Curated OER
Express Yourself: Make Art From Your Ideas
Learners analyze and discuss various sculptures by the artist Andrea Arroyo. They discuss ways artists use symbols to express abstract ideas, design and create a plasticine plaque, and write a journal response.
Curated OER
Designing a Park and Lodge
Students view a video entitle Great Lodges of the National Parks. They design, in groups of three, their own park based on research of a specific area. Each member of the group possess a different task in order to accomplish the project.
Curated OER
Castles and Forts of Wales and Oregon
Students compare a castle in Wales to a fort in Oregon and design and build a castle or fort. In this structure study lesson, students complete activities to study castles in Wales to forts in England. Students then design their own fort...
EL Education
El Education: Architectural Features Cards
Fifth grade students at Genesee Community Charter School created these cards during an expedition called Liberty and Justice for All ? To create the cards, students researched and sketched Federal, Georgian, Colonial, Greek and other...
Other
Arches
Here are diagrams of the various parts of an arch. At the bottom of the page there is a sketch of an ogee arch.
Other
St. Bonaventure University: Parthenon Floor Plan
This site provides a sketch of the floor plan of the Parthenon. Includes pictures of the Parthenon and other ancient Greek Temples.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Architectural and Anatomical Sketches
An image of "Architectural and anatomical sketches", created by Bartolomeo Ammanatiz (Pen, ink, and chalk on paper).
EL Education
El Education: Drafts of a Cave Home
This entry shows the progression of the work of one student - from a 5th/6th grade classroom at the Shutesbury Elementary School in Shutesbury, Massachusetts - of a series of cross-sectional illustrations of a prehistoric cave dwelling....
Other
Overview of History, Culture, and Science: Croatian Art
An extensive overview of the art and architecture of Croatia. Includes biographical sketches of the artists as well as links to more information.
Other
Public Establishment of the Museum: Welcome to the Palace of Versailles
Take a fascinating tour of the Palace of Versailles and learn much about French history, art, architecture and culture from the time of the Sun King, Louis XIV, to the French Revolution. Included are beautiful photos of this...