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Model Construction
In this lesson, students explore shapes and forms in architecture. Students understand that the function of architecture influences its form as well as construst a simple architectural model. As an assessment, have students with a...
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Football Word Search
In this autumn football word search, students find 22 words and mark them in this football shaped puzzle. A word bank is given.
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Go Fish! Fish or other Sea Creature from Recycled Materials
Students brainstorm what a fish looks like determining the parts from schema and research. They create a unique and interesting 3-d sculpture of fish or underwater creature mostly from recycled materials, then examine the aesthetics of...
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Lions at Lunchtime
In this lion shaped word search worksheet, students find and mark 15 words in a puzzle. The words pertain to the book Lions at Lunchtime.
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Vacation Under the Volcano
For this volcano worksheet, students locate 15 vocabulary words in a clever volcano shaped puzzle. It is unclear if this is related to a book.
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Tree Frog Word Search- Easy
In this tree frog word search worksheet, students locate 14 words, all pertaining to tree frogs. There is a word bank to use for this frog shaped puzzle.
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Arctic Animals
In this word search puzzle worksheet students find 16 words. All pertain to animal life in the Arctic region. There is a word bank for this whale shaped puzzle.
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Word Search: Zoo Word Search
In this zoo animals worksheet, learners analyze 12 words in a word bank that are names of zoo animals. Students locate and circle the words in a word search puzzle in the shape of the word ZOO.
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The Sky
Young scholars view artwork that contains scenes of the sky, and create images of the sky that express their moods and feelings.
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What's Your Symbol?
Sixth graders investigate how colors, objects and geometric shapes have been used symbolically in art during specific time periods. They use this information to create symbolic artwork and write a descriptive/informational piece...
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Polar Bears Past Bedtime
In this sled shaped word search puzzle activity, students find 12 words from the provided word bank. All pertain to the book Polar Bears Past Bedtime.
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Dolphins at Daybreak
In this science related worksheet, students locate and circle eleven words associated with dolphins in a word search puzzle in the shape of a dolphin.
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Detectives Word Search
For this word puzzle worksheet, students locate and circle 16 detective-related words in a jey-shaped word search puzzle. A word bank is provided.
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Story Mapping
Students prewrite a story using graphic organizers. In this prewriting lesson plan, students create a story map before they start their writing.
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Contour Hand Gestures with Text
Students examine different types of hand drawings. They create their own 3-D contour drawings. They also discuss the use of symbolism in art.
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Foil Tooled Masks
Young scholars are introduced to the process of mask-making. Using different cultures, they examine how masks have changed over time and identify the reason for them. They create their own mask with tooling foil and decorate them using...
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Sketching Spheres
Students investigate spheres through sketches. In this geometry lesson, students sketch two and three dimensional shapes creating nets. They find and differentiate between the nets for prisms, pyramids, cones, cylinders and spheres.
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Surface Tension and 3D Soap Films
Students are introduced to the concept of surface tension, its dependence on material composition, and how it can produce uniquely shaped surfaces.
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Pretty Patterns
Students discuss shape and number patterns and play a game practicing completing patterns. Then they rotate through five workstations that reinforce the concept of patterning.
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Magnetic Bookmarks
Learners design magnetic bookmarks with healthy living messages. They decide on the shape, length, color, and type of material to use for creating their bookmark. Students write in an "inventor's journal" about their design and...
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Knock On Wood
Students investigate the trees of the Mississippi Valley, specifically looking at the coniferous and deciduous forests. The research of the area is part of a field study when students conduct a survey of local forests in order to create...
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Match The Nets
In this math learning exercise, students match the drawings that are in pieces in order to create three dimensional geometric figures. They match the nets with the shapes.
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Geometry
In this geometry worksheet, students identify the different shapes created by nets. They also identify the intersection of lines and planes. There are 5 questions with an answer key.
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Technology Integrated Lesson
Students investigate symmetry in the real world. For this geometry lesson, students inter-relate math and technology. They create and name a variety of polygons.