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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the science and art of taxidermy, and research various biomes that could be depicted in museum displays. They synthesize their knowledge by creating dioramas that depict the diverse life forms typical of these biomes. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students use Internet to research desert animals. They create a desert animal diorama and share with their classmates. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 6th
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Students use the Internet to explore how to make dioramas using a shoebox. They are to create their own and show to the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students select wild animals toresearch and investigate their habitats. They construct dioramas of their animal's natural environment and use cut-outs, clay models, or fabric swatches to represent their animals. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 9th
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Students examine an ocean diorama by accessing the assigned website. They choose a number of animal pictures to download into a graphics program before coloring and printing them. Next, they research the ocean depths at which these animals live, and create a diorama using the printed pictures. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the visual information a diorama artist provides by thinking of all the details for the background of a location described by their teacher. They investigate diorama artists and their importance in creating the illusion of place in natural history museum exhibits. Finally, they work in teams to create their own ecosystem dioramas. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students engage in a study that presents a hypothetical situation that can be described as taking a trip into another world that has an unknown ecosystem. They use information about ecosystems to present the new one with powerpoint slides and by creating a diorama. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students create individual Shoebox dioramas using basic art supplies in this Visual Art lesson for the fifth grade classroom. The lesson addresses state and national art standards and includes a materials list, a vocabulary list, and a post-assessment quiz. 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
- 4th - 12th
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Students research history of honoring unknown soldiers in United States, Canada, France, and Australia, research origins and building of tombs for unknown soldiers in country of their choice, and create diorama depicting national memorial to unknown soldiers. Full Review »

