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Inventor's Workshop

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the six simple machines that are the basis for all mechanical devices. In this physics lesson plan, students choose one simple machine to research and then find a complex machine it is apart of. Learners examine...
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Lesson Plan
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Jefferson vs. Franklin: Renaissance Men

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners list a variety of interests and achievements of Franklin and Jefferson. They take a position that one or the other's interests and achievements were more wide-ranging or that they were equivalent. They write out their findings.
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The Prince and the Pauper

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Mark Twain, the famous American author, is often studied in the school system. Use "The Prince and the Pauper" to analyze the differences between the text and its video version.  This lesson plan includes several culminating project...
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Portrait Parody

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use modern materials and technology to create a modern portrait modeled after a Renaissance picture.
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Eye-Popping Op Art

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine and discuss work of Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely, recognize visual components of Op Art, compare traditional Renaissance perspective with Op Art's illusion of three-dimensional space, and create original painting...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Russian Star Ornaments

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students research Russian Orthodox Christmas traditions in pre-soviet Russia and in other parts of the world. Then they create a handcrafted ornament in the style of old Russia. Students also decorate their Russian Star Ornament with...
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Interactive
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Latin Roots nat, tract, sequ: Matching Exercise

For Students 10th - 11th
An interactive matching exercise from MyVocabulary.com, this resource highlights 12 advanced-level words containing the Latin roots nat, tract, and sequ. Definitions nicely distinguish among closely related words: nascent, natal, innate,...
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Writing
Alabama Learning Exchange

"The Inside Search" from Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Hurston

For Students 10th - 12th
Who is Zora Neale Hurston? Read the autobiography the best known female writer from the Harlem Renaissance. After reading the novel Dust Tracks on a Road, have your class complete this packet. There are 12 multiple-choice questions...
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Hawaiʻi State Department of Education

Railroad Tracks

For Teachers 5th
Ahhh the vanishing point! Sounds ominous, but it's not. Fifth graders analyze the use of perspective in Renaissance art. They practice using linear perspective to draw railroad tracks that seem to go on forever. Tip: Make this...
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New York State Education Department

Global History and Geography Examination: August 2012

For Students 9th - 12th
Let's test global history knowledge. The standardized test, designed for high schooler scholars, assesses world history and geography. The assessment is divided into five different sections, including essay items and multiple choice. It...
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PPT
Curated OER

Transcendentalism Terms

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Abolitionist, imperialism, oversoul, renaissance, and transcendentalism. Beginning a study of Emerson and Thoreau? Of Romanticism and the Transcendental Movement? If so, here are five terms your class members will need to know. A...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Poetry of Langston Hughes

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students read aloud Langston Hughes poems. They select a poem and read aloud to music.
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Lesson Plan
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Visual Art: Romare Bearden and Group 306

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine the life and art of Romare Bearden. Using his "Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket" for inspiration, they write a first chapter for a book. Students observe numerous other works of his art and discuss them from artistic and...
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Worksheet
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Leonardo the Genius

For Students 6th - 9th
In this artists history worksheet, students read an excerpt about Leonardo Da Vinci. They suggest what natural abilities, attitudes, and personal characteristics he would have needed to do all the famous works that he painted. Students...
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Worksheet
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Morley [LAM 4]

For Students 6th - 9th
Students use a bar and beat numbers to identify various terms of vocal music in this organized worksheet. Then they explain the use of texture within the extract. Students also locate an example of suspension and analyze their treatment....
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Lesson Plan
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The Roaring Twenties

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this Roaring Twenties Era worksheet, students review a chapter as they identify 5 vocabulary terms or individuals quotes, eliminate 4 false statements, and identify 2 themes from the era of great change in the United States.
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Lesson Plan
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Paul Robeson: 20th-Century Renaissance Man, Hero In Any Century

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore several themes relevant to the life of Paul Robeson and the social, artistic, & political realities of the first half of the 20th century, identify and interview heroes in their communities, and publish profiles on...
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Lesson Plan
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Royal Shakespeare Company's New Theatre

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students brainstorm the names of Shakespeare's plays and read an article about a new theatre. They complete worksheets about the plays. In groups, they play a game where they give clues about films or plays and others try to guess the...
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Lesson Plan
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Langston Hughes: Dream Variations

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine African-American communal life. In this Langston Hughes lesson, students read poetry by Hughes in order to gain insight into the Harlem community. Students select artwork that represents their community.
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Interactive
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Leonardo da Vinci

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive history quiz activity, students respond to 47 multiple choice questions about the life and accomplishments of Leonardo da Vinci.
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Unit Plan
Jazz Academy

Let Freedom Swing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Three lessons in the Let Freedom Swing concert tour resource guide packed with information, materials, and activities that provide the context for any study of American history.
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Printables
Certificate Street

Best Student of the Month

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Reward a well-rounded individual with a congratulatory certificate. You can type in his or her name, a brief personal note, the date, and your own name and title. Along the bottom are clip art images that correspond with a variety of...
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PPT
Curated OER

Cinquecento Italian Art

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
The Cinquecento period was a span of approximately 100 years of Italian art and architecture. This extensive slideshow provides wonderful images of the art and architecture of the time. It focuses on masters such as Da Vinci, Raphael,...
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Rhythms in Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Rhyme, rhythm, free verse, imagery: Do these words describe poetry, or jazz music? The answer is both! A resource explores these similarities as scholars watch a video, engage in discussion, read author biographies, write poetry and...

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