Students visit the zoo and study the koala bears. In this habitat instructional activity, students take a field trip to the zoo and examine the habitat of the koala bears. Students watch videos about koalas and consider the needs of...

Students draw like an architect. In this interdisciplinary instructional activity, students research and draw several examples of different forms of architecture through societies, cultures and times, then present them to the class.

Students inquire about visual arts by reading a children's book in class. In this Keith Haring lesson plan, students examine the book Nina's Book of Little Things and create their own drawings based on their personal life. Students...

Students research historical events that led to the style of this neoclassical bench. They discuss seating before this time in the home in viceregal Mexico and why this bench represented a major revolution in lifestyle and encouraged the...

Students explore Greek Mythology. In this Greek Mythology unit, students read myths, pantomime vocabulary words, practice research skills, create city-states, and demonstrate knowledge of ratios and proportions. This unit includes many...

Lorna Simpson is a photographer who has put together a collection of photos from the 1950s in order to challenge the idea that primary source documents are objective in their portrayal of history. Learners are introduced to Ms. Simpson's...

Students use materials from their own environment to design a kite. In this kite design lesson, students research the history of kites and obtain a formal mathematical definition of a kite. Students sketch kite designs after discovering...

Students explore geographic information. In this geography and technology lesson, students choose a county and answer related questions on a Webquest. Students create a word web and design a country brochure.