In this activity, the students will use the “Anatomy of the Wave” video to learn and answer questions about waves. In the video, students will look at the anatomy of waves and learn vocabulary words such as crests, troughs, wavelength, amplitude, frequency, period, and velocity. Finally, students will develop a model of waves through abstract visual art to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength.
This resource was created as a part of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this learning activity, students will watch a video to review right, acute, and obtuse angles. Students will create various angles using strips of construction paper. Finally, students will measure their newly created angles with a protractor.
This activity was created as a result of the Arts COS Resource Development Summit.
In this learning activity, students will discover how spider webs are made by watching a short video. Students will compare photographs of spider webs and look for patterns. Finally, students will create a 3-dimensional patterned spider web using geometric shapes and lines.
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of animals with bioluminescent characteristics by collaboratively creating a sea animal out of glow in the dark slime. Students will then display their sea animal for the class and explain why their animal uses bioluminescence to survive.
In this activity, students will watch a video to introduce them to the Red Mason Bee. During the video, they will gather evidence about the lifestyle, life cycle, growth, and reproduction of the Red Mason Bee. Students will then create a bee hotel to encourage Red Mason Bees to pollinate in their area.
This learning activity should be completed at the end of a geometry unit or after a lesson on symmetry. The teacher will pose a real-world problem that requires the students to create a design for a stained glass window. Using virtual manipulatives, students will work collaboratively to design a symmetrical stained glass window that has at least one line of symmetry.
This activity should be completed after teaching a lesson on animal adaptations and camouflage. Students will choose an animal and create an artwork by using a series of patterned dots to "camouflage" or blend their animal into the landscape. After completing their artwork, students will examine their artwork and demonstrate their scientific knowledge by answering reflection questions in their science journal.
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of human body systems by creating a work of art that displays the included organs and their functions.
Students will discuss wildlife - both plants and animals. They will go outdoors and sketch animals and plants. They will analyze a still-life painting, Vase of Flowers by Jan van Huysum. Students will collaborate to make a large collaged still-life.
Students will analyze the Pilgrim Flask, identifying that grotesque designs include both ugly and beautiful elements. They will sketch a design of the pilgrim bottle using pencils and a blue crayon. Students will work in groups to create a grotesque door panel that includes symmetry. They will analyze a grotesque poem and compose a contradiction poem.
Students will analyze Bernard van Risenburgh's Double Desk. They will design and describe their own ultimate desk. They will listen to and analyze Baroque music. Working in groups, students will construct a desk from cardboard and tape. They will decorate the veneer for their desk.
Students will explore the history of quilts, uses of quilts, and quilt block patterns. They will create a pattern for a collage quilt block. Each student will complete one block to be used in the class quilt.
Students will analyze the Narbonne Arch. Groups of three students will collaborate on a drawing of a medieval beast. Finally, students will write a description of their beast.
Students will compare and contrast guls from Arabatchi and Salor tribes. They will create a quartered medallion for a group they belong to - family, sport, club. Once complete, students will analyze the medallions and form groups based on similarities.
Students will analyze a variety of artwork. They will make a list of problems and solutions to creating artwork. Working in pairs, students will collaborate to create a piece of art.
Students will identify architectural shapes. They will cut building shape and details from tagboard. They will assemble a building and combine with classmates' buildings to create a cityscape. They will ink and print a collagraph. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
