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• Canela Indians ( of Brazil)
  The Canela Indians of Northeastern Central Brazil. Visit the Canela Indians with a field-trained ethnologist, and read about the challenges of conducting ethnographic research in a beautiful savannah setting.
• DNA Interactive
  - This terrific site commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA. You'll find an interactive timeline, learn how the code was cracked, find out how the discovery of the structure of DNA changed the field of biology, and see a chilling section on eugenics.
• NASA Astrobiology Resources for Kids
  Could there be life elsewhere in the universe? Explore this fascinating question with online adventures, getting your questions answered online in the "Ask a Biologist" section, and more! This site is by the NASA Astrobiology Institute. Various plug-ins are required.
• National Geographic Society Resources for Teachers On line
  On line adventures, maps and geography, lesson plans, teacher community. special features : Xpeditions http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/ Xpedition Hall, activities, standards and lesson plans National Geographic Kids Magazine http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.html.
• American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
  features 10 essays on the Nez Perce, Lushootseed, Chief Seattle, salmon, totem poles, and other topics and tribes. The essays provide context for the thousands of historical photos, texts, and primary sources in the collection.
• American Women: A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources the Study of Women
  en's History and Culture in the United States This site "contains a slightly expanded and fully searchable version of the print publication 'American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States' .. with added illustrations and links to existing digitized material located throughout the Library of Congress Web site." Includes books, maps, manuscripts, music, images, and other research materials.
• Microbes.info: The Microbiology Information Portal
  Microbes.info: The Microbiology Information Portal This searchable directory of microbiology resources includes links to sites about specific microbiology disciplines (environmental, food, industrial, medical, veterinary), education, employment, organizations, companies, publications, news, events, articles, and FAQs. The directory, compiled by a microbiologist, includes information of interest to both scientists and the general public.
• Origins of American Animation
  The American Memory Project has released 21 short, animated films, and 2 fragments from 1900-1921 (available in RealMedia, MPEG, and QuickTime formats). The bibliographic records are browsable by title, subject, or date as well as searchable by keyword.
• The Astronomy Cafe
  An educational and professional resource in astronomy, calling itself "The web site for the astronomically disadvantaged." Includes descriptive articles, links, FAQs, an "Ask the Astronomer" archive of commonly asked astronomy questions, and more. Maintained by a research astronomer.
• The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas
  : A Visual Record "The hundreds of images in this collection have been selected from a wide range of sources, most of them dating from the period of slavery." Illustrated are the "experiences of Africans who were enslaved and transported to the Americas and the lives of their descendants in the slave societies of the New World." Searchable by keyword (be sure to use the search button), browsable by categories. From the University of Virginia Library.
• The Digital Michelangelo Project
  "Since 1992 [Stanford University] Professor Marc Levoy and his students have been investigating methods for digitizing the shape of three-dimensional objects using laser scanners." This site presents the efforts of "a team of 30 faculty, staff, and students" to scan and produce 3-D computer models of "the sculptures and architecture of Michelangelo." Includes an overview and timeline of the project, photographic essays, video clips, and related links. In English and Italian.
• "Ancient World Mapping Center"
  promotes cartography, historical geography, and geographical information science within the field of ancient studies. The Center is developing a community of scholars, teachers, and specialists to collaborate in the updating and expansion of the spatial and historical reference information assembled by the Classical Atlas Project.
• A Love of Monsters: Gargoyles and Architectural Details in New York City
  This site is a wondrous tour of the gargoyles and other creatures lurking on the buildings of New York City. Creator Amelia Wilson shares with us her eye for detail on a "virtual stroll" through areas of the city.
• Africa Photos from the California Academy of Sciences
  Nearly 700 images of "African animals, plants, landscapes, and people/culture." Searchable by name, type, country, location, and photographer. A part of CalPhotos, from the Digital Library Project, University of California, Berkeley.
• African Online Digital Library (AODL)
  "The goal of this fully accessible online digital repository is to adopt the emerging best practices of the American digital library community and apply them in an African context." The site features "guides to best practices in digitizing text and multimedia resources" and galleries of digitized images. A project of Michigan State University's Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online (MATRIX) and African partners.
• African Photography
  African Photography Alphabetical index and collection of images compiled by Afrique en Creations in Paris including Mama Cassett, and Pierrot Men. [In French].
