Curated OER
Teaching the Kono Salmon Kite
Students complete several student readings involving kite making and kite flying. They analyze how the parts of a system go together and how these parts depend on each other. They comprehend how different environments both provide...
Curated OER
The Ancient Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde
Learners research evidence discovered during Mesa Verde archaeological dig, view images of ancient artifacts, simultate real dig and reconstruct items buried on school grounds, and create newsletter or video tape skit.
Curated OER
Jumping Frogs
Students create a jumping frog out of construction paper, close pins and pipe cleaners. They predict how far they think their frog jump and then test it out to see how close or far away they were from their prediction.
Curated OER
Sea Urchins - Diadema Antillarum
Pupils investigate oceanography by painting sea life. In this crustacean lesson, students identify sea urchins in our ocean environments and describe the functionality of their spherical-shaped bodies. Pupils design their own sea urchins...
Curated OER
Mother Earth - Father Sky
Third graders research and write about Cyrus Dillan. They explain one of Dillan's sculptures. Students locate six constellations and two planets. They research and write about the daily life of the Pawnee.
Curated OER
Let's Catch Some Dirt From the Air
Students create "catchers" that collect dirt particles from the air. They observe the particulate matter that is collected from the air and discuss the effects and causes of air pollution.
Curated OER
Teaching the Toki Kaku Dako
Students complete various readings and decorating, constructing, and flying a kite. They analyze how the parts of a system to together. Students comprehend the concept of area.
Palomar Community College District
Palomar College: 2 D Design Notes: Design and Composition: Color
Every aspect of working with color in visual art can be found on this page. Comprehensive information ranging from value to color interaction.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Art, Design, and Visual Thinking: Color, Value, and Hue
Contains information on value, contrast, gradation, and the values of hues of colors. Has great color charts and links to related sites.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Art, Design, and Visual Thinking
Use the left-hand toolbar of this site to investigate an online textbook for the language of design. It provides visual examples and explanations of line, form, color, color psychology, texture, balance, proportion and many more...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit Encyclopedia: Color
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is from the artist's encyclopedia entry for color and includes information on the color wheel, value, mood, natural...
ArtLex
Art Lex: Value
Artlex's definition of value and how it applies to black and white and color in art. There are links to other sites to further explain the term and also related terms to explore.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Primary and Secondary
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on the color wheel and it studies both primary and secondary colors using Grace Hartigan's "Billboard." The...
Other
Arts Connect Ed Playground Make It
Eight fun on-line art activities where young artists get to create, color, and design.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Warm and Cool Colors
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on warm and cool colors and works are studied from both Van Gogh and Joan Mitchell. The animation shows the...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit Encyclopedia: Balance
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This is the encyclopedia entry for balance which covers symmetry and asymmetry, balance with color, and other types of balance.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Complementary Colors
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This instructional activity is complementary colors and the artwork studied is Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's "Seated Woman." The...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Tints and Shades
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This instructional activity is on tints and shades and the work studied is from Frank Stella. The animation demonstrates the...
Other
The Alphabet of Art: The Attributes
An informative site explaining the attributes of art as well as other art terms.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: The Art of Anatomy [Pdf]
In this lesson, 5th graders learn about value and draw a 7-tone value scale. They then observe and draw an area of a skeleton model on a 6x6-inch square, incorporating line, shape, and value. They color the negative space and add collage...
Other
Guidance Communications: The Alphabet of Art
A site dedicated to providing vocabulary for the elements of visual design. Includes a visual notation system for describing both the elements and attributes of art.
Goshen College
Some Ideas About Composition and Design
Starts with explaining visual elements, goes through design principles, balance, visual effects, and more. Teaching tips included too.