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Pattern Value Portraits with Light
Students use the elements of art and principles of design to explore value. In this color value lesson plan, students use the portrait of a a face to help them understand color value, tints, shades and tones.
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ANCIENT ART/ABORIGINAL BARK PAINTING
Fifth graders explore Aboriginal art and how it is used in communication and story-telling. They create their own Aboriginal art out of brown paper, incorporating designs and patterns.
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Circular "Mandala"
Students create a nonobjective design from a magazine photo (or personal photograph) using a view finder. By using colored pencils the drawing use layers to recreate the colors in the magazine picture.
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Poster Assignment: Sports Chemistry
Tenth graders distinguish between chemical and physical properties and changes in matter when given specific examples. They view a video of sports activities. Students chose their favorite sport and design an experiment to improve sports...
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Chocolate Chaos
Second graders demonstrate the ability to understand the elements of a story (theme, plot, setting, mood) and characters, by discussing and writing about each. The children have fun with chocolate related activities and enjoy reading...
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T H E P O W E R O F A R C H I T E C T U R E
Students arecognize the architecture of another culture, how the architecture of a people records their history, explore artistic elements, explore and use geometric concepts of shape, pattern, and symmetry.
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Canadian Olympic Fashion
Students, in groups, research a Canadian Olympic sport and design a uniform for a Canadian Olympic team.
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Comparing Patterns In Chinese And American Textile
Young scholars create Chinese jacket designs using magic markers and paper jackets as well as knowledge of Chinese and American textile designs and techniques in this upper-elementary lesson.
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Savannah, Georgia Historic District
Students complete a variety of activities that go along with the study of and possible fieldtrip to the Savannah, Georgia Historic District.
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Fairy Tales as a Genre of Literature
Young scholars examine the literary elements of fairy tales.  After reading the fairy tale "Rapunzel" and discussing the elements of fairy tales that occur as they read, they use a story web to help plan and create an original fairy...
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Informal Group Portraits
Students explain one artist's approach to the Impressionist's use of art elements and design principles. They create an Impressionistic painting that contains two figures.
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The Marketing Mix
High schoolers examine the seven P's in marketing. They discover the need to blend different elements to make marketing successful. They place significance on elements for different products and services.
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Everything in its right place: An Introduction to Composition in Painting
Young scholars investigate the meaning of a composition in the realm of the visual arts. The elements of an image are taught in order for students to answer the guiding questions that are presented.
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Introduction to Biomolecules
Learners are introduced to biomolecules and their roles in livin systems.  They are introduced to the "Elements of Life."  Students write down and define the "Elements of Life."  They are asked why they think those elements are essential...
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Evolution
Students research the theory of evolution and the controversy.  In this evolution lesson students view a film on Charles Darwin then they write an essay about whether or not intelligent design should be taught in science class. 
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Looking at Illuminated Manuscripts: Exploring an Illuminated Manuscript Page
Students compare a 13th-century illuminated manuscript page to other manuscript pages and modern printed books. They study the different elements of an illuminated manuscript page.
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Chemical Formulas
Students examine the structure of molecules, their formula, and percentage composition of each element in the compound.  They construct an organic compound with different functional groups using a modeling kit, and draw a 3-D structure...
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Vietnam-Tet Nguyen Dan; Dancing Dragon Puppets
Students are shown visual examples of Dragon Dance costumes and identify cultural characteristics and ceremonial design qualities. Students listen to the teacher tell about the significance dragon dances have played throughout Vietnamese...
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Space Shuttles in Space
Students use a pencil and paper to practice drawing their own space shuttle doodle.  Using new directions, they draw another doodle in which they are allowed to add elements that were not allowed in the first drawing.  They paint a space...
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Visual Literacy
Students focus on visual literacy in this lesson which can be incorporated to any previous lesson.  Using images,  they identify the visual elements and design in them and examining the various patterns present.  In groups, they discover...
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Fusing Furniture And Asian Art
Students see how French artists used imported lacquer panels in their furniture. They explore Asian lacquer panels and create their own Asian-inspired lacquer panel design. They incorporate their classmates' designs into a new furniture...
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Rain
Students create a dance based on the sounds they hear during a recording of rainstorm. They learn the elements of dance and explore the environment.
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Kites of Japan
Students perform research into the designs of Japanese kites in order to appreciate them for their aerodynamic designs. The appreciation builds student interest in order to produce their own similar designs.
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Magnetic Bookmarks
Students 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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