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\nIntroducing \"A Midsummer Night's Dream\"\n

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\nYoung scholars are introduced to Shakespeare's play, \"A Midsummer Night's Dream.\" In groups, they \"mini-sculpt\" four scenes from the play that illustrate the relationships between the four lovers. They create a living statue out of the...\n
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\n\"Adam\n\n
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\nAdam and Eve in Art\n

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\nFirst graders observe closely the way a Biblical theme is portrayed in art. They identify the medium of terra cotta as based on clay. They differentiate a sculpted form from paintings.\n
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\n\"Shape\n\n
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\nShape & Form\n

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\nStudents analyze the difference between shape and form. They identify, explain and use the basic elements of design and determine that forms are three-dimensional and shapes are two-dimensional. They sketch it on their paper and then...\n
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\n\"Snowball\n\n
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\nSnowball Soap\n

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\nStudents create their own soap sculptures and take them home to use. They gradually add water to soap flakes until they are a consistency that can be molded. They mix the concoction with their hands and then sculpt the \"snow\" into...\n
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\n\"Scratch,\n\n
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\nScratch, Glue, Foil & Paint\n

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\nHigh schoolers sculpt large Greek and Roman letter design motifs, and replicate other examples of Greek and Roman artwork.\n
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\n\"Tall\n\n
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\nTall Tales Folded Envelope Book\n

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\nStudents create a book using art, problem solving and language skills. They illustrate and write a tall tale. They sculpt a character from their tall tale.\n
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\nLesson Plan: A Miniature Game\n

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\nArt inspires art, as children work to understand artistic forms that come from the imagination. They analyze the installation piece, Fox Games and then discuss the design process. They then use clay to create imaginative dioramas,...\n
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\n\"No-Blender\n\n
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\nNo-Blender Pulp Painting\n

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\nLike finger painting, this project is very tactile. Kids tear tissue paper into small pieces, add water, and mix up a pulp that can be pressed onto a canvas to create a colorful, textured painting.\n
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\nWorld's Roundest Object!\n

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\nThe definition of a kilogram is debatable. An informative video (as part of a larger playlist) shares the problem with the current definition of a kilogram. It explains why the concept became a challenge to explain as well as multiple...\n
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\nWet Etching in Nanofabrication\n

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\nChemistry and physics combine forces to benefit nanofabrications. Learners examine the process of wet etching in nanofabrication. Using corrosive substances such as lemon juice and Coca-Cola, they model the etching process. They then...\n
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\n\"Egyptian\n\n
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\nEgyptian Relic: Ceramics Lesson\n

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\nEgyptian artwork is inspiring in so many ways. Learners discover the world of Egyptian relics as they make a ceramic version of their own. Multiple resource links and full instructions make this a fun and easy-to-incorporate art project...\n
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\nClay Sand Castles\n

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\nYou can start off this sand castle art project by previewing the included architectural vocabulary. Learners explore images, the web, and books that show both sand castles and architectural design. They then get creative and make their...\n
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\nWater 1: Water and Ice\n

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\nStudents explore the states of water. In this science instructional activity, students use observation, measurement, and communication skills to describe water as it changes from a solid to a liquid.\n
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\nErupting Volcanoes! \n

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\nLearners examine the causes of earthquakes, volcanoes, and floods, and explore how these events shape the surface of the earth. In this erupting volcanoes lesson, students create a volcano model of their own, make observations about...\n
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\nGoing-to-the-Sun Road: A Model of Landscape Engineering (95)\n

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\nYoung thinkers identify the problems encountered in designing and building Going-to-the-Sun Road through Glacier National Park. They describe, introduce, and evaluate arguments for building roads to provide access to the park and other...\n
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\nPutting Back the Pieces\n

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\nSeventh graders become museum conservators and undertake the hypothetical restoration of an ancient American work of art. Groups design a plan for reconstructing the work of art, outlining the steps they need to take and the materials...\n
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\nNeon Signs\n

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\nMiddle schoolers study a commercial art form and explore its historic and social meaning. They apply linear color to a shape, bending and forming the lines in much the same way a sign artist would form glass tubing. They design their own...\n
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\nEnduring Patterns: Pre-Columbian Ecuadorean Textile Designs\n

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\nStudents examine Pre-Columbian Ecuadorean design motifs. They view examples of the designs, discuss the motif themes, and replicate the designs on modern fabric using authentic methods.\n
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\nThe Envelope Please\n

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\nLearners research an animal of the rainforest. They create a computerized claymation to present their research.\n
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\nRecycled Paper\n

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\nSixth graders keep track of the amount of paper they consume on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. The goal of the instructional activity is to have them all find ways to reduce the amount they use. Everyone creates recycled paper from...\n
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\nHorse Character: Ceramics Lesson\n

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\nAnimals oftentimes elicit various characteristics which make them symbolic or representative of human feeling, action, or emotion. The class creates horse characters out of clay to show character action and symbolism. This is a great...\n
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\nPocket Full of Posies: Ceramics\n

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\nAfter studying the plant or flower life cycle, have the class create a basket of flowers out of clay. They hone their ceramics skills while they push, pull, then paint clay to look like flowers they've seen in nature. There are several...\n
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\nWho am I Mobile: Ceramics\n

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\nA getting-to-know-you activity that is perfect for the beginning of the year! Kids craft their portrait out of clay, then make a mobile by dangling ceramic representations of things they love. This project builds self-awareness, motor...\n
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\nKennewick Man: Science and Sacred Rights\n

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\n\"Have respect for the dead!\" Scholars investigate how science and religion often clash. As they look into the laws of science and the laws of religion, the legal ramifications at the federal level of both play into an argument they...\n
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