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!
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Bringing the Smithsonian Into Classrooms for 40 Years
The Smithsonian Science Education Center is Transforming K-12 Education through Science, in collaboration with communities across the globe
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.
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.
