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Adventure Learning Foundation

Photographs and travel journals from Southern Africa, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Baja California, Alaska and Yukon. Interested teachers may register their class to track the travelers on their next trip. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: QuestConnect.org

Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent

A searchable collection of African sounds including greetings and songs as well as images of cities, buildings, artisans, and other cultural and natural subjects. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: University of Wisconsin - Madison Libraries

African American World

A multifaceted resource providing information from PBS, NPR, and the Encylopaedia Britannica about African Americans. This website targets many audiences and age groups and encourages discussion of their materials via online forums. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection

This exhibit includes fabulous examples of African art which Paul and Ruth Tishman collected over a period of 20 years. Works include masks, ceremonial pieces, sculptures and more. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Smithsonina Institution - National Museum of African Art

African Voices

An online exhibit of historical and modern materials from Africa, as well as selections from contemporary interviews, literature, proverbs, prayers, folk tales, songs, and oral epics that reflect the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples... (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Smithsonian Institution

America at Work, America at Leisure: Motion Pictures from 1894-1915

Work, school, and leisure activities in the United States from 1894 to 1915 are featured in this presentation of 150 motion pictures. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

America in the 1930's

Devoted to the 1930's, this website explores the Depression era in American History through film, publications, exhibits, and radio broadcasting. Primary resouces including film clips and audio recordings lend to an authentic feel of the time period. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: University of Virginia

America's Story from America's Library

An interactive website that incorporates games and multiple media formats with primary sources and information to encourage kids to learn about American history (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Library of Congress

America.gov

Developed for foreign audiences, this website provides information on American society, politics, culture, and more. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: U.S. Department of State.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Advocacy materials for teaching and learning foreign languages. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

American Cowgirl

Uses movies and an article accompanied by black and white photos to document the history of women in the rodeo. Also find information on photographing active events. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Kodak

American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century

A collection of web guides explore each decade of the twentieth century through Art & Architecture, Books & Literature, Fad & Fashion, Education, Events & People, Music, Theater, Film, Television, and Technology. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Kingwood College Library

American Experience

Over 75 features that accompany the PBS series The American Experience, that document people and events that shaped United States history. Find video, audio, maps, images, and other resources that explore Presidents, Biographies, War and Politics,... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

American Geographical Society Digital Photo Archive

This digital photo archive contains over 3,000 images of Asia and the Middle East which can be searched by country, city, or other search term of your choice. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest

Photographs, primary sources, secondary sources, essays, and maps document the history and cultures of the American Indians in the Northwest Coast and Plateau areas of the Pacific Northwest. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

American Journeys

More than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration from rare books, original manuscripts, images, and classic travel narratives. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Wisconsin Historical Society

American Masters

From children's book authors to jazz greats, this series presents the biographies of America's great creative talent. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

American Memory Project Learning Page

Use the American Memory web site to teach about United States history and culture with these tips and tricks, frameworks, activities, and lessons that provide context for their use. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Library of Congress

The American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition

An online collection of photographs, field notes, anthropological objects, and many other multi-media resources that document and provide context to James Chapin and Herbert Lang's Congo expedition. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: American Museum of Natural History

American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920

A collection of 253 published narratives by Americans and foreign visitors recounting their travels in the colonies and the United States. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress