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Fish Aquarium
Students make an aquarium for fish out of construction paper. They count the number of fish in their aquarium, as well as, recognize the colors of their fish.
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I See a Rainbow
Students identify the different colors in a rainbow. They experiment with dropping food coloring into a water and then making ice cubes. They discuss what happens to the water in the freezer
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Look Out, Below!
Students study the four layers of soil while identifying the substances that each level is composed up. They investigate the properties of soil such as color, texture, water retention and the ability to maintain life by growing a plant.
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Shades of Blue
Students sharpen visual literacy and color vocabulary by making and sharing collages that explore the different shades of colors.
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Going to Greenland
Students play game in which they identify different-colored objects to take on an imaginary trip.
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Color Garden
Students brainstorm types of flowers and the colors they can be. They are to keep a chart of the ones mentioned. They create their own paper flower garden on the bulletin board and examine books about flowers.
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Snack Time
Pupils brainstorm what they would like for their favorite snack. They take pictures of those snacks and place them in paper bags, one labeled "Yes" and one labeled "No". When those snacks in the "Yes" bag are called they are to color the...
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Japanese Noh Masks
Learners examine Japanese theatre and create their own face masks which display certain emotions, props, costumes and perform in improvisational theatrical games.
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Who am I? Bookmaking
Learners explore the process of bookmaking that has its origins from many different international cultures. The multicultural symbolism represented by the medium is utilized by students to expres their identity.
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Learning from Jacob Lawrence and Harriet Tubman
Students view and discuss a painting of Harriet Tubman by Jacob Lawrence. They complete a fact sheet/worksheet on Lawrence and on Tubman. They examine the colors, shapes and patterns used in the painting and compare them to their own...
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See What I Hear
Middle schoolers investigate the link between music and visual art by applying principles of design to convey the emotions/expressions in different types of music.
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"3-D" Painting
Students experiment with color using tints and shades of at least 2 hues and create a 3-D painting/mobile.
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Crayon Etching
Students watch a demonstration of a crayon etched drawing and create one. They scratch through a layer of black crayon to reveal bright colors underneath.
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Plants Help Keep a House Cool!
Students experiment with tree shading and house colors to see how to reduce the temperature of a home.
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Tissue Collage with Oil Pastels
Students demonstrate how colors are mixed and how repetition, unity, and emphasis are used when creating a colorful collage.
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Look for the Colors!
Students use old magazines, glue and scissors to cut out pictures and create a wall mural of different pictures that are different colors.
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Candy Land
Students receive a set of five index cards with colors on them. They must run to the cones in the order their index cards are in. There are many adaptations to this game.
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Complex Color Wheels
Pupils design a color wheel which incorporates 12 colors, tints and shades of each color, black and white within a circle.
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Projecting Spectra
Students use two methods to show and study the colors in the visible spectrum.
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Color Your World with Changes --- the Camouflage Game
Seventh graders, after predicting dominant colors foud in their habitat or garden, visit heir area on a monthly basis. They search for colored toothpicks, then graph the results, determining the dominant color for the month.
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Pop Shop 3 - Printmaking (Tee Shirts)
Students create Tee shirts with prints based on the images of Keith Haring's work. They investigate color, texture, and flatness.
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Mixing Up Magic
Students explore the relationship between art and science through experimenting with color, design and recycled materials and creating their own art work.