Activities
Experience history first-hand through the activities and books below.
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- Coming to America »
- An American Story in Dance and Music »
- Full Steam to Freedom »
- All Aboard the Train! »
- Winning the Vote for Women »
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nonviolence »
- First Lady for the Environment »
- A Letter to Abraham Lincoln »
- Making the Star-Spangled Banner »
- Life in a WWII Japanese-American Internment Camp »
- A Puerto Rican Carnival »
- Great Women of Our Pasts »
- Pueblo Pots »
- Slave Life and the Underground Railroad »
- Life in a Sod House »
- Students Sit for Civil Rights »
- Life on the Water »
- Exploring the Sky »
- September 11, 2001 »
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Activities
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Camera Creativity and Collaboration
Learn from Objects
Take a close look at a famous picture of Martha Graham, then grab your camera and make your own dance photo with a friend or family member.
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Who Represents You?
Use Technology
Take off on a tour of the web to find out about the people who represent you in Congress, and how they compare to the state they serve.
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Running the Blockade
Play and Create
Protect your shores and start your own signal corps with this outdoor group game! Image courtesy of U.S. Naval Historical Center.
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