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USA.gov

How The Supreme Court Works

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Just how does a case come before the highest court in the land? A graphic flow chart unpacks how plaintiffs come before the Supreme Court. Graphics include background on the nine justices and just how many cases they actually hear each...
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US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Wind Program: How Does a Wind Turbine Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
This animated illustration shows how a wind turbine can generate electricity for homes and communities.
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Emory University

Shakespeare Illustrated

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Paintings from the 19th century which portray scenes from Shakespeare's work are the focus of this site.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Traits of Life: How Does a Muscle Work? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Poster illustrates how muscles turn energy into movement.
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Other

Isfahan: An Animation Inspired by Persian Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
View a wonderfully intricate animated film [3:00] inspired by different places of worship centered in and around the Iranian city of Isfahan. Created by a digital artist/architectural illustrator based in Spain, the film is accompanied...
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Fashion Illustrations

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore more fashion illustrations of the early 20th century in this online art gallery of lithographs. Includes the work of noted French illustrator George Barbier.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Art to the People th.a. Steinlen

For Students 9th - 10th
From the exhibit at the International Institute of Social History, "Art to the People", the work of the Swiss Socialist Illustrator Theophile Alexandre Steinlen is examined with descriptions and images of the graohically oriented work of...
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Curated OER

Writing Fix: Patterns for Making Meaning: The Way Life Works

For Students 9th - 10th
Front cover of the book The Way Life Works: The Science Lover's Illustrated Guide to How Life Grows, Develops, Reproduces, and Gets Along by Mahlon Hoagland
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Boston College

Becker Collections: Drawings of the American Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
The Becker Collection showcases the drawings and observations of artist-reporters who worked for "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly Newspaper," a newspaper of the time. Find a visual record of the war along with other drawings that...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Gustav Klimt

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMuseum provides a biography of Austrian artist, Gustav Klimt, along with images and discussion of his work.
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Arizona State University

Asu: Jose Guadalupe Posada: Calavera Revolucionaria

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on a single Posada work, "Calavera Revolucionaria." This web page also includes a link to a Posada biography.
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Curated OER

History Matters: Eight Hours for What We Will!

For Students 9th - 10th
Passage of the Adamson Act in 1916 was a huge victory for labor unions pushing for an eight-hour day. Read about that victory and find an illustration celebrating that fact.
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Other

Transatlantic Literary Agency: Andrea Wayne Von Konigslow

For Students 9th - 10th
Andrea Wayne-von Konigslow is a children's illustrator as well as an author. Some of her work can be viewed here.
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Absolute Shakespeare

Absolute Shakespeare: Shakespeare Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Choose a play, then click to see paintings inspired by Shakespeare's work. Each includes quotations from the relevant scene.
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Other

Tomie De Paola

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site is more for teachers than students. There are very few graphics, however the site does provide abundant information about the author and his work.
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Curated OER

St. Nicholas Magazine Illustration, September 1930, for 'Terror of the Deep'

For Students 9th - 10th
This page lists magazine work done by Armstrong Sperry. One link will take you to the actual fiction piece from a 1926 magazine.
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Curated OER

Illustration

For Students 9th - 10th
The whole novel, including illustrations, is reproduced at this site hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. An interesting feature is the brief explanation of the provenance of the work, as well as the inclusion of Anne Bronte's...
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Curated OER

New York Philharmonic: Kid Zone! Images: Jazz Musicians at Work

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon illustration of Bobby McFerrin and his accompanist.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline Art History; Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the Renaissance book with illustrated engravings "Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (Poliphilo's Dream about the Strife of Love)" by Francesco Colonna, with a description and images from the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rn Ai Explained

For Students 9th - 10th
Using scientific animations and illustrated metaphors, this interactive activity from NOVA scienceNOW explains RNAi and how it works.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Remote Sensing

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the importance of radar and satellite sensing in weather forecasting. Well illustrated with useful animations showing how radar and satellite sensing works.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Jackson Pollock

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibition that examines the many influences that Jackson Pollock absorbed before breaking with past traditions to create a new kind of abstraction. Beginning with Thomas Hart Benton, who was Pollock's first teacher, Pollock learned...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Hours of Jeanne D'evreux

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine a book of hours, or prayer book, made for French queen Jeanne d'Evreux in the early 14th century at this Metropolitan Museum site. Illustrations, closeups, and explanatory annotations populate the site, which is especially...
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Other

Claude Joseph Vernet (1714 1789)

For Students 9th - 10th
An elaborate and well-illustrated English biographical essay, with a section on critical reception of his works, and a list of works.