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http://www.nga.gov/education/american/aasplash.htm
"Explore Themes in American Art" looks at 10 genres of American art: abstraction, the figure, historical subjects, landscape painting, marine painting, portraiture, narrative art, scenes from everyday life, still life, & topographical views. Illustrated essays, images, featured artists, & references are offered for each genre. (NGA)
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"The Italian Cabinet Galleries" contain paintings & precious objects like those that would have been in the private chambers or studies ("studioli") of an Italian Renaissance prince, humanist, or well-to-do merchant. A "studiolo" generally held objects that were small & finely detailed, meant to be handled & admired at close range: paintings & bronzes, carved gems, coins & medals, rock crystal vessels, gilt & silver clocks, small arms, ivory carvings, & brightly painted maiolica dishes. Many of the objects reflect the Renaissance fascination with classical Greece & Rome. (NGA)
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"The Story of Procris & Cephalus" offers nine frescoes depicting the mythological tale of Princess Procris & Prince Cephalus of Attica, a story of wedded bliss ravaged by distrust found in Book VII of the Metamorphoses by the ancient Roman poet Ovid (43 B.C.- A.D. 17). These nine paintings by Bernardino Luini are the only examples of an Italian Renaissance fresco series in America. Visitors can learn about the artist, fresco technique, & more. (NGA)
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"Environmental Education at Acadia National Park" is designed for teachers & students preparing for a visit to this park, which includes nearly 40,000 acres of Maine coastline. (NPS, Acadia National Park)
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"Fire Ecology" aims to help children learn about wildland fire -- its role in ecosystems & its use in resource management. The site provides activities, quizzes, & background information for teachers & students (Grades 5-6). (NPS, Fire Management Program Center)
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"National Marine Sanctuaries" provides information about our nation's marine sanctuaries -- how they were established, how they're managed, their scientific & educational programs, & events that occur in them throughout the year. Within the 13 sites are a range of creatures, habitats, historical artifacts, & flourishing maritime cultures. (NOAA)
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"Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site's Learning Page" examines the livestock & reconstruction of Bent's Fort, the people of Bent's Fort, & the Santa Fe Trail. Built originally in 1833, this adobe fort became a center of trade with Indians & trappers. For much of its 16-year history, the fort was the only major permanent white settlement on the Santa Fe Trail between Missouri & the Mexican settlements. It provided explorers, adventurers, & the U.S. Army a place to get needed supplies, wagon repairs, livestock, good food, water & company, rest & protection in this vast "Great American Desert." (NPS, Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site)
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"Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Children's Page" features stories about England's first attempt to establish a colony in America ("The Roanoke Voyages: A Mystery Story for Young People") & a site that became home to thousands of freed slaves during the Civil War ("Freedom Comes to Roanoke Island"). (NPS, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site)
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"Junior Ranger Program at Fort Stanwix National Monument" was designed for children ages 8 to 10 & their parents by the volunteers & rangers of Fort Stanwix National Monument. Children learn about how the National Parks got started, about people who lived long ago at the place now called Fort Stanwix (Rome, NY), & more. (NPS, Fort Stanwix National Monument)
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"Just for Kids at Redwood National & State Parks" offers online quizzes about redwoods & animals that live there. (NPS, Redwood National & State Parks)
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