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Gabriel Dumont Institute

The Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Indigenous Voices

For Students 9th - 10th
Indigenous Voices celebrates the Metis' heritage languages: Michif-Cree, Northwestern Saskatchewan Michif, Michif-French, Cree, Saulteaux and Bunji. The Michif Resources are rich in materials and include oral histories and video clps.
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University of Chicago

Oriental Institute: Nubia: The Land and the People

For Students 9th - 10th
Read all about Nubia and the people that live there. Includes photos of artifacts, maps, and a timeline.
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Gabriel Dumont Institute

The Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Our Proud Heritage

For Students 9th - 10th
The heritage of the Metis, both historical and contemporary events, honours Metis Elders and veterans. The collection includes historical photographs and print materials relating to the Metis resistance. The oral history includes both...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: City and Suburb: Chicago and Park Forest, Illinois 1950s

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition highlights the differences between city and suburbia living. Visit Park Forest, Illinois, a new suburb of Chicago, where every day is moving day. A station wagon and moving boxes sit in front of a new house and the new kids on...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Picturing the Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Archive of historical photographs of the museum's dioramas and exhibits from the early twentieth century offers a glimpse into the work of exhibition designers from eras past.
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Other

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Resource is the homepage for the de Young Museum, one of the two Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Includes information about the museum, its collections, and exhibitions, and resources for educators wanting to take their students to...
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National Building Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
From the museum's homepage, visitors can link to information about all the exhibitions, educational programs, and publications produced by the museum and see all sorts of interesting artifacts, such as drawings by famous architects, from...
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Other

Museum of Arts and Design: Home

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Website of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City. Includes information about visiting the museum and its exhibits, resources for educators taking their students to the museum, and multimedia related to the museum.
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Cincinnati Museum Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the Museum of Natural History and Science in detail and provides links to other programs and exhibits offered.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils

For Students 9th - 10th
Compare and contrast drawings by Rembrandt with those of his students to learn about his characteristic visual traits, especially his approach to line and his use of light and shadow to create the illusion of three dimensions.
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North Carolina Museum of History

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about the North Carolina Museum of History, its events, programs, and exhibitions. Also has lesson plans for teachers and learning activities for adults.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: What Is a Museum?

For Students 9th - 10th
An entry that defines museums and details their cultural significance, from the ArtLex dictionary of art. Includes links to major museums around the world, pictures of museums famous for their architecture, and other related information.
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South Australian Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The main page of the South Australian Museum describes the major exhibit currently on display. Links are provided to explore more of the museum.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The History of Olympic Bids

For Students 9th - 10th
Whistler,B.C. ..host to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games! This exhibit follows the history of Whistler and recognizes how previous unsuccessful Olympic bids worked to create this present day world tourist locale.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Canso Causeway's History and Impact

For Students 9th - 10th
Cape Breton Island was separated from mainland Nova Scotia until the Canso Causeway was built. The exhibit examines community life and industry before the causeway's construction as well as its impact on life after it was completed....
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Burke Museum

Burke Museum: The Big One

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the introduction to the Burke Museum's online exhibit on earthquakes and natural disasters. This is part of the Burke Museum's collection of geology. Topics that are covered include an introduction to quakes, quake science, quake...
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Burke Museum

Burke Museum: Tsunamis

For Students 9th - 10th
The information on tsunamis provided at this site is part of the Burke Museum's online exhibition on earthquakes and geology. Prevention is discussed, along with famous tsunamis in history.
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Other

Spanish arts.com: The Museum of "El Prado"

For Students 9th - 10th
Enter the largest art gallery in the world, the museum of "El Prado." Click on sculpture, drawing and coin exhibits. Peruse through exhibits online and be enriched by the captivating works of art.
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Museo De Arte De Puerto Rico (Museum of Art of p.r.)

For Students 9th - 10th
The online home of the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico lets visitors view special exhibitions and examples from its permanent collection. Its artist biographies and its glossary of art terms, which is accessible by clicking through to the...
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University of Oxford (UK)

Museum of the History of Science: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page for the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford. Includes on-line exhibits and an image bank.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Art to Zoo the Museum Idea 1978

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A lesson plan in which young scholars take on the work of museum professionals: each student creates a ?Museum of Me? and the entire class builds exhibition on a subject relevant to the curriculum. The issue also includes an article on...
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24 Hour Museum: Uk's National Virtual Museum

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The 24 Hour Museum collects in one place museum exhibit sites and news from over 3700 museums, galleries and heritage sites in the UK. Whether you are interested in history, science, literature or culture, you'll be able to find...
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Online Exhibitions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of exhibits that can be found online allowing students to research the museums' artifacts and displays. Exhibits include earth science and dinosaurs topics.
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Illinois State Museum: Educational Programs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Illinois State Museum offers a wealth of online learning resources. Here you will find hundreds of lesson plans across the curriculum, web exhibits to accompany them, digitized artifacts from the museum's collections, and games and...

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