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- Grade Range
- 1st - 12th
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Students research and discuss traditional Russian art with an emphasis on lacquer boxes and folktales and Cajun arts and folktales. They re-write a traditional Russian folktale as a Cajun folktale and create illustrations for their story and create a lacquer ox following the traditional Russian motifs but using Cajun illustrations. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students practice using common materials, beans, to create necklaces. They soak beans in water to soften them up a little, and then string them on thread by hand to create individual necklaces with interesting, original patterns. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students are shown a variety of dioramas from previous years. Using the internet, they research the characteristics of the wild west and use them to create a diorama. To end the lesson, they present their art to the class and discuss what their impression of the area was. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students trace around their hands and drawing a different texture on each digit. They go over the textures in fine point black marker. Students design a 5 inch square using 50% drawn texture and 50% actual texture. They color each square exactly the same. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students explore, examine the inexpensive and easily manipulated sculptural medium sheetrock. They view in an art gallery a wide variety of examples of relief/intaglio sculpture in sheetrock. Each student experiments working with the medium sheetrock, Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students are introduced to the technique of using metal tools. Individually, they practice this technique by embossing lines and textures into a metal. To end the lesson, they examine photographs identifying artwork that used embossed metals. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students discuss DNA Fingerprinting and gel electrophoresis before participating in a crime solving activity. Students simulate their DNA using adding tape and complete the steps necessary to do a gel electrophoresis. They discuss the advantages of a DNA library and how it could effect solving crimes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students participate in a genetics activity in which they determine genotypes and phenotypes for given traits. They work with a partner and create babies based on their genotypes. Once traits for babies are determined, they write genotype and phenotype descriptions and include a colored drawing of how their children would appear in middle school. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students discuss the steps of protein synthesis before acting out the process as a class. They are assigned specific roles and receive an instruction card and get materials listed in order to perform their role. Students switch roles and repeat the process a second time. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students practice writing and decoding secret messages before discussing DNA and its role as a code for making proteins. They translate DNA into RNA and identify the sequence of amino acids to find a secret message. An interactive website on DNA shows a video of transcription and translation. Full Review »
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