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Seeing All Sides: Orthographic Drawing

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
How can your draw three-dimensional figures on paper? The lesson shows pupils how to draw orthographic projections of three-dimensional figures composed of cubes. After viewing a PowerPoint presentation, they practice this skill with...
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New Perspectives: Two-Axis Rotation

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Two-axis rotations ... twice the fun as one-axis rotations! The last installment of a five-part module teaches scholars how to conduct two-axis rotations. They create isometric drawings before and after the rotations.
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Product Design and Production in the Global Economy

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the design, manufacture and consumption of personal audio devices and cellular products. They examine the related issues, choices, and consequences in the global economy for such purchases. They research...
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Coal: A Tree-mendous Resource

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students identify the many products manufactured using coal. After brainstorming, they create displays by making posters, a bulletin board, a mobile or a three-dimensional display.
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Truce Unlikely In DVD Wars

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore basic DVD technology and discover the differences between Blu-ray discs and HD DVDs. In addition, students find advertisements of two very similar products from different manufacturers in the newspaper, and compare them.
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Ellis Wilson: A High School Art Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the principles of design and element of the art of Ellis Wilson. They examine how art can create social commentary.
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Ellis Wilson: An Elementary School Art Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the life of Ellis Wilson. They examine the use of simple shapes when drawing human figures. They examine how to incorporate pattern into a background setting.
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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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Design Weather Instruments using LEGO Sensors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students design and create a LEGO structure that will house and protect a temperature sensor. They leave the structure in a safe spot and check the temperature regularly and chart it. After the students have built their structures, the...
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M'Liss Rae Hawley's Round Robin Renaissance

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Pupils practice transfering photos to pieces of fabric. Using different techniques, they use their quilt making skills to create a design. They watch a demonstration by their teacher first and then make their own and share it with the...