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Jazz in America Lesson Plan 2
Young scholars explore jazz's primary elements. They identify the basic definitions of terms associated with jazz. In addition, they listen to Song for My Father.
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Symmetry in Paper Airplanes
Students explore symmetry. In this geometry and scientific inquiry instructional activity, students design paper airplanes with middle line symmetry, as well as right, obtuse, and acute angles. Students measure the plane's angles using...
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The House on a Waterfall
Students analyze Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater house. in this architecture analysis instructional activity, students analyze the pictures of the home and discuss Wright's style. Students research the similarities and differences in...
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What Shape is That?
Each country or group of people has created special places of worship. Children read a story about religious buildings and architecture and then make clay models of the buildings they like the best. The lesson has been written to...
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Environmental Harmony
Learners use information from a variety of media to evaluate different artists' views on the human relationship to nature. From these sources, class discussion, and personal experience, students will synthesize a thoughtful,...
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Unearthing Ancient Greece
Students locate and analyze clues about ancient Greek life. In this ancient Greece lesson plan, students look at art, architecture, and artifacts to determine what was important to the Greeks and discover details about their culture....
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Paris, a XIXth- Century City
Students plan a visit to Musse d'Orsay to examine Paris in the 19th century. In this visual arts lesson, students explore the Haussmanian period and urban life in the 19th century. Students discuss the relationship between art and...
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Express Yourself: Make Art From Your Ideas
Students analyze and discuss various sculptures by the artist Andrea Arroyo. They discuss ways artists use symbols to express abstract ideas, design and create a plasticine plaque, and write a journal response.