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Using Ratios
Students study the Golden Ratio and its relationship to Renaissance artists. After exploring proportions and ratios used by Renaissance artists, students create a mix of ten variations of color paint, and record the ratios of primary...
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Fraction and Decimal Equivalency
Mathematicians make representations of fractional parts of a whole and learn that a decimal is another way to represent a fractional part. Understanding is extended by comparing and ordering fractions and decimals on a number line. This...
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Pop Into My Community
First graders distinguish cityscapes from seascapes and landscapes and explore the features of a community. Then, they create a pop-up paper city showing foreground, middle ground, and background.
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I Am Golden
Middle schoolers become familiar with patterns, the Fibonacci Sequence, and the Golden Ratio. They see how many places these occur. They have practical applications for using the calculator and making charts to extend patterns.
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Elements of Art
Third graders discover elements in visual art. In this visual art lesson, 3rd graders explore the use of line, shape, and color in visual art. After reviewing works of art, students create unique art pieces. Technology resources provided.
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Aviation, Aeronautics and Aerodynamics
Learners investigate the physics of flight through various experiments. In this physics lesson, students construct different flying objects. They explain the dynamics that make these object fly.
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Blooming with Self-Confidence
First graders read "Leo the Late Bloomer" and discuss what it feels like when they are struggling to master a new skill. They make flowers showing several things they all ready know how to do and one thing they are still learning.
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Applications of Quadratic Functions
In this math activity, students investigate the quadratic functions. They solve the word problems while writing the new algebra expressions.
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"How To Build A Snowman" Expository Writing
Fourth graders write a "how to..." or an expository essay on building a snowman. They practice giving directions by explaining how to draw a person using shapes without mentioning that it's a person being drawn. They revise through the...
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Winter Wonderland
Students complete activities to learn about the winter season. In this seasonal activities lesson plan, students listen to 'The Waltz of the Snowflakes' and discuss winter scenes. Students then use materials to construct a winter scene.
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Shape City
Students add to a class Shape City by designing and constructing new buildings.
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Let's Talk About Painting
Second graders identify the elements of the arts. In this visual arts lesson, 2nd graders read the book Matthew's Dream and discuss the elements of the arts. Students create their own paintings according to the style of specific artists.
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Quadrilateral Review
Students identify the properties of quadrilaterals. In this geometry lesson, students investigate the history of quadrilaterals and different types of quadrilaterals. They identify the length and mid-segment of each shape.
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Scale Factor- Surface Area and Volume
Young scholars calculate the surface area and volume of shapes. In this geometry lesson plan, students create different scales and calculate the volume and area for each shape. They compare and contrast between the different scales and...
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ExplorA-Pond: 6th Grade Area and Random Number Tables
Sixth graders estimate the surface area of a pond using a random number table.
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Flying Geese
Students examine the Flying Geese quilt pattern, and discuss and identify the pattern. They write a paragraph titled, My Quilt Report, summarizing the information discussed about the quilt patterns.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 1, Lesson 6: Quilt Story
Students recognize that quilts are created by geometric components. They examine how quilts are an artistic art form that show the cultural heritage of the people who make them.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 5, Lesson 25: Geo Jungle
Students search the school grounds for examples of symmetry in nature. They bring examples back to the classroom and write about them.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 7, Lesson 36: DeSign Sampler
Second graders, in groups, write quilt reports.
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Shapes, Shapes Everywhere!
Sixth graders investigate the geometric concept of shapes. They locate shapes in their immediate environment and label them according to basic shape. The shapes that are found are recorded by the teacher on chart paper and any...