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A Sample of What?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students are introduced to the connection between women and the textile industry. Using primary source documents, they complete a handout on how gender roles have changed over the years. They examine a sampler which is connected to the...
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Tissue Paper Puzzle Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Get creative and use a tissue paper collage to make wonderful window hangings for the classroom. You'll find the materials list, objectives, and instructions needed to complete this fun activity. This project encourages eye-hand...
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Print Patterns, Please!

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Young scholars practice the art of stamping and pattern design in this lesson using cotton fabric, ink, acrylic paint, watercolors, Elmer's Glue, and Model Magic. Emphasis is placed on the creation of individual student stamps and...
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Medieval Art and Architecture

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Detailing the characteristics of Medieval art and architecture, including Romanesque and Gothic architecture, these slides provide incredible views of some of the most famous buildings, cathedrals and castles in the world. A few slides...
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World of Fashion — Vocabulary Worksheet

For Students 7th - 12th
Make sure your fashionistas know how to talk about all the latest and oldest styles. Partners work together to define 18 fashion-related terms, ranging from style to home furnishings. Definitions are included on the second page of the...
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Keeping Us in Stitches Activity: Crazy-Quilt Collage Design

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create collages using the irregular-shaped and sized pieces, decorative stitching, and applied or painted motifs that reflect the Crazy-Quilt style, and explain how and why their design fits into that style.
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Urban Effects on Inshore Plankton

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the effects of urban pollution on plankton. In this plankton and pollution lesson plan, students use samples of plankton collected in urban areas to observe the effects of pollution on plankton samples. They...
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Speaking in Grave Tones

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine how a change in attitudes about death took place from the late eighteenth to the early nineteenth century and was embodied in gravestones, literature, and art.
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Flower Symbolism

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify flowers as symbols in art forms. They focus on the Victorian era and create their own flower design for use in visual art or literary forms.
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Sharks in Decline

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate common fishing methods used to capture sharks. They decide why these methods and the shark's reproductive biology are contributing to the quick reduction in the shark population.
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Folk Art: Bird of Paradise Quilt Top

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine a "Bird of Paradise Quilt Top" to discover what the themes and patterns tell about mid-nineteenth-century America.  In this American Folk Art lesson, students discuss the possible creator of the quilt and the symbols...
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Making Recycled Paper

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore paper making. In this tree conservation ecology lesson, students brainstorm ways paper is used in daily life. Students examine paper fiber using a magnifying glass. Students make paper following a step by step procedure...
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The Phoenicians

For Students 6th - 9th
In this Phoenicians worksheet, learners read a 4-page selection about Phoenician culture and then respond to 2 short answer questions based on the selection.
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Lesson Plan to Accompany Psalm of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze the poem, "Psalm of Life," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. They create a Footsteps Quilt, developing quilt squares to represent each goal and gift they would leave as a gift to humanity.
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Comparing Patterns In Chinese And American Textile

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create Chinese jacket designs using magic markers and paper jackets as well as knowledge of Chinese and American textile designs and techniques in this upper-elementary lesson.
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Warped Space-Time Model

For Teachers 9th - 12th
students observe a teacher demonstration that models a space time continuum warping caused by gravity.
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Newton's Laws of Motion

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore Newton's laws of motion with their own bodies. In this relative motion instructional activity students will use a wide range of materials bringing them from the concrete to the abstract on video. Students will draw...
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Making Anglo - Saxon Clothes

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Pupils research as if they are archaeologists how Anglo-Saxon clothes were made. In this Anglo-Saxon clothing lesson plan, students use the internet and books to research clothing. Pupils also draw clothing.
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African Drum

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore Africa and create their own African drum, either a Conga drum or a Dumbek drum.
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Ojibwa Sewn Bead Designs

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research the Ojibwa beading design. They create their own beading necklace or bracelet.
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Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Vases

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students construct a fabric vase as shown in the book, "Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Vases" by Linda Johansen. They cut fabric and appliques using plastic templates then iron on fusible interface. Pieces of the vase are then sewn...
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The Romans Clothing

For Students 4th - 5th
For this Roman clothing worksheet, students read about the clothing items that existed during the Roman Empire. Students read about 6 different clothing items.
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Viewing 'The Dinner Party' by Judy Chicago

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine Judy Chicago's feminist art piece, The Dinner Party. Questions for viewing, activities, and student resources are provided.  Students examine the composition of the piece and can be asked to do further research or honor...
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Cultures of Our World

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students eat food, make crafts, read books, and wear costumes all to learn about another culture. In this culture lesson plan, students can also go to a museum.

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