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Starry Night

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine Van Gogh's work Starry Night. Foreground and background are discussed. Students create their own version of Starry Night using crayons and black paint. Students create their very own crayon relief.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparative Sculpture Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders view original artwork, define the art form sculpture, discuss similarities and differences between the examples provided, discuss the three-dimensional quality of each example given, and create and critique their own artwork.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mormon Era

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students learn the history of the Mormons and are able to explore items made during the Mormon era by creating their own by hand. In this Mormon Era lesson, students create covered wagons, can lanterns, candles and sourdough bread as...
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Lesson Plan
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Products Made from Petroleum

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research products made from petroleum. In this transportation lesson students try to find products other than fuel, made from petroleum. They look for the most unusual or surprising products and describe the history and...
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Curated OER

Land Use and Lawmaking in California

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students read writings by Ralph Waldo Emerson to analyze transcendentalism and analyze photographic essays depicting environmental issues. In this art and history lesson, students read excerpts of Nature by Emerson to identify...
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Worksheet
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Aishwarya Bachchan

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person activity, students read a passage about Aishwarya Bachchan and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...
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Beautiful Butterflies

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the life cycle of the butterfly through this series of activities. They create projects, play games, and observe butterfly characteristic that contribute to their survival.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Arctic Mask Design

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students assess the connection between animals and Arctic people. They design and create masks that reflect this relationship. They hold an art show to display their masks.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Teacher's Guide: Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Use this teacher's guide to plan how you'll integrate video clips, biosketch readers, and graphic organizers for Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum across your Grade 1-2 classroom curricula. From guided reading to a living wax museum,...
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Graphic
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A View on Cities: New Orleans: Musee Conti Wax Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Musee Conti Wax Museum (New Orleans)
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exploring the Past in 21st Century Ways

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Through this project-based lesson, learners will do research on and create an oral presentation based on the life of an influential Famous American. Students will utilize various means to glean information, from online databases, various...
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Adriaen De Vries's Bronze Casting: Direct Lost Wax Method

For Students 9th - 10th
Using Adriaen de Vries's stunning 17th-century sculpture Juggling Man as an example, this article examines the laborious process of creating a bronze sculpture with the direct lost-wax method.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Eddie Arning

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Eddie Arning. Arning used color in most of his art and is also known for using Crayola crayons. The site, in addition to the...
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Henry Brintnell Bounetheau

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Henry Brintnell Bounetheau is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his local acclaim, apparent in his miniature paintings and his work with...
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Handout
University of Oxford (UK)

Pitt Rivers Museum: African Metalworking

For Students 9th - 10th
A useful article outlining several key techniques used in African metalworking. Reading topics include smelting, forging, lost wax, direct cast, and more.
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Website
Canadian Museum of History

Cmc: French Canadian Folk Songs

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article allows students to sample wax cylinders of French Folk songs.
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Graphic
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Wax Frog

For Students 9th - 10th
The Exploratorium museum in San Francisco provides this exhibit companion site that features information about frogs including their habitats, characteristics, calls, and much more. Instructions are included for making a rainstick.

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