Curated OER
Cast Handmade Paper
Upper graders make cast handmade paper. This is another beautifully-designed art lesson from this source which will produce fabulous results. The process behind the paper making is relatively simple. The challenge is securing all of the...
Curated OER
Back to the Past
Pupils label fossil imprints. In this Geology lesson, students view fossil imprints of several items. Pupils explain what a fossil is.
Curated OER
Hot Rocks
Learners demonstrate that setting of plaster and cement is a change, which involves a release of heat energy, use data collected experimentally to construct comparison graphs and analyze the graphs to make predictions about future...
ArtLex
Art Lex: Relief Sculpture
This site from Artlex is a wonderful site that guides students through the making of a relief sculpture after a brief history lesson. There are images from the 15th and 19th centuries and two lessons for the students. Follow the rubric!
Careers New Zealand
Career Nz: Plasterer
This site contains information on becoming a plasterer in New Zealand. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, most of it is uniform to the career.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: John Rogers
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, John Rogers is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his plaster sculptures, including the famous "Rogers Groups."