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

Highlights

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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.

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.

Twenty-Four Ways to Turn Outdoor Passions Into Citizen Science

Science

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Twenty-Four Ways to Turn Outdoor Passions Into Citizen Science

Marcello Rossi

Each year, Purdue University’s INSPIRE Research Institute for Pre-College Engineering turns into a toy testing laboratory.

The Ten Best STEM Toys to Give as Gifts in 2020

Arts and Culture

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

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.

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

Ozoz Sokoh's new digital database features books, videos, recipes, audio clips and other resources celebrating West African culinary traditions.

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.

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

Jennifer Nalewicki

Club Cardinal users can decorate their own dorm rooms.

Stanford University Students Flock to a Virtual Campus

History

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

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

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

How the Public Helped Historians Better Understand What Happened at Tulsa

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

Watch 150 Years of Asian American History Unfold in This Documentary

Moskin answered about 1,000 questions over five days.

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

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

You Can Now Explore 200 Years of Chinese American History Online