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Animal Habitat Dioramas

For Teachers K - 5th
What a better way to have learners show what they know than with a diorama? Kids research an animal, its habitat, ecosystem, and environment in order to create a three-dimensional diorama. Have older children write a short paper on their...
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Personification Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a clay object in which they are to personify. They use their own personal experiences to help the viewer imagine what it would be like to be that particular object. They also watch videos of fables to help them with...
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Creating Animal Prints

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students investigate the habits of animals by studying their prints.  In this animal life lesson, students investigate the different types of tracks left from animals by researching the Internet.  Students utilize clay or Play-Doh to...
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Mi Casa es Tu Casa

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars make animated houses using slab-built clay ceramic techniques. They treat the surface of the house with a technique known as majolica.
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Starfish Project

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students discuss ocean waters, tides, tide pools and the animals which live in the tide pools. They practice the push and pull method with a chink of clay to create a starfish from clay. They apply texture and decorate the starfish...
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Hands-on Cells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers review the components of a cell and the differences between plant and animal cells by creating a three-dimensional model of each type of cell. In small groups, they use modeling clay and household object to construct...
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Inside the Egg, Hatching Chickens

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students conduct an egg candling activity to show the life inside a fertile egg. Students discuss the needs the egg has of the hen, as well as similarities and differences between plants and animals. Students complete a life cycle wheel...
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Day and Night in the Desert

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students illustrate scenes showing day and nighttime activities in the desert. They include plant and animal life including predators and prey.
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Ecosystems and Climate

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine climatic effects on ecosystems. They plant tomatoes and observe the differences in plant growth with differences in light. They create picture collages of plants, animals, and insects found in each climate of the U.S.
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Adapting to Seasonal Changes in the Environment

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss how plants and animals, including humans, adapt to climate and seasonal changes. They research the Colville people, and create dioramas that represent life during different seasons for Colville people.
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Create Your Own Animal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students design and create their own hypothetical animal. In this biology lesson, students identify the factors organisms need to survive. They classify their animals according to its correct phylum.
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Claymation in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students design an appropriate and usable storyboard and then create a claymation video. They take digital photographs frame by frame, then assemble the stop-motion movie using video software.
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Making Models

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars make a model of their thumbs to reinforce understanding of an adaptation. This lesson is one part of a multi-segmented unit on animals and survival.
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Social Studies: African Power Objects

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars carve small clay animal tokens as personal talismans. They discuss why people might carry such objects and what they might personally represent to them. Students discuss which animals in Africa could be used as power symbols.
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Flower Stepping Stones

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars make garden stepping stones out of mortar, sand and glass. In this lesson integrating science and art, students mix mortar and sand topping to compose and create a floral design for their stepping stone.
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Dancing Rainbows: A Pueblo Boy's Story

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students read the book "Dancing Rainbows," and complete a variety of activities across the curriculum. For this Native Americans lesson plan, students create pottery, discuss Pueblo traditions, discuss the importance of rain, and learn...
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Haniwa

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use non-fired clay and posterboards to create and display examples of Haniwa and kofun in this exciting lesson for the Social Studies, Humanities, Asian Studies, or Art classroom.
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The Fossil Record

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research about the animals found in Burgess Shale. For this earth science lesson, students evaluate the significance of fossils in human history. They create models of their chosen animal.
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Drawing as a Foundation - Activity 1

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students create sketches of animals in preparation for canvas paintings in this introductory lesson on Drawing. This week-long lesson includes a video and research ideas for students.
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Dig This

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the work of paleontologists and the life of dinosaurs and create a sculpture of the bones of a Stegosaurus. The sculpture was then buried and used by other classes for a dig.
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Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Aquatic Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore importance of marine or aquatic habitats, and investigate habitat characteristics and conditions required by various organisms to ensure survival. They then select an animal to study and design an artificial habitat...
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Transformation Creations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Learners "transform" an image into something completely different using critical thinking skills and artistic abilities. They improve skills in using digital cameras and word processors.
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A Listening Doll: Create Traditional Native American Storyteller Dolls

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this wonderful cross-curricular lesson plan, your youngsters will learn about Pueblo Indian storyteller dolls by creating their own! They discuss the tradition of story telling, especially in reference to Native Americans. Consider...
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African Ceramic Portrait Vessel

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a piece of art inspired by traditional African pieces.

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