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Smithsonian Learning Lab

Free Smithsonian digital collections, classroom-ready resources, and educator-created learning collections for children and students.

History & culture · Science · Art & creativity · Parent & educatorAges 5-18Free🌐 1 languages

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About Smithsonian Learning Lab

Smithsonian Learning Lab lets families and educators discover, create, and share collections built from Smithsonian digital images, recordings, texts, videos, and objects. The official platform includes grade-banded collections, classroom tools, annotations, quizzes, and assignments.

Age and access

This resource is listed for ages 5-18. It is available as Website, Downloadable and is listed as free. The listed language coverage is English.

What stands out

Brings trusted museum objects and media into guided learning
Offers collections by grade and subject
Lets educators adapt materials and build interactive collections

Evaluation detail

How the score is built

Museum authorityExceptional

The platform is produced by the Smithsonian Institution.

Resource depthExceptional

The official page combines millions of digital objects with curated collections and teaching tools.

AccessStrong

Public discovery is free, while some creation and classroom tools require an account.

For grown-ups

Parent notes

The platform includes user-created collections, so adults should preview individual items and external links.
Some tools are intended for educators or logged-in users, while discovery pages are publicly accessible.
Preview checked clean with no cookie popup, ad overlay, broken rendering, or placeholder imagery.

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