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Travel the World and Learn About Nutritional Guidelines in "Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition"

The Smithsonian Science Education Center recently launched the Spanish-language game, "Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición!" This game educates players about dietary guidelines by highlighting the food, currency, music, and nutritional guidelines from eight different countries across the world. Students are invited to virtually travel and eat their way across the world as they are exposed to a variety of food facts from each country. From tubers in Benin to avocados in Australia, learn why each food item is significant to its respective nation through "Pick Your Plate!" and beyond.

Cara Hackett | November 30, 2020

Tami's Tower is a new game from the Smithsonian Science Education Center

Introducing Tami's Tower: A New Smithsonian Science Game

Tami’s Tower: Let’s Think About Engineering is an educational engineering design game that will help teach kids how to design a solution to a problem using basic engineering design principles.

Ashley Deese | December 17, 2018

We have curriculum, professional development, and digital media resources to help you start the new school year off right!

Go Back-to-School with Resources from the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

We have curriculum, professional development, and digital media resources to help you start the new school year off right!

Ashley Deese | September 4, 2018

Goodall extends a hand to Flint, a young chimpanzee growing up in Gombe National Park.  (Baron Hugo van Lawick)

Turning Frustration into Fame: How Dr. Jane Goodall Conquered Challenges in the Field

What words do you think of when you think of the name Dr. Jane Goodall? Chimpanzee researcher. Visionary scientist. UN Ambassador for Peace. Expert. Leader. How about failure? Maybe not. But like every scientist before her and every scientist who will follow, Goodall encountered failure in the pursuit of science.

Logan Schmidt | April 2, 2018
World Water Day is March 22.

World Water Day | Don’t Take Your Water for Granted

Can you imagine turning on your kitchen faucet and no water coming out? That may happen to the 3.7 million people living in Cape Town, South Africa. For World Water Day, learn how we get the water that we need.

Sarah Glassman, PhD | March 19, 2018
Photo credit: Smithsonian Science Education Center

Am I Left or Right Brained?

While left brained vs. right brained tests may indicate a bit about your personality, in reality people use both sides of their brain during creative and quantitative tasks alike.

Nate Fedrizzi | September 25, 2015
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