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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDepicting Women and Class in a Global Society (Intermediate Level)
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Visual Arts, English-Language ArtsLesson in which students discuss evolution of women's work from the mid-19th c. to the present, and create an artwork depicting ...Contributor: The GettyViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWord Play: Contemporary Art by Xu Bing
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsInteractives based on the artwork of contemporary Chinese artist Xu Bing, who focuses on mixing language with fine art. Includes...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFood for Thought
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: Growth, Development & Aging, Health Education, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Science and 25 additional..Food for Thought is a spatial graphing activity that uses the participants as part of the graph. The activity helps students dev...Contributor: The NSDL Math Common Core CollectionViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Closer Look at Conservation: Chinese Commemorative Portraits
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsWebsite presenting step-by-step descriptions of the process of restoring and conserving several Chinese portraits before exhibit...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkImperialism in Asia
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: World History, Geography, History-Social ScienceThis page, from Wikipedia, provides a brief history of imperialism in Asia. While the page focuses primarily on British and Euro...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStyle and Status: Imperial Costumes from Ottoman Turkey
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social ScienceOnline exhibit explaining the cultural significance of fabric and clothing for the Ottoman rulers (1281-1924). Includes pictures...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMy Wonderful World
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: No subjects selected.A selection of Smithsonian geography resources for teachers and students, arranged by the five continents. Presented as part of...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSilk Road: Connecting Culture, Creating Trust
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Geography, Music, History-Social Science, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsWebsite of the Silk Road Project. Inspired by the cultural traditions of the historical Silk Road, the project is a catalyst, pr...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkChina History Timeline
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: No subjects selected.Interactive timeline introduces Chinese history through art from the Neolithic period to the end of the imperial age (1911). Pro...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCaravan Kingdoms: Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: No subjects selected.Online exhibit about the little known cultural traditions of “caravan kingdoms” whose fortune rose and fell with demand for thei...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEncompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th and 17th Centuries
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Economics, Geography, History-Social Science, World GeographyOnline exhibit describing the age of discovery and highlighting Portuguese conquests and trade agreements on the Indian Ocean an...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGallery Guide: Luxury Arts of the Silk Route Empires
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsWebsite discusses how the silk road fostered a global transfer of goods and culture. Focused on the luxury items that made their...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkChinese Arts of the Brush
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsGallery guide discussing the arts of painting and calligraphy in China - their origins, connection, materials, aesthetics, and a...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentArts of the Islamic World Teacher's Guide
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, History-Social Science, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, ReligionThis downloadable guide introduces the Islamic world through art. Includes an overview of Islamic beliefs and holidays; and a lo...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGallery Guide: Arts of the Islamic World
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, History-Social Science, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, ReligionWebsite examining both the diversity of Islamic art and its distinguishing features. Includes background information on calligra...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSelections from the National Anthropological Archives
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: ScienceCollection of scanned anthropological images categorized by region and culture group, ranging from Oceania to American Indian to...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMasterful Illusions: Japanese Prints from the Anne van Biema Collection
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsWebsite showing a number of Japanese prints known as ukiyo-e or pictures from the floating world. Kabuki actors play a starring...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGallery Guide: Understanding South Asian Art
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsWebsite presenting the basics for understanding the art of Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism. Includes sculpture and paintings from...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFaith and Form: Selected Calligraphy and Painting from Japanese Religious Traditions
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsCollectors discuss the religious meaning behind Japanese sculpture, calligraphy, and painting in this interactive. Includes audi...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSmithsonian in Your Classroom: Japan: Images of a People
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsLesson plans bring Japanese and American art into comparison, illuminating the cultural heritage of Japan. Students create Japan...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0