The Object of History | Behind the Scenes with the Curators of the National Museum of American History

Click an OBJECT above for a lesson plan and annotated resources for use in your classroom.

Click to return to OBJECTS page and review the site materials.

Go to the FORUM to listen to archived answers to student questions.

Have students use the ACTIVITY section to create virtual exhibits.

Video Tutorials:

For Teachers Learn to navigate this site and to use The Object of History in your U.S. history or Social Studies classroom.
For Students Do the work of a history museum curator with The Object of History activity.

For more information please read Using The Object of History Site.

National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media