Museum, dedicated to Mark Twain and his legacy and housed in the historic home that Twain had built and where he lived with his family for seventeen years, publishes resources useful to any student of Twain and his writing.

This Native American basketry exhibition explores how baskets are entwined with the lives of people. You'll be surprised at the many uses these baskets had in the lives of the Native Americans.

Detailed biography on the famous Italian painter Raphael who lived during the high Italian Renaissance. Discusses his influences by other artists, his works, and links to images of them.

A great reference source for a variety of vertebrate and invertebrate animals. This exhaustive resource also has some prehistoric extinct animals that students can compare to their living counterparts to increase their understanding of...

Discover the ecological relationships of six different organisms living in the Alaskan kelp community. The site also contains an interactive map showing the time line for the spread of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

This resource features a hand drawn picture of the layers of the rain forest. This brief but descriptive resource which will give younger students a visual picture of the living conditions in each layer.

Choose from a menu of transcribed interviews about the 9/11 experiences of people living in New York's Chinatown. Includes a topic theme search tool.

The students will spend 4-5 days reading and discussing how archaeologists study artifacts, where the artifacts are found and how to investigate and interpret artifacts from their own lives. Videos and slides will be used to enhance...

Willo is a Thescelosaurus that lived 66 million years ago. Scientists discovered his fossilized heart inside his skeleton and were able to apply medical technology to analyze it. A description of the project and its findings is given...

This explores the role of the buffalo in the lives of the American Indians of the northern plains.

This site delves into the role that religious institutions and spiritual traditions have and continue to play in the civic, social and cultural lives of African Americans.

An animated story complete with characters who lived through the Great Fire of 1666. Follow them along as they survive the fire.

Coca is a plant that lives in the Andean region and is used to make the drug cocaine as well as being used in various medicinal and cultural practices of the Bolivian people. Find out about the science, history and uses of the coca plant...

Examine the stories of individuals whose lives were shaped by the journeys they took. This exhibit shows the importance of mobility to American culture. Discover how transportation has helped people immigrate and migrate over the years.

Four-part interactive exhibit provides an illustrated overview of the cultural heritage of Americans of Arabic descent. Includes documentary evidence of the experiences of Arab immigrants and the influence of Arab Americans on U.S. society.

The love of a generational home is seen in this exhibit. Phoebe Nobbs Hyde willed her home to the community to be used by all those who loved history. Archival photographs are included.

A Smithsonian site that tells of the history and culture of the Yamal people of Siberia.

A Webmuseum English biographical essay of Vincent van Gogh, with a number of art illustrations.

The title could be slightly misleading for this site. It is actually a teaching and learning module on the science of cladistics. As they go through the module, students will increase their understanding of, and appreciation for, the...

A good overview of the beaver's characteristics, physical features and how it lives. Included are many good photos and detailed classification information.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show of artifacts from Shakespeare's world and notes for teachers which include information about Shakespeare's world that impacted his plays including the following: Information about...

In the fifth century C.E., people from tribes called Angles, Saxons and Jutes left their homelands in northern Europe to look for a new home. They knew that the Romans had recently left the green land of Britain unguarded, so they sailed...

Individual Hindu gods manifest themselves in many forms, in some cases including the ferocious and terrifying. Among his many guises, Shiva is an ascetic and mendicant who renounces conventional earthly existence to pursue extreme...

The main image in this painting is Avalokiteshvara (1), the Bodhisattva of Compassion. He is the principle patron deity of Tibet. He sits on a lotus throne upon a lunar disc. This god takes many forms, such as the Dalai Lamas of Tibet,...