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What's so Special about SFX?

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students work individually or in small groups to design a series of special effects images. They use image editing software to explore how visual information is interpreted and manipulated digitally. Students create new, blank image...
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How'd They Do That?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students research the movie production occupation and careers in the industry. In this movie careers and effects instructional activity, students watch a video about special effects used in movies and scale. Students draw a building to a...
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MUSICAL MYSTERIES

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners examine how music can influence our feelings, describe things, and create special effects.
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Shakespeare Globe Trust

Fact Sheet: Costumes and Cosmetics

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Theatre producers in Shakespeare's time didn't have the special effects that are common today, so they had to get creative. Using the handout, pupils explore the topic of costume design. Additionally, readers learn about the stage makeup...
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Religion and Ethics: Living with Special Needs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore human behavior by exploring mental and physical disabilities. In this learning disability activity, students identify the different disabilities students have which prevent them from working at the same pace as the rest...
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Scriptwriting Skill Module Technical Effects

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners examine the use of technical and special effects in TV and film. In this technical effects lesson students review scenes containing special and technical effects then work in groups to apply the effects to different scenes.
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What Is the Language of Television?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the language of moving pictures. By creating and understanding the basic building blocks used to form a video sequence (wide shot, medium shot and close-up),they discover how communication is enhanced. A great,...
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Knock, Knock

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the use of sound as a special effect to enhance or radically change the meaning of a scene. They design a soundscape for Macbeth's porter scene, and conclude by listening to and watching two different film treatments of...
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: Movies: How do they work, how does the science world use them?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore how movies are made and what equipment is involved in making a movie.  In this movie lesson students view video on film making and brainstorm ways to make a film.
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Teaching About Tolerance Through Music

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Explore the importance of tolerance with a music-themed lesson. Learners listen to the music of Peter, Paul, and Mary, and discern the underlying messages before discussing the painful effects of ridicule, disrespect, and...
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Panoramic Landscapes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Combine landscape with collage to create unique art pieces. Class members examine works of art before creating their own pieces with photos of a special place. Learners create a panoramic image and add in figures.
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Desert Discoveries

Who Depends on the Saguaro?

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Young scientists design a picture of a saguaro cactus that shows the cactus and some of the animals and plants that interact with it. There are many of these special relationships between plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert. Your...
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Autism Help Through PowerPoint

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners investigate the effects of autism by creating a slide-show presentation.  In this special needs lesson, students define autism and the mental health problems it can cause young people afflicted with it.  Learners...
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Honor Your Special Qualities

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners view different sculptures from artist Ronald Baron. They discuss what the sculpture depicts. They are to create a thank you trophy for someone they know. They are to focus on that person's special qualities.
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Create a Book on Tape

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Learners of all ages record themselves reading their favorite books with accuracy and feeling. They must read with sound effects and consider the audience for whom the tape is being made. They are assessed based on the quality of their...
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Mixing Colors with Corn Syrup and Food Coloring

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Anyone who has worked with small children know that color identification and color mixing can be fun! This simple idea has a lot of potential. It suggests to mix food coloring with corn syrup to provide an opportunity for color mixing...
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Watercolor Butterfly

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify and analyze the anatomy of an insect and create a watercolor butterfly. They identify the three body parts of a butterfly by pointing to them on the butterfly they have created and demonstrate the splatter paint...
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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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Pointillism Landscapes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works of art, use watercolors to create effects of light, color, and shadow, consider what ideas are important and what ideas they want to visually communicate, and paint their own...
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Inventions 1: Edison And The Light Bulb

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars examine the realm and power of inventions, and recognize their impact on people and society. Small groups pretend to have been hired by Edison to make special posters that advertise the uses and benefits of the light bulb.
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Capturing Light: The Science of Photography

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students explore light, and how it travels in straight path, recognize that light-sensitive chemical processes can be used to create images using light as catalyst, discover that light can be refracted by convex lens to focus camera,...
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21st Century Social Skills

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Explore communication techniques by using the latest video technology.  In this special education lesson, students create a video discussing their own social goals for the future.  Students utilize Flip Video cameras to...
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The History of Rock and Roll: Part 10 - Up From the Underground - Lesson 1

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss the effect music videos have had on the role of the music. They examine how developments in technology have effected the music industry.
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Snow Activities Let Children Explore the Wonders of Weather

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Just because there's snow on the ground, it doesn't mean you can't go out and play. Take full advantage of the wonderful winter weather with this collection of fun snow day activities.

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