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Observing Fall Migrants

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students keep a detailed data collection log of the different types of monarch behavior. They track the weather conditions daily and link it to the migration of the monarchs. They summarize their data using either a graph or a computer...
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Lesson Plan
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Change Happens

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders engage in a lesson to find information about the natural history of Puerto Rico. They practice using a variety of resources for research purposes. The same process of research is used for state of Wisconsin. Then students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest: Science, 4th Grade

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate weather patterns in their home state of Utah. After creating KWL charts, they research weather and geographical data to locate the state's extremes. As an extension, 4th graders write and illustrate books about...
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Lesson Plan
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Is It Lunar or Lunacy?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are introduced to the moon and its phases. Individually, they draw a sketch of each phase of the moon and read a short article about Galileo. To end the lesson, they examine the difference between refracting and...
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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Landscape Painting

For Students 9th - 10th
A Smithsonian website plus lesson plans on the art of landscape painting. Includes details on landscape painting techniques to create the illusion of depth and space as well as information on four landscape artists.
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Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Examples of Landscapes by Artists Born Before 1700

For Students 9th - 10th
This website has great examples of landscapes done by artists born before 1700 by artists of a variety of nationalities and art movements. Includes art ranging in date from as early as the 3rd millenium B.C. to 1701. Each image has a...
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Website
Other

Ozark Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this extensive site detailing all aspects of the Ozark Mountains, from wildlife to topography to visitor information. Discover the diverse landscape of the Ozarks and the many activities available there.
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Article
National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: The Andes Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
Satellite photography and brief outline information describe the Andes mountains and provide links to specific features within the landscape - Atacama desert, or evidence of volcanic activity for example.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Carve That Mountain

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students further investigate major landforms (e.g., mountains, rivers, plains, hills, oceans and plateaus). They build a three-dimensional model of a landscape depicting several of these landforms. Once they have built...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Neo Confucianism & Fan Kuan, Travelers by Streams and Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
We know very little about the great artist Fan Kuan, yet he painted the most majestic landscape painting of the early Song period - "Everything about Travelers by Streams and Mountains". Read about why this is an outstanding example of...
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Graphic
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Web Gallery of Art: Mountainous Landscape

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mountainous Landscape", created by Lucas Van Valkenborch in 1582 (Oil on panel, 25 x 36 cm).
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Graphic
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Web Gallery of Art: Mountainous Landscape With a Castle

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mountainous Landscape with a Castle", created by Roelandt Savery in 1609 (Oil on panel, 46 x 63 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mountain Landscape

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mountain Landscape", created by Nicolas Antoine Taunay in 1776 (Oil on canvas, 56 x 44 cm).
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Graphic
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Web Gallery of Art: Mountain Landscape With a Castle

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mountain Landscape with a Castle", created by Johan Christian Clausen Dahl in 1816 (Oil on canvas, 177 x 246 cm).
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Graphic
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Web Gallery of Art: Mountainous Landscape With a Torrent

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mountainous Landscape with a Torrent", created by Alexandre Calame in 1840 (Oil on canvas, 55 x 81 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mountainous Landscape

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mountainous Landscape", created by Alessandro Magnasco during the 1720's (Oil on canvas, 158 x 211 cm).
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Graphic
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Web Gallery of Art: Mountainous Landscape

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mountainous Landscape", created by Hercules Seghers, c. 1633 (Oil on canvas, 55 x 100 cm).
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Graphic
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Web Gallery of Art: Mountain Landscape

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mountain Landscape", created by Jan Baptist Huysmansz (Oil on canvas, 69 x 77 cm).
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Graphic
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Web Gallery of Art: Mountain Landscape With River Valley and the Prophet Hosea

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mountain Landscape with River Valley and the Prophet Hosea", created by Gillis Van Coninxlooz (Watercolour on parchment, 195 x 287 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mountainous Landscape With Antique Ruins

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mountainous Landscape with Antique Ruins", created by Domenico Campagnola from 1531-33 (Drawing).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mountainous Landscape With Figures and a Donkey

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mountainous Landscape with Figures and a Donkey", created by Joos De Momper from 1630-34 (Oil on canvas, 46 x 75 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mountainous Landscape With Traveling Herdsmen

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mountainous Landscape with Traveling Herdsmen", created by Jan Asselyn from 1647-48 (Oil on wood, 43 x 67 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Large Mountain Landscape

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Large Mountain Landscape", created by Joos De Momper, c. 1620 (Oil on canvas, 226 x 327 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mountain Landscape at Sunset

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mountain Landscape at Sunset", created by French Family of Artists Fragonard, c. 1765 (Oil on paper, 22 x 33 cm).