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Lesson Six: Discovering the Power (Point) of Presentation
Students prepare multimedia presentations. For this computer technology lesson, students use PowerPoint and other multimedia sources to compose individual presentations. Students complete an interactive tutorial on how to use...
Curated OER
The Mandelbrot Set
Students explore the Mandelbrot Set. They are introduced to the concept of a complex number and function in order to motivate the discussion of Julia and Mandelbrot sets. Students investigate fractals and how they are built.
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Summer Scientists
In this lesson, students discuss and reocrd what makes an object living or nonliving. The students then chart the lists of living and nonliving objects. Teacher allows students oportunity to go outside and look for living and ninliving...
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Making a Karst Dictionary
Students practice using the correct vocabulary in geology and hydrology. They use the Internet to research topics and practice their researching skills.
Curated OER
Research North Carolina Symbols for a North Carolina Symbols Scrapbook
Fourth graders research North Carolina Symbols in a social studies textbook. They choose one to research in the computer lab for a scrapbook.
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How To Make a Rainstick
Students research the uses of rainsticks in ancient native cultures. The teacher discusses the ceremonies rainsticks were traditionally used in. The students then construct their own rainstick.
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Properties of Fractals
Pupils build a working definition of regular fractal, look carefully at the concepts of dimension and scale, and are introduced to logarithms. They solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial and error and using logs.
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Constitution Day
Students discuss the need for rules in their community and classroom. Using this information, they identify the authority figures at their house, at school and in the community. They are read a book about following the rules and listen...
Other
Partnership for 21st Century Skills: Skills Map for the Arts [Pdf]
Arts education is part of the backbone of the 21st Century skills movement. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills had designed a map that provides examples of collaboration, communication, creativity, innovation, critical thinking,...
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Partnership for 21st Century Skills: Skills Map for the Arts [Pdf]
Arts education is part of the backbone of the 21st Century skills movement. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills had designed a map that provides examples of collaboration, communication, creativity, innovation, critical thinking,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Art Bingo: Pre K and K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week we learn that art communicates ideas and feelings.
Goshen College
Visual Art: The Conversation Game
When we prompt our students to create art based on "self," how many of us get generic pictures or simple ideas? This game is designed to stretch each student's self list so that they have a wide variety of expressive ideas to choose from.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Mona Mesa: What Is Your Opinion? [Pdf]
In this lesson, 1st graders look at a print of "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo DaVinci and talk about what they see, searching for visual clues to help them form an opinion. They discuss the importance of portrait paintings during the...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portraiture 101 [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will explore self-portraiture by looking at classical portrait paintings, such as Diego Velazquez's La Infanta Margarita or Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. A close look at these works reveals...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portrait Drawing [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, students will explore self-portraiture by looking at classical portrait paintings, such as Diego Velazquez's La Infanta Margarita or Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. A close look at these...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portrait Collage [Pdf]
In this lesson, learners look at how non-human images can be used in a self-portrait to portray aspects of a personality.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portrait Collage [Pdf]
In this lesson, students create a visual representation of themselves using collage with magazine cut-outs and write a detailed description of it.
Literacy Head
Literacyhead: Images to Give Writers Ideas: Text to Self Connections
Enjoy with your students this collection of images that invite them to make personal connections. Students can practice articulating and writing about their personal connections using these images, a nice scaffold for later connections...
Literacy Head
Literacyhead: Images to Give Writers Ideas: School
A collection of images of school to use as writing prompts. Students can make text-to-self connections, write creative stories, or just write about how the students in the images might feel.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Peg + Cat: Costume Box Digital Game
In this digital game, children can dress up all their favorite friends from Peg + Cat. Get Peg, Cat, and friends all dressed up in the silliest of outfits, of course! Shuffle up the clothes they're wearing by clicking the arrows. Also...
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma Exhibit: Chuck Close
A brief introduction to the work of photorealist painter Chuck Close. Includes visual examples of his work, including the recognizable "Big Self-Portrait".
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: King Gimp Revisited
Site from NPR includes an interview, video clips and links about expressionist artist, Dan Keplinger. This artist has overcome his disability to create fine art that expresses himself.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Zion National Park
What do you know about Zion National Park? Use this site to learn more about this national park. This site features activities, maps and more.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pedro E. Guerrero: Capturing the Artist
This media gallery from the American Masters and VOCES co-presentation of Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer's Journey explores Guerrero's working relationship with sculptor Louise Nevelson. Guerrero was a gifted photographer of...