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Furniture Construction and Selection
High schoolers examine the different type of construction for a variety of furniture pieces. After watching a PowerPoint presentation, they discuss how to select the appropriate furniture for various floor plans. To end the...
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DRAWING AND DESIGN
Students use imagination to draw his/her locker. They develop measuring and estimation skills.
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Polygons All Around Us!
Students explore the concept of polygon properties. In this polygon properties lesson plan, students draw polygons with different numbers of sides such as pentagons, octagons, hexagons, etc. Students identify different geometric shapes...
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Ancient Cultures - Greek
Students examine the culture of the Greek with a focus on how they decorated their homes. As a class, they watch a PowerPoint presentation and complete an outline. To end the lesson, they draw their own sketch of a Greek chair using...
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Constructing Geometric Shapes
In this construction geometric shapes worksheet, student use the software program for instruction then construction shapes and bisect angles for four questions.
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Crucible Test
In this literature analysis learning exercise, students write a paragraph using quotes and specific examples as an essay test of The Crucible.
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Visual Arts:Literature and World Civilization
Fourth graders examine the art of the Middle Ages or Medieval time period through the activities in this unit.
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Double Exposure Lesson Plan: Eye on Your Community
Students demonstrate their knowledge of a camera by taking pictures of people, places, and things that make up their neighborhood or school. They select the photographs that tell a better story than others and explain their reason.
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Building on the Power of Your Ideas
Students examine a sculpture walkway by artist Jackie Ferrara and discuss the relationship of materials to function. They analyze the sculpture and answer discussion questions, and design and construct a model of a walkway for the school.
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Designing a Park and Lodge
Students view a video entitle Great Lodges of the National Parks. They design, in groups of three, their own park based on research of a specific area. Each member of the group possess a different task in order to accomplish the project.
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Mining Reclamation Research Project
Students work together in groups to research a different mining reclamation project. Using the internet, they answer specific questions to the one area they are to focus on. They use the information they gathered to create a PowerPoint...
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Earthquakes of the World
Students observe data of earthquakes with a magnitude of 7 or greater on the Richter scale from 1900-1989. The data is evaluated and assumptions are made about the interpretation.
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Architecture Scavenger Hunt
High schoolers review vocabulary and terms associated with architecture. In groups, they complete an architecture scavenger hunt in which they examine the different types of styles in their community. To end the lesson, they present...
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Measuring Temperature
Students explore the different variables that affect surface temperature. They study how temperatures can vary widely within close proximity due to variables such as surface, directness of sunlight, and distance from buildings.