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National Museum of Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit the online home of the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin, Ireland. Browse through to research and discover historic sites, parks and gardens, culture and the arts throughout Ireland. Also provides links to its four other...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: African Voices

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is the web presence of "African Voices," a permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History. It explores the "diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples and cultures." Includes art, texts, and...
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Ted: Ted Ed: The History of Museums

For Students 9th - 10th
Museums have been a part of human history for over 2,000 years- but they weren't always like the ones we visit today. J.V. Maranto uncovers the evolution of museums, from the first museum in 530 BC (curated by a princes) to PT Barnum's...
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Royal Ontario Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Royal Ontario Museum is home to the art produced by diverse cultures from around the world, along with integrated facts regarding the natural history of those cultural regions. Highlights of the collections can be viewed from...
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Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online home of the Herbert, you can sample its collections of visual art, archaeology, natural history, social history, and take an online tour of its galleries, studios, and learning spaces.
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems

For Students 9th - 10th
Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems offers an opportunity to explore a variety of ores, metals, gems, and other specimens displayed at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. This resource offers an excellent collection of photos for...
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum: North South East West: American Indians and the Natural World

For Students 9th - 10th
Web companion site to the Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. It focuses on American Indians' relationships with the natural world and explores four different visions: the Tlingit...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: An Introduction to the Ming Dynasty (1368 1644)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ming dynasty (1368-1644) arose following a series of natural disasters that hit China during the early and middle 1300s, adding to the misery of a people under the harsh rule of the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). In 1368 rebel...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Charles Willson Peale

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Luce Foundation Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this is a self-portrait and biography for Charles Willson Peale, monumental portrait painter of George Washington and the man responsible for opening America?s first...
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University of California

Ucmp: Leonardo's Contributions to Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about Leonardo da Vinci's observations of the natural world. An insightful commentary on the scientific achievements of the Renaissance.
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University of Tennessee: Frank H. Mc Clung Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage for the Frank H. McClung Museum, located on the campus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The McClung Museum is a general museum with collections in anthropology, archaeology, decorative arts, local history,...
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Zapotec Urn O Logy Card

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the clay urns found in a tomb built by the Zapotec people of Mexico.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Dress Up a Horse

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this activity, students dress a horse and rider in gear from six cultures. They then answer questions about their features and about similarities and differences between styles from different cultures. The horse, rider, and gear...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Our Way of Making Prayer

For Students 9th - 10th
The native Yup'ik people of Alaska, like many other Native American tribes, once used decorative masks for ceremonial purposes. Here you can read a short introductory piece about the masks, view the masks, and watch several short video...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Female Shinto Spirit

For Students 9th - 10th
This figure represents a Shinto goddess; her name is not known. She is depicted as an aristocratic woman, dressed in a thick kimono-like garment. Shinto images like this one were not meant to be seen but were kept hidden in movable...