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\nInformed Drawing Through Observation\n

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\nStudents practice observation techniques to improve their drawing skills. For this drawing technique lesson, students assess drawing as an art media and discuss realism. Students view examples of animal drawings and practice drawing...\n
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\n\"Figure\n\n
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\nFigure Study: Lesson Six\n

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\nThis quick lesson outline is fun and useful in developing drawing skills. Learners complete figure studies of each other. A \"runway\" is set up at the back of the room, and peers take turns 'striking a pose' as they are considered as...\n
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\n\"Portrait\n\n
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\nPortrait and Figure Drawing\n

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\nStudents practice their drawing skills. In this drawing skills instructional activity, students complete a self-observation drawing activity and then 3 methods of figure drawing.\n
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\nClearly Classified\n

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\nYoung scholars review the classification system for living organisms and apply it the classification of insects and flowers in the still life by Ambrosius Bosschaert. They create a chart classifying the animals and plants in the painting...\n
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\nLet's Draw!\n

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\nStudents practice their drawing skills using a variety of stories as sources for their inspiration. Crayons and pencils are utilized to model different line widths, textures, and shapes.\n
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\nLanguage Arts: Chasing Vermeer - A DaVinci Code for Children\n

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\nLearners read the mystery novel, Chasing Vermeer, research the artist and his works. Through observation of his works, they create their own pencil sketches of selected paintings. Finally, students simulate Vermeer's interiors with...\n
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\n\"Harriet\n\n
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\nHarriet Tubman: Dancing on the Freedom Trail\n

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\nYoung scholars observe a dance interpretation about Harriet Tubman. In this art/social studies lesson, students explore how their emotions can be expressed through movement and create their own dance or dramatic interpretation.\n
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\nReverse Glass \"Painting\"\n

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\nStudents examine the life and works of John Audubon. They compare and contrast various pieces of art and identify the purposes of stained glass. After observing his art, they create their own stained glass creation using the concepts...\n
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\n\"Fantasy\n\n
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\nFantasy / Art Maps\n

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\nNinth graders analyze a fantasy art map by Jeremy Anderson, paying careful attention to the way the topographic features of the land are represented. They create a similar map of Sacramento that includes topographical features as well as...\n
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\n\"Orchid\n\n
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\nOrchid in Blind Contour Format\n

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\nYoung scholars create blind contour drawings. They compare methods of drawing including blind contour and contour approaches. Students follow a blind contour method to produce a drawing of a flower and then complete the piece with a...\n
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\nNature's Recycling Program\n

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\nStudents identify what materials make up compost. In this science of recycling lesson, students explain the benefits of composting determine how compost is a good plant fertilizer.\n
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\nDiscovering the Wetlands!\n

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\nStudents name wetland plant and animal life.  In this ecosystem lesson students go birdwatching and interpret native plants through art. \n
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\nField Trip to the Watsonville Wetlands\n

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\nLearners explore the differences between food webs and food chains.  In this wetland lesson students play a food web game and go on a scavenger hunt. \n
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\nClass Field Guide to the Sloughs\n

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\nLearners explore how to use field guides to identify wildlife.  In this nature lesson students construct their own plant field guide. \n
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\n\"Pollinators\n\n
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\nPollinators and Wildflowers\n

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\nStudents explore how plants depend on pollinators to reproduce.  In this pollination lesson students dissect a local flower and collect and identify pollinating insects. \n
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\nProto-Cubism: Thinking Like Picasso\n

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\nEighth graders create blind contour drawn portraits. They work in small groups and pose for each other, creating portraits that express multiple points of view. Students also view a PowerPoint presentation on Cubism and complete a...\n
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\nDr. Dirt's Archaeology Lab Artifact Analysis\n

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\nStudents simulate analyzing artifacts in archaeological lab by using real techniques that archaeologists use. Students practice measuring skills, drawing, writing, and brainstorming, and make inferences based on evidence.\n
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\nActivities for a Day at the Zoo\n

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\nA trip to the zoo can result in a multimedia presentation and a variety of interesting research topics.\n
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\nMandalas, Polygons and Symmetry\n

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\nStudents create a geometric pattern using mandalas, polygons and symmetry. In this geometry lesson, students analyze the mathematics involved in making the mandalas, including the shapes and symmetry. Students create their own mandalas...\n
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\nWhat's Inside\n

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\nStudents become more familiar with life science in the context of the scientific method which helps them to become familiar with the various kinds of life science diagrams they may see on a GED science test.\n
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\nSailing Vessel Contour Creations\n

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\nStudents explore different types of sailing vessels and the rigging, sails, masts. They discuss contour lines and how they can be used to create a portrait of a sailing vessel then they choose a sailing vessel image as a reference to...\n
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\nIt's A Jungle Out There -Tempera\n

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\nSixth graders explore master paintings by Rousseau. They explain how the artist creates depth by overlapping images. They design and create an \"imaginary\" tropical landscape for a tempera painting.\n
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\nInvertebrate Research Project\n

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\nHigh schoolers keep a scientific research notebook on an invertebrate detailing its behavior and responses.\n
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\nIntroduction to Scientific Illustration\n

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\nSeventh graders draw scientific illustrations in the lab. In this life science lesson, 7th graders discuss the importance of drawing in science experiments. They differentiate scientific drawing from basic art.\n
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