The purpose of this site is to  preserve and display specimens of American packaging from the 20th Century.  It has hundreds of articles and is a wealth of information for graphic design and social history students.  A great deal of information can be taken from the numerous 2D and 3D models.  Totally quirky and totally useless to many of most of the time but definitely worth a stop off for the creatively challenged teacher or student. 

This could easily be integrated into an English or social studies lesson to discuss key items from different eras.

Visit the American Package Museum here.

The Life of Van Gogh: An interactive Timeline

This ThinkQuest site features the life and work of Van Gogh, focusing on the time he lived in Etten. You can browse through the galleries to see his work and read about his life. You can also take an online art course to learn his unique style.  This is a must visit for anyone studying art or history.  Check it out here.

Online Art history at Smarthistory

Smarthistory is an excellent way to learn about famous painters and pieces of artwork from around the world throughout the history of time.  It contains detailed video commentaries of various aspects of a piece of work and has plenty of opportunity for the audience to add their own thoughts and ideas too.

Smarthistory features images of notable works of art. Videos lessons, VoiceThread lessons, and audio lessons about eras and themes in art history. Students can browse all of the resources of Smarthistory by artist name, style of work, theme, or time period.

Definitely  great option for high school and tertiary students who want a detailed critique of their favourite piece of work.