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Centennial: Home Sweet Home
Students research the history of a home, including ownership titles, land grants, etc, in order to determine how homes can serve as a vehicle for the study of history. They Create a display of the styles and changes that the house has...
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Patchwork Math
Young scholars recognize and identify shapes in their environment. They investigate why objects can be composed of several different shapes. They follow a pattern to recreate designs using various shapes.
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Tell Me About It: What is Design?
Students create and present an original design. In this visual arts lesson plan, students watch a video about design and learn the elements of design. Then students work in groups to construct and present an original design.
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The Carter Center’s Work in Sub-Saharan Africa
Students explore the state of Sub-Saharan Africa. In this geography skills instructional activity, students examine the work of the Carter Center in Africa as they investigate the strengths and weaknesses of linguistic, tribal, and...
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Enter Through the Form: Explore Japan Treasure Hunt
Young scholars use the internet to take a virtual treasure hunt to Japan. Using other websites, they gather information on the country's values and beliefs along with its culture and geography. They relate Japan's culture to that of...
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Be a Building Detective!
Pupils examine and visit a building in Arkansas. They examine the history and learn more about preservation of historical buildings. They choose a building they would like to learn more about and research its history.
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Design a Theme Park
Students examine pieces of art by Alice Adams. They discuss what they see in the paintings. In groups, they design their own piece of playground equipment.
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What Lies Beneath
Students conduct Internet research on the history and archaeological excavations at historical Jamestown. They explore various websites, and develop a Powerpoint presentation to present to the class.
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A View of Amsterdam
Students are introduced to the process of etching during Rembrandt's time. Using a painting of Rembrandt, they answer questions related to it and how the painting makes them feel. They define and demonstrate perspectives and observe...
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Japanese Peasants
High schoolers examine how the Japanese peasant was depicted in art in this high school lesson plan about Asian cultures. Emphasis is placed on individual observations and written reflections.
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Modular Houses
Students, working in pairs, are presented with the problem. They are asked to design modular houses using four cubic modules, all the same size, which touch each other on complete faces. They must draw each of their houses on isometric...
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Centennial: Home Sweet Home
Fourth graders examine the various types of homes made by Native Americans. In groups, they compare and contrast their homes to those of the Native Americans and discuss how homes reflect one's culture. To end the lesson, they read...
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See the World
Seventh graders locate and write creatively about different places and their cultures. They identify the physical, economic, social, political and cultural characteristics of selected regions in the Eastern Hemisphere. Finally, 7th...
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Creating a Job Community
Students design their own job communities. In this art and career exploration lesson, students are placed into groups to create models of business areas based on job types.
University of Oregon
University of Oregon: History of Landscape Architecture
Photographic history of landscape architecture. Includes many different categories for landscape architecture.
University of Oregon
University of Oregon: History of Landscape Architecture
This page contains dozens of links on information about the history of landscape architecture.
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Asla: Landscape Architect Career Discovery
Do you dream of working outdoors? A career in landscape architecture may be a good fit for you! Investigate job descriptions and take a landscape architecture interest quiz.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Landscape Architects
A general description of the landscape architect profession, including work conditions, and training requirements.
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Ameican Society of Landscape Architects
Holds lots of information on landscape architecture. It has information about everything from upcoming landscape arcitecture events to information about the career.
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Okerstrom Lang Landscape Architects
This resource is the homepage of a landscape architecture firm in Massachusetts. It provides photos from the firm's parks and recreational, residential, commercial, and streetscapes portfolio.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Architecture Studio: Building in Landscapes
Embrace nature when considering architectural design to bring the two together. Prof. Jan Wampler provides several resources including video clips.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Landscape Architects
This site has a good description of the nature of working as a landscape architect. Qualifications, education job outlook and earnings, with links to realted occupations are included in this site.
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American Society of Landscape Architects: Green Roof
An interactive experience showcases environmental and economic benefits of a green roof. Take a virtual tour of a real green roof and learn about a career in landscape architecture. Downloadable workbook is available for students, while...