Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Smithsonian Institution Arts and Industries Building
Room 1163, MRC 402
Washington, DC 20560

You can also "ftp to 'educate.si.edu' for current and back issues of the quarterly teaching guide, Art to Zoo; the quarterly Let's Go to the Smithsonian, a guide for teachers visiting the Smithsonian; curriculum kits; lists of educational programs and events; libraries of images for downloading."

For information on the Natural History Museum:

National Museum of Natural History
Constitution Avenue at 10th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20560
202/357-2747 (voice)
202/633-9287 (TTY--for the hearing impaired)

To be put on the mailing list for the "Calendar of Events," send a request to:
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History
MRC 135
Washington, DC 20560

The Calendar of Events is published quarterly and lists special events going on at the Museum during that three-month period.

Smithsonian Book Store

THE INSECT ZOO: EXHIBIT GUIDE
Leaflet; grades K-12; description of all parts of the O. Orkin Insect Zoo exhibit. Useful for teachers wishing to develop class worksheets appropriate for the grade level and curriculum they are teaching. Published 1994; 7 pages; no charge

BIRDS, BEASTS, AND BIGGER FISHES
Audiocassette; grades K-3; collection of children's animal songs by Pete Seeger; focuses on larger species and is more suitable for older children; re-issue of Folkways 7611 from 1955; SF 45022. Published 1991; $8.50 + $2.00 shipping and handling for the first piece (50 cents for each additional piece; call for foreign orders); 15 percent off library orders over $150.00

BIRDS, BEASTS, BUGS, AND LITTLE FISHES
Audiocassette; grades K-3; fifteen American folk songs for younger children about little creatures by Pete Seeger; includes "Frog Went A-Courting," "Teency Weency Spider," and "Skip to My Lou." Ideal for singing along, drawing pictures, and/or playing hand games. Reissue of Folkways 7610 from 1955; SF 45021. Published 1991; $8.50 plus $2.00 shipping and handling for the first piece (50 cents for each additional piece; call for foreign and special orders); 15 percent off library orders over $150.00

ART TO ZOO teaching guides:
ART TO ZOO is a regular publication providing background information, lesson plans, classroom activities, and resource lists for teachers in science, social studies, and art. Each issue focuses on a different topic and includes an English/Spanish "pull-out" page that can be duplicated for student use. Current and select back issues are available in print and through the Internet (anonymous ftp, esead001@sivm.si.edu) and America Online (keyword SMITHSONIAN)

ONCE UPON A REAL TIME: TELLING STORIES THE PAST TELLS US
Grades 4-8; September 1992 issue explains how to use primary source materials to create a historical story and describing storytelling technique; 8 pages; no charge

MEMORIALS: ART FOR REMEMBERING
Grades 4-8; January/February 1995 issue looks at how art preserves and honors people and events in various cultures; 16 pages; no charge

SCIENCE IN AMERICAN LIFE
Grades 3-8; Summer 1995 issue based on the exhibition Science in American Life at the National Museum of American History; 16 pages; no charge

UNDER THE SPELL OF . . .SPIDERS!
Grades 4-8; September 1994 issue explores the variety and behavior of spiders; 8 pages, no charge

ARTHROPODS: AN INTRODUCTION TO INSECTS AND THEIR RELATIVES
Teaching kit, grades 4-8; introduction to the characteristics of each major class of arthropods (insects, millipedes, centipedes, arachnids, and crustaceans. Discusses features shared as members of the arthropod phylum and portrays survival mechanisms such as camouflage and mimicry. Also explains complete metamorphosis, society living, and molting. Contains slides or filmstrip, teacher's guide, audiocassette, color instructional poster, booklet titled "The Insect Zoo," and classroom activities such as a crossword puzzle and worksheets. 57 slides or filmstrip (specify which), 25-page teacher's guide, 16-minute audiocassette, poster illustrated in color, 32-page booklet on the Insect Zoo, classroom activities. $42.00 plus $2.75 shipping and handling each

LOOKING FOR INSECTS
Leaflet; grades K-12; Guidelines on collecting live insects, including techniques and instructions on caring for a variety of insects and their relatives. Published 1994, 11 pages; no charge

SPIDERS! ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Poster, grades K-12; set of four very colorful photographs of the world's most dangerous and scary spiders from the popular exhibition Spiders!; includes scientific and interesting facts about each spider: the black widow, the brown recluse, the tropical wandering spider, and the Sydney funnel web; $20.00 a set or $5.00 each (specify style) plus $4.00 shipping and handling

THREAD OF LIFE: THE SMITHSONIAN LOOKS AT EVOLUTION
Book, grades 9-12; comprehensive account of the evolution of lie by Roger Lewin; describes hundreds of creatures and diverse environments and observes how modern discoveries are modifying older theories; paperback, $19.95