• Africans in America
  Presentation of Americans journey through slavery in 4 parts. For each section, you will find a historical narrative, a resource bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, commentaries, and a teacher's guide.
• Amazing Picture Machine
  Search for pictures, maps, and other graphic resources on the Internet.Excellent collection and easily searchable, with an annotated list of good photograph and image sites and a list of the types of pictures in the database.Good for educational uses, from the North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium.
• An African American One Room School
  Pierre Samuel du Pont and Delaware's African-American Schools The early 20th century in America, a period characterized by nationwide social reform, is often referred to as the Progressive Era. During this period, more and more people recognized that education was the best guarantee of economic success for young people.
• Animal Diversity Web
  Animal Diversity Web (Scientific American Sci/Tech award) This well-organized site does what's nearly impossible: offers an easy-to-understand explanation of biological names and how they relate to evolution. And there's more here than just family trees.
• ArtsConnectEd
  Extensive resources for teaching fine arts, including interactives There is an art gallery, an art database,playground, professional development package for teachers downloadable, pdf. and library of lesson plans and archives.
• Astronomy and Space Classroom Resources
  provides lessons and web resources from the National Science Digital Library. Learn about amateur telescope making, black holes, UFOs, astronomy research, myths and misconceptions about astronomy, space weather, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the structure and evolution of the universe.
• Astronomycenter.org
  Features reviewed resources for teaching about asteroids, astrobiology, the big bang theory, black holes, cosmology, dark matter, galaxies, the Milky Way, telescopes & satellites, planet formation, planetary atmospheres, space exploration, stars, the sun, & more. (NSF) Welcome to the alpha test version of astronomycenter.org, a collection of Astronomy 101 digital resources for teachers and students.
• Astronomycenter.org
  features reviewed resources for teaching about asteroids, astrobiology, the big bang theory, black holes, cosmology, dark matter, galaxies, the Milky Way, telescopes & satellites, planet formation, planetary atmospheres, space exploration, stars, the sun, & more. (NSF) Welcome to the alpha test version of astronomycenter.org, a collection of Astronomy 101 digital resources for teachers and students.
• Biology in Motion
  Having trouble finding illustrations, diagrams, and interactive activities to supplement biology lectures for your students? Want to provide a visual representation of the passage of blood through the human cardiovascular system--or have your students conduct an online experiment in cell division? "Biology in Motion" offers these and many other features. Based on the premise that the web provides an ideal vehicle for teaching biology, developers have assembled a collection of learning activities, animations, and cartoons designed to help explain difficult, but widely taught, biological concepts.
• Biology Workbench
  The Biology Workbench is widely recognized as a significant bioinformatics resource that provides a suite of interactive tools which draw on a host of biology databases and allows people to compare molecular sequences using high performance computing facilities, visualize and manipulate molecular structures, and generate phylogenetic hypotheses. The Biology Student Workbench brings the advanced computational infrastructure used by today\'s scientists to any student desktop machine with a web browser to provide a rich environment for student inquiry.
• California Digital Library
  Harnessing technology and innovation, and leveraging the intellectual and cultural resources of the University of California, the California Digital Library supports the assembly and creative use of the world\'s scholarship and knowledge for the UC libraries and the communities they serve. Established in 1997 as a UC library, the CDL has become one of the largest digital libraries in the world.
• Cartoonbank.com
  This is a division of The New Yorker magazine company, "with more than 85,000 records in our central archive-including all the cartoons ever published in The New Yorker. More than 20,000 of those images are available right here on our web site." These cartoons can be searched by keyword, caption, publication date, artist, and other fields.
• Catalog of Spaceborne Imaging Over 500 images
  Catalog of Spaceborne Imaging: A Guide to NSSDC's Planetary Image Archives The imaging catalog contains a collection of over 500 images of the solar system bodies, including the sun, earth, moon, planets, and other astronomical objects taken by various space flight missions. The images are browsable by the individual missions, Hubble Space Telescope, and earth-based radar, providing information on the image's location, time, and imaging details.
• Cezanne in Provence
  Cézanne in Provence Companion to "the principal international exhibition marking 2006 as the centenary of the death of Paul Cézanne (1839-1906). ..
• Chemistry Comes Alive
  Chemistry Comes Alive: Sample Movies - From the Journal of Chemical Education. Exciting movies of some explosive, flaming, and colorful chemical reactions.
• Cool Science for Curious Kids
  The Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites curious kids to explore biology on screen, off screen and in between. http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/index.htmlhttp://.
• Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing
  Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing A browsable dictionary of "abbreviations and acronyms found in various publications including maps and websites. These abbreviations or acronyms ..
• Digital Library at the Exploratorium
  Digital Library at the Exploratorium The different collections in the library include digital media and digitized museum materials related to interactive exhibits and scientific phenomena, including images, educational activities in PDF and html formats, QuickTime movies, streaming media, and audio files. You may search, select and download digital files for individual, noncommercial educational use.
• Dinosaurs
  Helps students answer questions about dinosaurs dinosaur "a dinosaur"? Where did they live? What caused their mass extinction? Students can participate in a virtual dinosaur discovery, follow milestones in dinosaur evolution, & see behind-the-scenes slideshows of the lab environment where vertebrate specimens are prepared for exhibits & research. (NMNH,SI) .
• Dinosphere: Now You're in THEIR World
  Using actual specimens from the Dinosphere: Now You're in Their World exhibit, The Children's Museum staff along with local educators and university professionals collaborated to create engaging, K-8 standards-based online activities and WebQuests. There are eight activities for K - 2, divided into nonreader, early reader, and reader categories.
• Discover Our Earth
  Welcome to the Teacher's Guide to Cornell University's Discover Our Earth pages. The Discover Our Earth project provides a variety of resources designed to help you and your students explore Earth processes by accessing primary Earth science data.
• Drawing the Western Frontier
  - This exhibit from the Smithsonian features the work of James E. Taylor, a 19th century illustrator who accompanied Gen.
• Earth From Space
  Fascinating images of Earth from the Space Shuttle! Searchable by type of image such as images relating to Earth-human interaction, hurricanes and weather, and more.
• Earth Observatory
  If you love earth science, or just thinking about the systems of the earth, this is the ultimate web site. This website uses maps, views from satellites and a lot of information that is databased or aggregated to explain, explore, and show data about the earth in scientific ways.
• Earth Observing System (EOS) Education Project*
  The Earth Observing System (EOS) Education Project disseminates Earth system science imagery and supportive curriculum to the global kindergarten through undergraduate level (K-16) education community. The EOS Education Project provides Internet-based and on-site training for the K-16 education community in the interpretation, utilization and relevancy of EOS mission imagery.
• EarthCam
  Started in 1996, the EarthCam company was one of the first corporations to begin delivering services designed to assist those persons seeking to set up the necessary infrastructure to send live images across the globe. This free site is a helpful way to take a peek at literally thousands of places (including some rather unusual ones) around the world.
• eNature
  Kudos to the National Audobon Society for this great site. Now, you have access to field guides for more than 4800 species of plants and animals.
• Exploratorium: Origins
  Explore the extraordinary places, people, tools and ideas behind the search for the origins of matter, the universe, and life itself. We�ve all stood outside at night and admired the stars, wondering how they were created and whether there might be life somewhere among them Looking at the sky, you might wonder how life arose and evolved, and how the smallest pieces of matter come together to make up all that we see in the vast universe.
• Exploring the Planets Cyber-Center
  Cyber-Center lets students compare their own planetary research with that of scientists. Fascinating photos are shared and the students can read the researchers notes.
• Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground
  Welcome to a collection of children's online astronomy activities. In the following six chapters are hundreds of fun explorations into astronomy as a classroom tool for learning how to theorize, experiment, and analyze data.
• Folkstreams(video streaming website) documentaries
  Folkstreams presents the best of American Folklore films. Our site's mission is the wide, free online distribution of video streams of difficult to find independent films and videos depicting American folk, traditional, regional and vernacular culture.
• Genetics Basics
  looks at how genes work, exceptions to Mendel's rules, how DNA gets replicated, genes and disease, current research and recent discoveries, and how applications of genetic research (biotechnology) are being used in agriculture, health, and medicine to change our world for the better. (NIH) .
• Graphics for the calculus classroom
  Grade(s): 11 - Post-Sec. Synopsis: Just follow the bouncing ball to an increased and animated understanding of the applications and graphs of functions.
• Gustav Klimt: Modernism in the Making
  This site is a companion to an exhibit of works by this Austrian artist who "captured the spirit and mood of fin-de-siécle [end of the 19th century] Vienna" with his use of "seductive colours, vibrant brushwork, and sinuous line." The site features images of selected painting and drawings, a chronology of Klimt's life, and links to related sites. From the National Gallery of Canada.
