First graders examine different types of art to help them explain the idea of cultural diversity. This is a unit focusing on works of art.

Students examine sketch map of Burrets' Trail at the Nightengale Archaeological Center, interpret map symbols to play game, and identify reasons people modify environment to meet their basic needs.

Students explore England's National Health Service (NHS). They identify problems and suggest solutions to an imaginary incident. Students plan the hospital budget. They discover that spending decisions are political.

Young scholars try to figure out the strategies to the game Noughts. Students logic must play a part in the process of the game. Young scholars apply the symmetries of regular polygons. Students devise ways to critically follow a chain...

Students examine and identify the various types of maps. Using two types of maps, they compare the data that can be gathered from each one. They also identify and locate the continents and the oceans. They review the purposes of each...

First graders research the history of Ohio and the Ohio Bicentennial. They conduct research using a variety of resources, and participate in class discussions about Ohio. Using Kid Pix computer software they write one fact and create a...

Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the use of tonsils in the human body. They brainstorm in small groups to review the location and purpose of having tonsils. The teacher uses a poster to help students in the class...

Students practice descriptive writing. In this unique writing lesson, students hear a story about a mitten. Then three grade levels come together to first, create a mitten on KidPix; second, describe the designed mitten; and third, try...

Learners record weather observations and research online weather data. In this weather observations lesson, students study the cloud cover for several days and record their observations in a chart. Learners identify the cloud types and...

Students explore how recycling helps save trees and protect the environment. In this environmental concern lesson, students color a handout of animals that live in forests. Students discuss how recycling paper can save trees and set up...

Learn how to enlarge drawings, figure out how much tile to buy to cover a specific floor, and learn about area and perimeter. These and other lesson plans are provided, including a fun interdisciplinary plan featuring dragons.

The Arkansas Arts Center Museum of Art collection is noted for drawings from the Renaissance to the present and craft objects including teapots, baskets, and toys designed by artists. Thumbnails that include detailed information on the...

This site has several thumbnail images of Escher's artwork. Each can be clicked on and enlarged twice. Showcased are such popular pieces such as "Drawing Hands" and "Mobius Strip II."

Providing an image of Escher's famous lithograph, "Drawing Hands," this website includes a brief quote deconstructing the piece of art. Image can be clicked on and enlarged for viewing purposes.

Providing an image of Escher's famous lithograph, "Drawing Hands," this website includes a brief quote deconstructing the piece of art. Image can be clicked on and enlarged for viewing purposes.

Providing an image of Escher's famous lithograph, "Drawing Hands," this website includes a brief quote deconstructing the piece of art. Image can be clicked on and enlarged for viewing purposes.

A very general survey of the history of Japanese art. Click on any of the time periods to learn more specific information about each one. Includes several examples; click on the title of each work to enlarge the image and to learn more.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students how to draw dilated figures in the coordinate plane and use dilated figures in the coordinate plane to find scale factors. Students...

Students will use their knowledge of scale factor to enlarge a picture to scale. They will then use PhotoStory to create a collage of their pictures. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science...

Providing an image of Escher's famous lithograph, "Drawing Hands," this website includes a brief quote deconstructing the piece of art. Image can be clicked on and enlarged for viewing purposes.

Create an enlarged replica of a stegosaurus drawing.

A site featuring the work of Cezanne, Monet, Picasso, and Mondrian, among others, that explores pictorial space in a composition There are lesson plans for ages 4-18, and a great section where works are juxtaposed for comparison. Use the...

At this site, sponsored by the Arts and Crafts Society, there are enlargeable images of Craftsman Style interiors in black and white, and a line drawing of the exterior of a Craftsman home.

Several thumbnail-size examples of Renaissance architectural features. Includes exteriors and interiors, floorplans, closeups of column capitals, and similar subjects. Also includes original drawings and plans by famous Renaissance...