Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Terms and Materials: Fashion
Art moves fashion designers to play with unusual forms and shapes, while fashion can encourage artists to think about qualities such as texture and create art that engages with the human body. Take a look through this glossary for terms...
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Communicate Your Results
Resources for communicating results of a PBL unit where students designed a water purification system.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Phase 3 Build Your Presentation
Some ideas to help students think of preparing a creative presentation for thier water purification PBL.
California State University
Bean and Seed Mosaic
This lesson plan offers an alternative to generic torn/cut paper mosaics by using beans and seeds. Introduce Mexican culture and have your students practice the elements of line, shape, and color.
University of California
University of California: Geometry in Action
This page collects various areas in which ideas from discrete and computational geometry (meaning mainly low-dimensional Euclidean geometry) meet some real-world applications.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Algorithm Design
A Wikipedia description of the process of designing algorithms.
Curated OER
Google for Education: Children and Technology: Google Sketch Up
Using Google SketchUp build a house or upgrade your school building to be the tallest and the most colorful in the world! Then place your buildings on Google Earth and fly over them with Google Earth to see what they look like.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Secrets of Lost Empires Ii: Lever an Obelisk
Utilize an understanding of how a lever works to lift an obelisk, using as few of the weights and support stones as possible in this online interactive activity.
Other
D&t Online: Kitchen and Living Room Design
This site provides ideas one should consider when designing a kitchen or living room.
Other
Steve Wozniak, a True Hacker Made Millionaire
A short biography of Steve Wozniak, designer and programmer of Apple's initial computers. Includes a photograph.
Other
Point of View
A personal site by Nita Leland that discusses point of view representation in creating artwork. It is a quick read - only one page, but the information provided will get you on your way!
Other
Computer Art Using Ms Paint
A site by Diana Hunter, an educator in Indiana. This site uses common software in PCs to introduce the use of computers in making art. There are lessons on design, Tessellations, Butterflies, Piet Mondrian, Landscapes with Spraypaint,...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Michael Graves on Design
Get into the mind of modern designer, Michael Graves. Here on this site Graves answers some of your most frequently asked questions about his products and industrial design.
Other
Cspu: The Von Neumann Architecture of Computer Systems
Excellent description of von Neumann architecture, it's implications, it's limitations, and attempts to use different architecture.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: In the Newspaper
An interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is In the Newspaper. Other links are included.
Other
York Boats Colouring: Hbc Young Explorers
For early elementary students and teachers wanting to get involved with a York Boat exercise, the Hudson's Bay Company has this website with colouring templates, including one for York Boats.
Other
Designer Job Openings: Set, Lighting, Costumes
Updated often, or so it says, check here for available jobs in these areas, plus browse the listings to see what the requirements are of a job you think you might be interested in, if only for information. Remember these listings have...
EL Education
El Education: The Natural Playscape Book
In this lesson, inspired by the book Childhood and Nature: Design Principals for Educators by David Sobel, students design a playscape area on school grounds. After designing the playscape and creating a list of materials, the students...
Careers New Zealand
Careers Nz: Civil Engineer
This resource provides information about the career of civil engineer.
Careers New Zealand
Careers Nz: Architect
This Kiwi Careers site gives an overview of the architectural career field. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, there is information that is uniform throughout the architectural career field.
Other
Contract Magazine
Magazine for commercial interior design and architecture. Provides pages of projects, articles about the business of design, links to organizations and publications.
Other
Open University: Design in a Nutshell
Learn about the history of design, particularly the gothic revival, then take an interactive quiz to decide your design "alter ego," where you will choose between gothic, Bauhaus, modern and postmodern schools of design. [1:49]
Other
Hakim El Hattab: Sketch Toy
Let your imagination flow and sketch your design. This free online drawing application lets you share step-by-step replays of your work with friends. You can also drag an image to your page to use as a stencil. Ready, Set, Create!
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Inventors and Inventions 1
Young scholars research and explore the importance of two inventions that people use every day: sticky notes and Velcro.