Artist's Toolkit (Minneapolis Institute of Arts) (creating visual arts)
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html
An extensive resource for art including animated demonstrations, examples, and information for students.
Boston Museum of Science: Exploring Leonardo
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/
Incorporates the works of Leonardo da Vinci to teach about inventions, and art and to help contextualize the Renaissance.
The British Museum: Ancient Egypt
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Beautiful site presented by The British Museum, incorporating
artifacts from their extensive collection.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Presents Native Americans
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/north-south-east-west/index.html
Offers a beautiful integration of Museum artifacts
and Native American history.
Library of Congress: American Memory Historical Collections & the
Learning Page
http://rs6.loc.gov/amhome.html
http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html
Part of the National digital library with access to its massive collections online, including the learning page for teachers with lesson plans, activities, and collection connections. Allows students to see many primary sources to conduct original research.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: Ansel Adams at 100
http://www.sfmoma.org/adams/
Engaging interactive site integrating the works of
Ansel Adams with the history of California.
University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art: smART Kids
http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/smartkids/
http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/education/resources.shtml
smART Kids helps students, particularly 7 to 12 year olds, look at art, learn art vocabulary, explore materials, and find out about historic pieces of art.
