Whether you are viewing a landscape painting of a farm, examining a still-life portrait of a bowl of fruit, or reading a descriptive poem about cultivating food, you can't deny that agriculture plays a major role in visual and language...

The role of women in the early film industry, both on screen and behind the scenes, is the focus of a resource that asks class members to analyze movie posters and DVD covers from the 1910s and 1920s. Using examples drawn from the...

Study the beauty of the landscape around you with an innovative art lesson. After discussing the foreground, background, and middle ground of landscape art, kids work on making their own piece of landscape art. The lesson provides...

Your class experiences dozens of messages about beauty every day by reading magazines, watching movies, and listening to the radio. Have them analyze society's view of beauty in groups after discussing several resources, including...

Students consider the notion of beauty and what impact the media and popular culture have on it. In this cross curricular lesson plan, students examine print ads, write down and share their thoughts on them. Then students form literary...

Students observe how bird flight and machine flight are similar. In this aerodynamics activity, students observe how birds fly and the shapes of their wings, and investigate how observing birds helped develop the concept of machine...

Students investigate the physics of flight by experimenting in class.  In this history of flight lesson, students define terms such as gravity, lift, and drag in order to better understand how a plane is able to stay in the air....

Students investigate cultural art from Canada by reading about Maud Lewis.  In this Canadian history lesson, students identify the work of Lewis by visiting her magazine website.  Students identify other heroes in Nova Scotia...

Students research the tetrahedral kites invented by Alexander Graham Bell. In this components of flight lesson, students examine the kites made by Bell and his team. Students create their own kite and add them together as a class to...

Students utilize art analysis skills by examining the work of Henri Matisse. In this painting lesson, students examine L'Atelier Rouge by Henri Matisse and identify the objects in the room and colors used. Students create their own rough...

Students examine Canadian history through William Kurelek's artwork. In this art analysis lesson, students discuss the ideas expressed in the picture book A Prairie Boy's Winter and A Prairie Boy's Summer. Students view the film Kurelek,...

Students research the American Memory collection to explore the African-American experience from 1897 to 1953.

Learners explore Mandalas. They observe a PowerPoint presentation explaining the history of Mandalas and the Aztecs of Mexico. Students discover the connections between geometry, medicine, and ancient history. They describe the geometric...

Fifth graders analyze origin myths and the diversity of First Nations groups.  In this history instructional activity, 5th graders review the geography of Canada and read various origin myths.  Students illustrate one of the...

Sixth graders read First Nations legends to find information about the First Nations.  In this legends as oral history lesson, 6th graders interview and write oral histories from family members.

Learners consider the development of dance across cultures. In this dance genre instructional activity, students study the history of Russia and the Mongol Tatars. Learners research how classical ballet made its way to Russia and create...

Learners discover forgiveness. In this forgiveness lesson, students examine the Lord's Prayer. Learners deconstruct the theme of the Lord's Prayer and examine forgiveness of self and forgiveness of others.

Learners examine human health by researching the internet. In this human sexuality lesson, students utilize the web to locate a website which contains information about a certain sexual aspect. Learners create a group presentation on one...

In this famous leaders worksheet, learners read a passage about Mother Teresa and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...

Students review the Census Bureau's Homepage, gather information regarding population trends in order to make predictions on future populations.

Students read novel Rosa's Miracle Mouse, research assigned years in small groups, and create timelines and Powerpoint presentations detailing interaction between Germany and the United States before, during, and after World War II.

Students study Lady Anges Randolph and other heroic woman using multimedia. They create class presentations with their findings. They write a diary about living in a medieval castle after researching what life was like in them.

Students explore the Census Bureau's Homepage on the Internet to gather data regarding trends in population, poverty guidelines, and social characteristics between caucasians and minorities. The data is used to investigate evidence for...

This entry from the Biographies of Women Mathematicians Web Site, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA presents a summary of the life of Christine Ladd-Frankin (1847-1930 CE) with references.