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Design a Theme Park

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students design a theme park based on people and events of the Revolutionary War.
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Proportion Flattering the Figure- Principle of Design

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students create a professional fashion presentation incorporating the principles and elements of design, explain each in writing, (portfolio, color board, power point, display, etc.). They learn how to create a flattering figure and...
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Introduction to the Principles of Design & Balance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the relationship of the principles of design to the elements and also the principle of balance. They demonstrate knowledge of fashion strategies. Students distinguish between line, texture, color, shape/form and patterns.
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Magazine Cover Design Contest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design a magazine cover. They are told the size of the page 8.5" by 11." Students are told that the magazine does not have to be real, and it can be about any topic that they want. They make the magazine cover look realistic....
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Strawblowing Watercolor Design

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create a water color design using straw blowing and fill in the design with brushes.
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What's Your Design?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Sixth grade students: design a stained glass window, submitting their initial plan detailing the measurements of all lines and angles. Seventh grade students: create a scale drawing of their own geometric family of four members.
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Designing a Robot and Microsoft PowerPoints

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discover the uses and main characteristics of robots then design a robot that performs a task that people do not want to do. Colored drawings of their robot are created including labels of the parts and explanations of...
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Cracker Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers are presented with the following problem: A cracker manufacturer has been losing money and has to find a way to save her factory. They are given the task to design a new shape for the cracker manufacturer so that as...
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ARTSEDGE: Creating Costumes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young designers examine famous monarch portraits and costume books, create a design for the emperor, examine fabric samples and choose a type and color for their costume. They sketch the costume and present it in a class fashion show.
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Fashion Trends in the 1960s: Hippies, Flower Children, and Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use the Internet to research and examine clothing styles of 1960s, draw pictures of various clothing and accessories popular in that decade, trace images on top of foil tray or pan to design a stamp, and make...
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Me and My Logo

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students design their own emblem. In this introduction instructional activity, students get to know one another by designing an emblem that combines symbols that represent themselves. They express themselves to their classmates. 
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Mosaic Masks

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover the history of mosaics through teacher-lead lectures and discussions. Individuals spend 3-4 weeks creatively constructing mosaic masks using step-by-step design instructions.
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A Closer Look

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe an ordinary scene and look for elements of design, dynamics, spatial elements, and music. they then create their own everyday dance.
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What's Shaking? Three-Lesson Unit

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Your young architects use the Internet to research tall structures or sky scrapers to help in the design of their scale drawings. This is lesson one of three in which learners design, build, and test model skyscrapers for seismic safety....
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Fashion Recycles

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Complete fashion design activities as a part of a study on protecting the environment. In this fashion and environment instructional activity, students discuss global environmental awareness and work in groups to list recyclable products...
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Element of Texture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine the role of texture in various fashion designs. After watching a PowerPoint presentation, they identify the different types of textures they saw in photographs. To end the lesson, they create a portfolio using their...
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Food Packaging

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the functions of packaging food and how the designs work.  In this food packaging lesson students identify the changes that occur in different types of materials. 
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Who Am I?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Connect design elements and principles to identity a culture with a discussion and related art activity. After analyzing artwork in relation to design, class members talk about personal and cultural identity. Using items that...
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Mannequin

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners participate in an activity designed to stimulate creative thinking, encourage cooperation, and help students get acquainted using newspapers and masking tape. Learners must design and create an outfit for a member of their group.
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Fish Tanks: Volume and Surface Area

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Given a very realistic challenge, your young geometers design residential fish tanks in rectangular and triangular prism shapes. They compute the volume of water each will hold. They also determine the size of plastic covers for each...
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Exploring the Forces of Tension

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Let the resource stretch the minds of your young scientists with a lesson about tensile strength and stiffness of materials. Groups consider how easily materials stretch and relate this property to engineering design.
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Polar Quest Expedition

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students investigate how to design a jacket that can be worn in extremely cold temperatures. They use the internet to research materials and different types of designs. As an extension to the lesson students go to a sporting goods store...
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SIMPLE FABRIC FOLDING FOR HALLOWEEN

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Study the fabric folding techniques introduced and lead your class in applying them to quiltmaking, home decorating, fashion design, and other sewing projects. This lesson is geared to making items themed for halloween, but could be...
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Cell Game

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Make a prototype of a game based on cell biology. Researching game design and working in groups to create a game will activate knowledge of cell biology. The review task will help students learning as they test out the games and their...

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