Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: How Do Living Things Change With the Seasons?
Through inquiry, students compare how different kinds of fabrics keep objects warmer or colder. Upon completion students will infer and record in their science notebook which fabric would be good to wear in cold weather, and why.
Kyoto Costume Institute
Kyoto Costume Institute: Kci Digital Archives
Highlights of Western styles of clothing, in timeline format, inspire us with the vastness and novelty of human creation. Examples span 250 years of changing styles in fashion, with the earliest articles dating from the eighteenth century.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum: Chronology of Fashion
A chronology of the styles of clothing worn by men and women in Europe over three centuries (between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries). Serves to illustrate changing ideals regarding personal adornment, beauty, masculinity, and...
Other
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville: History of Costume
Digital scans of the illustrations from a nineteenth-century publication about historic costumes constitutes a pictorial survey of changing modes of dress from ancient times to the mid-1800s. Five hundred designs in all.
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Canada Science and Technology Museum: Washing Machines
The Canada Science and Technology Museum tells the story of the evolution of the washing machine. Starting from the laborious laundry procedure of washing clothes by hand, learn how laundry was first mechanized. Then, came the...
Virginia Historical Society
Virginia Historical Society: Surviving War: The Home Front: Why Richmond?
Why was Richmond made the Confederate capital and how did that status change life there? Learn the reasons for this decision and the widespread impact it had on the city.
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: Ancient Greek World: Women's Life Dress and Toilet Articles
This resource presents a description of how women in ancient Greece dressed and how these styles changed.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Algonquins of Pikwakanagan County
In this exhibit, the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan in Ontario describe how they have adapted to change over time but still are able to keep their culture and traditions alive. The exhibit included many photos of their brilliant clothing,...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 32: The John Travolta Syndrome
The songs and movies of modern times have had a major influence on fashion. Coincidentally, many of these important fashion-influencing films of recent times had one thing in common: John Travolta. From the white leisure suits ofSaturday...
Econoclass
Econoclass: Economics of Fashion
This classroom activity examines why being fashionable is expensive, and why clothing trends change quickly.
Other
American Centuries, View From New England
A multi-purpose site that provides information on history and historic artifacts from New England. There are also some interesting games that serve to enhance learning about New England. Be sure to watch video demonstrations of Early...
Cornell University
Cornell University: Art, Design, and Visual Thinking
Use the left-hand toolbar of this site to investigate an online textbook for the language of design. It provides visual examples and explanations of line, form, color, color psychology, texture, balance, proportion and many more...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Food, Demographics, and Culture
This unit probes into the role food plays in society in terms of culture, economy and global awareness since the primary globalization in the 1500s through videos, various readings, and activities.
Starfall
Starfall: Label the Magician
These games use the magic theme to teach young readers vocabulary. It offers four games: click on stars to change colors of the magician's clothes, labeling his clothes by clicking and dragging, picking up the wand and clicking on...