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Fabric Beads

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Practice using a different art medium by making fabric beads. These colorful beads can be used for necklaces, earrings, and other jewelry. They can also be used as decorative touches on photo frames, candles, and more! A long list of...
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Measuring Beads

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students compare the weight of the students's favorite soft toys directly and then indirectly using beads.
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Teach Engineering

Enough Energy? Play the Renew-a-Bead Game

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Pairs simulate the energy usage of different countries by drawing beads from a bag, which contain different beginning ratios of non-renewable and renewable energy resources. The activity concludes with a series of questions to tie the...
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Arkansas Economics

The Bead Game

For Teachers 6th Standards
What better way to learn about different economic systems than to participate in them? An engaging bead game highlights the differences between market, command, and traditional economies. In small groups, 6th graders work through three...
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Boring a Bead

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
How much material is in a bead? Class members utilize volume formulas to determine the amount of material in a bead. The goal of the assessment is to show that the amount of material left in a bead is the same for all beads with a given...
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The Art Of Education University

Bead Mosaics

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
"Pure Unbounded Joy!" Inspired by Stephan Wanger's Bead Town projects, class members recycle Mardi Gras beads (and other materials) into colorful mosaics that reflect their cultural heritage. The video included in the resource models...
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Bead Play

For Students 3rd
In this balancing a scale worksheet, 3rd graders observe two different types of wooden beads on three scales to answer each of the three questions. Students draw each bead at 2, 3 and 4 ounces and answer 2 word problems.
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Weaving with Seed Beads on a Bead Loom

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars describe, and try, the process of weaving and demonstrate how Native Americans and others wove beads on a loom to create long, narrow bands for hair and bracelets.
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Ojibwa Sewn Bead Designs

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students recognize and describe the sewn beading style of the Ojibwa tribe that was influenced by seventeenth-century French floral embroidery and fabric prints imported by the French traders. They adapt and recreate an Ojibwa bead motif.
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Bead Weaving on a Loom

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners investigate the process of weaving and how Native Americans wove beads on looms. They research Native American geometric patterns online, design a pattern on graph paper, and create a patterned beaded band.
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Activity: Polymer Clay Millefiori Cane Beads

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students show an understanding of how millefiori beads are constructed by making some in several styles in polymer clay. They view images and techniques on a website imbedded in this plan and then attempt to make their own.
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Number Lines and Bead Strings

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students solve addition and subtraction problems using strings of beads and number lines. They mentally perform addition and subtraction problems, and write and solve story problems involving whole numbers.
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University of Minnesota

Bead Neuron

For Teachers 5th - 12th Standards
What do you call a skull without neurons? A no-brainer! A hands-on activity asks scholars to build a model of a neuron using beads. They use their models to study the parts of the neuron and their functions.
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Kentucky Department of Education

Patterns: Beads under a Blanket - Intermediate and Middle School Grades

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Apply pattern knowledge to bead patterns. The formative assessment lesson provides pupils the opportunity to show what they know about patterns and functions. Learners take a pre-assessment, then build upon their answers at the beginning...
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Making Rose Petal Beads

For Teachers K - 12th
Students make homemade beads from flower petals while exploring Native American history, culture, and art.
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Ojibwa Sewn Bead Designs

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research the Ojibwa beading design. They create their own beading necklace or bracelet.
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Bead Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners use beads to write their name or other slogans.
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Simulating Mixture Problems with Colored Beads

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice creating mixtures out of colored beads.
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Groovy DNA Beads

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners create models of DNA and RNA using string and beads. They use beads representing the four nitrogenous bases of DNA to create a portion of a strand of DNA, and it's corresponding RNA. Then, students examine how many of their...
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A String of Beads

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create necklaces as analogies for paragraph writing. They use the string to tie the beads together and write a topic sentence that strings the paragraph together. They vary their necklaces, fill out an organizer and write...
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UV Beads

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students recognize preventitive measures that can be taken to reduce the risks associated with exposure to solar radiation. They explain why solar radiation can be harmful. They utilize beads that turn color when exposed to UV rays. Good...
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Bonkers About Beads

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore written communication of different cultures, practice identifying letters of the alphabet, and recognize and create patterns with beaded letters.
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Science Friday

Colorful Chromosomes

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Everything is in the genes. Individuals observe 14 different traits of themselves. Using pipe cleaners and beads, the learners create models of a chromosome representing their traits. The class then compares and contrasts everyone's...
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String 'Em Up

For Teachers K
Students create different patterns using beads. They observe the teacher make patterns with different colored beads, identify the patterns, and create a necklace with colored beads, explaining what their pattern consists of to the class.

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