• Hubble Heritage Project
  The Hubble Heritage Project This site makes the most of what Hubble has to offer, with a gallery of gorgeous images, plus other art inspired by them. It also links to astronomy background resources, the news desk of Hubblesite.org.
• Ian's Shoelace Site
  Many of us have fond memories of being young and learning how to do a number of basic tasks, such as learning how to ride a bicycle, or perhaps figuring out how to properly lace up our shoes. Taking a love of shoelace tying to a new level is this very comprehensive site developed and maintained by Ian Fieggen, a computer programmer, self-employed businessman, and lover of shoelaces.
• Knowitall.org
  Created by South Carolina ETV for K–12 students and teachers, Knowitall.org is a free, online collection of resources designed for classroom use. This educational portal contains image collections, videos, virtual tours, narratives, documents, and interactive games and stories to support and provide quality learning experiences for students using the Internet as an information tool.
• Leonard Berstein, An American Life
  is a guide to an 11-part documentary illuminating the life and work of one of America's greatest classical musicians, Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). An audio overview -- and websites for learning about Bernstein and classical music -- are provided.
• Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery
  Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery [Macromedia Flash Player] In conjunction with the United Nations resolution designating 2004 as the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition, New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture presents this Web exhibit. Making use of Schomburg Center materials, as well as items loaned by other public institutions and private collections, the Web exhibition begins with a section entitled "A New People" that traces the complex genetic heritage of today's African- Americans--the vast majority descended from enslaved Africans--but also counting Europeans, Native Americans, and Asians among their ancestors.
• Lewis and Clark as Naturalists
  home.html Lewis and Clark as Naturalists, a Smithsonian Institution web site. In this site, you will be able to follow the Lewis and Clark trail, and discover the flora and fauna as they described it along the way.
• Longman Atlas Online Companion Website
  The Longman Atlas features a range of information including maps, tables of statistics, diagrams, graphs, pictures and satellite images. Includes use of state-of-the-art satellite imagery which goes beyond Landsat images and includes Spot and NOAA imagery.
• Maps and Images
  - Text adapted from USGS TerraServer and USGS Western Earth Surface Processes Page. Whether on paper or on a computer screen, a map is the best tool available to catalog and view the arrangement of things on the Earth's surface.
• Microscope Imaging Station
  In Summer 2004, the Exploratorium launched the most ambitious microscope facility ever created for use by the general public, the Microscope Imaging Station. The initial phase of the project gives visitors the ability to image living specimens, as well as control the microscopes themselves.
• Microsoft Office Clip Art and Media
  Extensive clipart, templates, and media for Microsoft Office.
• Mozart 2006: 250th Anniversary
  Mozart 2006: 250th Anniversary This site accompanies the festivities surrounding the 250-year celebration of the birth of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on January 27, 2006. Includes biographical information, information about visiting sites associated with Mozart, descriptions of his works (orchestral, chamber, sacred, and for the state), and a calendar of events in Austria.
• Museum of the African Diaspora
  Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) Information about this museum in San Francisco, which opened in 2005 and which "celebrates how we all, as one world, have changed and influenced the history and cultures of the African Diaspora." The site features online exhibits such as "thousands of images contributed from visitors all over the world" relating to the African Diaspora and "narratives about people of African descent." Also includes images and information about museum exhibits on art, culture, and history.
• National Gallery of Arts for Kids
  National Gallery of Arts for Kids. The website welcomes you with a visual presentation of pictures and has a list of upcoming programs, films and events for kids.
• National Hurricane Center
  Get satellite imagery and radar maps of the latest storms at this informative and potentially life-saving resource.
• National Museum of the American Indian
  The NAMAI web site offers an education section with teacher guides and lists of authentic resources for students: “Your students may have preconceived notions regarding Native Americans. Before visiting the museum, you may want to begin studying ‘fact versus fiction’ concerning indigenous cultures.
• New Orleans , the Birthplace of Jazz
  Description: This essay from the companion website to "Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns" (a PBS documentary series) discusses the origins of jazz in New Orleans. Includes an audio clip from Wynton Marsalis, images, and links to related essays.
