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Advanced Presentation Boards
Students are introduced to the proper way to make presentation boards.  Individually, they use the elements of design to make a presentation board for one room and create a legend.  To end the lesson, they present their boards to the class.
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Texture Rub/Texture Board
Students  identify, explain and use the basic elements of design.  They work hands on finding and using different textures in an interior. They recognize different textures throughout the classroom and apply that knowledge of different...
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nterior Design Final Project
Students compare the characteristics of floor plans and zoning to family activities/needs.  They combine all their knowledge of the elements and principles of design as well as design and function of interior space to create a floor plan...
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ENDOWING SUPPORT ELEMENTS
Pupils  demonstrate how an actor might engage sensate reaction using 3  sets of stage props.  They  imagine and use as many sense reactions as they can to make the  props become endowed with a reality.  They use one table and chair to...
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Lesson: Text Messages
Can a neon sign be considered art? Kids consider two different works that use neon text as the basis for conveying artistic social messages. They then analyze a truism from Jenny Holzer's web site that holds meaning to them personally....
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Feng Shui for the Budding Interior Decorator
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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Line: a Geometric Exercise
Pupils study the different types of lines and create a drawing demonstrating what they learned.
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Armchair Travelers
Students consider how other countries and cultures influence furniture and home furnishings. They create a design plan for a particular room using the influences of a particular country.
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Drawing With Scissors Like Matisse
Students study the life and art style of Henri Matisse. They view various prints from his early and late art styles. Then students draw something they enjoy and cut out pieces of colored construction paper and glue them onto pieces of...
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Painting - Architecture Study
Students study architectural elements, then develop a strong composition from an interior photographs. They explore color planning by developing a painting with a variety of values.
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Ceramics: A Vessel into History
Students produce a ceramic vessel based on elements derived from historical examples.
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Poster Board Lines
Students  take notes on line types and directions and then apply that knowledge to create posters depicting the different directions of line.  They differentiate between the four different directions of line and the feelings that each...
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Quilt Patch Proof
Students construct a convincing argument that the same amount of fabric is needed for each color of quilt being made in a specific design. They justify the relationship between vertical angles and the sum of the interior angles. Students
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Skyscrapers
Young scholars examine photographs of skyscrapers. They work together to design their own building. They must include a list of all of the essential materials and how to deal with problems. They present their completed design to the class.
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Recycled Book Boxes
Your class can create colorful book boxes with recycled boxes. Versatile and fun, this project can be adapted to various lessons: book reports, history projecs, science collections, and more!
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Making Parallel Lines
Students differentiate between parallel and perpendicular lines. For this geometry lesson, students make conjectures and apply it to solve real life situations. They collect data and make predictions based on the data.