Imagine being forced against your will behind barbed wire for doing nothing but being yourself. Scholars investigate the impact Japanese-American internment camps had during World War II. Through video and archival evidence, they create...

Students explore kenaf, a tree-free paper. For this environmental issues lesson, students draw pictures following a presentation about the origin and "eco-friendly" nature of kenaf.

Young scholars explore the Wessels Living History Farm website and research how to do a square dance. They read a story, listen to an explanation of barn dances, and participate in various square dances.

Students examine the ways that government works to help improve aquatic habitats. In this water habitats lesson students view a video and plan a school restoration project. 

Students determine how to lower the reliance on petroleum-based fuel. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students create concept cars for the future that using renewable energy.

Students investigate relevant period documents and artifacts and have the opportunity to replicate a 1943-44 entertainment experience by viewing a program of World War II era motion pictures on site at Vancouver's historic...

Play the role of a 1940s-era detective and discover the artist of a mystery painting by examining its style, composition, use of color, and subject. Involves comparing and contrasting the work of Raphael, Titian, Millet, Van Gogh,...

From PBS this is "The Black Arts Movement" as part of the series "This Far by Faith", which examines the role of faith in the civil rights cultural movement from the 1940s through 1960s in the U.S..

Sonny Rollins, legendary tenor saxophonist, invites us to listen to selections from four of his favorite jazz performances. Hear snipets of these jazz classics from the 1930s and 1940s: "Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (Fats...

A great site about Robert Blackburn's Printmaking workshops in existence since the 1940's. A Great bio on Blackburn as well as information on the exhibition at the Library of Congress.

"The Native Peoples of Northern Great Plains Digital Images Database includes photographs, paintings, ledger drawings, documents, serigraphs, and stereographs from 1874 through the 1940's."