Community reviews for Smithsonian's History Explorer

I think this resource would be a great teaching tool. It provides teachers and students with primary sources and contextual information that is quite valuable. It also has questions and other prompts that help make this easily implementable as a lesson. It also provides educators with ample material to use in various ways. One consideration I have though, is that the overall engagement level might not be as effective across all academic levels and grades.

I chose more than 15 minutes for set-up as this site is so full of resources! Whereas there are sections and resources designed for student interaction, teachers should preview the site to plan their students' use of its images, articles, and artifacts. In addition to a wonderful series of learning modules called OurStory which feature key moments and movements in American history, the site is now beta testing a 3D section (works best in Chrome) which allows students to view mammoth skeletons, Native American clothing, pottery, fossils, and more by moving all around the artifact.