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Lights, Sounds, Fabrics and Designs: Careers in the World of Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the broad range of jobs that can be found in the world of design. Students explore sound design, language architecture, etc. High schoolers design a resource book and post it on a website for others to share.
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Landscape Design

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create a landscape plan and keep track of their costs. They present plans to a visiting contractor and designer.
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If It Smells Good, Is Edible, and Attracts Wildlife, Then It's a Practical Garden

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore landscape design. In this practical gardening lesson plan, students design landscape plans that call for shrubs, trees, and plants that can be used for aesthetics, cooking, and wildlife.
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Communication Skills in Employment Situations

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars enhance their oral and written communication skill while preparing their interviewing skills. They create landscape designs using appropriate proportion and plant symbols.
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Investigating Native Plants

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore Earth science by participating in a gardening activity. In this botany lesson, students discuss a group of non-native plants that would grow well in a school garden. Students complete a plant science graphic organizer...
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Circles in the Landscape: Irrigating Oklahoma Crops

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How do you grow crops in a area with insufficient rainfall? Why you irrigate, of course. Class members investigate irrigation systems by designing a system of their own. After examining irrigation related concepts, vocabulary terms, and...
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Animals in the Landscape Mural

For Teachers K
Students design animals and settings for the class mural they find on the visual journey to a farm through the cutting, tearing, pasting, and coloring of colored paper. Visualizing and designing constructed paper forms fosters Students'...
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My Dream Home

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students investigate the concept of a dream home and create an architectural drawing of it. They design the home with a projected budget of $500,000. They research different designs with the intent of pulling ideas for their design....
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National Museum of the American Indian

The A:Shiwi (Zuni) People: A Study in Environment, Adaptation, and Agricultural Practices

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Discover the connection of native peoples to their natural world, including cultural and agricultural practices, by studying the Zuni people of the American Southwest. This lesson includes examining a poster's photographs, reading...
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A Kids Guide to...

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students look into their community's historical changes. In this community lesson, students see what draws  people to their community and research important buildings or national historic sites. They look at local architecture and...
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Geography and Architecture

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discuss how terrain and climate affect the design of houses and commercial structures and thus influence the way architects design buildings in this elementary lesson plan.
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Creating a Job Community

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students design their own job communities. In this art and career exploration lesson, students are placed into groups to create models of business areas based on job types.
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Be a Building Detective!

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students participate in an in-depth study of a historic building in their community. They conduct a visual survey of the building, complete a worksheet, take a rubbing of the building, and research the history of the building.
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Valentine City

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students construct a small city on a table in the classroom. Each student is given a lot to develop. They give directions from one location to another, and write letters with correct addresses to their classmates.
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How Many Hats Does a Farmer Wear

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this farmer worksheet, students make a spinning wheel to describe the jobs of a farmer. Students create 1 wheel with 8 different jobs for a farmer.
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The House on a Waterfall

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students analyze Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater house. in this architecture analysis lesson, students analyze the pictures of the home and discuss Wright's style. Students research the similarities and differences in Wright's work and...
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Desktop Pub. - Quark XPress 5: Brochure

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars explore publishing software. They create a multi-fold brochure. Students recognize common folds. They demonstrate correctly placed text boxes, bullets and graphics. Young scholars develop a resume to be used for future...
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Ontario Council for Technology Education: Sensory Garden Design [Pdf]

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this project, learners will design a sensory garden. The area to be designed is for a flower bed 3' wide, 5' long and 3' high. The design must be wheelchair-accessible from all sides. Students will research the different sensory...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Landscape Architects

For Students 9th - 10th
A general description of the landscape architect profession, including work conditions, and training requirements.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Sunny Georgia Strip: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design challenges take photos of tricky spots in people's yards and put them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out this sunny Georgia landscape in need of help.
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Careers New Zealand

Careers New Zealand: Landscape Architect

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on becoming a landscape architect. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, most of it is uniform to the career.
Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: La Pines: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out this pine straw yard in LA.
Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Constant Bloom in Coral Springs: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out this how to help yard in the Everglades become more biodiverse.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Salt Lake Xeriscape: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out how xeriscaping can help this Utah yard.

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