Kids' Pages - Homework

Art & Artists

Tate Kids: Kids can combine their own art work with images from the Tate Museum collections to create galleries.
Webmuseum, Paris: An extensive collection of famous paintings and artists, alphabetically arranged for searching.
Building Surprises: The Architecture of the Weisman Art Museum: Fun information about architecture, shapes and architect Frank Gehry.
Artcyclopedia: 5000 artists are included. Clicking on a name takes you to online museums where their works can be viewed.
Women Artists in History: Women artists and their works, arranged by time period and country.
Architecture Through the Ages: Created by Think Quest Competition students, this site includes major architectural types from Mayan tombs to cathedrals. (Best viewed on Netscape Communicator 4.0)
A. Pintura, Art Detective: This art detective leads you on adventures in identifying paintings.
Inside Art: Educational adventures in an art gallery.

Music Notes: "An interactive online music experience," brought to you by ThinkQuest an online community of teachers and educators.
Composer Biographies: Brief biographies of some famous composers.
Instrument Encyclopedia: From the University of Michigan, featuring instruments from the Stearns Collection.

A Dancer's Health: Created by Think Quest students, this page shows the fundamentals of fitness that dancers should know, from nutrition to exercises.
The Ballet.com: An educational website devoted to ballet.

Shakespeare and the Globe: This site has information about William Shakespeare and the Old Globe and New Globe Theatres, with links to other Shakespeare sites.

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: View images of more than 60,000 items, such as furniture, porcelain, paintings, armor.
Exploratorium of San Francisco: Primarily a hands-on science museum, this site is fun as well as educational, as you explore the art of science.
Smithsonian Institution: The site index of this huge online museum directs you to a wide range of exhibits. Examples are music history, American Indian arts and crafts, and Latino history and culture.

Thanks to all the Sonoma County Children's Librarians who contributed websites for the homework pages.