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Measuring Beads
Students compare the weight of the students's favorite soft toys directly and then indirectly using beads.
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Fabric Beads
Practice using a different art medium by making fabric beads. These colorful beads can be used for necklaces, earrings, and other jewelry. They can also be used as decorative touches on photo frames, candles, and more! A long list of...
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Bead Play
In this balancing a scale worksheet, 3rd graders observe two different types of wooden beads on three scales to answer each of the three questions. Students draw each bead at 2, 3 and 4 ounces and answer 2 word problems.
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Creating Atoms
In this creating atoms worksheet, learners follow directions by creating atoms out of cotton balls, beads, and pipe cleaners. Students then answer 2 questions.
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Making Rose Petal Beads
Students make homemade beads from flower petals while exploring Native American history, culture, and art.
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Beaded Socks
Students create beaded socks. In this art activity, students string beads on crochet string and attach it to socks. Students repeat this process several times unil the desired number of beads are attached.
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Bonkers About Beads
Students explore written communication of different cultures, practice identifying letters of the alphabet, and recognize and create patterns with beaded letters.
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Silicon Valley Art Museum: Clay Beads [Pdf]
An online lesson plan for getting your hands dirty! The student will learn all about making beads from clay and receive ideas on what to do with them after they are done.
Native American Art and Technology
Native Tech: Native American Beadwork: Meaning in Native American Life
An interesting look at the role beads and jewelry played in the cultural lives of the Northeast Woodland Indians. Find out about their uses in ceremonies and trade.
Native American Art and Technology
Native Tech: Bead and Pendant Types of the Northeast
See the creative ways the Northeast Woodland Indians used natural materials to fashion their jewelry. Using the menu, see drawings and read commentary about the many types of beads.
Native American Art and Technology
Native Tech: Native American Brass & Copper Bead Making
Brief description of copper beads made by tribes in the Northeast Woodland culture area with images.
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Native American Indian Art
This site provides illustrations and descriptions of Native American art and painting. Visual sampling of many Native American artists.
The British Museum
The British Museum: Indus Valley
This interactive site offers students an online glossary, as well as a game of matching pieces of pottery, spending the day with the maker's son, and exploring the ancient city of Mohenjo-daro.
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History, Cultural Values of Beads
This site is basically a history of beads throughout Native American culture. The fourth paragraph beginning with "Beads.." contains information about shells being traded.
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History, Cultural Values of Beads
This site is basically a history of beads throughout Native American culture. The fourth paragraph beginning with "Beads.." contains information about shells being traded.
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History, Cultural Values of Beads
This site is basically a history of beads throughout Native American culture. The fourth paragraph beginning with "Beads.." contains information about shells being traded.