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Pumpkins
Third graders create a pumpkin lantern. They work in groups to illustrate the growth of a pumpkin seed. Students are asked what they think of when they see the color orange. They choice one person from the group to get a piece of...
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Moses
First graders become acquainted with the concept of honesty. A lecture is presented to the students detailing Moses' life and his involvement in presented the Ten Commandments to the people. After the lecture is completed, 1st graders...
Native American Art and Technology
Native Tech: Bead and Pendant Types of the Northeast
See the creative ways the Northeast Woodland Indians used natural materials to fashion their jewelry. Using the menu, see drawings and read commentary about the many types of beads.
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Silicon Valley Art Museum: Clay Beads [Pdf]
An online lesson plan for getting your hands dirty! The student will learn all about making beads from clay and receive ideas on what to do with them after they are done.
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Wiki How Category: Beading
Thirteen articles and ideas on how to make various types of beaded jewelry. If you know of any beading techniques that are not listed you can add your own article!
Native American Art and Technology
Native Tech: Native American Beadwork: Meaning in Native American Life
An interesting look at the role beads and jewelry played in the cultural lives of the Northeast Woodland Indians. Find out about their uses in ceremonies and trade.
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Eternal Egypt: String of Beads
A beautiful string of beads that is the only remaining part of a collar, the rest of which has been lost with time. This part was bought by the Egyptian Museum from an antique dealer in 1905. It consists of semiprecious stone beads...
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Eternal Egypt: Gold Jewelry of Princess Khnumit
These items of jewelry belonging to Princess Khnumit are made with the decorative cloisonne technique of applied gold threads and tiny beads.
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Eternal Egypt: Girdle of Princess Sat Hathor
This girdle of the Princess Sat-Hathor is made of eight gold, half-open cowry shells. The ones at each end have flat reverses, and were joined by means of grooves to serve as a clasp, fastening the girdle when they slid one into the...
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Eternal Egypt: Beadwork Cloth
This decorative piece of cloth contains blue and green faience beads with copper rondos, or doughnut-shaped jewelry, in the middle. The beads are attached to each other by a wire.
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Eternal Egypt: Gold Usekh Collar
This beautiful piece of jewelry is the classic Egyptian collar known as Usekh. It is formed of five rows of cylindrical gold and one row of petal-shaped gold pendants inlaid with lapis lazuli. The five gold rows are separated from each...