Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Maize Cobs
Inka visual expression often incorporated more naturalistic forms in small-scale metal objects. This silver alloy corncob sculpture is one example of this type of object. View pictures and read about this-form of Incan art.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Portrait of Vespasian
This naturalistic portrait of the emperor Vespasian (reigned 69-79 C.E.) clearly shows the lined complexion of this battle-hardened emperor, and also the curious 'strained expression' which the Roman writer Suetonius said he had at all...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Charles Darwin's Evidence for Evolution
An article reviewing over the life of Charles Darwin and his evidence of evolution. Find out how this young naturalist who took a trip around the world collecting evidence about how organisms have changed over time.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Clarence Birdseye 1886 1956
This pages gives an interesting summary of the adventures and life story of Clarence Birdseye, the inventor of a frozen food process that revolutionized the frozen food industry.
Eserver
E Server: The Thoreau Reader: Introduction to the Works of Thoreau
An excellent article detailing the major events of the life and works of Henry David Thoreau. Complete with links to Thoreau's most famous works and interesting details about his life.
Indiana University
Indiana University: Howard Gardner
This website from the Indiana University gives an overview of Howard Gardner's life and work. Learn more about this educational reformer by reading about his work.
Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery: National Parks 1: John Muir
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery person, John Muir.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Life as a Wildlife Biologist
This site describes the skills needed for a career in Wildlife Biology. Includes link to a quiz that tests the student's knowledge of Wildlife issues.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Jan Van Eyck
This online gallery contains copies of many van Eyck paintings. Also includes a link to view his biography. A good source for reports and papers.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Sherwood Anderson
This site features the author Sherwood Anderson including a biography, the full text of three novels, a collection of tales (Winesburg, Ohio), and 13 short stories.
Other
The Alphabet of Art: Shape
Definition of shape as it applies to the visual arts with examples by Duchamp and McKnight. Links to definitions of other elements of art.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Harry Potter's World: Immortality
A clever account of the history of medicine told as it relates to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter. Read about the history of immortality, and the belief that magic played a role in ancient medicine.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Aldo Leopold
Find out about the life and work of Aldo Leopold, who was influential in the development of modern environmental ethics and in the movement for wilderness conservation.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Clarence Birdseye
A short biography about Clarence Birdseye, who is considered to be the founder of the modern frozen food industry.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: E. O. Wilson
Find out about the environmental advocate known as both the father of sociobiology and the father of biodiversity, Edward O. Wilson.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Georges Louis Leclerc
Learn about the life and work of the father of natural history for the latter part of that century.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Thomas Hardy
What do you know about the life and work of Thomas Hardy? Explore this informative site to learn more about this famous poet.
Read Works
Read Works: The Mermaid of Kona, Hawaii
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about a woman named Dana Richardson who free dives near her home in Hawaii dressed as a mermaid. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Winslow Homer
This presentation provides an extensive gallery of American artist Winslow Homer's work, as well as a link to biographical information.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Caravaggio
This resource contains a biography of the great artist as well as a gallery of his works. Be sure to click the link at the bottom for more information.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Literary Movements: American Naturalism
This site includes a definition of the term naturalism, important characteristics and themes of the literature movement, quotes pertaining to it, links to important figures in naturalism, and further bibliographical information.
W. W. Norton
W.w. Norton & Company: Alfred Russel Wallace's Comments on Darwinism
An excerpt from "Darwinism: an Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with some of its Applications", by Alfred Wallace. He was a contemporary of Darwin who is credited as the co-developer of the theory of natural selection.
Curated OER
Manitoba Historical Society: Samuel Hearne: Explorer and Naturalist
Portrait of Samuel Hearne.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Chasing Spiders Down Under
Naturalist Vladimir Ovtsharenko explains why Australia is home to so many different species of spiders, why spiders are important, and why spiders should be protected.