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THE BACKWARD DESIGN PROCESS

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explain the practical uses of robots. They interpret possible careers in robotics, apply the safety guidelines of robots, and develop a perspective of the use of robots. They empathize with the cultural issues of robots in work...
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Backwards Writing: Reflections and Symmetry

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Why is "ambulance" written backwards on emergency vehicles? Young geometers apply principles of symmetry to translate words written backwards. See if your school or district subscribes to Jobland, where you can view a clip that explains...
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Using Symmetry to Create Corporate Logos

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Young mathematicians investigate the use of symmetry in graphic design. After first learning about reflection, translational, and rotational symmetry, children use this new knowledge to identify symmetry in letters of the...
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Fashion Trends in the 1960s: Hippies, Flower Children, and Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use the Internet to research and examine clothing styles of 1960s, draw pictures of various clothing and accessories popular in that decade, trace images on top of foil tray or pan to design a stamp, and make...
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Look for Patterns: Quilts in Two Faith Ringgold Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Author Faith Ringgold uses quilts to illustrate her books Tar Beach and Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad. In this integrated trio of activities, young scholars read stories, identify and create patterns, and design quilt squares of...
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Japanese Designs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn some traditional Japanese designs and what they represent, then make their own stamps for printing Japanese designs.
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My Family Crest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners design a detailed drawing of their family crest. They incorporate imagery that's relevant to their family's life. Students consider the variety os shapes for the family crest- circles, ellipses, and triangles. They represent...
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A Never-Before-Seen Creature

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students construct a never-before-seen creature in part of an analysis of societal injustices and discrimination. In this societal issues lesson, students create a creature called a Man-Droid as a study about the differences among...
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Origami Flight: The Physical Setting

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the forces that move certain objects.  In this physics lesson, 6th graders design and create paper flying objects using origami methods, which they practice flying in different conditions.  Students...
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Drama: Working Together

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars participate in a host of activities designed to encourage creativity, collaboration, and cooperation. They experience walking in different ways, greeting various types of people, and mirroring, where one student duplicates...
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Counting Back and Counting On

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Read aloud your choice of books about counting on and counting back (a list is provided, or tell stories of your own). Your learners will write horizontal equations to portray what happens in the story. They build a paper chain and...
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It Looked Like...

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a read aloud of Charles Shaw's, It Looked Like Spilt Milk. They complete an art activity in which they spill white paint on blue paper and fold it to make a design. They write about their design following the...
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"Rapper" Art

For Teachers K - 12th
Turn your recycled wrappers in "Rapper" Art with this creative lesson plan! Your class will create a collage using wrappers. They will also create a print plate of words or phrases to go along with their project. What a great way to...
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Monoprinting with Washable Markers

For Teachers K - 8th
Practice the technique of monoprinting with this colorful plan. Your class will be able to create their own unique image to be inked on paper. "Everyone learns in this colorful, magical experience for young children."
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Monoprinting with Washable Markers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
An art activity can benefit special needs pupils in a variety of ways. The class creates mono prints. Focus on increasing motor skills development, expressive communication, and safe handling of materials. Discuss or show a video of...
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The 'Language of Dance'

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students choreograph dances. In this dance choreography lesson plan, students evaluate musical selections, then create a dance that capture the emotion of the music.
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Counting Circles

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners look at bands of colors and estimate how many rings of color there are. While working in groups, they come up with a plan of how to accurately count the rings. They attempt to find a pattern in the colors, and decide whether...
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Monoprints With Markers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students make prints without a printing press. In this printmaking lesson, students make a monoprint by drawing a picture with washable markers, briefly submerging the paper under water, and pressing it onto a new sheet.
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A Chair for Mr. Bear

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and work collaboratively to create a chair for a small stuffed animal that will allow it to sit upright and withstand a short drop out of Legos. Students write about the engineering...
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Talking Storybooks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create talking storybooks that primary students can read and listen to independently. They create the presentations using multimedia software.
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The Binary Counter Circuit

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students count from 0-99 using the binary number system. In this algebra lesson plan, students problem solve by working with faulty circuits and applying their knowledge f Binary Numbers. They work in team to create a solution.
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Rhythm and Movement

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the rhythms and movements found in different works of art. In this visual arts lesson plan, 3rd graders view samples of art work and use hand gestures to demonstrate the movement of the image. Students pick one art...
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Hoop Trip To The Planets

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners practice locomotor patterns already introduced while reinforcing facts about each planet.
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Emotions in Motion

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students use dance as a form of communication. In this meanings of dance lesson, students create dances to communicate a variety of emotions.

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