• NOAA - Especially for Teachers
  WeatherYou can find information about tornadoes, hurricanes, flash floods, tsunamis and all kinds of hazardous weather.Climate Change and Our PlanetYou can find information about climate change, earth science and sciences as it relates to our planet.Oceans and CoastsThis category includes information about fish, marine mammals, our coasts, navigation and the many facets of the waters that surround our nation.Satellites and SpaceThis category includes information about satellites and space.Training, Other Opportunities&External LinksThis category includes information about Operation Pathfinder, the GLOBE Program, NOAA's Teacher at Sea Program, as well as external links to other websites.
• Origins of Writing
  Origins of WritingAn exploration of the development of writing that includes Chinese and Korean calligraphy; hieroglyphics of the Mayans, Egyptians, and Olmecs; literacy in Europe; alphabets; the evolution of spoken and written Gaelic in Ireland; and Ogham, the language of the Celts. Additionally, there is information about the Mayan calendar and numbering system, Public Texts In Ancient Societies, writing mediums and systems, and more.
• Planetary Photojournal
  (Scientific American Sci/Tech award) The scientists at NASA�s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have been creating a photo album of the entire universe. View the planets in glorious detail or look through the Hubble telescope at nebulae far beyond our galaxy.
• Race and Place , an African American Community in the Jim Crow South
  Race and Place: An African American Community in the Jim Crow South is a collaborative work with the Woodson Institute for Afro-American and African Studies at UVA. The project examines the era of segregation in one community and explores African American politics, families, schools, businesses, churches, and other institutions to gain perspective on African American history and the culture of the segregated South.http://.
• Rocketboom, A Daily VLog with Amanda Condon
  Rocketboom: Daily Vlog With Amanda Congdon "Rocketboom is a three minute daily videoblog [vlog, a blog that primarily uses video for its content]. ..
• Sea-Floor Mapping Technology
  Sea-Floor Mapping Technology -- Data Acquisition USGS Woods Hole Field Center Sea-Floor Mapping Technology--Data Acquistion USGS - U.S. Geological Survey; Coastal and Marine Geology ..
• SIMBAD Astronomical Database [Java]
  SIMBAD Astronomical Database [Java] "The SIMBAD astronomical database provides basic data, cross- identifications, and bibliography for astronomical objects outside the solar system." Created by the Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) in France, the website contains over three million objects, eight and a half million identifiers, one hundred thousand bibliographical references, and four million citations of objects in papers. The data can be searched by object name, coordinates, filters, and by a list of objects.
• Slates,Slide Rules and Software: Teaching Math in America
  Devoted to "tools used to teach math across American history, from the 1800s to the present." Includes information on slates, blackboards, arithmetic cards, geometric models, numeral frames, textbooks, geometric models, arithmetical frames, slide rules, blackboard dividers and protractors, B.F. Skinner's teaching machine, Cuisenaire rods, the new math, calculators, software, and geoboards.
• SOHO: Exploring the Sun
  The International Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is a cooperative project of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
• TERC
  Founded in 1965, TERC is a not-for-profit education research and development organization in Cambridge, Massachusetts.TERC's mission is to improve mathematics, science, and technology teaching and learning. TERC works at the edges of current theory and practice to:*contribute to understanding of learning and teaching*foster professional development*develop applications of new technologies*create curricula and other products*support school reformThey imagine a future in which learners from diverse communities engage in creative, rigorous, and reflective inquiry as an integral part of their lives.
• TerraServer
  TerraServer contains 3.3 tera-bytes of high resolution USGS aerial imagery and USGS topographic maps. You can locate imagery by clicking on the map above, entering a city or town name in the "Search TerraServer" form at the top of the page, or entering a U.S.
• The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
  Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education provides inquiry-based activities and collaborative projects in science and math. Topics include real-time weather and climate data, air pollution, remote sensing data, the Gulf Stream, water use and testing around the world, boiling water, plants and animals in your schoolyard, measuring the circumference of earth, population growth, and tracking a real airplane in flight to see how vectors and trigonometry are used for navigation.
• The Encyclopedia of World History
  The good people at Bartleby.com have long prided themselves on providing a host of important works online for the benefit of those seeking online edification. One of the more recent volumes they have placed on their site is The Encyclopedia of World History, edited by Peter N.
• The Exploratorium's Digital Library
  Welcome to the Exploratorium’s Digital Library. The different collections in the library include digital media and digitized museum materials related to interactive exhibits and scientific phenomena, including images, educational activities in PDF and html formats, QuickTime movies, streaming media, and audio files.
