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Nureyev: Bringer of Light

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine Nureyev's artistic endeavors and achievements. In this language and art lesson, students analyze  modes of dance expression at the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th centuries. They focus on Martha Graham and...
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Investigating: Finding the Volume

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore geometry by utilizing colored cubes in class. In this volume lesson plan, 6th graders identify the different shapes they can create using their colored cubes and identify the formula for finding volume. Students...
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The Haitian Crisis: Thinking Historically

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners analyze the 2010 earthquake's effects on Haiti. In this Economics lesson, students brainstorm the problems caused in Haiti by the earthquake. Learners listen to interviews with scholars to identify additional answers to focus...
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Science and Art Design

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the scientific process by completing a pegboard activity. In this art design lesson, students identify the similarities between the art process and the scientific method while experimenting with art beads and templates....
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Look At Those Leaves!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore botany by researching plants in class. In this tree identification activity, students examine a group of leaves and list the different characteristics before guessing what types of trees they came from. Students read...
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Painted Chairs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners evaluate visual arts by creating furniture designs. In this three dimensional art lesson, students utilize the web to examine different artist renderings of furniture, sculpture and architecture. Learners utilize paint to create...
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I Think I Forgot Something!

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students examine human health by reading a children's book in class. In this breakfast lesson, students identify the importance of starting the day with a good, nutritious meal. Students read the book I Think I Forgot Something and...
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Childhood Through the Looking-Glass

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars learn about Lewis Carroll and the vision of childhood he created in Alice in Wonderland, then compare Carroll's Victorian world of childhood with the world of "Innocence and Experience" portrayed by the Romantic poet...
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Lyndon Baines Johnson : Triumph and Tragedy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students view a documentary on Lyndon Baines Johnson. His presidency was both a success and a failure. After viewing, students discuss what they saw then create a poster for LBJ's 1964 presidential campaign. They discuss Vietnam as well.
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Creating a Place of Contemplation Based on Hindu Temple Architecture

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners study the architecture and decoration of Hindu temples, compare them with, and apply them to, a place of contemplation they will design for themselves.
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Kimonos

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students create their own kimono design after researching the history, tradition, and techniques of kimono design and production. This art lesson can be connected easily to the Language Arts and/or Social Sciences.
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Landscape Confection

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students engage in a lesson about the creation of landscape paintings. This activity is meant to be done before visiting a museum. They examine the works of art in order to become familiar with the style and recreate them. Then students...
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Music: Elgar (1962)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how the creation and performance of music is affected by contextual influences. They specifically examine anthems and discuss the elements that contribute to that musical genre and how the nature of a piece of music may...
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Repetitive Song Form

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discover different concepts for identifying musical structure and song form.  In this Music History activity, 8th graders compare and contrast a Red Hot Chili Peppers song to an Andrea Bocelli's song. 
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Art and Power

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils study the complex relationships between art, artists, and the political establishment in the 19th and 20th centuries. In this art and history lesson, students study various photos, paintings, and sculptures and learn about the...
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Celestial Photography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice photographic skills and gain an awareness of photography as a scientific tool.
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How Did You Get Here?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils create a picture/poster or write a letter demonstrating their knowledge of why slavery was wrong. They describe what they think the travel was like for the Africans coming to America.
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Have I Got A Story For You - Folklore of Utah

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the clues that folklore provides about Utah's past. They create a piece of folklore for a place or event in or near the community. They see that the legends and traditions we pass to one another are also sources...
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Cave Art: Discovering Prehistoric Humans through Pictures

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students understand how to "read" a picture and put together a series of images in a way similar to that of putting together words to form a story and gain knowledge about the past.
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Building Relations

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the relationships between particular landmarks and their home cities. They create posters illustrating the various connections and write scripts that could be used by tour guides.
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Gaining Ground

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore African-American art by researching, preparing and presenting reports on particular artists. They analyze what they have learned through the lens of modernism.
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Phytochemicals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils identify song style and form. They create movement which shows the song form and improvise rhythm accompaniment.
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Käthe Kollwitz: Never Again War!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore Kathe Kollowitz and other Holocaust artists.
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Dance with Me

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a simple dance that illustrates the changes in rhythm in a song. They identify the form of the song. Ask volunteers to show movement or steps that could be used for each section

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