Middle schoolers are shown how to create their own database using different field types. They are taugt how to design their own layout-chaning font or size and color of text, adding background color and clipart. Students interrogate...

Search for artwork using online museum databases. Young artists will create their own online art treasure hunts based on a specific theme and set of criteria.

As part of their study of set design, theater arts students put together what they have learned so far and create a thumbnail sketch of a set that they feel captures the style and mood they want to project. 

Young scholars investigate what a fossil is and how it came to be.  In this fossil lesson plan, students examine pictures of skeletons and identify characteristics that can and cannot be determined by a fossil.  Young scholars...

Students explore the role of a police officer while investigating the Microsoft Word program. In this technocop instructional activity, students examine how to format  text using a computer program. Students follow...

Students respond to works of art. In this art interpretation lesson plan, students examine images of art while using concepts they learned as they read literary pieces. They detail the setting, characters, and the mood and theme of the...

Third graders find information about different breeds of pigs using the Internet, books, and encyclopedias. Groups select one breed of pig that interests them. They construct a stuffed likeness of the pig.

Students read the article 'Fading Indian Rock Art Saved, at least in Database' and discuss its contents. After viewing examples of works from a variety of periods and places, students choose a time and place on which to conduct research.

Students explore world traditions by utilizing computer programs. In this Internet research instructional activity, students utilize the TechnoCelebrate digital database to locate information regarding cultural celebrations. Students...

Students study the states of their choice by using Superhighway Scholars website. In this Unites States history lesson plan, students create a collage using information collected about a state of their choosing. This lesson plan provides...

Pupils practice differentiating between categories of art and entertainment. They also practice telling the difference between character themes and universal themes. They find a text to relate to themselves and write about it.

Fifth graders view prints of M.C. Escher's work. They look at examples of geometric figures and polygons and discuss places they have seen them. Students create their own tessellations. They write a report about the process they used in...

Students brainstorm animals with unusual characteristics such as a giraffe with a short neck or a zebra without stripes. They write paragraphs about their animals and work in peer editing groups to refine their stories.

Students examine different types of media. They identify the bias in film and share them with the class. They also examine their personal biases and write about them.

Seventh graders compare and contrast the way of life of Native Americans in Texas and around the country. As a class, they brainstorm about the uses of pottery today and use broken pieces of pottery to create an artifact. In groups,...

Students examine how film represents different cultures. They think critically about these representations and how they affect people who are watching them.

Students examine how stereotypes function in the media. They discuss the role and nature of stereotypes, watch a clip from the movie, 'Bend It Like Beckham,' and write a response paper about cultural representations in the movie.

Research, art history, and web page creation! Sounds too good to be true. With tons of links and resources, the lesson provides you with everything needed to engage the class in an amazing art and research activity. They create...

Learners discuss prior knowledge of American culture during the 1950's. They complete KWL charts, participate in class discussions and view the documentary film Atomic Café. They record their observations from the film.

Sixth graders are introduced to the classical period in music history. After listening to examples, they identify and describe the characteristics of music during this time period and research the main composers. Using the internet,...

Students explore Spanish speaking countries.  In this multi-cultural literacy lesson, students research a country in which Spanish is the official language, and create a related travel brochure on the computer.

Students engage in a school project help unite the feelings and make each student feel a very special part of their school. This project would be a great beginning of the school "opener" for students and their teachers.

Learners review the basic tools for Adobe Photoshop.  In this Photoshop lesson, students choose a picture and discuss its properties.  Learners use tools to see how pictures are altered. Students use layers to change their...

Students study the influence masks had on Hispanic society. After investigating uses of masks in various cultures, they create masks that relate to their own experiences. In groups they create an Hispanic mask and a mask representing...