This article provides a general overview of Egyptian pyramids, including history, location, and construction.

A brief paragraph which summarizes the events which led to the end of the Cold War in 1991.

Smithsonian Education presents "Every Picture Has a Story". Teachers can download this comprehensive teaching package in which students examine some of the millions of photographs in the Smithsonian. This amazing teaching package comes complete with background information, pictures, student handouts, lesson extensions, and supplemental resources. First, students will work on making observations and inferences about the photos. Next, they will practice their skills in prediction to attempt to place them in chronological order. Through exploration of photos from all the major eras of the history of photography, students will discover that every picture has a story. Don't forget to check out the interactive student activity from the menu on the left.

This retrospect on photography looks at the history of this art form and compares it to its function today.

Discover the evolutionary history of farming ants from Dr. Ted Schultz, an entomologist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. What can this study teach us? [34:02]

Here you will find a video and photo gallery of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb. This is the online version of the former exhibition of the plane.

This online lesson plan shows students through primary sources how the borders of the U.S. changed in just a few years. They are asked to analyze maps and use map skills. All maps and worksheets are included as well as additional resources.

This section of the exhibition gives the history of the discovery and study of space starting with the Greeks and Romans through to the early 1900's.

This is a useful resource for facts and images pertaining to the planet Mercury.

Part of the National Air and Space Museum's online exhibition about Exploring Planets, this describes and gives visuals of telescopes, probes and fly-by aircrafts, orbiters, and landers as current methods for earth and airborne exploration of the planets. The tools and technology used to get, bring back, and analyze samples are also included.

Get the facts on Venus. Resource offers a variety of satellite images and facts about the structure and features of Venus.

How can meteorites teach us about the early solar system? Check out this webcast with Dr. Cari Corrigan as she shares her discoveries from meteorites that landed in Antarctica. [34:48]

Learn about the great cats by linking from this introductory page to a photo gallery, to fact sheets about specific cats, to conservation and science information, and more.

Kids have many ideas about how and why things fall based on their daily life experiences. However, many of these ideas are misconstrued. Learn from this video how to clear up these misunderstandings about gravity and help your students understand concepts of mass, weight, inertia, and air resistance. [9:51]

As part of the Small Mammals exhibit at the National Zoo, this site highlights various facts and interesting information on the Fennec Fox. In addition to several pictures, the site provides a description and information on habitat, diet, reproduction, and more.

Useful information about the history of the postal system and about the changes in postal and transportation technologies that have made the U.S. Postal Service what it is today.

As part of the Asia Trail exhibit at the National Zoo, this site highlights various facts and interesting information on Fishing cats. In addition to several pictures, the site provides a description and information on habitat, diet, reproduction, and more.

This resource provides information about the Pacific Northwest and the cultures of people who inhabited the area.

The National Zoo features a selection of live animal cams including a live animal cam of the zoo's flamingo flock. In addition to the live cam, this site features information and pictures of other bird life at the zoo.

The Atlantic slave trade was the largest forced migration of people in history. A view into the world of the slave ships with accompanying photos of artifacts and documents are included in this exhibit.