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Mail Call!
Students explore the National Postal Museum through an interactive program. They explore how a stamp design gets proposed and who designs them. They also examine the history of the postal service.
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Dinosaur Trek
Second graders investigate dinosaurs. They explore various websites, submit questions to a paleontologist online, construct cut and paste model dinosaur skeletons, develop a graph to compare dinosaurs, and label pictures from online...
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Students read excerpts from Jon Scieszka's novel, 2095, prior to presenting their vision of the future in a creative project accompanied by written explanation. They design a museum exhibit which shows a scene from a science fiction book...
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Women in Science
Students study the roles that women have played in science throughout history. They work in small groups while visiting the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
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Timely Tolerance
Eighth graders examine issues of prejudice and intolerance in the context of historical and comtemporary events. They discover the structure and tools necessary to plan, write, and create a museum exhibit.
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Inventor's Project
Students conduct research about different inventors and their inventions. They use various types of resources to obtain information. Students use the information to create a class museum that contains artifacts, written reports, or models.
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Integrating Web Sites in the Advance Placement Studio Art Classroom
Twelfth graders use the internet web sites, museum sites and libraries to research her/his favorite artist?s styles, techiniques and subject matter. Students go to different web sites, find and read about their favorite artist and brind...
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It Came from Outer Space! The AA Meteorite Connection
Young scholars discover why Antarctica is the most fruitful place on earth for locating meteorites. They work in groups. Students are given a Museum or University Name for each group. They are explained that each group is allowed to...
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War In Iraq Comparison
Fifth graders use the internet to research the Silver Star given to those who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Using the information, they write a short report on one of the recipients of the Silver Star. In groups, they visit a...
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Recreating Chinese Bronze Vessels
Students are shown how to make Chinese Bronze Vessels using coil or slab-built clay ceramic techniques. They are given an overview of the history of Chinese Bronze Vessels and given examples. Students are shown photographs, and they take...
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Art
In this artistic knowledge worksheet, students examine and discuss the concept of art. Students take a quiz to see how much they know about art history, and discuss questions pertaining to the rights that museums have regarding famous...
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ESL Elementary/Beginner Level: Plural Form of Irregular Nouns
In this ESL irregular plural noun worksheet, students write the plurals of 15 nouns. They write the plural form of words such as country, man, museum, and wife.
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SOHOHOUSE A Learning Journey
In this patterning learning journey worksheet, students examine 10 pages of patterns in pictures of artwork that is included in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. They decorate a pattern of their own using the instructions on page 12.
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Plan a Schedule
In this daily schedule learning exercise, students analyze a chart that shows a schedule for events at a museum. Students plan a visit by making a schedule of events they would like in their own schedule.
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Goddesses are Personifications Too!
Students analyze the use of personification in classical Greek art and the Neoclassical period. For this Neoclassical art lesson, students discuss the cultural values reflected in classical and Neoclassical. Students define a core value...
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Giants Of The Past
Students create a paper sculpture based on ancient Greek and Roman statues in the Getty Museum. In this paper sculpture lesson plan, students read the story The Mysterious Giant of Barletta by Tomie dePaola. They then make a sculpture...
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Primary History: Children of World War II
In this World War II worksheet, students discuss the war with older people, and visit local libraries and museums to learn how the war changed the place where they live. They use resources to find out which countries were occupied and...
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Architecture Through the Ages
Students study the art of architecture in four well-known structures around the world. In this world architecture lesson, students read books about architects and study architectural structures in the world. Students draw a dream city on...
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Orientalism
Students read information about Orientalism, the artists who painted in that style, and study examples of the art. In this art style lesson plan, students read about the periods of Orientalism and the artists who created with the style....
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Tourism in Northern Ireland
In this tourism instructional activity, students label pictures of tourist destinations with the name of the country they are located in, write sentences about pictures showing damage caused by tourists, identify locations on a map, and...
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: How to Analyze a Historic Photograph
Students analyze historical images. In this primary source analysis lesson plan, students examine an photograph of Hershey, PA from the 1920's. Students collaborate with one another and their instructor to note the details in the...
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Chocolate Preferences Voting and Graphing Techniques
Students practice sampling and graphing techniques. In this data collection and interpretation instructional activity, students write and conduct surveys about chocolate preferences and then collect their data. Students graph the data in...
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Making Connections: Exploring Four Themes through Art: Class Collage from Print Sources
Pupils explore the art themes of form, content, ornament, and decoration. They explore the Illinois State Museum website, view the online Theme Galleries, and create a collage that reflects a theme.
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Keeping Us in Stitches Activity: Whole Cloth Quilt Design
Students examine how decorative motifs are adapted to other types of objects by craftsmen and artists. They examine photos on the Illinois State Museum website, discuss design elements, adapt a motif to a line drawing, and transfer a...
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