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Santa Fe, New Mexico: Vocabulary Follow-Up
In this vocabulary worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences, using Santa Fe, New Mexico associated vocabulary given at the top of the page. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Creepy Crawlies
Pupils participate in several insect-themed activities. They read stories on bugs, write stories about insects with student-made illustrations, sing bug-themed songs, design creepy crawlies with typical insect characteristics and make a...
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Drawing as a Foundation - Activity 1
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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Meet a Creature From Ancient China
Students view an image of a Chinese chimera and complete a chart describing what they see and understand about the creature. They compare funerary customs today to those of ancient China. They compile a list of items that might be...
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Art Periods and Styles
A large collection of resource links here for a wide range of art periods and styles from ancient times to the modern day.
Other
Andy Plant: Mechanical Sculptures
This UK artist has a phenomenal collection of kinetic (moving) sculptures. Animations are provided so that you can watch his work in action!
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Destination Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art invites young readers interactively learn about Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, and Umberto Boccioni using sound, simple language, and engaging animations.
Other
Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at the Titeux Dancer
Media-rich module examines a terracotta figurine that embodies many characteristics of classical Greek sculpture. Expert commentary accompanied by animated overlays demonstrate details of the composition that give it harmony, balance,...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: The Art Zone
Ten interactive activities that allow you to use the computer to create and manipulate works of art.
Other
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver: Inuit Sculptures
See photos of beautiful examples of Inuit sculpture, the "stone carvings of the Inuit people and Arctic animals."
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Construct an Artquarium (Lesson Plan)
This lesson plan gives students a chance to create their own underwater animal out of paper-mache, and their imagination. Provides a colorful photo example, assessment criteria, and a suggested book to use for inspiration.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Oldenburg, Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks
A monumental tube of lipstick sprouting from a military vehicle appeared, uninvited, on the campus of Yale University amidst the 1969 student protests against the Vietnam War. Claes Oldenburg made this sculpture and it served as a stage...
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Image Inuit Sculptures Eskimo Carvings
This is a great place to find pictures of Inuit sculptures. Click sample images to see examples of a variety of animal sculptures: polar bears, seals, walruses, whales, and more.
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Image Inuit Sculpture Eskimo Carvings
This is a great place to find pictures of Inuit sculptures. Click sample images to see examples of a variety of animal sculptures: polar bears, seals, walruses, whales, and more.
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Image Inuit Sculpture Eskimo Carvings
This is a great place to find pictures of Inuit sculptures. Click sample images to see examples of a variety of animal sculptures: polar bears, seals, walruses, whales, and more.
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Image Inuit Sculptures Eskimo Carvings
This is a great place to find pictures of Inuit sculptures. Click sample images to see examples of a variety of animal sculptures: polar bears, seals, walruses, whales, and more.
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Image Other Inuit Sculptures Eskimo Carvings
This is a great place to find pictures of Inuit sculptures. Click sample images to see examples of a variety of animal sculptures: polar bears, seals, walruses, whales, and more.
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Image Musk Ox Inuit Sculptures
This is a great place to find pictures of Inuit sculptures. Click sample images to see examples of a variety of animal sculptures: polar bears, seals, walruses, whales, and more.
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Image Inuit Inukshuk Sculptures
This is a great place to find pictures of Inuit sculptures. Click sample images to see examples of a variety of animal sculptures: polar bears, seals, walruses, whales, and more.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: From Windmills to Whirligigs
This folk artist uses the power of the wind to animate his whimsical kinetic sculptures. Check out his decorated yard and try some of the activities inspired by his creations.
Other
Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at the Seated Scribe
Take a closer look at a work of Egyptian sculpture wherein you can see details of the work through a virtual magnifying glass. Accompanying commentaries and animations provide historical and artistic analysis. Useful in-context tools...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Camelid Sacrum in the Shape of a Canine
This fascinating and unique prehistoric sculpture of a dog-like animal was discovered accidentally in 1870 in Tequixquiac, Mexicocan. Anthropologists are not certain of this object's original meaning for either the artist or the people...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sphinx
Sphinx is a Greek word signifying 'strangler,' applied to certain symbolical forms of Egyptian origin, having the body of a lion, a human or an animal head, and two wings. Various other combinations of animal forms have been called by...