Students Earn Digital Badges with Smithsonian Quests

The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies has introduced a program to encourage research, discovery and creative collaboration with project-based learning. Smithsonian Quests awards online digital badges to students (and teachers!) upon completion of their activities. The projects are aimed at students of various grade levels, and can be done as part of classroom lessons or independently.
SmithsonianQuestsThe Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies has introduced a program to encourage research, discovery, and creative collaboration with project-based learning. Smithsonian Quests awards online digital badges to students (and teachers!) upon completion of their activities. The projects are aimed at students in various grade levels, and can be done as part of classroom lessons or independently. The primary goal is to inspire kids to explore their own interests through a series of online activities and related incentive badges. The second goal is to enhance students’ cognitive capabilities by incorporating knowledge and skill building into the quests. The online conferences and quests are interdisciplinary in nature, offering students an opportunity to choose what they most care about. All quests will be reviewed and badges awarded by a team of Smithsonian experts. Register now to share the wonderful resources of the Smithsonian with your students!

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