eBook
Open Oregon Educational Resources

Digital Foundations: Introduction to Media Design with the Adobe Creative Cloud, Revised Edition

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
How can Adobe Creative Cloud enhance digital art and media design? Readers explore just that with the Digital Foundations eBook. They learn how to source images and how to create symmetry and asymmetry in their digital designs. They also...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Line and Design (Advanced)

For Students 7th - 10th
As part of an exploration of line and design, students complete a variety of activities which include discussing a list of vocabulary terms, and learning about principles of design.
Organizer
Edmond Public Schools

8th Grade Science Resource Book: Unit 2 - Physics

For Students 8th Standards
Get things moving with this extensive collection of physical science resources. Covering the fundamentals of measurement, graphing, lab safety, and experimental design as well as the specific scientific concepts...
Organizer
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TerraCycle

What Can Nature Teach Us about Sustainable Design?

For Students 6th - 8th
Talk about Velcro®, Gecko Tape, WhalePower turbine blades, and other innovations that mimic nature to inspire your STEM or engineering class. This set of worksheets gets them thinking about imitating nature in terms of sustainable...
Lesson Plan
University of Southern California

Design and Test an Air Lift Siphon

For Students 6th - 12th
Build an air lift siphon using your mad physics skills! Learners first investigate the importance of circulating water in aquaponics systems. They then use density to their advantage as they engineer an air lift siphon
Activity
Franklin Covey

The Habits of Highly Effective Teens

For Students 7th - 12th
Sally and Joe both want the last cookie in the jar, so they split it in half. That's an example of a win-win situation, one of the many principles Sean Covey outlines in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. Using the...
Lesson Plan
American Statistical Association

Chocolicious

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
To understand how biased data is misleading, learners analyze survey data and graphical representations. They use that information to design their own plans to collect information on consumer thoughts about Chocolicious cereal. 
Lesson Plan
College Board

AP® Computer Science A: Elevens Lab Student Guide

For Students 11th - 12th
Looking for a project to use in an AP® Computer Science class? Engage learners with a simple solitaire game called Elevens. Through these activities, learners break down the task and write the code for a game. Sign in to your College...
eBook
Open Oregon Educational Resources

How to Learn Like a Pro!

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
What's the best way to ace an exam or pass a difficult class? Scholars find out using an information-packed eBook. Pupils read about learning styles, study skills, test-taking strategies, and other topics associated with maximizing...
Handout
Other

Yale Style Manual: Graphic Design 100

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information about graphic design in an easy to navigate manual form.
Interactive
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Beginning Graphic Design

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how color, layout, images, composition, typography, branding, and more relate to graphic design.
Website
Other

Jessett: Graphic Design

For Students 9th - 10th
A guide to graphic design that includes information on color layout, design layout, different graphic design software, and tutorials using different types of software.
Handout
Other

Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles

For Students 9th - 10th
An online manual for Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites. Includes links to Philosophy, Interface Design, Site Design, Page Design, Web Graphics, and Web Multimedia and Animation chapters, with Appendices.
Article
Other

New Entrepreneur: 6 Questions to Ask Before You Design Print Publications

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An article on the questions that need answering for successful designed print publications. Includes purpose, image, type and graphics mix, and information hierarchy. W.11-12.6 Technology
Article
Other

Wizhat: How to Design a Great Web Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on Web designing. Includes learning HTML, write what you're good at, color and design are important, and using tables. Includes example pages of techniques.
Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Layouts in Context

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, you will learn how to distinguish and name different layout examples in visual design. The lesson looks at a magazine article, a graphic design piece, a book cover, a magazine cover, and a movie poster.
Website
Other

Wpr: Designing for Multiple Browsers Without Being Bland

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on Web design that addresses multiple browser design techniques. A great site for learning how to make an effective web page.
Website
Other

University of Cambridge: Inclusive Design Toolkit

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides tons of information about inclusive design. It has an Exclusion Calculator that can be used to assess a product once you understand the principles of inclusive design, as well as the Sight Exclusion Estimator -...
Handout
Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Guide to Desktop Publishing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides information about the process of desktop publishing, including the principles of layout and design.