In this designing a square patio instructional activity, 10th graders solve 5 different word problems related to designing this patio. First, they use quadrille paper to make a few models such as a patio of side 1 foot. Then, students...

Students view a video about Galileo's discoveries. They work together to create graphs showing the current sunspot cycle. They discuss how sunspots can cause communication devices problems.

In this tiling with pentominoes learning exercise, 10th graders solve 3 different problems related to tiling with pentominoes. First, they define pentomino as a type of polygon and locate 10 other pentomino shapes in the figure shown at...

Students experiment with proportions and drawing in this excellent Art lesson for grade 5-8. The lesson includes a PowerPoint slide show and requires the use of the educational software entitled "MatchWho". Students are required to use...

Students explore the proportions of the human face and utilize a graph to draw a self portrait based upon the techniques and styles of a variety of artists.

An image of "Quadrille of the Louis XIII Chair", created by Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec in 1886 (Ink and pencil on paper, 500 x 320 mm).