Lesson Plan
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: The Elements of Art: Form

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars will be introduced to form, one of the basic elements of art. They will analyze the types of forms and materials used in various sculptures then experiment with lines in both two and three dimensions to see how shapes...
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Shape Cutter

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This computer tool allows students to compose and decompose shapes by making cuts and rearranging the pieces. The tool has an exploration section for learning exercises.
Interactive
Study Pad

Splash Learn: Compose Shapes

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Place the shapes on the picture outline and collect coins for each correct answer.
Lesson Plan
ArtLex

Art Lex: Architectural Model

For Students 9th - 10th
An architectural modeling lesson that first demonstrates how architects combine forms to create buildings and then provides instructions for building architectural models. Includes links to architectural terms and to useful illustrations...
Unit Plan
Next.cc

Next: Form

For Students 3rd - 8th
Activities explore forming ideas, images, and 3D shapes. For further information, click on one of the links provided.
Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Form

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition of form in art. Lots of quotes and links to related topics.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shape Mobile

For Students K - 1st Standards
In this lesson plan, students will create a shape mobile of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes made from geometric shapes.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Writing Linear Equations to Form Shapes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use their knowledge about writing linear equations to graph lines that form a given shape.
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Revision Lesson: Re Shaping Narrative Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson, inspired by the novel Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes is a fabulous classroom mentor text that helps teach a very powerful revision strategy: rewriting an idea in a completely different genre. Grimes' book shares short...
Interactive
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Shape: Tessellations

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Join shapes together to form tessellations.
Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Forms of Ratios

For Students 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are given a picture of shapes and are to create the same picture by adjusting the size of the shapes on the grid. Click learn more to watch a video and click challenge me to answer a practice...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Form vs. Function

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students take a closer look at cars and learn about some characteristics that affect their energy efficiency, including rolling resistance and the aerodynamics of shape and size. They come to see how vehicles are one example of a product...
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Other

How to Draw and Paint: How to Draw Animals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
By using simple shapes you can learn to draw any animal. This tutorial explains this process and gives you step-by-step directions on drawing many different animals including kangaroos and flamingos!
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Tangrams

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Students attempt to make various shapes by rearranging the geometric shapes to form a tangram.
Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Shape

For Students 9th - 10th
This online dictionary of art from Artlex provides terms is a valuable tool. Shape is on the Sg-Sh page. Just scroll down to Shape and read a definition with links to other important terms.
Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Puzzle Shapes

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this interactive, students click and drag words to form simple sentences. The words are on the puzzle pieces and on the puzzle spaces.
Interactive
Other

Explore Learning: Effect of Environment on New Life Form

For Students 5th - 9th
Using the scientific method, control the environmental conditions for a fictional alien organism in order to learn how the organism responds to changes in conditions. Sunlight, water, and temperature can be varied to determine their...
Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Kangaroo Hop

For Students 2nd - 4th
Identify the shape that is given in word form to advance your kangaroo to the finish line.
Interactive
Math Cats

Math Cats: Go to the Polygon Playground

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this interactive activity you can click and drag on hundreds of different polygons to paste in your screen and create your own patterns and forms.
Article
Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: Shapes Platonic and Archimedean Solids

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The 'Platonic solids' are three-dimensional shapes formed by putting together identical regular faces. Every corner and every edge is identical to every other corner and edge. There are five such 'solids': the tetrahedron, cube,...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Primary Productivity and Plankton

For Students 3rd - 8th
The oceans contain both the earth's largest and smallest organisms. Interestingly they share a delicate relationship linked together by what they eat. The largest of the ocean's inhabitants, the Blue Whale, eats very small plankton,...
Activity
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Composite Figures

For Students 6th - 8th
Investigate how a variety of shapes can be used to form composite figures using this interactive Learn Alberta math resource. Students will also work on using relevant operations and formulas to figure out the total area of composite...
Handout
Other

Platonic Realms: The Mathematical Art of m.c. Escher

For Students 9th - 10th
Math Academy Online presents a great M.C. Escher (1898-1972 CE) site for connecting the arts and mathematics. As even Escher said, "For me it remains an open question whether [this work] pertains to the realm of mathematics or to that of...
Handout
NOAA

Noaa: Tornadoes, Nature's Most Violent Storms

For Students 9th - 10th
This page, put out by the National Weather Service, thoroughly explains the causes and types of tornadoes. Tornado safety is covered in the form of warning signs and what you can do to stay safe both in school and at home. The full...

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