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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Fabrics in Your Art Curriculum

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students use a dicut machine to do block printing on fabric. In this fabric lesson plan, students draw, carve, and print onto blocks for this art project.
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Activity
Cornell University

Cornell University: Modeling Human Facial Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th
Advanced look at Project Deidre, an attempt to get realistic computer generated facial expressions. Demos can be viewed here.
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Interactive
Other

Artnatomy/artnatomia: Anatomical Facial Expression Learning Tool

For Students 9th - 10th
A magnificent Flash interactive tool useful for teaching and learning about the anatomical foundation of facial expression. Expandable animated images overlay each other to show both the structure of the skull and the muscles employed...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Intimate Machine: Making Faces

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Investigate the scientific innovation of giving computers facial features and expressions to improve human-computer interactions. Construct model faces that communicate six emotions using facial features including the mouth, eyes, and...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Simple Games That Explore Feelings

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Identify and explore a wide range of human emotions and then participate in a classroom parade dramatizing emotions through body movements and facial expressions.
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Graphic
National Library of France

National Library of France: Face to Face

For Students 9th - 10th
This portrait gallery of diverse approaches to representing the face and the human figure is rich in style and technique. A useful resource for comparing and contrasting how different artists figure out what makes portraiture interesting.
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Unit Plan
Other

Get Body Smart: Functional Anatomy of Skeletal Muscles

For Students 9th - 10th
Brought to you by Get Body Smart, students can learn about the human musculoskeletal system through this easy-to-access tutorial. Sections include muscles that act on the arm, shoulder, forearm, wrist, palm, digits, anterior thigh,...