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Puck Meets Leonardo

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create a puppet of Puck from the story read aloud. Then they identify how they can use the inventions of Leonardo da Vinci to help Puck complete his task. Students also observe the inventions of Leonardo from books and online...
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Romare Bearden: Piecing Together A Viewpoint

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the history of Romare Bearden and her artwork. The lesson consists of some virtual field trips and projects. The lesson is designed to be taught as either a social studies or art lesson. The teacher could also teach this...
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Is It an Authentic Gutenberg Bible?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders conduct Internet research to determine what makes Gutenberg Bible authentic, view Ransom Center's digitized version of Gutenberg Bible, and create Powerpoint presentation supporting research findings.
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The Fall of the Roman Empire and the Armenian Tragedy of 1915

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the fall of the Roman Empire and the Armenian tragedy. In this world history lesson, students read handouts about both world history events and create presentations that feature the events.
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Who Am I? My Coat of Arms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders put their coat of arms on a HyperStudio card. They explain in three paragraphs why they selected the pictures.
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Influences on Musical Styles

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss music of other eras students discuss the influence of elements such as politics, social events, etc. on music of the time. They examine the cause and effect of musical diversity after watching a video segment: "Behind...
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The Vision of the City in the Mind's Eye, 12501700

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create their own symbols for a city from other letters of the alphabet (or geometric shapes). They rotate the letters to explore their possibilities. Corporate logotypes and other trademarks make excellent examples for this...
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Invention Convention

For Teachers 5th
Invent a new machine for the 21st century and make a model of the invention in this cross-curricular lesson about Leonardo da Vinci. Young inventors will use various art supplies to create their models. The lesson includes resource links...
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Ceramics and Patterns with Islamic Roots and the Effect on Christian Europe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine a variety of ceramic pieces and trace their route through China into Europe. As a class, they discuss how ideas and patterns were carried along with the art itself. To end the lesson plan, they write a report on the...
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Famous Artwork

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars study the different portrayals of the artwork The David and answer short answer questions about it. In this The David lesson plan, students see different versions of the biblical figure, and read about its background. Then...
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Composition Compositions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore composition and symmetry to create their own digital media piece. In this design composition lesson, students visit the online websites and examples of asymmetrical compositions and symmetry. Students sketch a...
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Performance Poetry as Social Commentary

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars explore poetry that examines social concerns. In this poetry lesson, students research poems and poets. Young scholars present their findings to their classmates.
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Zora Hurston Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners explore American culture by reading classic literature in class. In this African-American history lesson, students read the story Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree while identifying the work and contributions of the real life...
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Sitting Bull: Chief of the Lakota Nation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students view the "Sitting Bull" video, complete vocabulary work, and discuss the video as a class.
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From Peanuts To Peanut Butter

For Teachers 1st
First graders are introduced to the accomplishments of scientist and inventor George Washington Carver. They get to experience a variety of products created from peanuts and make a collage of the way we use peanuts today.
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Linear Perspective: Painting Distance with Size

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars examine a simple set up to measure the change in the apparent size of an object as it moves away from them.
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Theatre History: "Student presentations of eras and styles."

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine eras of theatre history using a multi- media approach.
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Inside Information

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students research and write reports about inventions and inventors. They develop graphic organizers to organize their information, and create reports on the impact of inventors and inventions.
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Timeline Shuffle

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the role and importance of timelines, and the method for ordering events. They order events and create a timeline of significant technology achievements and scientific discoveries in order from earliest to the most recent.
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RISE AND REVIEW

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work in small groups to brainstorm responses to teacher posed questions as a means of review and present their Interview Projects. They present certain inventions, inventors, and scientific discoveries.
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Character Traits and People in Black History

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, after reading a one-page biographical essay, write in paragraph form how an African American has demonstrated a certain character trait.
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Irish Literature Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders locate and evaluate various books, journals, anthologies, and Internet sources that contain information that may be used in answering the scavenger hunt questions related to Ireland and Irish literature.
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Langston Hughes

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars identify similarities between Hughes' poetry and music (jazz and the blues).
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Finding Latitudes and Longitudes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze Columbus' rationale for sailing west, and find the latitude and longitude of modern and ancient place names.

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