US National Archives
The National Archives
Official home page of the National Archives. Contains information about the National Archives, archive locations around the U.S., overview of how archivists work and electronic access to national records.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Knights in Central Park
The Metropolitan is home to thousands of objects from centuries of history. Here they offer a short, descriptive site on arms and armor from the Middle Ages in countries around the world.
Other
Mummy Tombs
Don't miss this fascinating site with information about mummies around the world, museums, and projects you can try at home. Contains fascinating photos and even recent news articles about this ancient tradition.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Changing Seasons: Collection
Join PBS KIDS and explore the seasons: fall, winter, and spring! The lessons have been co-designed by museum and educational partners and feature many of your PBS KIDS friends. Introduce media clips, extension activities, articles, and...
A&E Television
History.com: 9 Lucky New Year's Food Traditions
Champagne, noise makers and confetti are all New Year's Eve staples. But, in some parts of the country and the world, so are black-eyed peas, lentils, grapes and pickled herring. Hailing from the Low Country of South Carolina to Japanese...
Other
Kiva: Loans That Change Lives
Kiva is a microfinancing nonprofit organization. Students can learn about entrepreneurship through its inspirational stories of people around the world who are trying to change their lives for the better.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation
Observe animal behavior patterns and their habitats using one of the many webcams broadcasting from zoos and aquariums around the United States and the world in this inquiry-based activity that focuses on observation logs, class...
Curated OER
Unesco: United Kingdom: Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
The area around Blaenavon is evidence of the pre-eminence of South Wales as the world's major producer of iron and coal in the 19th century. All the necessary elements can still be seen - coal and ore mines, quarries, a primitive railway...
Curated OER
Unesco: Cameroon: Sangha Trinational
Situated in the north-western Congo Basin, where Cameroon, Central African Republic and Congo meet, the site encompasses three contiguous national parks totalling around 750,000 ha. Much of the site is unaffected by human activity and...
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Bill Clinton
Unsure of what was around the next corner, Americans in 1992 had experienced tremendous change in the international world and were looking for change at home too. Faced with an electoral decision between "Experience," or "Change," enough...