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Using Plant Pigments as Natural Dyes

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Students create friendship bracelets and quilt squares. In this plant lesson student dye their own string and cotton material with plant pigments. Students use the naturally dyed materials to create the friendship bracelets and quilt...
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Astronomy and Me: Moons Over New Haven

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the features of different moons orbiting the planets. In this astronomy lesson, 3rd graders explore the different phases of the moon using an interactive online website. They compare and contrast the features of the...
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Double Self Portrait

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars meet an artist who overcame learning and physical disabilities and became a successful artist. They use a digital camera to imitate the style of one artist; and explore the connection between the use of technology and art.
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Unit Plan for Mark Twain and American Humor

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students create brochures about the humor of Mark Twain. In this literature-analysis lesson plan, students read "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and other short stories by Twain. Students write analytical paragraphs and...
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All Fired Up

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students brainstorm images and themes associated with the American Fourth of July holiday. They create illustrated posters to explain the processes or history behind these themes.
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MAPPING THE TOPOGRAPHY OF UNKNOWN SURFACES

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students describe in words and graphic displays the elevation or depression profile of sections of Mars' Olympus Mons and/or Valles Marineris. They explain how orbiting spacecraft build up global maps one data slice at a time.
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Costume And Make-Up Shakespeare Style

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create original costumes and make-up for a puppet presentation of a scene from Shakespeare in this week long creative project. Performances of the Shakespeare scenes end this lesson geared towards state and national standards...
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The Bio-fuel Project: Creating Bio-diesel

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate bio-fuel. In this investigative lesson, students create bio-fuel from vegetable oil waste. Students will analyze, predict, collect and synthesize data from their experiments with bio-fuel.
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Building a Terrarium System

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create their own terrariums.  In this ecological model lesson, students create terrariums using soil, seeds, pebbles, and two liter bottles.  Students compare the elements of a  terrarium to a food web.
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Electricity and Magnetism: Ben Franklin and His Influence

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore electricity by examining the life of Benjamin Franklin.  In this biographical lesson plan, 4th graders listen to the teacher read facts of Benjamin Franklin's life and analyze his contributions to our current...
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The Sun in Our Lives

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the different parts of the sun. In this astronomy lesson, 3rd graders examine how the sun's energy drive life processes on Earth. They construct a model of a solar system using large rolls of toilet paper.
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A Sense of Emptiness in the House That Michael Built

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate different journalistic techniques used to add color and new dimension to fact-based news stories. They write a journal discussing techniques that journalists could use to make Michael Jordan's retirement from the NBA...
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Puppetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore puppetry. In this puppetry lesson, students research the history and culture of puppets. Student begin to understand that art work has special characteristics. Students create their own marionette puppet.
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Landscape Painting

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders paint a landscape that demonstrates the illusion of space.  For this visual arts lesson, 3rd graders paint a creek with reflections as the focus and include images showing foreground, middle ground, and background within...
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Matter and Energy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore energy by completing a science worksheet in class. In this principles of matter instructional activity, students define the vocabulary terms force, gravity, nuclear, and electromagnetic before reading assigned text about...
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Color Principles - Hue, Saturation, and Value

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify different color models and the application of the color theory. They create different visualizations that compare color models.
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3-D Ribbon Letters - Pencil Shading

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the art of Edward Ruscha and make a three-dimensional model of a single word. They explore shading and value, and create a drawing of the model. They render ribbon strip letters in varied values to show 3-D quality.
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Make a Sound Viewer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils see, and thus better understand, the vibrations that sound makes through this simple project.
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P & P "Portraits and Perspective" Digital Photography for Kids

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use digital photography as a lesson on portraits and perspective. In this photography lesson, students explore their school grounds and take pictures using their cameras. Students' goal is to create architectural and portraiture...
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Instructors Lesson Plan for Cats in Quilts

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students make quilts using a simplified applique technique. The lesson includes directions for beginner as well as intermediate levels. Each class lasts from between two and three hours.
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Instructor's Lesson Plan for Butterflies & Blooms

For Teachers Higher Ed
Pupils use applicable++ techniques to create a quilt with the Butterflies and Blooms design. They begin with a small project such as a sachet, selecting a section of a large design. Instructions are included for beginner as well as...
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Digital Revolution

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students take pictures in the style of Eleanor Antin. in this photography lesson, students work in groups to research a revolution and read a piece of literature that corresponds. They create an original image that represents that...
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Elements of Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define basic design vocabulary. They examine fabrics and sort into similar piles, design a picture of a beautiful room and label each art element in the design. They read an article from an interior design magazine and summarize...
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Name Illustration Portfolio Covers

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students design a portfolio for their class artwork. They artistically incorporate their names into the portfolio cover design.

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