• The Floating World of Ukiyo-e: Shadows, Dreams, & Substance
  This exhibition showcases the Library's spectacular holdings of Japanese prints, books, and drawings from the 17th to the 19th centuries. These works are complemented by related works from the Library's collections created by Japanese and Westerns artists into the 20th century.
• The K-12 Aeronautics Internet Textbook
  The principles of aeronautics for elementary and middle school children, presented in three levels in English and Spanish for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students. Curriculum Bridges provides activities that show the relationships between aeronautics and math, language arts, social studies, visual/performing arts, and literature.
• The Schomburg Legacy: Documenting the Global Black Experience for the 21st Century
  This exhibition from the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture "presents a comprehensive survey of the development of the Center's collections since the death of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1938) and explores the Center's role as the premier public research library in the world devoted to documenting and preserving the histories and cultures of people of African descent worldwide." Subjects: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture -- History | Blacks | African Americans | African diaspora | Special libraries -- New York (State) -- New York | Black History Month | New this week.
• The Underground Railroad
  During the 1800s, over one hundred thousand enslaved fugitives sought freedom through the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad is the symbolic term given to the routes enslaved Black Americans took to gain their freedom as they traveled, often as far as Canada and Mexico.
• The Visual History of Red Cloud and companion exhibit resources
  Red Cloud's Manikin and His Uncle's Shirt: Historical Representation in the Museum as Seen Through Photo Analysis This is an anthropology site. This exhibit by anthropologist Joanna C.
• USGS National Mapping Information
  The U.S. government has spent our tax dollars mapping and snapping its territories and the world.
• Viewing the Earth
  You can view either a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, the night side of the Earth, above any location on the planet specified by latitude, longitude and altitude, from a satellite in Earth orbit, or above various cities around the globe. Images can be generated based on a full-colour image of the Earth by day and night, a topographical map of the Earth, up-to-date weather satellite imagery, or a composite image of cloud cover superimposed on a map of the Earth, a colour composite which shows clouds, land and sea temperatures, and ice, or the global distribution of water vapour.
• Virtual Knee Surgery
  Perform a virtual knee replacement! In this guided virtual surgery you will use tools such as the scalpel and bone saw. You can also view photos from a real knee surgery.
• Visible Proofs-Forensic Views of the Body
  Companion to a 2006-2008 exhibition that teaches about the history of forensic medicine, items in a forensic laboratory, and recent developments in forensic science. Features galleries of significant cases (such as the autopsy of President Lincoln), technologies, biographies of prominent scientists, and artifacts.
• War and Peace
  "War & Peace" exhibits photos, maps, & documents related to America's wars.Features include a Civil War timeline, letters from soldiers,homefront contributions during World War I & II, American women workers during World War II, man-on-the-street interviews after Pearl Harbor, "The Stars & Stripes" newspaper(for Army troops in France 1918-19), Winston Churchill, the Marshall Plan, Ansel Adam's book of photos of a World War II internment camp, & the Veterans History Project. (LOC) .
• We the People
  Features drafts of the Declaration of Independence & the Gettysburg Address, papers of George Washington & Thomas Jefferson, an Emancipation Proclamation timeline, slave codes, images of presidential inaugurations, how elections have changed, documents on policies aimed to keep peace between white settlers & Native Americans (1783-1815), duties of the President & other governmental officials in 1825, the role of religion in the founding of the colonies, & more. (LOC).
• Windows to the Universe
  This site represents interdisciplinary lessons in astronomy, global change, weather, mythology on three levels advance, medium and beginner. There are specialized teacher pages and workpages for students.Lesson Plans and Activities for the ClassroomToolsTeacher WorkbookClassroom ActivitiesEducational LinksTeachers___ Share-A__"ThonEducational Standards SearchClimate and Global ChangeWorkshop for Educators.
• Witness & Response: September 11 Acquisitions
  Witness & Response: September 11 Acquisitions presents photos, prints, eye-witness accounts, headlines,books, magazines, songs, maps, & videotapes related to September 11, 2001. Photos of ground zero taken during & after the attacks by news photographers in New York City are included, as are press reactions from around the world.
• Zoom Into Maps
  offers hundreds of historical maps -- maps showing European exploration of the Americas; migration, population, & economic activity; the growth of roads, railways, canals, river systems, telephone systems, telegraph routes, & radio coverage; landforms, recreational, & wilderness areas; troop movements, battle routes, & campsites during major U.S.military conflicts; & more. The collection features a 2003 map of U.S.