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Mona Lisa: What's Behind Her Smile
Students observe the Mona Lisa painting to describe, analyze and interpret meanings in the work.
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Rock Art and Ritual
Students explore, examine and determine what kinds of rock art motifs are likely the product of ancient ritual descent. They identify connections between rock art symbolism and Native American ritual practices. Each student also views a...
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Social Studies: People in the Rocks
Pupils discover characteristics of Native Americans as depicted in their rock art. By examining the rocks from the Human Figures Photo Gallery, they make inferences about the activities and purposes of the people drawn on them.
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Poetry on the Prairie
Students explore the history of the Nebraska prairie by looking at different pieces of art. Using the art, they write a poem that captures the essence of a prairie. They use their senses and any feelings or emotions they get from the...
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Time Zone
Eighth graders are given a year in history to research and identify the social and cultural situations at the time. In groups, they examine and describe various styles and periods of art and present them to the class. They relate the...
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How the Environment Effects our Feelings
First graders compare images and discuss their feelings created by an artist's work. They explore the correlation between experiencing feelings in art and literature and feelings caused by changes in weather.
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Visual Arts: Using Imagery
Students extend the colors, shapes, textures and lines of an unknown composition to create perspective in their drawings. Using oil pastels, they work in pairs to create a long continuous artwork of imagery inspired by sailing vessels...
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Remembering Anne Frank
Students study the life of Anne Frank. In a class discussion, students discuss the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany. They analyze the sacrifices Anne Frank and her family made in order to assist others.
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Movement And Rhythm In Modern Art
Learners gather around the three selected paintings. The teacher guide students in looking at different elements of the paintings and help learners make the connections between the visual art and movement skills.
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Places and Spaces in Art
Students examine and describe the houses of Baie Saint-Paul. They name the colors used and the shapes in the roof. Using a gable roof design, they draw their own house. They discover the architectrual elements in their own community...
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Causes of the Revolution Newspaper
Learners examine the events that led to the Revolutionary War. Using the internet, they discover the advantages and disadvantages of each side. They use the information to produce a special edition newspaper on the war. They must include...
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Rollin' On The River II
Learners explore the importance of the Platte River to the state of Nebraska. They investigate the river's historical, social, economic, and political importance to the development of Nebraska. Students explore the ecosystem of the river.
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My Dinosaur Drawing Page
For this drawing page, 1st graders imagine that they just discovered a new dinosaur in their own backyard. They draw a picture of the discovery in the background on the coloring page. They write a name for the new dinosaur on elementary...
Northwestern University
Block Museum of Art: Imaging and Imagining Space
A collaboration on the topic of "rendering space" between an art theorist and an atronomer yield very interesting visual results that are presented in an exhibit at the Block Museum of Northwestern University.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Art Images of Tenochtitlan Past and Present
This site is a curriculum unit on art from Tenochtitlan, specifically the case of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Provides three lesson plans, a glossary, bibliography, and other resources.
Other
North Carolina Museum of Art
At the North Carolina Museum of Art, the collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, with works by van Dyck, Brueghel, and Raphael, is internationally recognized. American painters John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, and Georgia...
PBS
Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Netsuke
Webpage describing a netsuke, a small decorative Japanese toggle, from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote...
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National Museum of Women in the Arts
The permanent collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Images of artwork, biographies and profiles are all available, organized by century. You can search for a particular female artist as well.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Mesopotamia
The Metropolitan Museum of Art image of Mesopotamian sculpture. Click on "Description," to get the full story. There are links to other information within the MET as well.
PBS
Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Tughra of Suleyman I the Magnificent
Webpage describing the Tughra of Suleyman I the Magnificent from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the art...
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Oceanic Bis Poles
Webpage describing bis poles made by the Asmat people of New Guinea from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about...
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Stag at Sharkey's by George Bellows
Webpage describing the painting Stag at Sharkey's by George Bellows from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about...
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Ocean Park Series #49 by Diebenkorn
Webpage describing the painting Ocean Park Series #49 by Richard Diebenkorn from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes...
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Mother About to Wash Her Sleepy Child
Webpage describing the painting Mother About to Wash Her Sleepy Child by Mary Cassatt from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated....