Nuffield Foundation
Investigating the Effects of Biochar on Soil Fertility
Breathe some new life into charcoal. Scholars use biochar to improve soil fertility. They test the effectiveness of this addition by conducting an experiment with soil having 0%, 2%, and 4% biochar.
Classics for Kids
"Mars" from The Planets
Gustav Holst's The Planets provide young musicians an opportunity to examine how composers can create a suite: a collection of smaller pieces grouped to explore a single topic. After listening to "Jupiter," they examine "Mars" in detail,...
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Let's Meet The Presidents
Create a digital movie documenting research about an American President. Using internet sources, students with special needs gather information about their chosen president. Working in groups, they use this information to create a...
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Pinwheel Modern Art Styles
Students explore artistic design by creating pin wheel models in class. For this modern art lesson, students examine historic art work of Van Gogh, O'Keeffe and Mondrian before emulating their work on construction paper. Students utilize...
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Modern Art Styles of Matisse
Students study the history of Matisse as an artist and focus upon his influences upon the style of art that he was famous for. The learners perform research about the life and works. Then they create a work of art that is similar to the...
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Homecoming
Students explore the theme of the art of Romare Bearden. They choose a family tradition or event and create a work of art illustrating that tradition or event. In addition, they write a paragraph describing the activity.
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Tread Lightly: Visualizing Footprints
The student reflects on concepts of ecological footprints and climate changes. In this Art activity, young scholars will produce a visual representation showing understanding of how ecology and climate affects the world.
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Be the Kiwi: New Zealand Unit Lesson
Students participate in a learning celebration at the end of a unit on New Zealand. In this global studies instructional activity, students share what they learned about the nation, watch "The Whale Rider," and eat foods from New Zealand.
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Puppetry
Young scholars explore puppetry. In this puppetry lesson, students research the history and culture of puppets. Student begin to understand that art work has special characteristics. Young scholars create their own marionette puppet.
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Rockin' Chalk
Fourth graders access prior knowledge of rocks and minerals. In this petroglyphs lesson, 4th graders become familiar with artwork on rocks. Students create original artworks using rock art.
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Circle Journals
Students utilize the art journal format to share their thoughts and feelings through a combination of art and text. Materials are gathered and the work performed to fill down time they may have between assignments.
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Tip Ins - "Games People Play"
Pupils use different design techniques such as collage, paint, pencil, etc., to show the theme of "games people play."
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Upcycled Garment or Art Work
Students explain the importance of recycling waste products. In this art lesson, students research different upcycled fashion designs and accessories. They design their own product and present it in class.
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Watercolor Landscapes
Learners watch a demonstration of wet on wet, dry on wet and dry on dry watercolor painting. They create an underdrawing, fill in washes of color and create a foreground, middleground and background once the washes dry. They add final...
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Create a Cat with Amaco Scuptamold and Wireform Metal Mesh
Students create an animal from Sculptamold and metal mesh. For this hands-on arts lesson, students use the materials provided the create a piece of art in the form of an animal. This lesson includes easy step-by-step directions.
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Translating African Masks
Students identify traits of African masks. In this multicultural art lesson, students view online examples of African masks and discuss the characteristics of the masks. Students create an original 2-D version of the African mask by...
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Foil Tooled Masks
Students are introduced to the process of mask-making. Using different cultures, they examine how masks have changed over time and identify the reason for them. They create their own mask with tooling foil and decorate them using...
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Regions of Virginia
Fourth graders research an assigned region of Virginia. They work in groups to create a PowerPoint presentation. They present their information to the class. Students are tested on the information from their region as well as the regions...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Multimodality: Remix and Attribution
This lesson focuses on defining remix, why attribution is important in a remix, and how to attribute fairly. It also provides a table, Limitations When Remixing Copyrighted Work, and a practice exercise. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8