Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Infographic
Adult cigarette smoking has decreased in recent years, but it is still the number one cause of preventable disease and death in America. An infographic breaks cigarette smoking down by education level, geographical region, gender, race,...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Major Disparities in Adult Cigarette Smoking Exist Among and Within Racial and Ethnic Groups
Data indicates that some racial groups smoke more than others, and that with that racial group, there are smaller groups whose smoking habits vary as well. Secondary learners read a graph that details the differences between the Asian...
ISTE
The New Digital Citizenship
Boost digital citizenship with an engaging infographic that promotes the importance of being a positive digital agent, self, and interactor.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Youth and Tobacco Use
There are a number of social, emotional, and physiological reasons why teenagers start smoking, and why they continue smoking into adulthood. Help class members understand why smoking begins in youth—and how to protect themselves from...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Going SmokeFree Matters: Casinos
Everyone has the right to a smokefree workplace, but those who work in casinos are exposed to so much secondhand smoke that they can suffer the same ailments as heavy smokers themselves. Learn more about the effects of secondhand smoke,...
The White House
The White House: Photo Gallery: Celebrating President's Day
This is a slideshow of important moments in the history of the American presidency. Includes photographs of presidential inaugurations, candid images of presidents and copies of inauguration day speeches.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: D Day
The planning of D-Day on the beaches of Normandy is told through a series of revealing photographs and primary source documents.
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New York Historical Society: Fdr's First Hundred Days
This exhibit allows us to see the first hundred days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's term as president. Includes photos and political cartoons.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Ve Day Celebrations
On May 7, 1945, the formal act of military surrender was signed by Germany, ending World War II in Europe. This pictorial essay highlights the celebrations that took place in London the next day marking VE Day.
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Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association: Washington's "First 100 Days"
A "President's First 100 Days" has become a barometer by which to measure the success of the rest of his term. George Washington had the added weight of launching our new nation in his first 100 days. Use this interactive timeline to see...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Five Day View of the Jet Stream
This animation from NOVA Online lets you examine a five-day view of the jet stream.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Steve Biko: Final Days
Photographic exhibit explores the final days of Steve Biko, the South African black rights campaigner and anti-apartheid activist who died in 1977 at the age of 31.
BBC
Bbc History: World Wars: World War Two: Animated Map: D Day Landings
Interactive map of the invasion of Normandy, which commenced on June 6, 1944, D-day.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Memory Network: Exhibit: A Day for Remembering
Using historically significant documents and images the celebration of Memorial Day is traced from the late 1800s on.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: D Day and the Normandy Invasion
Using photos and primary source documents this visual essay explores D-Day (Operation Overlord), the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Independence Day Celebrations 1947
Pictorial exhibit of the Independence Day celebrations in India commemorating the nation's independence from the British Empire on August 15, 1947.
Other
Fdr Project/ the First 100 Days
A school site that shows a collection of editorial cartoons from the 1930s responding to the First Hundred Days of Roosevelt's presidency. Great primary source material for viewpoints of the day.
PBS
Pbs: Independence Day [Pdf]
Picnics, fireworks, and parades are what we think of when someone says Fourth of July. This day became a federal holiday in 1941 so Americans could take a day to celebrate our independence. View the following slideshow that summarizes...
Other
Rbdsr: The 'Day of the Martyrs' January 9, 1964
At this website, read excerts from LIFE magazine, which captured the January 1964 events in Panama through first person accounts and photographs. Discusses the "Day of Martyrs."
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian: Memory and Imagination, Frank Day
This resource explores the life and works of Maidu Indian artist, Frank Day. Read brief biographical details and view images with descriptions of his most famous works.
NASA
Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Jupiter's Clouds 3 D
Every day is a cloudy day on Jupiter, the Solar System's reigning gas giant. This 3-dimensional visualization presents a simplified model view from between Jovian cloud decks based on imaging and spectral data recorded by the Galileo...
NASA
Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day:
A different image is featured each day along with descriptive narrative. NASA offers different and sometimes unexpected views of our Earth and the universe.
Virginia History Series
Virgina History Series: Virginia State History Post Wwii to Present Day [Pdf]
Visualize the major events in the last half of the 20th century such as major wars and civil rights issues through the lens of the state of Virginia. In addition, learn about the pop culture of this time specifically in Virginia. Enjoy...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Embryology: The 21 Day Chick Lifecycle
Provides a look at the development of a chick during each day of the 21-day chick lifecycle. Gives detailed information about the major events that happen each day in the development. Contains many photographs of real chicks in...
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