Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Colors, Shapes, and Spaces of Mosques
A series of five lesson plans designed to give students a working knowledge of Islamic architecture and styles of decoration as manifested in mosques. Although aimed principally at teachers, lessons are accompanied by useful summaries of...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Games Machines Play: Streamlined Design
Explore the streamlined shapes of submarines and design an effective hull shape. Observe how streamlining affects a vehicle as it is pulled through a water-filled trough.
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Arts Connect Ed Playground Make It
Eight fun on-line art activities where young artists get to create, color, and design.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Seal With a Fish Design
An irregularly shaped terra-cotta seal contains a fish design. The details are not clear, probably because it has become worn due to the frequency of its use in everyday life.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Haircutting
For this lesson, students will learn to incorporate elements and principles of hair design to enhance facial shapes. The students will be able to relate hairstyles and facial structures to provide optimal hair designs for males and females.
Curated OER
Unesco: Brazil: Rio De Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes Between the Mountain and Sea
The site consists of an exceptional urban setting encompassing the key natural elements that have shaped and inspired the development of the city: from the highest points of the Tijuca National Park’s mountains down to the sea. They also...
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Jar With Stylized Birds
This lustrous faience pot consists of a pear-shaped shaft and a short neck, glazed and decorated with geometrical and animal designs.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Iron Knife With a Gilded Handle
A household utensil long used in Egypt, this knife is made of iron. Its handle and blade have gilded oval-shaped decorations with interwoven and distorted black floral designs.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Metal Censer With a Domed Lid
A metal censer with a hemispherical body and a domed lid. The top of the domed lid has a pointed tip in the shape of a flower with petals and with two round loops. The main part of the lid is decorated with horizontal perforated bands,...