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Transformational Geometry & Iteration in Mangbetu Art
Mangbetu art shows the use of all four geometric transforms: Reflection, Translation, Rotation, and Scaling. This website will provide you with some cultural background on the Mangbetu and their art. The software will allow you to...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Cave Art Discovering Prehistoric Humans
By studying cave paintings, students learn about prehistoric cultures and the stories and ideas they wished to communicate to others through art. The lesson plan presented on this website aims to show young students the significance of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Egg: The Arts Show: Ben Hall of Sapelo Island
Short video from Egg: the arts show in which Sapelo Island resident, Ben Hall, guides viewers through an introduction to Sapelo Island, which is inhabited by the descendants of African slaves. This is one in a series of videos about...
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Pbs Learning Media: Egg: The Arts Show: Frankie Quimby of Sapelo Island
Egg: The Arts Show video in which Frankie Quimby, a resident of Sapelo Island, talks about the history and culture of the island. This is one in a series of videos about Sapelo Island. [1:48]
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Pbs: How Art Made the World
A companion to the PBS series, How Art Made the World, this site shows the vital role art has played in the development of humanity beginning with very early civilizations. With text, images, and interviews with scholars, the site shows...
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Modern and Contemporary Art
The Art Institute's collection of modern and contemporary art is one of the most comprehensive of any museum and includes two icons of 20th-century American art: Grant Wood's American Gothic and Edward Hopper's Nighthawks. The museum has...
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Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (British Columbia)
The homepage of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, chiefly known for its impressive collection of Asian art, provides a variety of ways to access its collections and special exhibitions: through interactive virtual exhibitions, show...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: The Gene Connection Show [Pdf]
Fifth graders will discover the difference between inherited traits and learned behaviors by bringing the traits to life in a game of charades. After that, the students will demonstrate knowledge of recessive and dominant traits as they...
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Pbs: Academic Vocabulary in the Common Core: Middle School English Language Arts
This video [14:33] shows a demonstration of academic vocabulary instruction through the context of a complex work, a poem. The teacher demonstrates how to access the literal meaning of new vocabulary and then infer the deeper meaning....
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Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Beading Art Game
Use this Molly of Denali digital game to extend and expand students' use of informational text, as well as their knowledge of Alaska Native culture. In this game, Molly shows players how to make various beading designs using the...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: To Kill a Mockingbird
Guide to Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Arts and Craft
Join Daniel Tiger and his friends in this collection of fun, printable activities! From creating puppets and Kindness Loops (just like in the show!) to making thoughtful cards for friends, these worksheets will encourage your child's...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Alfred Stieglitz
Through a slide show series of ten slides, this site tells the story of Alfred Stieglitz and his art of photography. The slide show also highlights specific photographs of Stieglitz.
The Tech Interactive
The Tech Museum of Innovation: Robot Art
The Tech Museum of Innovation looks at four San Francisco Bay-area artists whose work explores the of art and technology behind the design and operation of robots. Includes many examples of robot art and panoramic views of the artists'...
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Texas Art and Artists [Pdf]
A collection of posters of art by prominent Texas artists showing images from periods in Texas history.
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Teaching and Learning Through Chicago Collections: The Civil War in Art
This website allows us to explore a wide range of images and objects that depict or relate to the war between the Union and the Confederacy-the most deadly war in the history of the United States. Artists tried to depict the war using a...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Mark Rothko
The National Gallery of Art features an online exhibition of the life and work of color-field painter Mark Rothko. Each painting that appears in the show is accompanied by explanatory text, some in the artist's own words.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: The Art of the First Fleet
A fascinating look at art showing the environment and wildlife that was done by artists who were in the First Fleet, the first group of settlers to come to Australia in 1787. The artworks have been arranged under four categories: Natural...
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum (London): The Art of the First Fleet
A fascinating look at art showing the environment and wildlife that was done by artists who were in the First Fleet, the first group of settlers to come to Australia in 1787. The artworks have been arranged under four categories: Natural...
University of Iowa
Streaming Videos of Burkina Faso and Ghana
Dozens of streaming videos to view based on African art and culture. View examples of how masks are used in festivals and ceremonies, how pottery is formed and fired, art that is created for everyday living, weaving on a loom, funeral...
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Ringling Museum of Art: Circuses and Wild West Shows
This interactive educational resource lends a brief look into the American Circus, Wild West shows, and early Native Americans through the use of images provided by photographer, Frederick W. Glasier. Includes a quiz, activities, and...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Young America in Art
An historical site from the Smithsonian American Art Museum that shows the growth of America through art work by over 45 artists. This site by the Smithsonian Institute has fascinating images showing American artists depicting the...
Library of Congress
Loc: Earth as Art: A Landsat Perspective
A really cool site showing Satellite (Landsat 7) images of unique geographical and meteorological phenomena. Images show cloud formations to rainforest devastation.
Princeton University
Princeton University Art Museum: Recapturing the Image
From the Princeton University Art Museum this is an exploration of the various techniques and practices utlized by art conservators to recreate damaged or decomposing art works. A slide-show with descriptions take you through these...