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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

African Art and Personal Adornment

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the concept of personal adornment. They view and compile a list examples and compare personal adornment in American culture to that in African culture.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Magazine: Tattoos: The Ancient and Mysterious History

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow this link to an article from "Smithsonian" magazine about a pervasive world cultural phenomenon--the art of tattooing. In the illustrated article, university researcher Joann Fletcher describes the significance of tattoos in...