's deck.

SMART NEWS

How to Keep Up With NASA's Perseverance Rover as It Explores Mars

Jacob Muñoz

A student does her remote learning at a Boys and Girls Club in Reading, Pennsylvania.

INNOVATION

Ten Research-Backed Tips on Parenting in a Digital Era

John Palfrey and Urs Gasser

Projects that harness the public to make observations and report data about the health of our environment are growing. Anyone can join—no PhDs needed.

INNOVATION

Twenty-Four Ways to Turn Outdoor Passions Into Citizen Science

Marcello Rossi

Arts and Culture

Covid-19 patients during their weekly vocal lessons as part of ENO Breathe.

INNOVATION

How Opera Singing Is Helping Long-Haul Covid-19 Patients Recover

Jennifer Nalewicki

Alexander Calder checks some of his mobiles during a 1962 exhibition of his work at Tate London.

SMART NEWS

Explore the Newly Digitized Archive of Alexander Calder, Famed 'Sculptor of Air'

Nora McGreevy

West African culinary traditions

SMART NEWS

New Online Portal Chronicles the Culinary Legacy of the African Diaspora

Isis Davis-Marks

The Virtual Online Museum of Art (VOMA) features art by global artists, including "Pinga," a powder-coated steel sculpture by Misha Milovanovich.

TRAVEL

The World’s First Entirely Virtual Art Museum Is Open for Visitors

Jennifer Nalewicki

Club Cardinal users can decorate their own dorm rooms.

INNOVATION

Stanford University Students Flock to a Virtual Campus

Emily Matchar

History

Flight 93 fuselage and call button, now housed in the collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

SMART NEWS

These Free Online Resources Tell the Story of 9/11 and Its Aftermath

Nora McGreevy

Prior to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the thriving neighborhood of Greenwood, Oklahoma (seen here in 1920), was nicknamed "Black Wall Street."

SMART NEWS

How the Public Helped Historians Better Understand What Happened at Tulsa

Nora McGreevy

During World War II, the United States government incarcerated some 120,000 Japanese Americans, including the Uno family spotlighted in the documentary series.

SMART NEWS

Watch 150 Years of Asian American History Unfold in This Documentary

Nora McGreevy

Moskin answered about 1,000 questions over five days.

SMART NEWS

This Exhibition Lets Visitors 'Chat' With a WWII Veteran Who Liberated Nazi Camp

Livia Gershon

The online portal features virtual exhibitions, tours, videos and images of more than 200 artifacts.

SMART NEWS

You Can Now Explore 200 Years of Chinese American History Online

Livia Gershon

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AT THE SMITHSONIAN

How to Virtually Explore the Smithsonian From Your Living Room


AT THE SMITHSONIAN

Eight Digital Education Resources From Around the Smithsonian


AT THE SMITHSONIAN

Seven Ways to Learn About Natural History From Home

The Lists

A concrete and powerful way to talk to children about race is activating children’s literature, which can be a great tool for sparking discussion with a child.

AT THE SMITHSONIAN

Twelve Books to Help Children Understand Race, Anti-Racism and Protest


Monitor local animal populations, identify plants, transcribe women astronomers' notes, bird-watch and more.

SCIENCE

Seventy-Five Scientific Projects You Can Contribute to Online


A stained glass window designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany is one of many artworks available for your perusal.

SMART NEWS

68 Cultural, Historical and Scientific Collections You Can Explore Online

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