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WEATHER SATELLITE PREDICTION PROJECT

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars compile weather satellite data from three satellites for one month, obtain weather reports and data from professionals, then create a document with predicted results.
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Magnificent Mandalas

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the principle of radial symmetry and apply it to an original mandala design. They draw a design using organic and geometric shapes, repeating the design symmetrically around the paper.
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Making Good Impressions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in an experiment where they experiment with impression fossils. They identify and describe the measurable attributes of the impression fossils. There are many parts and materials for this experiment.
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People at Work

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students observe people at work. They create their own drawings of those people at their jobs.
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Murals That Fit

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine different pieces of art that are considered murals. They discuss the differences between paintings and murals. They design and paint their own murals for different sites in their school.
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Muffin Flowers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use construction paper to create muffin flowers. They use muffin tray cup liners and draw flower stems and leaves on the paper. They use the muffin liners for a 3-D effect.
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Be A Curator -- Have an Art Show

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine the role of an art curator. They use any artwork they have done throughout the year and create an art show. They create an invitation to hand out to parents.
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State Heads

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create a narrative image that depicts a formal shape of a state. They review the state facts of whatever state they chose. They draw a person and then add text in the shape of the state they chose.
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Photographs as an Artist's Tool

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students learn about Eakins use of photography as a tool for painting. They apply use of photography in their own painting or drawing. They incorporate time of day, composition and positioning of human subject in their own painting or...
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Math is Beautiful: Tessellation

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine patterning in Chinese and Japanese artwork prior to creating their own tessellations using styrofoam plates in this creative cross-curricular lesson for upper-elementary/middle level classrooms.
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Teaching About Asia; Freeman Seminar

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students integrate the study of photography and Eastern Culture for the purpose of increasing artistic expression. They produce high quality photographs in conjunction with conducting research with meaningful writing produced with the...
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Crazy with Cotton

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students look at fabrics. They discuss how to print/contrast. They demonstrate cutting center. Students are shown how to trim the block accurately. Students sew in blocks. They discuss how to finish, including tying, machine...
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Easy & Elegant Lone Star Quilts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners watch a demonstration on making a quilt. Using that information, they practice making their own lone star quilt. They share their creation with the class to end the lesson and can make more quilts with different types of...
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Creating Stamps for Fabric

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners create different types of stamps using pressed leaves, foam, insulation tape and small plywood pieces. They decorate various fabrics blocks with their stamps and fabric paint. Individual blocks are then sewn together to make a...
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Imagery on Fabric

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice placing images on their completed quilts. Using their quilt they made in an earlier lesson, they print off photographs from a printer and use heat to transfer them to the fabric. They share their quilts with the class.
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Impressionists and Post Impressionists

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders will explore the use of clay and create ceramic artwork that is influenced by the study of impressionism. The assessment is given according to creativity when working with clay and ceramics.
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Table Murals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils define what a mural is. They make their own murals on paper. Students vote on the following subjects: Recess, Disney Movies, Alien Planet, Cafeteria, and Big City. They draw murals in the teacher's preferred medium, pupils...
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Matisse Face Masterpiece

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students examine the painting Purple Robe and Woman with Hat by Matisse. They explore how he used bold strokes of color in the face of the woman. Students paint their partners' faces using the same techniques that were used by Matisse.
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A Cultural Palette

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine pieces of music and art that represent who they are. They study Haitian culture and traditions by performing the musical production "Once on the Island." They watch and discuss the film "The Nature of Music."
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Cow Parade

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers create individual works of art using cow cut-outs as their canvas in this hilarious lesson ideal for the High School Art or Art History classroom. The lesson includes resource links and can be adapted for any animal or...
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Beeswax Flower Candle

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners create "Beeswax flower candles" in this early-elementary classroom Art lesson. Materials needed include foam pieces, straw, a glue gun, clay pots, beeswax, and popsicle sticks. This activity is ideal for the students to create...
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Card Boxes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students build gift boxes using recycled christmas cards, ribbon, glue, and hole punchers in this Holiday Art lesson plan for the middle level classroom. Six christmas cards are needed for every box and the lesson plan can be modified...
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Foam Trees/Ornaments

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars create foam ornaments and/or miniature trees using fun foam, glue, buttons, rick rack or pasta, and gold string in this early-elementary school Art instructional activity. Suggested adaptations for younger and older...
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I Give You My Heart

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create hearts using stencils, pastels, construction paper, and tracing and cutting techniques in this Art lesson for the 2nd grade classroom. Emphasis is placed on the concept of repeating patterns. An ideal lesson for...

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