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Mind-Blowing Glass
Students explore and study the life and art of internationally know glass sculptor, Dale Chihuly. They recognize organic forms in her massive body of blown-glass work and create an organic sculpture of their own utilizing her style of...
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Glass Blowing How Do They Make Glass Into Different Shapes?
Students experiment with butter as a supercooled liquid in order to better explain how glass is made into different shapes.
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Sound/Pitch
Students explore how pitch changes when using instruments that are plucked, blown, and hit. In this sound and pitch lesson, students blow across the top of bottles that are filled with water to create sound. Students use recorders...
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Water Cycle Lesson Plan
After conducting experiments with a sponge, ice water, and a soda bottle your young scientists become familiar with the water cycle through experiment, song, hand motions and drawing. Students sing about the water cycle and discuss...
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Papier-Mâché Globe
Paper mache projects are great for using up paper from the recycle bin. Give your class the chance to create a three-dimensional globe out of paper mache. They'll work to make their globes as accurate as possible, adding proper colors...
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Air, Air-It's Everywhere!
Pupils engage in experiment activities, which illustrate that air is made of matter, does take up space, and is very important to our health. This lesson contains activities for a variety of grade levels. A very nice idea!
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Sound
Young scholars identify and explain these vocabulary words: vibration, volume, pitch, particles, tuning forks, waves and matter. They explain that sound travels through gas, liquid and solid. They be
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Pysanky Eggs
Students explore Ukrainian culture and the additive dye process using wax as a resist. An original design is created displaying Ukrainian symbolism and placed onto an egg.
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Washoe Indians: Dat-so-la-lee
Students study the life and crafts of Washoe Indian, Dat-so-la-lee. In this Washoe Indians lesson, students read and study the life of Washoe Indian basket weaver Dat-so-la-lee. Students study images of her crafts and discuss the...
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Sounds You See, Hear, and Feel
Young scholars explore and create sound wave vibrations using musical instruments and common objects. They compare/contrast and describe actions that cause sound wave vibrations that can be seen, heard, and felt.
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Kokomo Opalescent Glass
Learn about glass art, including stained-glass window design, from the experts at Kokomo Opalescent Glass Hot Glass Studio. See examples from the studio, take a tour of the glass factory, learn about the process and history of glass...
Tech4Learning
Pics4 Learning: Images for Education: Glass
Dozens of useful photos of various glass art from around the world! A useful reference in an art or history class. Browse through the examples, then click to enlarge.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hot Air
Hot Air shows a brief segment of someone blowing glass and asks students to describe what object they would create if they were a glass blower.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Glassmaking Quiz
Test your knowledge of glassmaking using this seven-question quiz.