{"id":4372,"date":"2018-11-06T12:53:53","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T20:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/newsletters\/2018-11-06\/4372\/"},"modified":"2018-11-06T12:53:53","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T20:53:53","slug":"surnetkids-smithsonian-institution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/newsletters\/2018-11-06\/4372\/","title":{"rendered":"[Surnetkids] Smithsonian Institution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear Reader,<\/p>\n

No matter how insignificant an hour may seem, the switch off of Daylight Savings Time always gets me. How about you? <\/p>\n

\tSee ya on the Net,
\nBarbara J. Feldman
\n“Surfing the Net with Kids”
\nhttps:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com<\/a><\/p>\n


\nSmithsonian Institution<\/b>
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Smithsonian Institution Printable(** for Premium Members only)
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The Smithsonian Institution is not a single museum, but rather the world’s largest collection of museums (nineteen) housing 155 million objects and hosting 30 million visitors a year. The Smithsonian was founded in 1846 to “increase knowledge”, per the wishes of the founding donor James Smithson (1765-1829). The following Smithsonian sites are just a few of my favorites. Visit the museum’s front page<\/a> or the Smithsonian Learning Labs<\/a> to explore more.<\/p>\n

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American Art Museum
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\nTreasures galore await at the American Art Museum, home to the “largest collection of American art in the world.” Best sections are Education (especially Student Showcase) and Art & Artists (don’t miss Collection Highlights and Browse Artworks.) My personal favorites are Bottle Caps to Brushes (in K-12 Resources ) for elementary grades, and Contemporary Art (in Collection Highlights) for high-school students.<\/p>\n

National Air and Space Museum
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\nTo enter the virtual exhibits at the National Air and Space Museum, hover your mouse over Exhibitions and select Online. Best clicks for classroom and home are the activities (some online, others offline) peppered throughout the online exhibits such as How Things Fly and Exploring the Planets. The annotated image and video gallery are also worth exploring. Look for it under Learn: Multimedia Gallery.<\/p>\n

National Museum of American History
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\nThe National Museum of American History was my favorite Smithsonian when the kids and I visited Washington D.C. many years ago. To visit virtually, find Online Exhibitions by clicking on Explore History in the menu in the top-right corner. Topics are as diverse as Dorothy’s ruby slippers , the history of tools used to teach math, Julia Child’s kitchen, and the 1950’s paint-by-numbers craze.<\/p>\n

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Smithsonian Institution Printable
Smithsonian Institution Wikipedia Printable
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Related Games<\/b><\/p>\n

Washington D.C. Word Guess<\/a>
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Quote of the Week<\/b><\/p>\n

“The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.” ~~ Socrates ~~ (470 BCE\u2013399 BCE) a Classical Greek philosopher. Explore more great quotes about knowledge.<\/a><\/p>\n

Surfing the Calendar<\/b><\/p>\n<\/style>\n

\n\t\t\tAmerican Indian Heritage Month<\/a>   November
\n\t\t\tAviation History Month<\/a>   November
\n\t\t\tLincoln Elected President<\/a>   Nov 6, 1860
\n\t\t\tMarie Curie’s Birthday<\/a>   Nov 7, 1867
\n\t\t\tCortes Conquers Mexico<\/a>   Nov 8, 1519
\n\t\t\tKensington Rune Stone Discovered in Minnesota<\/a>   Nov 8, 1898
\n\t\t\tHope Diamond Mailed to Smithsonian<\/a>   Nov 8, 1958
\n\t\t\tFall of the Berlin Wall<\/a>   Nov 9, 1989
\n\t\t\tNational Young Reader’s Day<\/a>   Nov 9, 2018
\n\t\t\tVietnam Veterans Memorial Dedicated<\/a>   Nov 11, 1982
\n\t\t\tVeterans Day<\/a>   Nov 11, 2018
\n\t\t\tGeography Awareness Week<\/a>   Nov 11-17, 2018
\n\t\t\tElizabeth Cady Stanton’s Birthday<\/a>   Nov 12, 1815
\n\t\t\tNellie Bly Begins Her Trip Around the World<\/a>   Nov 14,1889
\n\t\t\tLeonids Meteor Shower<\/a>   Nov 14-21, 2018
\n\t\t\tAmerica Recycles Day<\/a>   Nov 15, 2018
\n\t\t\tLewis & Clark Expedition Reaches Pacific Ocean<\/a>   Nov 16, 1805\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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