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PPT
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20th Century Architecture

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Discover the functional works of art found in everyday life. Modern architecture is the focus of this highly visual presentation. Works from architectural masters such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry, and Le Corbusier are featured. A...
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Fallingwater

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students read a short paragraph about a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and correct grammatical mistakes. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Lesson Plan
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Architecture: Homes All Around

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students listen to a book, "This is My House" and sing a song to the tune of Home on the Range. They use the internet to view examples of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture. Students take pictures of architectural details of their homes...
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Lesson Plan
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Build It With Lincoln Logs!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars use primary sources to analyze advertisements, prices, and styles of Lincoln Logs from Carson Pirie Scott catalogs from 1952 to 1960. Students then compare modern-day toy to Lincoln Logs of the 1950s by analyzing...
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Interactive
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Intellectual/Social/Cultural Movements: 1870s - 1914 (5)

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive American history worksheet, high schoolers answer 12 matching questions regarding late 1870's-1914 America. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Handout
Penguin Books

Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
A reading of Tanya Lee Stones' biography of Ella Fitzgerald lets middle schoolers get up close and personal with the First Lady of Jazz. Stone recounts details of Fitzgerald's life from her early days through her experiences as a teenage...
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Lesson Plan
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American History Through Architectural Masterpieces: Monticello

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils examine the life of Thomas Jefferson, explore great American landmark Monticello, discover relationships between climate, geographical factors, and time as to what kind of architecture was used, conduct research online, write a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Thurgood Marshall

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read about Thurgood Marshall and answer discussion questions about him. For this Thurgood Marshall lesson plan, students discuss the biography and history of him.
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Lesson Plan
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Geometric Art In Our World

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore ways art and math can be blended together in world around them. They recognizes geometric shapes and designs in artwork, and create their own artwork blending the two concepts.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plan for Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study the music of Russian composer, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. They compare the sounds individual instruments make. They listen to and study the story of "Scheherazade" and compare it to other pieces that also portray a...
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Lesson Plan
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Jane Goodall

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read about Jane Goodall and complete discussion questions after they read about her. In this Jane Goodall lesson plan, students discuss questions as a group or write answers individually.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spiraling Through the Guggenheim: Exploring 20th Century Masterpieces

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experience original works of art through an online tour of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. They assess the value and unique architecture of the building as well as develop an awareness of its design and relationship to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Visual Arts - Lesson 9 - Line in Architecture

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the meaning of the term architecture and identify arches and lines in a building in Balimore.