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American Society of Landscape Architects: Green Roof

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive experience showcases environmental and economic benefits of a green roof. Take a virtual tour of a real green roof and learn about a career in landscape architecture. Downloadable workbook is available for students, while...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Building the Seed Cathedral

For Students 9th - 10th
Architect Thomas Heatherwick shows five recent projects featuring ingenious bio-inspired designs. Some are remakes of the ordinary: a bus, a bridge, and a power station. And one is an extraordinary pavilion, the Seed Cathedral, a...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Survive That Tsunami!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use a table-top-sized tsunami generator to observe the formation and devastation of a tsunami. They see how a tsunami moves across the ocean and what happens when it reaches the continental shelf. Students make villages of model...
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Other

Computer Art Using Ms Paint

For Students 3rd - 8th
A site by Diana Hunter, an educator in Indiana. This site uses common software in PCs to introduce the use of computers in making art. There are lessons on design, Tessellations, Butterflies, Piet Mondrian, Landscapes with Spraypaint,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering for the Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young students are introduced to the complex systems of the Earth through numerous lessons on its natural resources, processes, weather, climate and landforms. Key earth science topics include rocks, soils and minerals, water and natural...