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Construction Paper Straight Lines

For Teachers K - 1st
Students actively identify types of line in the environment. They accurately demonstrate an understanding of how straight lines can be used in art. They learn a little about how artist get ideas and practice their skills in gluing.
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Animal Diversity

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use the Animal Diversity E-Sheet to access the Where Can Animals Live? online book.
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The Rain Forest

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research the rainforest and re-create it using music, lighting, and sounds.
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Painting/technology "and You Were There!"

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study Impressionism through the works of Claude Monet. They do a self portrait in the Impressionist style.
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Birth Defects

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss problem pregnancies and birth defects. They identify which birth defects are preventable and which ones are genetic, or inherited. They prepare reports on birth defects.
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Writing to See

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write descriptively and creatively after looking carefully at a work of art.
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Why So Many Frogs?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explain the different stages in the growth of a frog, then analyze and collect data to make generalizations about a larger population. They determine the survival rate of a population of tadpoles under controlled conditions.
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What Bees Eat

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students consider the concept that plants and animals are dependent on one another and role-play the interaction between bees and flowers. They identify crops that are dependent on pollination by bees.
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Stop the Bleeding

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore various parts of the heart and blood vessels . They begin with an overview of the components of the cardiovascular system. They see a cross section of an artery and watch how a blood clot develops.
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Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditioning

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars view the A.D.A.M. computer simulation of aerobic and anaerobic exercise. They break into groups and members brainstorm and list as many aerobic and anaerobic exercises as possible in five minutes.
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Know your Heart Parts and Functions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers put together a 3-D interactive "heart" puzzle and learn the names of heart parts.
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Animals: Gila Monsters

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students research sites about Gila monsters. They explore the physical characteristics and defense mechanisms that help Gila monsters survive in the desert. Includes photographs and a diagram.
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Designing Future Houses

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners discuss houses of the future and imagine future house designs. They create a floor plan, architectural drawing, and write a short description about their future house.
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Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium According to Hoyle:

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students gain a feeling for the significance of the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium without using algebra but participating in an interactice game.
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Genetic Disease Symposium

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners research simple and complex inheritance patterns, fetal development and the potential complications of teratogens, fetal and genetic testing, and the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetic counseling.
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Bird Beaks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the relationship between a bird's beak and its ability to find food and survive in a given environment.
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Echoes of Blue and Grey: Weekend Warriors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers view a video about the Civil War and then describe famous battles from the perspective of either the Union or the Confederate side.
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Fairy Tales

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write and draw fairy tales based on modern themes and/or their own experiences. The class is divided into groups and are assigned a fairy tale. The groups develop a modern story based on this fairy tale through group discussion.
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Keith Haring and Graffiti

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students appreciate the art of the artist Keith Haring. They design and implement Keith Haring-like images for a wall mural and explain and experience a project containing many different compenents and processes from beginning to end.
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The Roman Calendar: The Fabric of Our Time

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the Roman origins and evolution of our calendar.
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Signs of Autumn

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study photosynthesis and explore how chlorophyll is important to leaves and why leaves change colors in the fall.
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Watercolor Landscapes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students watch a demonstration of wet on wet, dry on wet and dry on dry watercolor painting. They create an underdrawing, fill in washes of color and create a foreground, middleground and background once the washes dry. They add final...
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Do We See What We Know?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders compare two visual works of art about John Brown. They read a text or listen to an interview, and identify information about him. They debate their opinions using evidence in written and visual texts. They research other...
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Taking Things Personally

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a work of art calling attention to significant societal problems or social issues.

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