Rochester Institute of Technology
Heat Transfer
Use an exciting role play activity to teach young chemists about the importance of heat transfer in maintaining homeostasis. They assume the role of a dog sled owner who has been abandoned and must fend for themselves with only a...
Practical Pages
Famous Artist of the Month
Feature one famous artist a month with a series of portraits, biographies, and examples of their gallery. With masters such as Augustus Rodin, Francisco Goya, and Michelangelo, the resource provides opportunities every month for kids to...
Curated OER
The Heart of Your Paper: 11 Methods for Writing a Topic Sentence (or a Thesis Statement)
Help your young writers produce high-quality topic and thesis statements that go beyond basic wording and really illustrate complex ideas and critical thinking skills. From however and compound sentence statements to using...
Technical Sketching
Introduction — Surfaces and Edges
How different can 3-D and 2-D really be? An engineering resource provides an explanation about the importance of two-dimensional technical drawings. Several samples show how to create multi-view drawings from pictorials and...
Shakespeare Globe Trust
Fact Sheet: The Third Globe
Hopefully the third time's a charm when it comes to rebuilding London's Globe Theatre! With an informational text, readers learn about the reconstruction of the theatre in the 1990s. They also discover how modern health and safety...
Curated OER
Sonata Form
In this music worksheet, students learn about the sonata form of music composition. Students read about the 3 main sections of the sonata form: exposition, development and recapitulation followed by a coda. There are no questions on the...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Landscape Architects
This site has a good description of the nature of working as a landscape architect. Qualifications, education job outlook and earnings, with links to realted occupations are included in this site.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Landscape Architects
A general description of the landscape architect profession, including work conditions, and training requirements.
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The Collection: Chicago Architects Oral History Project
Choose from an extensive list of Chicago area architects and learn information about their lives and their work. Includes links to interviews and biographies.
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American Institute of Architects: The Architect's Journey [Pdf]
Learn about some of the interests and abilities that propel people into careers in architecture. Includes short first-person stories of practicing architects who explain that the pathway into architecture often begins as a child.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Chronological Listing of Architects
Artcyclopedia maintains an impressive list of links to museum sites, image archives, and articles where information about architects past and present can be found. The museum sites, especially, often include useful commentaries that aid...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Computer Network Architect
A big name for a big job, the network systems and data communications analyst works with computer networks within companies. Science Buddies offers a career profile outlining the many duties of the systems analyst as well as the...
Other
George Mason: Architect of Constitutional Liberty
A scholarly article on the life of George Mason, a delegate from Virginia to the Constitutional Convention. Mason is also considered the father of the Bill of Rights.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: John Lloyd Wright
A biography of John Lloyd Wright, an architect who was the son of Frank Lloyd Wright.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Julia Morgan
This resource presents a biographical look at architect Julia Morgan, who was the first woman allowed to attend the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She opened the field of architecture to women; her best-known project was...
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City Journal: The Man Who Gilded the Gilded Age
A fascinating account of the life of Richard Morris Hunt, foremost architect of the Gilded Age of America.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Anna Wagner Keichline
A biographical look at the life of Anna Wagner Keichline - architect, inventor, suffragist, and World War I Special Agent.
Black Past
Black Past: Abele, Julian F.
Julian Abele, the most successful black architect of his time, is described in this encyclopedia article. There are links to websites that show his designs.
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society: Frank Lloyd Wright
Biographical information on Frank Llyod Wright, considered perhaps the greatest American architect ever.
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Agram: Architectural Information
An architectural database that contains photos, drawings, models, and information on historically important architects.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: Buckminster Fuller
From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography for the American revolutionary architect Buckminster Fuller.
Greek Gods
Greek Gods: Geek Heroes: Daedalus
Read about Daedalus, the most famous architect, painter, sculptor, and inventor of Ancient Athens.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Adolf Loos
This page has a brief bibliography of the Austrian architect Adolf Loos.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Berthold Lubetkin
This page has a brief bibliography of the Russian architect Berthold Lubetkin.
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