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Physical Bean Bag

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice throwing beanbags at moving targets. They work in pairs and aim at particular targets. They participate in a game utilizing the color of the beanbag and their dexterity.
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Analyze Your Sand Samples

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this sand sample worksheet, students analyze a sample of sand and indicate the site the sand was from, the size of major and minor particles, the presence of shells and magnetic particles, the colors present and the shapes of the sand.
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Gender Bias in Advertising

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view different paintings and discuss different advertisements that display gender bias, and redesign an advertisement found in a magazine, removing at least five aspects of the gender bias they find.
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Exploring Stars

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the life cycle of stars. They analyze small, medium, and large stars and view a video that compares the life cycles of the various sized stars. They create a flipbook movie detailing the life cycles of a star and...
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Four Seasons

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine and describe the characteristics of the four seasons. Using a computer, they write one sentence about each of the four seasons and draws an illustration to accompany it. They present each drawing and sentence to the...
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Matter & Subatomic Particles

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders divide into small groups to construct several models. Each group builds with an accompanying chart showing the colors of gumdrops used for the protons, electrons, and neutrons.)
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Romanticism 1800-1860

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
What do Roger Chillingworth, Dr. Heidegger, and Ethan Brand have in common? They are all American literature poster boys for Romanticism, advertising the dangers of valuing reason over feeling and intuition. Introduce your class to...
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Lesson: Mary Heilmann: To Be Someone

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Kids consider the pure abstraction and minimalism found in Mary Heilmann's work. They analyze several of her pieces through critical discussion and then think about her use of a song title as the title of her exhibit. Learners then use a...
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Humourous Head Planter Spike: Ceramics Lesson

For Teachers K - 8th
What a great activity. Kids create humorous ceramic character (heads) spikes to enliven a planter. Modern art is full of expressive and exaggerated forms and your class gets to create them out of clay. This would be a lovely activity to...
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Clay Sand Castles

For Teachers 1st - 5th
You can start off this sand castle art project by previewing the included architectural vocabulary. Learners explore images, the web, and books that show both sand castles and architectural design. They then get creative and make their...
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Whimsical Figures

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Clay is a wonderful and expressive medium for learners of any age. Kids get creative as they make whimsical figures out of clay. A hyperlinked materials list, images of each step in the process, and helpful tips makes this a great art...
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Tony Cragg-Evidence

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars demonstrate an understanding of basic elements and principles of art making such as unity, variety, movement, and meaning found in daily experiences. They also describe the meaning of students¿ own artwork in a written...
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Cloud Viewer

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine different types of clouds. In this cloud lesson, 4th graders examine pictures of different types of clouds and read details about them in the captions under the images. They make a cloud viewer by cutting out the...
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Blotter Bugs

For Teachers K
Pupils work with primary colors. They choose two primary colors, then put two drops of each color they chose on a white square paper. They fold the white paper in half and rub the paint around.
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Geometric Abstraction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create an abstract work of art that is made by repeating geometric shapes and lines, write concise instructions to reproduce the work of art and reproduce someone else's artwork via written instructions.
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Looking at the World in a Different Light

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson, 7th graders relate colors to wavelengths of light; explain how we see colors and describe types of waves and their technological applications. Students go through a tour and answers questions to the quiz as they go...
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The Brown Pelican Experts

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare and contrast adaptations of brown pelicans and examine how they survive in different environments. They also make predictions of some adaptations that could be needed in certain types of ecosystems.
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Feng Shui for the Budding Interior Decorator

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the uses and beliefs associated with the Chinese art of Feng Shui. The class reads about the traditional uses of Feng Shui. Individually, each student creates a room makeover using Feng Shui principles.
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Taking Roll

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students personalize the task of taking roll by thinking about colleges and laminated the names on cards. They have to meet the criteria from five areas: group must have 5-7 members, must be co-ed, must include students from at least 3...
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Careers in Science

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students learn the trends in the current job market for scientists, find where the jobs are, the range of salaries, and the job requirements. They discover that scientists do some very interesting things, then write a letter of...
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A Feature Presentation - Geographic Landforms

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate, identify and compare the various geographic terms that can be used to describe the landforms occurring in the Hawaiian islands.
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Chuck Close Up Close

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students practice the art of storytelling using realistic art. They pick one illustration of a character in the book and create a story about the possible life he lived. The important details that are needed is the name, occupation,...
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Sorting and Classifying

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are engaged in sorting and classifying geometric shapes of various colors and sizes. They discuss the properties of these shapes and illustrate a range of classifications using Venn diagrams.
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PKU Yes Food Target

For Students 4th - 10th
In this PHE worksheet, students estimate and write the total amount of PHE in different foods and see if it fits into their pattern. Students do this for 28 foods.