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Polymers and Products from Petroleum

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Over four sessions, learners survey the production and use of polymers and petroleum products. First, they participate in a kinesthetic activity to demonstrate how polymers act, and review a list of common products made from...
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A Brief History of Rubber

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research on the history and development of rubber. In this technology lesson, students chose three topics about rubber and research about them in detail. They create a timeline on a poster board and present it to class.
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Painting with and Learning From Art History - Extend the Composition

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a painting based on an artist from a chosen period in history. They research a modern artist and write a critique.
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Baked Polymer Clay 3D People Portraits

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners discuss methods of building forms with clay (ball and variations, snake, flat sheets). They draw a stick figure of what their sculpture may look like, including correct figure proportion.
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Myth of the Western Man

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars identify ways in which history and culture influence identity. They make a time-line and research dates to identify their significance, as well as, create a self portrait pictorially or verbally, that explores the...
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Flip flops....In the style of.....

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create a pair of flip flops. Using the internet, they become familiar with the work of a specific artist and make their flip flops in the same design. They write a report on the information they gather about the artist and...
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Paper Mache Egyptian Hippos

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn the history behind hippos in Egyptian culture and create their own paper mache hippos.
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Cut Outs: Shapes and Symbols

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create collages based on Juan Quick-to-See Smith's "Ode to Chief Seattle." In this shapes, symbols and Native American lesson, students examine the "Ode to Chief Seattle" and Henri Matisse's cutout work. Students design their...