University of North Carolina
Art History
Art analysis might help uncover some of life's most puzzling questions, such as the mystery behind Mona Lisa's smile. The handout, from the Writing for Specific Fields series, is particularly useful for those interested in pursuing art...
ProCon
School Uniforms
Americans spend around one billion dollars each year on school uniforms, but are they necessary? As pupils research the debate topic, they form their own opinions. They review the history of school uniforms and discover the top pro and...
Wuthering Heights
The Reader’s Guide to Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights
Researching the characters, setting, and background history of a work of literature enhances interest and improves reading comprehension. An interactive website contains a wealth of resources related to Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering...
ProCon
Drone Strikes Overseas
Should the United States continue the practice of using drone strikes abroad? Readers explore the top pro and con arguments in preparation for a debate or discussion about the topic. They read about the history of drone strikes, view a...
Annenberg Foundation
Geometry 3D Shapes: Euler's Theorem
How do you get a theorem named after you? Euler knows what it takes! The third lesson of five asks pupils to use an interactive activity to compare the faces, vertices, and edges of seven different three-dimensional solids. They use...
Annenberg Foundation
Geometry 3D Shapes: Surface Area and Volume
Whether you wrap it or fill it, you're using geometric concepts. Classmates use an interactive approach to learn how to find volume and surface area of cylinders and prisms in the second lesson in a five-part series. The online lesson...
Annenberg Foundation
Geometry 3D Shapes: 3D Shapes
Explore vocabulary related to three-dimensional shapes. An instructional website describes the characteristics of different geometric solids. Learners can use an interactive component to view nets, faces, vertices, and edges of common...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Asia
A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art
At the companion website for the BBC series "Simon Schama's Power of Art," hosted by Columbia University professor Simon Schama, find insightful analysis of eight artistic masterworks, each of which represents a turning point in history....
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department (Iad)
The Incredible Art Department website started in 1994 and has grown into a huge site with a wealth of resources on teaching art, student research, careers in art, art history, games, links to art galleries and museums around the world,...
Ohio State University
Huntington Archive of Buddhist and Asian Art
The Huntington Archive is a photographic collection of Buddhist and Asian art acquired by two professors of Asian Art History at Ohio State University.
Other
National Museum of Women in the Arts
The permanent collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Images of artwork, biographies and profiles are all available, organized by century. You can search for a particular female artist as well.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
At the online home of the Art Institute of Chicago, browse the full scope and focus of the museum's collections of French impressionism, photography, architectural drawing, European decorative arts, American art, textiles, African art,...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Art History Glossary and Terms for Kids
This site contains the terms used for art history in this glossary. Artistic definitions and words for children can be found here.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Visual and Performing Arts: Media Arts
Take a one-minute tour through the history of media arts. Examine a variety of media forms and be a media critic. Visit the Media Studio and learn about movie soundtracks, animation, and creating a storyboard. Meet different artists as...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Childe Hassam, "Allies Day"
This resource includes a picture of the famous painting, "Allies Day," as well as a brief description of the history behind it.
Other
The Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture
This resource explores the history of film and visual arts. There is a tour, virtual exhibits, and related materials.
Digital History
Digital History: The Artist in American Society
See how the creation of visual art in its many forms developed over the first half of the 19th century. In addition of the painters in the Hudson River School of Art, read about the beautification of natural spaces such as parks, and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Africa
A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.
Other
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
At the online home of the Herbert, you can sample its collections of visual art, archaeology, natural history, social history, and take an online tour of its galleries, studios, and learning spaces.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
One of the finest sites of its kind on the Internet, ArtsEdge is dedicated to supporting arts education through such initiatives as curriculum development, cross-curricular teaching, and technology integration. Find arts-related...
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Visual and Performing Arts: Music
Take a one-minute tour through the history of music. Be a music critic and listen to a musical performance. Test your knowledge and play the musical matching game or be a music producer and do a re-mix. Feeling talented? Upload your...
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Visual and Performing Arts: Sculpture
Take a one-minute tour through the history of sculpture. View a variety of sculpture techniques and be a sculpture critic. Visit the sculpture studio and learn about carving, casting and modeling. Meet artists, and see them at work....
Other
North Dakota Museum of Art
This is the website of the North Dakota Museum of Art. The museum focuses on contemporary art and art that shows the visual history of the region, including a focus on Native American art. Collections and exhibitions can be viewed...
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