Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian

After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.

p>Although spending time in the Smithsonian Museum is the best way to see the displays, an online excursion to this famous site can be taken athttp://www.si.edu/. Check out the special exhibits featured in this film at http://www.gosmithsonian.com/nightatthemuseummovie.

This movie includes a number of product placements. Can you find them? Do you think products or companies featured in films profit from their screen presence? Would you be more inclined to purchase one of these items or not?

If you could meet and talk with one historical figure, who would it be?